Mayor suggests Oneonta arts be organized, promoted

The Daily Star reported that Mayor Dick Miller challenged the arts community Saturday to get organized to help themselves and the community.

At the Mayor's Summit on Arts and Entertainment, Miller offered help from City Hall. He also asked for volunteers to form a task force to consider options, such as forming a consortium and hiring a coordinator.

A plan needs to be developed that not only supports an arts and entertainment sector, Miller said, but also makes it part of the economic engine that benefits the entire community.

"I'm not prepared to let this opportunity get by," Miller said.

Discussions and studies during the past two decades have referred to Oneonta's development as a hub for arts and entertainment, Miller told about 85 people attending the summit at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center.

"For 20 years, no one has held this meeting," Miller said. "That has sub-optimized your organizations."

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