Chenango County Veterans Services (VSO Megan Rosado, from June 8, 2026) at the County Office Building, Norwich

The agency. The county's Area Agency on Aging services page: "Our Veterans Services Agency provides Chenango County residents who served in the United States armed forces assistance obtaining any and all Veterans Administration (VA) benefits for which they may be eligible. There are no fees of associated with the assistance we provide. Meetings are by appointment only." The staff directory lists the office at 5 Court Street, Norwich NY 13815, phone 607-337-1775, fax 607-337-1749; the office's e-mail is [email protected]. The State Department of Veterans' Services' listing prints the office in the County Office Building's basement; the County Veterans Service Officers' directory of April 11, 2025 printed the third floor - ask at the front desk. The succession. Resolution 144-26 (the May 2026 meeting, "Offering Recognition to Joseph Coe Upon His Retirement"): "on April 9, 2018, Joseph Coe began his tenure with Chenango County as a part-time Veterans Services Officer... effective January 1, 2023, Joseph Coe became a full-time Veterans Services Officer... this Board of Supervisors extends their deepest appreciation to Jospeh Coe for his years of dedicated service." Mr. Coe's remarks: "when I first started out at the Veterans office when it was new to Chenango County there were huge challenges... In the years I have been here, I have had over 1,100 veterans in my office. Over $8,000,000 in veterans benefits to our veterans and I'm pretty proud of that. I handed off the baton to our new Veterans Services Officer... Most of my veterans are Vietnam and Korean Veterans, and I have had a few World War II veterans. In my tenure I have had almost four hundred Vietnam Veterans, and they have received benefits including health care and Disabilities, and burial benefits. Going forward Megan will do a great job." Supervisor Jeffrey: "He took something from scratch, and he filled a huge void by being the Veterans Services Officer... He built it and put a foundation there." Resolution 145-26: "That Megan Rosado of Norwich, New York be and hereby is appointed Veterans Services Officer of Chenango County effective June 8, 2026, and be it further RESOLVED, That the annual salary for said position shall be $50,000.00." The county's own records spell the appointee's surname three ways - the minutes "Rosado", the staff directory "Ferrera", the 2026-2027 County Directory "Ferrara" - and the county's directory prints the office's phone 607-337-1775 beside the name. The services and the money. The agency's Services and Benefits page walks veterans through VA medical priority groups, Aid & Attendance and burial benefits. The Board's Behavioral Health Services budget carries a contract with "Clear Path for Veterans, Inc of Chittenango, New York, for Veterans' programming... paid... from Appropriation Account #A4310.59 - Veterans' Services" (the "Veteran's Services (Clear Path)" line), and the window's minutes carry the annual reports of the agency (the 2025 Annual Report - Chenango County Veterans Services Agency) and transfers for the Veterans' Services office expansion (see the Board's entry). Operation Green Light: the agency's page explains NACo's programme and the Board has resolved support in 2025 and 2026 (the Board's entry).