Mayor Chris Rosenquest

As he prepares to leave office, Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest says he feels great about his time leading the city.

The Plattsburgh Common Council held its last meeting of the year with one of its six seats now vacant.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest has appointed a Charter Revision Commission. After more than a year of discussion, the move three weeks before the Democrat leaves office is receiving mixed reaction.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest has appointed a Charter Revision Commission.

Plattsburgh’s outgoing mayor says he is frustrated that the Common Council rejected a resolution he put forward calling for an investigation into what he alleges is undue political influence over the police department.

The Plattsburgh Common Council has rejected a resolution put forward by outgoing Mayor Chris Rosenquest calling for an investigation into what he alleges is undue political influence over the police department.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest’s call for an investigation into what he calls “an undercurrent of manipulation and deceit” over police department affairs has set off a political firestorm in the Lake City just days before the election to replace him.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest is calling for a investigation into what he calls “an undercurrent of manipulation and deceit which has bled into the current political landscape.”

An advisory committee has been meeting since January to look into the possibility of Plattsburgh, New York changing to a city manager form of government. On Monday the city Common Council held a special meeting to discuss the concept and whether a formal charter commission should be formed to look into it.

Ward 3 Democrat Elizabeth Gibbs says she is confident her constituents will support her over the mayor’s challenge.