Plattsburgh

Democratic Candidates Announced as City of Plattsburgh Looks to Replace all Top Elected Officials

Pat Bradley — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:30:00 +0000

All of the top elected positions in northern New York’s largest city are up for grabs in the November election. The Republican Mayor of Plattsburgh announced in April that he would not run for reelection. And none of the incumbent members of the city’s Common Council will run to return to their seats on that governing body.

Plattsburgh Mayor Will Not Run for Reelection

Pat Bradley — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0000

The Republican Mayor of Plattsburgh has announced he will not run for reelection.

Plattsburgh Ranks Well in Global Cities of the Future Survey

Pat Bradley — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Foreign Direct Investment magazine has issued its biennial ‘Cities of the Future’ rankings. Montreal and New York City rank highly on the major metropolitan lists. Plattsburgh, New York also ranks in the top five micropolitan areas of economic potential.

WAMC's Plattsburgh Station (WCEL) Off the Air

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:46:02 +0000

An update from WAMC Engineering:

WCEL, our Plattsburgh transmitter, is off the air. According to Pat Cooney, WAMC VP of Operations, there was an as yet undetermined failure at the transmitter site. Cooney suspects the extreme cold played a role in the breakdown. Engineers are on the case and hope to have the situation cleared up soon.

Northern NY City Deploys Hi Tech Tourism Technology

Pat Bradley — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:10:00 +0000

The city of Plattsburgh is deploying high technology information kiosks to enhance tourism opportunities in the city

City officials announced Wednesday that a network of walk-up touchscreen kiosks will be installed in the city.

The PlattInfo screens will provide information in English and French on restaurants, shopping, venues, events and points of interest in the city.

Mayor Don Kasprzak says Plattsburgh is one of the first cities to use such technology and it will be made available on the internet and mobile devices.

Mayor Submits Budget With Criticism of State Mandates

Pat Bradley — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:20:00 +0000

The proposed 2013 budget for the city of Plattsburgh has been released. The Mayor says “lack of meaningful reform” in Albany and an “underperforming pension fund” made it one of the most difficult to craft since he has been in office.

Public Hearing Held on City of Plattsburgh Redistricting Plan

Pat Bradley — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:20:00 +0000

The City of Plattsburgh Redistricting Committee held its public hearing on the plan to change the city’s wards last night.

Restricting Committee Chair Peter Ensel called the meeting to order, read the rules and called for comments.

And they waited.

But no resident came to City Hall to comment on the new ward structure that the committee spent months re-mapping. Chair Peter Ensel was surprised that no one showed up.