Cooperstown

Cooperstown Comprehensive Plan – Project Update

The Village of Cooperstown, in partnership with Otsego Now, is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan and preparing a Downtown Revitalization Strategy. Phase I of the project — Project Organization and Public Outreach — was completed in January 2015. The first phase of the project was designed to gain a better understanding of the community’s strengths, weaknesses and areas in need of improvement. Outreach activities included a multi-day design charrette, stakeholder and focus group interviews, attendance at various community events, surveying residents and visitors throughout the downtown, and development of a project website. Phase II of the project, … Read More

Downtown Cooperstown to Get Updated Economic Development & Comprehensive Plan

Otsego IDA Leads Cooperative Effort in Partnership with Village August 19, 2014 (ONEONTA, NY) – The County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (the IDA) announced today the launch of a cooperative effort with the Village of Cooperstown to develop a downtown revitalization and economic development strategy and to update the Village of Cooperstown’s Comprehensive Plan. “We are excited to be collaborating with the community to pump renewed life into downtown Cooperstown,” says IDA Chair Robert Hanft. “This project will provide a vision for the development of new and diverse opportunities to expand business activity year-round.” An Advisory Committee tasked with … Read More