is evicting residents after multiple units were condemned for code violations it’s not just people being forced out According to their Facebook Page the Herkimer County Humane Society has stepped in to help with cats and dogs from the Motel doing what they can without ever asking for much in return and already the shelter has taken in nine dogs from a single unit: three adult dogs and six newborn puppies originally named Porky (more on that later) but now she and her babies need all the care and comfort the shelter can provide Read More: Lights Out Initiative Aims to Save Birds Migrating in New York The dogs are now safe in the care of the Herkimer County Humane Society where they’ll receive full vet care HCHS is asking for donations to help offset these costs The shelter is asking the community to help Porky start her new chapter with a brand new name. Head over to the Herkimer County Humane Society’s Facebook page to drop your suggestion (and make a donation) Three favorites will be chosen for a public vote The Motel 6, formerly the Wiffletree Inn in Ilion, is evicting residents after multiple units were condemned for code violations.\nRead More According to their Facebook Page 🚨🚨🚨We are asking for your help❗️❗️❗️\nThis is a distressing situation \nThe residents of Motel 6 in Ilion (formerly The.. Read More: Lights Out Initiative Aims to Save Birds Migrating in New York The shelter is asking the community to help Porky start her new chapter with a brand new name. Head over to the Herkimer County Humane Society’s Facebook page to drop your suggestion (and make a donation) The village of Ilion owns two emergency ambulances that no doubt save lives Officials just crafted the village’s first budget without any tax revenues from RemArms, the latest iteration of Remington Arms, which laid off all of its almost 300 local workers and closed in March, 2024 Remington Arms had been in the village in some form for 208 years 36 years before the village was incorporated The closing of RemArms cost Ilion around $190,000 to $200,000 a year in property tax revenue to the $8.6 million general fund Stephens has spent 10 of the past 20 years as mayor or deputy mayor and consequently worked on a lot of budgets This year he and the treasurer worked on the budget every day from Jan 2 until it passed unanimously (with one absentee) on April 7 “this is the toughest budget that I’ve ever had to deal with and put together.” It raised taxes by 0.95% for residents of the portion of the village that is in the Town of German Flatts and a steeper 8.5%for the much smaller number of residents who live on the one village street that in the Town of Frankfort That works out to about $10 a month for the average German Flatts resident with a home assessed at $75,000 The drastic difference between the two tax increases is simply based on a formula that uses equalization rates set by towns and the state; the village has no control over it “I certainly don’t like raising taxes,” he said “I have to pay the same rates that everybody else does you’ve got three options: you get rid of people; you find a bigger source of revenue; or you raise taxes.” The budget does not contain any cuts or any additions just maintaining the status quo although it did go up 3.7% from the 2024-2025 budget village staff simply listened to Stephens’ directive not to spend any money without checking with him or the treasurer myself We worked and worked and worked very hard on this budget and without everyone’s cooperation we wouldn’t have been able to do what we did.” But the biggest payoff came from a gamble Stephens admitted the village took He and the fire chief saw a need for an ambulance that could handle inter-facility or facility-to-home transfers of patients not well enough to travel in other vehicles they weren’t sure if such a service could make money so they thought they should try it for six months and then stop if necessary Someone happened to approach the village with a used ambulance in pristine condition for only $35,000 which the village bought with COVID relief funds “and that helped probably 50-to-60% of that revenue from Remington.” the transfer ambulance will likely have brought in $500,000 in nine months The transfer ambulance is staffed by part-time EMTs and paramedics who mostly have full-time jobs elsewhere  And village officials are thinking of extending the service’s hours to weekends  “We gambled and it all fell into place,” Stephens said But property tax wasn’t the only revenue the village lost when RemArms closed The company had been paying about $700,000 a year to the village’s electric department and $50,000 to its water department did save some money by not having to provide electricity to RemArms but the electric department lost about $400,000 in net revenues but that’s a two-or-three-year process for electric And water isn’t something we’re willing to do right now with all the infrastructure work we’re doing The electric department does have a healthy fund balance But the water department has always just broken even or lost money National Guard still at NY prisons: How many left after 3-week strike? And for how long? Peak traffic: NY Thruway had its best year ever in 2024. How many people used the superhighway? The village’s financial future might get brighter before too long has a purchase agreement with RemArms for the 1 million-square-foot factory and 34-acre site at the heart of Ilion the village should get property tax revenue again soon But it will probably be longer before the property starts using large amounts of electricity or water Stephens said he doesn’t know the specifics of what Turin Management hopes to do with the site But he understands that it will be developed into a mixed-use site with an anchor tenant and other businesses The only other major property awaiting development in Ilion is the former site of Duofold The village bought the property in 2019 and has an agreement of sale with a local investor The developer was interested in using at least some of the four buildings standing on the site but the village had to demolish two of them in October after they were severely damaged in a wind storm on July 16 That was the same day that a tornado caused extensive damage in downtown Rome It’s still not certain what the site’s future hold or when it might be developed into a project that will bring more revenue into Ilion Former Marcy Corrections Officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in case involving the death of an inmate in December 2024 — The former Remington Arms property in the Village of Ilion is being sold According the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency The Remington Arms Company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy several years ago A deal was reached where a large portion of the firearm maker's business was purchased by RoundHill Group LLC and operated under a holding company called RemArms the company moved manufacturing to a facility in Georgia Village of Ilion says goodbye to employees as Remington Arms closes after 200 years The actual price of the sale is unknown at this time with a final deal expected early in the new year It was a major blow to the Ilion community when RemArms closed its Ilion Facility in March but its 1-million-square-foot former factory has a buyer According to the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency has executed a purchase and sale agreement for the entire Remington Arms Facility at 14 Hoefler Avenue in Ilion there are no definitive plans for this site,” Herkimer County IDA officials wrote in a statement “The village of Ilion is working with Turin Management to evaluate many different options.” This agreement allows the Turin team up to four months to complete due diligence on the property infrastructure and environmental assessments RemArms' decision to close its Ilion factory was announced to employees on Nov Then-Chairman of the Herkimer County Legislature Vincent Bono expressed his disappointment with the decision and the impact it would have when 250 factory employees lost their jobs The Observer-Dispatch contacted the Herkimer County IDA for more information but has not received a response According to the Florida Department of State website Turin Management LLC has been a limited liability company in Florida since June 15 Herkimer's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) CEO is reporting that the entire Remington Arms facility has been sold IDA CEO John Piseck says the property at 14 Hoefler Avenue which encompasses the entire former Remington footprint is now under a Purchase and Sale Agreement "This agreement allows the Turin team up to 4 months to complete due diligence on the property infrastructure and environmental assessments," Piseck said in a press release on Thursday  "As of now there are no definitive plans for the site and many options are being evaluated," he added Herkimer's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) CEO is reporting that the entire Remington Arms facility has been sold. IDA CEO John Piseck says the property at 14 Hoefler Avenue which encompasses the entire former Remington footprint is now under a Purchase and Sale Agreement.\nRead More This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.