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Johnstown Common Council will consider $13.7M bond proposal | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS JOHNSTOWN – Mayor Vern Jackson has scheduled a special meeting of the Common Council for tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss and then vote on a resolution to borrow up to $13.7 million for city capital projects. While Jackson in June had said he didn’t know whether the bonding process would be completed by the end of his term in December, the council now appears poised to move ahead with authorizing the borro...

JOHNSTOWN – During a special meeting Tuesday the city Common Council voted unanimously to appoint Eric Parker of Worden Street to replace Amy Praught as the 3rd…

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Johnstown Senior Citizens Center recently received a sprucing up from the city Department of Public Works. Center Executive Director Diedrie Roemer, who is also associated with the local Lions Club, reported recently to the Common Council that she wanted to thank DPW, which got the facility “cleaned up this spring.” She thanked the DPW staff for also hanging flags on Main Street and “making our city a welcoming place.” “We are looking forward ...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Common Council took action Monday night to free up the vehicular area around the Knox Building, which is again housing city students. The building used to be known as Knox Junior High School, but was simply turned into a largely administrative building at the start of this school year. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater Johnstown School District has now shifted fifth and sixth grade students from Warren Street Elementary School to the buildin...

Johnstown Council votes to ban parking next to former Knox Junior High School | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS The Common Council voted unanimously Monday night to ban all parking at all times on the east side of South Perry Street in front of the former Knox Junior High School from the intersection of 1st Avenue to the intersection of 4th Ave. Monday night Jackson told the council the Greater Johnstown School District asked for the parking change in the wake of the district’s decision to move 5t...

County Democratic Committee endorses candidates | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Democratic Committee has announced its endorsement of all 16 of the Democrats running for office in the county, including for the first time incumbent Gloversville Mayor Vince DeSantis and Johnstown mayoral candidate Michael Rose. The move to endorse all of its local candidates for the 2021 elections stands in contrast to the committee’s choice not to endorse DeSantis or former Gl...

manich@leaderherald.com New Johnstown 3rd Ward Councilwoman Amy Praught, center, is sworn in by Johnstown Mayor Vern Jackson, right, at the councils organizational meeting in January 2020 at City Hall. At left is her husband, John Praught. (The Leader-Herald/Michael Anich) JOHNSTOWN — Republican 3rd Ward Councilwoman Amy Praught said Monday night she is seeking the highest office in the city. “I am going to run for mayor for 2022,” Praught stated. Praught made the announcement at the Comm...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Common Council in special session Thursday night approved two Payment In Lieu of Taxes agreements with the new managers of the Trackside Homes I and Trackside Homes II housing complexes. Action followed a presentation Monday night during the council’s regular meeting at City Hall by Lewis Brown of the Vesta Corp., which is taking over ownership of the Trackside units. The council had to wait until Thursday to approve the PILOTs because resolutions had...

Fulton County Republicans announce candidates for office, including for county judge, Johnstown mayor | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Republican Committee announced 45 candidates for county, town and city elections Friday, including District Attorney Chad Brown for county judge and surrogate and Scott Jeffers for city of Johnstown mayor. Fulton County Republican Chairwoman Sue McNeil introduced the candidates at a rally in front of the county’s historic courth...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Common Council entered into an on-call contract with an Albany engineering firm in action approved at its organizational meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. The council passed a resolution to execute an agreement with Greenman-Pedersen Inc. to provide on-call engineering services to the office of City Engineer Christopher Vose. The firm will provide the city with general engineering, public works and construction-related services during 2021. Greenman-P...