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Chicks nixed

On Monday night, Cazenovia’s village government voted 3-2 against changing regulations to allow the keeping of chickens within the village limits.

Syracuse.com has all the details:

Backyard chickens raise squawk from Cazenovia village officials [...]

Photos from the Lake Stewardship and Boat Launch Programs

Here are some photos, courtesy of the village of Cazenovia, of the recent changes to the lake stewardship and boat launch management program at Lakeside Park.

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Cazenovia Lake stewards receive boat inspection training.

Cazenovia Lake stewards receive boat inspection training.

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Village trustee explains history of boat launch and lake stewardship efforts

Village of Cazenovia trustee Amy Mann sent this letter in response to the recent post of an article in the Madison County Courier.

To the Madison County Courier:

I have read your April 12 article regarding the comments made at the Town Board meeting, and I would like to supply you with the following facts for your information:

The [...]

Interviews with mayor, trustee

From News10Now:

A new law in the Village of Cazenovia serves up a stiff punishment: a maximum $500 fine for hosting an underage drinking party. The second offense could mean two weeks in jail.

via Cazenovia enacts Social Host Law [...]

Chittenango Falls, McNitt parks face closure

Forty-one New York State parks have been listed for closure by the governor’s office; two of those are right here in Cazenovia. The Cazenovia Republican gets local reaction to the news in the linked article; here’s an excerpt:

Local and state officials quickly spoke out against the proposal.

“In addition to providing Central New [...]

Cazenovia Village Board split on underage drinking (social host) law

The Cazenovia Republican emphasizes that there are some dissenters and some supporters of the proposed Social Host legislation in Cazenovia:

While most attending a Monday Feb.1 public hearing to discuss the proposed Social Host local law seemed to support the intent of the law, both village of Cazenovia trustees and community members were split on how it [...]

Public hearing in Cazenovia on social host law to combat underage drinking draws crowd

It looks like critical mass has been achieved on the village’s “social host” legislation, and now that the high school principal and school board president are pushing for it – as well as additional punishment for students within the school’s conduct code – it seems Cazenovia will see this become a reality.

“If we keep talking about [...]

Launch monitoring efforts provide insight into invasive species introduction on Cazenovia Lake

Village officials found more permits were issued to local residents, but out-of-town permit holders made up the majority of the traffic at the launch. Local residents accounted for 507 of the inspections, with 892 inspections conducted on out-of-town permit holders. Non-residents also launched more frequently, averaging 5.6 launches per permit, as opposed to 2.25 launches per [...]

Village Tree Commission Takes Advantage of Unseasonably Warm Weather to Complete Pruning Work

Village of Cazenovia horticulturalist Mark Stinson

Village of Cazenovia horticulturalist Mark Stinson recently took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to complete pruning on many of the village trees. The objective was to elevate lower limbs, prune for clearance of adjacent residences and create a more appropriate branch structure. Mr. Stinson will continue the tree [...]

New Data Available after first summer of inspecting all Lakeside Park launches

After the first year of 100-percent inspection of boats at Lakeside Park, the village has collected more data than ever before about who used the launch, where they had taken their boats previously and how often the launch was used.

Village trustee Amy Mann presented the launch data at a village board meeting Nov. 2.

For more information [...]