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Mayor Barlow announces Military Monument Restoration Initiative

Aug 15, 2018 - In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I this November, City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow has announced an initiative to clean and restore the many war memorial monuments throughout the City of Oswego in several City parks.
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Mayor Barlow Proposes First Tax Cut in 20 Years for City Residents

Aug 9, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow has proposed a 2.1% reduction in City property taxes in his 2019 Operating Budget, the first tax reduction for City residents in twenty years.
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Mayor Barlow announces creation of “Good Neighbor Award “

Aug 7, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the creation of the City of Oswego Good Neighbor Award, an award program to recognize homeowners in the City of Oswego who take exceptional pride in their property by caring for their yard, demonstrating care of their property or fully restoring a dilapidated building
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Mayor Barlow Announces Start of City Paving Project

Jul 13, 2018 - The City of Oswego 2018 Milling and Paving Project is currently scheduled to begin on Monday July 16, 2018.
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Mayor Barlow Proposes Program to Address Homelessness in Oswego

Jul 11, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today an initiative addressing homelessness in the City of Oswego using a street canvassing project during evenings and weekends to locate homeless individuals in the Oswego community and link them to the appropriate resources to improve their situation and prevent individuals from living on Oswego streets, parks and public space areas.
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Oswego City Police Department's K9 Crixus to get donation of body armor

Jul 11, 2018 - Oswego City Police Department's K9 Crixus will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a
charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Crixus' vest is
sponsored by Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club and will be embroidered with the sentiment
"Gifted by SICDTC, Staten Island, NY".
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Mayor Barlow announces City pool opening on July 6th

Jul 6, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced the Charles E. Gallagher City Public Pool will open on July 6th, 2018.
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Mayor Barlow Announces Independence Day Parade Award Winners

Jul 2, 2018 - Mayor Billy Barlow has announced the winners of the float contests following the City of Oswego's Fourth of July Independence Day Parade.
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Mayor Barlow proposes partnership with Oswego County DSS to Ensure Safe Housing

Jun 28, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today a proposed partnership between the City of Oswego and Oswego County Department of Social Services that will require a landlord receiving rental assistance payments for their tenants from the Oswego County Department of Social Services to demonstrate compliance with all City of Oswego laws and regulations and must possess a valid City of Oswego Rental Permit.
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Mayor Barlow signs MOU with New England Regional Council of Carpenters Local 277

Jun 20, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow stands with members of the New England Regional Council of Carpenters Local 277 outside Oswego City Hall to celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Union and the City of Oswego.
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Mayor Barlow announces additional $75,000 for Oswego Lighthouse Restoration Project

Jun 19, 2018 - On Thursday June 21st, 2018 the H. Lee White Maritime Museum and Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow will have a historic plaque dedication ceremony at the Oswego Lighthouse to recognize the historic Oswego landmark.
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Mayor Barlow announces $225,000 for Harbor Trail Improvement Project

Jun 18, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced a $225,000 project enhancing the Oswego Harbor  Trail along Breitbeck Park and the Oswego lake front in the City of Oswego. The Oswego Harbor  Trail project will transform the recreational trail, clearing brush, weeds and overgrown vegetation  in an effort to beautify the area and increase usage along the trail and Breitbeck Park. The Harbor  Trail project was originally included in the Waterfront Revitalization plan unveiled in 2016 and is  the latest of many projects the City of Oswego has started to revitalize and improve the waterfront  area within the City of Oswego.
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Mayor Barlow Issues Executive Order Prioritizing Housing for Domestic Violence Victims

Jun 12, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow issued an executive order today putting victims of  domestic violence in the highest priority ranking category for the housing placement system in the  City of Oswego HUD Section 8 Rental Assistance Program.
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Mayor Barlow announces opening of City of Oswego Dog Park

Jun 5, 2018 - Mayor Barlow and the Oswego Common Council will host a ribbon cutting event for the grand opening of the City of Oswego Dog Park on June 7th. The City of Oswego Dog Park was a project Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced in his 2018 State of the City Address as a new public amenity to the Oswego community as the City of Oswego works towards becoming a more attractive community for people to live, work and play.
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Mayor Barlow Announces 2018 Oswego Summer Concert Series Schedule

May 30, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the schedule for the 2018 Oswego Summer Concert Series.
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Mayor Barlow announces results of 10-day Code Enforcement Blitz

May 18, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the results of the ten-day code
enforcement "blitz" from May 7th to May 17th in the first and third wards in the City of Oswego.
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Mayor Barlow proposes free use of City Pool, Reduced Fee for Learn to Swim Program

May 17, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today his intention to eliminate the admittance charge to the City of Oswego owned and operated Charles E. Gallagher Public Swimming Pool.
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Mayor Barlow announces 2018 4th of July Independence Day Celebration in Oswego

May 14, 2018 - City of Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the schedule and list of activities for the 2018 4th of July Independence Day Celebration in Oswego.
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Mayor Barlow announces $525,000 Downtown Improvement Fund for Downtown Businesses

May 8, 2018 - Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the launch of the Oswego Downtown Improvement Fund, one of twelve projects from Governor Andrew Cuomo's $10 Million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) the City of Oswego captured in July of 2016.
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Mayor Barlow Appoints Erin Dorsey Chair of Campus-City Relations Committee

May 4, 2018 - Mayor Barlow announced today the appointment of Erin Dorsey as Chair of the Campus Community Relations Committee, a committee developed to connect the SUNY Oswego student and faculty community to the City of Oswego.
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