Plattsburgh Police Department

The Plattsburgh Common Council reviewed several items last Thursday related to proposed infrastructure projects and discussed a project to collect food waste.

Plattsburgh Mayor Wendell Hughes has been in office for just two weeks. Since he was sworn in, he has faced a number of immediate concerns including filling several critical city vacancies.

As he prepares to leave office, Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest says he feels great about his time leading the city.

The Plattsburgh Common Council met Thursday evening to review several fiscal items and debate a proposal affecting administrative powers.

Plattsburgh’s outgoing mayor says he is frustrated that the Common Council rejected a resolution he put forward calling for an investigation into what he alleges is undue political influence over the police department.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest’s call for an investigation into what he calls “an undercurrent of manipulation and deceit” over police department affairs has set off a political firestorm in the Lake City just days before the election to replace him.

Outgoing Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest is calling for a investigation into what he calls “an undercurrent of manipulation and deceit which has bled into the current political landscape.”

During its latest meeting, the Plattsburgh Common Council discussed a number of fiscal issues and expressed thoughts about the mayor’s plan to appoint a new police chief by the end of the year.

Less than a year after being appointed, the police chief in the city of Plattsburgh has retired. The last search took three years and this one begins with a new mayor set to be elected.

Police say one person died following an early morning shooting incident in the city of Plattsburgh.