Question of the week: What are your thoughts about college students returning to the area?
“I think it’s
good; it keeps
this place alive.
I think we can
improve on some
things around
here, and maybe
the relationship
between locals
and college students
is one of them.”
— Katie Kwan, sales associate,
Delhi
“I have a son
that goes to college
out in Utica,
and I’m sure it
helps the economy
out there big
time like it does
here. Most of the
college kids are
real good and
you deal with the pains.”
— Jim Cain, sheriff’s deputy,
Summit
“I enjoy the
summer when
most of them go
home, to be honest.
This place
becomes a ghost
town and even
though that’s
not necessarily
a good thing,
no one is peeing in my garden
at 4:30 in the morning trying to
find their dorm room. But you
know, we got a college student
running for mayor now, and
I like what he has to say, so I
can’t say it’s all bad.”
— Marcus Tripp, chef,
Oneonta
“I don’t mind the students.
We live in Cobleskill,
which
is a college town,
and I think it’s
good to have a
college in a town
like that because
without the college,
the town
would die.”
— Colleen Cain, unemployed,
Summit
“I think the college student
population is
fantastic for our
community. But
what really bugs
me is that even
though the town
basically thrives
off of college students,
I think it’s
unfortunate that
we can’t provide more to keep
them after they graduate. We
don’t have any popular clothing
stores, every restaurant or bar
is the same and the job market
isn’t up to par with a place
like Saratoga, or whatever town
we are trying to emulate these
days.”
— Jessica Cobham, graphic
designer, Cooperstown
“It’s not bad;
good for local
business. I don’t
mind the college
students in town
other than their
cars being in
the way half the
time.”
— Cliff Hall,
paver, Oneonta
