Oneida County

Officials from the New York State Association of Counties are sounding the alarm about a major influx of immigrants expected to arrive across the state.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente said the county does not have the capacity to accept migrants.

Growth in high tech industries and tourism are in Oneida County’s future according to County Executive Anthony Picente in his yearly State of the County report.

The proposed budget for Oneida County includes major investments in mental health services and aims to combat labor shortages.

Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente announced the program with the goal to encourage municipal savings.

There was a 27% increase in overdose deaths in Oneida County from 2020 to 2021. So the Oneida County Opioid Task Force has declared the call to action with a goal of reducing overdose deaths by at least 10% by the end of the year.

The Oneida County Executive said the community hasn’t been this poised for growth since 1950.

County leaders are recommending central New Yorkers hunker down and use the tools they have available to fight COVID-19, as the Omicron variant causes the number of positive cases to spike.

Oneida County is one of few central New York counties to enforce the statewide temporary mask mandate.