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OGDENSBURG — A resolution brought to the floor at Monday night’s Ogdensburg City Council meeting calling for an investigation against City Manager Stephen P. Jellie’s Facebook behavior was tabled, resulting
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 5:28 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG — City council tabled a resolution calling on the state to address blight at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric center Monday for fears that the move might impact the state prison closures, which have yet to be announced. On Monday Deputy Mayor John Rishe garnered support from fellow councilors to call on the state to clean up the long vacant buildings at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center. Rishe said that the state has taken no action to stabilize buildings on the SLPC property that have ...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 9:11 am OGDENSBURG — City Council added the Ogdensburg Journal to its list of designated papers. The city has also designated the North Country This Week and the Watertown Daily Times as designated papers. The designation allows the Journal to accept legal advertisements from the city. The action raised some concern from Deputy Mayor John Rishe who said such designations are generally done at the January meeting. However the vote was unanimous with agreement by council to include the paper as at least though the end of 2021. The Journal, which is...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 - 5:09 pm BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg Mayor Jeffrey M. Skelly says work is underway at the Ogdensburg beach and he remains hopeful for a July opening. While City Manager Stephen Jellie is ironing out details with the state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation and finding lifeguards, city Department of Public Works crews and employees at the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority are making improvements to the former beach area. Skelly said when the city asked the OBPA to help secure a lease for the ...
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 9:03 am BY JIMMY LAWTON North Country This Week OGDENSBURG - They say what’s good for the goose is good for the gander, but some Ogdensburg city councilors are questioning if their colleagues understands the old adage. City Councilor Michael Powers was officially censured in a 4-3 vote at a special meeting Thursday that did not allow for public comment. In an interview leading up to the meeting Power said he was fine with the censure but questioned why the same standard wasn’t applied to other councilors. “I already acknowledged my wrong doi...