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(TOWN OF DICKINSON, NY) If you are heading to the Spiedie Fest and Ballon Rally in Otsiningo Park from August 2^nd through 4^th, make sure to give yourself plenty of extra time to get into the event. All authorized on-site vehicle traffic entering Otsiningo Park will be subject to going through a security check point, so potential delays are anticipated. Concert times are expected to be high traffic times, so plan accordingly.

“Spiedie Fest is a great event in our community,” said Broome County Executive Jason Garnar. “Thank you to our Broome County Security Division, Office of Emergency Services, Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, and New York State DOT for all their hard work in making this event a safe place to be.”

For festival attendees, parking is available at SUNY Broome with shuttle service to the park. Please be sure to allow ample time to park your vehicle. Parking staff and security officers will be assisting in directing patrons to appropriate parking areas and to board the shuttles.

Broome Security also wants you to be mindful of items that are NOT allowed into the event area.

Those restricted items include:

• Weapons of any kind
• Outside food or drink
• Outside alcoholic beverages
• Drugs or paraphernalia
• Coolers
• Backpacks
• Bags larger than 14”x14”x6”
• Bikes
• Roller Blades
• Pets (Service Dogs Exempt)

“In keeping these added precautions in mind, we are asking everyone to arrive early so you can get into the festival and enjoy all the attractions” said Director of Security James Dadamio. “We will have ample security staff in place to ensure a safe and great weekend.”

Make sure to leave any prohibited items in your car. For more information visit www.spiediefest.com. Broome County Security also wants to remind you, if you see something, say something. All visitors are subject to security screening and inspection of approved bags or other items carried in. Report any suspicious activity by calling 911.

(PORT CRANE, NY) Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, Judi Hess of Visit Binghamton, and Beer Tree Brew Co came together to announce the details of the 2019 Beer Tree River Float event coming up on Saturday, August 10^th, 2019. 

“Visit Binghamton is excited that the Beer Tree River Float will return this summer,” said Judi Hess, Director of Visit Binghamton. “This unique event has proven to be quite popular with visitors and residents alike. We love that the float also helps to encourage people to enjoy our natural resources.”

“This is a fantastic, family-friendly event and I encourage all Broome County residents to attend,” said Broome County Executive Jason Garnar. “Thank you to Visit Binghamton and Beer Tree Brew Co for all their hard work on the River Float event. It’s events like this one that make Broome County a great place to live.”

On August 10 you will be able to bring your inner tubes, kayaks, rafts or canoes for a trip down the Chenango River. Attendees will drop their chosen vessel off in the Launch Zone at Chenango Valley State Park, drive back to Beer Tree Brew Co, and park in the event parking area. Shuttles will then take floaters back to the launch zone to begin a leisurely float down the Chenango River back to the Beer Tree after party for live music and food from Fox & Farmer. Launch times are from 11 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. and the after party will take place from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“We are excited to host another great event to bring the community and surrounding areas together, for a fun day on the river,” said Brendan Harder of Beer Tree Brew Co.  

Float tickets are $10 and include free entry to Chenango Valley State Park for equipment drop off, the shuttle from Beer Tree Brew Co. to Chenango Valley State Park, and free entry to the Beer Tree Brew Co. After Party. There will be a $5 cover charger for anyone who would like to attend the after part that is not a ticketed floater.

Live music at Beer Tree Brew Co will include:

Kevin & Bradford from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Grove Method from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Krooked Knuckles and Walking Distance from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Head to https://beertreebrew.com/float/ to purchase tickets.

(BINGHAMTON, NY) Broome County Executive Jason Garnar and Sue Brown, Highway Commissioner released the following highway work planned for the week beginning August 5:

• Division will be striping County roadways with paint truck.
• Our mow crew will continue mowing the Right of Way along County Roadway system.
• We will continue patching on roadways.  
• The Division will perform grader patching on County roads.
• The Division will be replacing crossroads pipes and several County Roads
• The Division will be ditching on several County roads.

(BINGHAMTON, NY) Broome County Executive Jason Garnar and Sue Brown, Highway Commissioner released the following highway work planned for the week beginning August 12:

• Division will be striping County roadways with paint truck.
• Our mow crew will continue mowing the Right of Way along County Roadway system.
• We will continue patching on roadways.
• The Division thru a service contract will be performing a mill and paving project on Whitney Point Lisle Road beginning 8/16.
• The Division will perform grader patching on Cherry Valley and Upper Lisle Roads.
• The Division thru a service contract will begin performing stone and oil (chipseal) on the following: Hardy, Dunham Hill, Knapp Hill, East Maine, Loughlin Roads beginning 8/15.
• The Division will be ditching on Trim St East Windsor, Crocker Hill, Tunnel and Cloverdale Roads.

(BINGHAMTON, NY) In May of 2019, NYSEG filed a rate case, asking the Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to increase gas and electric rates. Those increases would take effect in April of 2020. The public is invited to comment on NYSEG’s request at a public hearing in Binghamton on Thursday, August 15, at the Binghamton City Hall Council Chambers at 38 Hawley St, Binghamton. At 5:00 p.m., there will be a public information session; public comments will start at 6:00 p.m.

This is an important opportunity for residents, businesses, and local officials to tell the Public Service Commission (PSC) about experiences with NYSEG. Comments can range from experience with customer service, more renewable energy or incentives for heat pumps, or NYSEG’s proposal to raise electric rates by 24 percent. Issues such as reliability, power quality, responsiveness to service requests, scheduling and communications, and/or cost can be considered by the PSC as it deliberates whether NYSEG can raise its rates.

Broome County encourages people from the construction and real estate communities, the commercial and manufacturing sectors, and municipal officials, as well as the general public to attend to ensure that their opinions on this issue are heard. This is a great chance to communicate with the agency that regulates NYSEG.

Alternate methods to provide public comment on the rate case are listed below:

• Internet or Email: Go to www.dps.ny.gov, click on “Search,” enter the applicable case number (19-E-0378 or 19-G0379) and then click the “Post Comments” button at the top of the page.
• Email comments to the Secretary for the Commission at secretary@dps.ny.gov.
• By Mail or Hand Delivery: Comments may be mailed or delivered to the Honorable Kathleen H. Burgess, Secretary, Public Service Commission, Three Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12223-1350.
• Toll-Free Opinion Line: 1-800-335-2120 is set up to take comments about pending cases from in-state callers, 24 hours a day. Comments provided through this line are not transcribed, but a summary is provided to the Administrative Law Judges and to the PSC for their consideration.