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GLOVERSVILLE During his State of the City Address on Saturday, Mayor Vince DeSantis unveiled a plan for Gloversville to acquire ownership of four abandoned tannery sites, a necessary step towards applying for $5 million in federal funding to clean up contaminated soil at the properties and redeve ....
manich@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE The city has more income from taxable property this year, but actual collecting of taxes has been a little slow going. Gloversville’s taxable income has risen by about $4 million since last year, a positive economic sign, officials noted Tuesday. In a brief report to the Common Council at City Hall, Assessor Joni Dennie said she has been reviewing tentative tax roll information. She said the city of Gloversville’s taxable income has increased by $3.8 million from a year ago. She said it goes with a rising trend the last few years. “That’s really positive,” Dennie said. ....
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aonyon@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE The Common Council unanimously approved an agreement this week to purchase the former Wood & Hyde Leather Co. property for up to $650,000 for adaptive reuse as the city’s new Department of Public Works facility. The agreement approved on Tuesday authorizes Mayor Vincent DeSantis to execute a contract to purchase the Wood & Hyde Leather Co. properties at 68 Wood St. and 18 W. Ninth Ave. The properties span more than six acres with multiple manufacturing, storage and office buildings on the site. The city negotiated a purchase price for the properties of $500,000, which can be increased to a maximum of $650,000 depending on the cost of environmental remediation. If cleanup costs exceed $150,000, the contract can be cancelled by the city or the current property owner, otherwise the current property owner would be responsible for covering the excess remediation costs from the proceeds of the net sale of the property. ....
aonyon@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE Progress continued in the city throughout 2020 despite the impacts of the coronavirus, according to Mayor Vincent DeSantis, who points to plans to strengthen the city in 2021 and beyond as the next steps towards a bright future. Delivering the annual state of the city address during the organizational meeting of the Common Council on Friday, DeSantis recounted the optimism he felt delivering the address a year earlier and outlining plans for 2020. “We started the year 2020 really hitting the ground running and then COVID hit and of course it seemed like the whole world shutdown. But I’m here to tell you today that far from shutting down, we have moved forward on these projects and also have added new initiatives,” said DeSantis. ....