BY ARIADNE WILL PITTSFORD –– The Pittsford Selectboard unanimously passed all items of business at their regular meeting last Wednesday. The half-hour meeting saw the appointment of Charles Simpson to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, the approval of a right-of-way access permit and the approval of several corrections to assessor’s errors and omissions. Simpson, who […]
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Pittsford trails see higher use
Morgan and Harnish help start a town legacy BY ARIADNE WILL Though Pittsford’s trails are nothing new, they’re now more important to the town than ever before. “When we started (the trails) in the ’80s, people didn’t really use them,” Baird Morgan told The Reporter. “Over the years, that has changed. We saw a tremendous […]
Pittsford pursues graffiti vandals
BY ARIADNE WILL With a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the guilty party, the Town of Pittsford is committed to figuring out who left graffiti on the Depot Hill covered bridge. The graffiti was discovered by the town following the Fourth of July weekend. Town Manager John Haverstock said it included […]
Brandon changes sewer rate structure
BY ARIADNE WILL The Brandon Selectboard passed two items of business at their Monday, July 12 meeting, and set a new structure for sewer rates. Zoning Administrator Jeff Biasuzzi was reappointed to another three-year term. Selectmen reported being content with Biasuzzi’s job performance. Selectmen also approved two warrants – one for the previous fiscal year […]
Pittsford sets tax rates; offers $500 reward for defacing bridge
BY ARIADNE WILL The Pittsford Selectboard passed a motion to provide a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the graffiti on Pittsford’s covered bridge at their meeting last week. Town Manager John Haverstock said in an email that the Selectboard decided on a $500 reward during the meeting’s executive […]
Florence substation to be refurbished, construction to start May 2022
By ARIADNE WILL PITTSFORD — The town of Florence will receive a new electric substation next year, though the benefits may not be obvious. “It’s just a refurbishment,” said Dan Poulin, program manager at VELCO. “We’re not going to increase the capacity of the substation at all.” Poulin told The Reporter that the upgrade will […]
Pittsford: substation, bridges, and fireworks discussed
By ARIADNE WILL The Pittsford Selectboard unanimously passed two motions at their regular meeting Wednesday, June 16. Selectmen voted to designate Town Manager John Haverstock as the Pittsford representative in charge of signing the town up to receive American Rescue Plan Act funds. The town has until July 23 to provide information to the state […]
Brandon board reinstates some penalties, not all
By ARIADNE WILL The Brandon Selectboard unanimously passed a motion to halt the penalty for filing a late homestead declaration at their regular meeting Monday. The vote was one of five unanimous votes made by the Selectboard Monday: other items passed were the decision to reinstate delinquency on tax and sewer accounts, the acceptance of […]
OVUHS selected for CFES program
By Ariadne Will BRANDON — New York nonprofit College For Every Student (CFES) has selected 20 schools in Vermont and upstate New York to receive funding for college-readiness programming, starting this fall. The announcement for those selected for the program – called Brilliant Pathways – came June 1. The 20 schools selected include five in […]