Oct. 9, 2026: Former chief loses in court, big grants in M’ville, Walton finds a missing park, and more!
•Andrew Kantor•Season 1•Episode 24
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This week we’ve got a former police chief losing his lawsuit, while a couple of local businesses score some awards. Meanwhile, Margaretville has a lot of money for grants, while Walton is seeing its flood insurance rates drop (and finding a new park). And more!
Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.
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This is the Delaware County Newscast with a bit of the most interesting news from around the county this week. I'm Andrew Cantor. The Delaware County Supreme Court has dismissed a case brought by former Colchester Police Chief Ernie Cauley against Colchester town officials. Cauley was forced to resign last year to avoid disciplinary charges for well, for a list of things, including repeated dereliction of duty and unprofessional conduct. The town gave the reporter newspaper a copy of Cauley's separation agreement, and Cauley sued, saying that by doing that, officials disparaged him, which broke the terms of their separation agreement. But the court said that nope, simply providing the paper with a copy of the agreement didn't disparage anyone. Shout out to Deli Telephone Company, which received the Business of the Year Award from the Delaware County Business Alliance, which most people will know as the Chamber of Commerce, but with a new name to help confuse people. Oh, and congrats to Green's Greenery in Sydney, which was named 2026 Business of the Year by the Unadilla Chamber of Commerce. Even though the dispensary is in the town of Sydney, it's served by the Unadilla Post Office, so it scored itself the award. The good news for the village of Margaretville is that it's getting a $4.2 million grant from the state to improve the village's downtown. The interesting thing is that local organizations have submitted requests for more than twice that amount, so the local planning committee has some decisions to make. There are proposals from village officials, like improving Amphitheater Park and enhancing downtown streets, the Harvest House, and both the Gallicirche and OpenEye Theaters would like to make renovations. And then there are a bunch of smaller requests on the list, too. It's a lot of money at stake, so the planning committee now has to choose which of those proposals it'll submit to the state to consider. There's also some good news in Walton. Thanks to a bunch of flood mitigation projects, FEMA has given the town a better rating for flood risk, so property owners should see their flood insurance premiums drop by 15%. And speaking of Walton, have you heard of White Rock Park? Probably not, because village officials totally forgot it exists until Mayor Bjorn Eilardsen happened to look at some old records. He found that the village owns about 23 acres that was supposed to be made into a park back in 1969. It even has a trail. The village, it's now looking at making the park designation official. And that's your quick peek at what's been happening in Delaware County this week. You can always find us at DelkoNewscast.com. I'm Andrew Cantor. Thanks for listening. See you next time.