Oneonta Utilities Board

History


About Us:

The Utilities Board of the City of Oneonta is a board organized as a municipal corporation to serve water, sewer, and natural gas to Oneonta and surrounding areas. The Oneonta City Council appoints the Board members that serve on the Utilities Board. The Board members serve for six years. The board has monthly meetings that are held on the second Monday of every month at the Utilities Board office. You are welcome to attend this meeting. If you have a matter to discuss with the Board, please call at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting to be placed on the agenda. Our office phone number is (205) 274-2159.


Current Board Members

Larry (DeLynn) Gibbs - Chairman, Term 07-23-2025, Retired
Allen Stoffrengen - Vice Chairman, Term 07-23-2025, Retired
Dan Buckner - Secretary/Treasurer, Term 07-25-2028, Self-Employed
Sherry Hicks Pierce - Term 07-13-2027, Self-Employed
Matt McGowan - Term 07-9-2029, Self-Employed


Oneonta Water Treatment Filter Building - 1958Oneonta's First Sewer System - 1929












HISTORY OF ONEONTA UTILITIES

YEAREVENT
1917Oneonta Utilities Company incorporated
1918Name changed to Oneonta Water Company
1947Oneonta Water Company dissolved
1952Name changed to Water Works and Gas Board of the City of Oneonta
1959Name changed to Water Works, Gas and Sewer Board of the City of Oneonta
1959Water Works Supply Board of the City of Oneonta incorporated
1962Gas Supply Board of the City of Oneonta incorporated
1974Name changed to the Utilities Board of the City of Oneonta