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Ogdensburg mayor outlines 2025 public-works priorities: emergency alerts, road work, stormwater compliance
Summary
Mayor George Hutnick told the council the borough will pursue an emergency notification system, advance grant-funded paving on Glenbrook and Plant Street, map unrecorded water mains, address stricter stormwater rules and consider a generator for the firehouse in 2025.
Mayor George P. Hutnick on Jan. 2 laid out public-works and emergency-preparedness priorities for Ogdensburg in 2025, including new systems and infrastructure work he said will be pursued during the year.
Hutnick said the borough aims to bring an emergency notification system online by the end of the first quarter to improve resident alerts during storms and outages. He also noted the borough received grants to pave Glenbrook and Plant Street and asked the department liaison to coordinate with DPW on budget estimates and quotes for additional road work.
On water infrastructure, Hutnick said the borough plans to have a company map parts of the water system that are not documented on existing records. He warned that new state stormwater regulations will require more frequent street sweeping and storm-drain cleaning, and said the borough may need to obtain its own street sweeper because county resources are insufficient.
Hutnick asked the council to explore grants for a generator at the firehouse to ensure the facility can serve as a community hub during outages. He also said the borough must remove two in-ground fuel tanks at the DPW garage this year and map an old septic system at the first-aid squad building.
Hutnick gave a brief update on police staffing: two newest patrol officers have graduated the academy and are in field training, with additional recruits scheduled for academy training and field deployment later in the year.
The mayor framed the items as carryovers from 2024 that will receive attention in 2025, and asked council liaisons to introduce themselves to department staff and report back on departmental procedures and needs.
