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3:27 The Plattsburgh Common Council held its first meeting of the year Thursday.  Following the organizational meeting the new mayor and council held their first formal session. Due to COVID-19 precautions half of the councilors were at City Hall. The other half joined virtually.  It was the first meeting for newly sworn in Democratic Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest and two new councilors: Ward 4 Democrat Jennifer Tallon, who was elected in November, and independent Jaime Canales, who was appointed by former Mayor Colin Read to fill the term of former councilor Ira Barbell.   During the...

Plattsburgh Common Council names new Ward 1 councilor The surprise nomination of Jamie Canales by Mayor Colin Read for the Plattsburgh Common Council left some members caught off guard. Share Updated: 4:22 PM EST Dec 23, 2020 Plattsburgh Common Council names new Ward 1 councilor The surprise nomination of Jamie Canales by Mayor Colin Read for the Plattsburgh Common Council left some members caught off guard. Share Updated: 4:22 PM EST Dec 23, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NEW AT 5-30. FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. THE MAYOR OF PLATTSBURGH HAD TO AP...

4:02 The Plattsburgh Common Council met for the last time in 2020 Thursday night and their agenda included final passage of the city’s 2021 budget. Outgoing Democratic Mayor Colin Read had presented a nearly $58 million proposed budget to city council in June, hoping for early passage.  But in mid-September councilors sent it back to the mayor requesting he find reductions of at least 10 percent and return it to the council by October 8th.  Since the mayor resubmitted the fiscal plan on October 5th councilors have been debating the budget and holding budget workshops since mid-November. ...

Dec 19, 2020 PLATTSBURGH — After months of throwing elbows, the Plattsburgh City Common Council came to a consensus Thursday night, closing out 2020 with an approved budget for next year, which features a modest tax cut. "It's fair; it's equitable; it doesn't put people out of jobs; it's fiscally responsible," City Councilor Elizabeth Gibbs (D-Ward 3) said of the spending plan. "It was the right thing to do to settle that before everyone goes away on Christmas — to know that they have a jobs."   FINALIZED BUDGET All five councilors voted to OK the $59.9 million spendi...

By McKENZIE DELISLE Press-Republican  Dec 14, 2020 PLATTSBURGH — City councilors passed a widely unpopular zoning law Thursday night, asserting it would have zero impacts on the controversial Durkee Street redevelopment project, which still awaits the actions of Plattsburgh City's Zoning and Planning boards.  "This is not in any way going to impact anything regarding the Prime project," City Councilor Elizabeth Gibbs (D-Ward 3) said of the pending Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) project. "This is on its own a different law."  COUNTY AGAI...