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Spring is such an amazing time to tour at Deer Haven Park because so much activity abounds. Nature is awakening, daffodils are blooming, trees are budding, and the wildlife are actively exploring.
(Editor’s note: This is the inaugural column in an occasional feature series, “This Green Earth,” which is prepared by members of the city of Geneva’s Green Committee.)
SENECA FALLS — The Town Board took three actions related to Seneca Meadows Inc. at its meeting Tuesday.
BRISTOL — Registration for an e-waste collection day opens Monday and closes June 2.
WATERLOO — Earlier this year, the town of Waterloo was awarded $28,000 in intervenor funds by the state to hire legal and engineering consultants for the Trelina Solar Energy Center permit application process.
SENECA — For every ton of solid waste accepted at the Ontario County Landfill in the town of Seneca, the town receives $2.10 from Casella Waste Services, operator of the landfill on Routes 5&20.
WATERLOO — Hundreds of pages of testimony and exhibits were filed April 16, part of the formal review related to Trelina Solar Energy Center’s application to build and operate an 80 megawatt solar facility in the west end of the town.
GENEVA — In addition to Harmful Algae Blooms, citizen volunteers also are being sought to look for invasive aquatic plant species in Seneca Lake.
WATERLOO — Earl Martin and Deer Haven Park have withdrawn an Article 78 lawsuit against Seneca County over its decommissioning of the wastewater treatment plant on the former Hillside Children’s Center campus in Varick.
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SENECA FALLS — In January, the state Department of Environmental Conservation told officials at Seneca Meadows Inc. it had 36 questions it wanted answered before the company’s application to expand its landfill by another 50 acres would be considered complete.
Town of Geneva Climate Smart Coordinator Jacob Fox answers your questions about recycling, composting, lawn care, etc.
Men’s mighty mine-machines digging in the ground,
CANANDAIGUA — Registration for a tire recycling event for Ontario County residents begins Monday and ends May 12.
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GENEVA — The civil lawsuit Todd and Lindsay Powers filed against the city over Geneva Foundry contamination may go to trial May 10.
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MONTEZUMA — One of the region’s favorite venues for nature lovers is getting a bit of a makeover.
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WATERLOO — Officials from Trelina Solar Energy Center are taking issue with complaints from some neighbors about a lack of transparency related to its project proposed for the west end of the town.
GENEVA — The city and town of Geneva have received preliminary approval for a $7,500 grant from Ontario County to conduct an assessment of solid waste generated within the two municipalities.
OVID — An information session on the Habitat Management Plan for the Willard Wildlife Management Area is set for April 28. The virtual presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
It is an honor and a privilege to have a home on Seneca Lake in the Village of Dresden. My husband and I invested in land along Seneca Lake to enjoy its peaceful beauty, crystal blue waters, and vibrant agri-tourism community.
WATERLOO — Lack of information and transparency. Worries about property values and the environment.
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GENEVA — The city’s Shade Tree Committee — with help from a private donor — is hoping to spread a little shade for future generations as part of this year’s Arbor Day recognition.
GENEVA — Lakeside property owners can help protect the bodies of water they border with environmentally friendly landscaping.
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SENECA FALLS — Experts agree phosphorus has several negative impacts on a body of water, ranging from the formation of harmful algal blooms and excessive weed growth to water turbidity and overall water quality.
GENEVA — Losing sleep over what to do with that old mattress?
Tourist season at Deer Haven Park regularly welcomes visitors from all parts of the country. From near and far they travel, all with varying degrees of anticipation, all with gratitude for such an adventure.
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GENEVA — While the state is spending millions of dollars to remove contaminated soil around homes and buildings near the former Geneva Foundry, some councilors continue to insist there is no reason to do the same at a public park where high levels of arsenic and lead have been found at signi…
LYONS — Wayne County, in partnership with Tennessee-based BOLDplanning Inc., is in the process of updating its All-Hazards Mitigation Plan. Mitigation planning helps community leaders better understand risks from natural hazards and develop long-term strategies that will reduce the impacts o…
The levels of Keuka and Seneca lakes have been relatively low this spring, courtesy of a 2020 dry spell that has extended into the new year.
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SENECA FALLS — Motorists who regularly travel Routes 5&20 often marvel at the large bird nests they see on the top of power line towers along the south side of the roadway near the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.
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GENEVA — Was the city negligent in telling Todd and Lindsay Powers the property on Wadsworth Street it sold to the couple was fit for development?
SENECA — Ontario County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste at a free collection day from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 24 at the Ontario County Landfill and Recycling Facility at 3555 County Road 49.
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HEMLOCK — It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly detrimental impact on just about every area of commerce.
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WATERLOO — The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency has acquired more Seneca Army Depot property from the Army.
Dresden, New York, makes my 26th address, and I finally love where I live. My dad, who was born, raised and is now buried in Penn Yan, often remarked that he grew up in God’s country, and it took me a while to appreciate his claim and realize these observations:
A sound that flows into my mind
Town of Geneva Climate Smart Coordinator Jacob Fox answers your questions about recycling, composting, lawn care, etc.
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WATERLOO — Formal review of Trelina Solar Energy Center’s application to build and operate an 80 kilowatt solar farm in the west end of the town will begin April 16, leading up to the start of the evidentiary hearing June 23.
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TORREY — It appears a decision on the expansion of Greenidge Generation’s bitcoin and data center project will be delayed.
SENECA FALLS — Support for the town’s Local Law 3-2016 has come from as far west as Geneva and now as far east as Skaneateles.
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SENECA FALLS — Once again, one of the community’s largest employers has urged the Town Board to deny Seneca Meadows Inc. an operating permit until it controls off-site odors related to its landfill.
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SODUS — This tourism-dependent Wayne County village is traditionally a summer hotspot, but lately, things haven’t been so hot.
CANANDAIGUA — Ontario County is planning three used-tire, two electronic-waste and at least one household hazardous waste collections in 2021.
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GENEVA — The state-funded cleanup of contaminated properties around the former Geneva Foundry is set to begin a fourth year.
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GENEVA — Most of us don’t have property on Lake Ontario, but each winter its waters make their way to all of us in the form of lake-effect snow.
CANANDAIGUA — The Ontario County Landfill is scheduled to close seven years from now.
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Town of Geneva Climate Smart Coordinator Jacob Fox answers your questions about recycling, composting, lawn care, etc.
Over the last several weeks, Greenidge Generation has been “greenwashing” its environmental record, publishing full-page ads, letters from supporters and to municipal governments. Some of them attack the environmental advocates who are working to inform the public, accusing them of spreading…
WATERLOO — An additional seven people expressed support for the proposed Trelina Solar Energy Center during the second of two virtual public hearings held Tuesday.
WATERLOO — Several of those speaking at a Tuesday afternoon public hearing on the Trelina Solar Energy Center who would lease land to the Florida company favored the project.
