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Guest Column: Mayor Keith T. Pierce “Staying positive” ODESSA, Aug. 19 -- As some of you have no doubt noticed,
it's been a long time since my last article.As most of you also know,
there have been some changes in the Village over the last month. Because
these changes have dealt with personnel issues, the board and myself are
not allowed to discuss these issues with the public. This has been very
frustrating for me because of the incredibly insensitive and untrue things
that have been said about both me and everyone else involved with the
Odessa Village Government. While we are not allowed to give our side of
the story, others are able to go around the village every day and spin
their own "version" of the truth. The change would be centered around the sales tax revenues
each municipality receives from the County. Instead of a flat amount,
each municipality would give up a certain percentage of that revenue.
Membership would also no longer be voluntary. If these changes aren't
made, the representatives of the Council of Governments stated that SCOPED
would be in the red by 2012. I have not always been a fan of SCOPED, but
I do think it serves as a very valuable asset to our County. With that
said, I'm not sure I like this approach to financing the program. For
one thing, it will cost Odessa even more than it does now at a time when
we need all the revenue we can get. I also am not comfortable with a government
agency telling a municipality they have to do this. No doubt this will
be in the local news for the next few weeks. Get informed and let your
representatives know how you feel. E-mail: villageofodessa@stny.rr.com Photo in text: Mayor Keith T. Pierce
Village Board membersPictured below, from left: Mayor Keith Pierce and Village Board Trustees Peggy Tomassi, Rita Decker, Robin Thoman and Shawn Crane..
Mayor: Keith Pierce Trustees: Rita Decker, Peggy Tomassi, Robin Thoman, Shawn Crane Village Clerk: Kristi Pierce, 300 E. Main St., Odessa, 594-2100 Deputy Clerk: Kay Collins, 300 E. Main St., Odessa, 594-2100 Department of Public Works: Tim Jaynes Municipal Building: 300 E. Main St., Odessa, 594-3792 Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library: 106 First St., Odessa, 5942791
Schuyler County OfficialsLegislature Members:Top row (from left): Thomas Gifford, Delmar Bleiler, Doris Karius, Glenn LarisonBottom row: Michael A. Yuhasz, Dennis Fagan, Paul Marcellus, Stewart FieldLegislature Chairman Thomas M. Gifford, 535-9517 Legislature Members: Michael A. Yuhasz, 535-4967 Doris L. Karius, 546-5544 Delmar F. Bleiler Jr., 594-3437 Glenn R. Larison, 594-3385 Dennis Fagan, Tyrone Paul Marcellus, Watkins Glen Stewart Field, Reading Center County Clerk: Linda Compton, 535-8133 Sheriff: William Yessman, 535-8222 Undersheriff: Breck Spaulding, 535-8222 County Treasurer: Margaret Starbuck, 535-8181 District Attorney: Joseph Fazzary, 535-8383
State, Federal Officials for Schuyler CountySen. Charles E. Schumer United States Senate United States Senate U.S. Rep. Eric Massa United States House of Representatives State Senator George H. Winner, Jr. -- Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates, western Tompkins, Enfield, Ithaca (Town and City), Newfield, Ulysses(Trumansburg) Room 415, Legislative Office Building Assemblyman Tom O’Mara
-- Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga Assemblyman James G. Bacalles
-- Steuben, Yates
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Charles Haeffner P.O. Box 365 Odessa, New York 14869
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