By Krystal Cole
OSWEGO, N.Y.– Oswego County’s 2018 Budget proposal is expected to have no increase in property tax.
The overall budget is currently around $202 million. If no changes are made before the final version, taxpayers will actually see a decrease in their property tax.
These numbers are not set in stone however, as the county is still waiting on figures from the state.
A final vote on the budget will be taken on December 14 at 7 p.m.
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Rise & Shine Oswego, 11/06
Rise and Shine, Oswego! Student representatives attend the 40th annual RA Conference; looking back at an award-winning journalist’s weekend trip to SUNY Osweg; and, how college students are working to help local seniors, by “adopting” a grandparent. You can watch all of these stories and more, here.
Anchors: Kaley Richmond, Reilly Jones
Weather: Aurora Fitzgerald
Entertainment Host: Kinaya Mabry
Executive Producer(s): Charlie Harkins, Jolie Santiago
Director: Mike Griswold
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Limited Commuter Parking At SUNY Oswego
Students from SUNY Oswego find it difficult to park in Commuter Lot 8. When the commuter lot is full, students know the consequences and park in a non-vehicle spot, red brick pavement. Students, like Juliann Geraci and Adam Pignatti, explain their opinion on their struggles.
“You notice people would pull over those pavements and even if they know they would get the ticket, they would park there and be late to class,” Adam Pignatti said.
According to University Police, Lieutenant Barbeau. He states the statistic of tickets on the month of February issues 85 tickets given due to non-vehicle parking. He also mentioned the total number of tickets compared from last semester to now, is more of an issue from the beginning of last semester to now.
Juliann Geraci suggests that schools should come up with a better method of developing the spaces in the commuter lot to prevent the issues.
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SEFA Bake-Off at SUNY Oswego
For week three of the annual SEFA Bake-Off at SUNY Oswego, 23 employees put out their finest baked goods for people to judge and enjoy.
All proceeds donated went to help the State Employees Federal Appeal (SEFA). Cathy Johnson, the manager of the Bake-Off competition, has been running the event for four years.
“Every year we work with employees on the campus to get them to donate a portion of their paycheck to our community for charitable contributions like the Humane Society or United Way or many others” said Johnson.
During the Bake-Off, the employees who baked them are not present.
“There’s kind of a mystique about who’s baking what because you’re supposed to have a blind system of casting your votes” said Johnson.
The winner of the competition will receive not only bragging rights, but an 18-piece nonstick baking kit.
Over two-hundred-and-thirty dollars was raised for the SEFA organization on Tuesday from the Bake-Off, the students and faculty enjoyed their baked goods, and the votes were cast to see who will win the grand prize.
