Monthly Archives: April 2017

In Our Opinion: Land purchase a big step forward for Oneonta

If you attend enough business seminars, you are bound to hear the story — almost certainly more than once — about a certain apocryphal manufacturer of buggy whips. Back in the early 20th century, buggy whips were used to encourage horses to pull wagons and carriages with greater efficiency. Of course, the horses might think that a too-polite way of stating that they were getting smacked whenever it pleased the driver. This one company was prosperous and extremely proud of its buggy whips, proclaiming them the finest in all the land. It had been making them for 100 years, and … Read More

Otsego Now Closes on Oneonta Rail Yards Property

OTSEGO NOW ACQUIRES 80 ACRES IN ONEONTA RAIL YARDS Land Will Be Cornerstone of Rail Yards Redevelopment and Dynamic Shovel-Ready Site April 10, 2017 (ONEONTA, NY) – The newly created local development corporation, Oneonta Rail Yards (“ORY”), has closed on approximately 80 acres of land surrounding the Norfolk Southern rail yards in the City of Oneonta. ORY, a subsidiary of Otsego County’s economic development organization, Otsego Now, plans to move aggressively towards shovel-ready status for any and all of the developable land, and will initiate environmental reviews of the property immediately. Senator James L. Seward said, “Oneonta’s rail yards were … Read More