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Canandaigua residents uneasy about $140M lakeshore development project |
democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle CANANDAIGUA — The
uneasiness felt by many of the 45 residents who showed up at Thursday's
City Council committee meeting was evident from the start. (Aug 22, 08)
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DEVELOPMENT: Farms are key to open space preservation - News & Opinion -
Rochester City Newspaper Communities across Monroe County have tried
to make sure that farmland stays viable and undeveloped. In Pittsford,
Penfield, and Webster, residents approved multimillion-dollar plans to
protect farmland and open space. Ogden town officials approved an open
space plan in 2006. Last week they presented, for the first time, a list
of 185 town properties they want to preserve. (July 2, 08)
Rochester City
Newspaper
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Development dilemma in the Finger Lakes - Rochester, NY - MPNnow
Canandaigua, N.Y. - Jim Kersting isn’t sure what kind of growth and
change to expect in the Finger Lakes area over the next 20 years, but
he’s sure that he doesn’t want to see large developments pop up all over
the place. From Canandaigua and Honeoye lakes to Grimes Glen in Naples, Kersting said local cities and towns are lucky to have so much open
space and should cherish it. (April 27, 08)
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Nature Conservancy buys 55 acres in Yates County—
The Nature Conservancy has purchased 55 acres of woodlands, wetlands and
fields near Canandaigua Lake in rural Yates County. The land, located
along West River in the town of Middlesex, will be transferred to New
York state and incorporated into the High Tor Wildlife Management Area.
(February 8, 2008)
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Riding herd on the developers - Rochester, NY - MPNnow Canandaigua
and Victor are both growing fast — every new year seems to bring housing
tracts or retail plazas to farmland or ridges that had only known deer
and coyotes. With growth comes growing pains. Lately, that has
manifested itself most publicly in some housecleaning of both paid and
volunteer officials in Canandaigua and, in Victor, a threatened
housecleaning.( Jan 31, 08)
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$35 million announced to protect over 13,000 acres of
farmland statewide - Albany - Governor Eliot
Spitzer Thursday announced approximately $35 million in funding through
the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Program to protect nearly
13,300 acres of active farmland across New York State. The funding is
the largest dollar amount ever dedicated for farmland preservation, and
will go to protect the largest single amount of acreage in the program’s
11-year history. The funding will go 35 farms in 22 counties. (Dec 21,
07) New
York State News on the Net!
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Smart Growth Cabinet formed -
Albany -- Governor Eliot Spitzer Monday created a Smart Growth Cabinet
that will review state agency spending and policies to determine how
best to discourage sprawl and promote smart land use practices. (Dec 11,
07) New
York State News on the Net!
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Monroe County contributes $250,000 to preserve Parma's
farmland — Monroe County will kick in $250,000
to help the town of Parma preserve farmland. County Executive Maggie
Brooks announced Friday that the county has committed funding from its
Green Space Initiative to support Parma's effort to save open space. The
initiative set aside $2 million for open space projects from tobacco
settlement money received in 2000. About $925,000 remains in the fund.
(October 27, 2007)
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DEVELOPMENT: Towns hope to control growth pressure on 250 - News &
Opinion - Rochester City Newspaper In some localities, the
development pressure along state Route 250 would easily turn the road
into a multi-lane highway flanked by extensive commercial growth. But
Stephen Aldrich, a project manager for the Henrietta-based engineering
firm FRA, says the diligence of communities along the corridor has kept
that from happening. And, he says, Route 250 seems to function well as a
two-lane road with pockets of commercial development and short four-lane
stretches. (May 1, 07)
Rochester City Newspaper
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Green efforts grow to save green
- Communities try to conserve energy to relieve budget stress. Across
the Rochester area, municipal leaders are looking to similar
energy-conserving technologies to relieve stress on their budgets as
well as the environment. Last year, Monroe County finished replacing the
lights at all county-controlled traffic intersections with
light-emitting diodes. These devices use about 80 percent less energy
than the old bulbs. The county estimates that the replacement will save
$400,000 a year. (April 8, 07)
Democrat & Chronicle
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Land preservation mostly fallow here
- Monroe lags other counties in saving farm acreage - Monroe County
loses about 700 acres of farmland a year to development. But preserving
farmland has not been a priority for Monroe County government as it has
for other counties. While other counties are actively chasing dollars to
preserve agricultural land, Monroe County has been sitting on money
earmarked for open space protection that has been collecting interest
for five years. (April 04, 07)
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MPNnow.com: Open land, uncluttered views - Nationwide,
private land set aside for conservation grew 54 percent, from 24 million
acres to 37 million acres — an area larger than New England — between
2000 and 2005, according to a recent study by the Land Trust Alliance, a
Washington-based umbrella group of local, state, and national
land-conservation groups. National groups such as the Nature Conservancy
were key in this push for preservation. But the biggest drivers for
growth were volunteer local and state land trusts, whose protected
acreage has doubled from 6 million acres in 2000 to 11.9 million acres.
Meanwhile, the rate at which those associations were saving land tripled
to 1.2 million acres a year between 2000 and 2005.(Jan
23, 2007) MPNnow.com:
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MPNnow.com: Towns, farmers cultivate new trends in agriculture Since
the 1980s, farming has steadily declined as a way of life for
fourth-and-fifth generation agricultural families. Increasingly,
lifelong farmers choose to sell their property — sometimes to developers
— to support themselves in their golden years and to leave their
children an inheritance. But that can be at odds with what many
residents want — wide open spaces and less sprawl. To that end, the town
of Penfield is making progress on the second phase of open space
preservation. It also finds ways to support working farms that provide
agricultural entertainment and tourism (December 9, 2006).
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Development threatens farmland
- Preservation issues arise as areas such as Farmington grow - With a
loss of 20 percent of its farmland to development from 1992 to 2004,
Farmington's fate is similar to other western Ontario County towns,
according to a report by the Ontario County Planning Department. Of the
25,252 acres in Farmington, 13,358 acres were classified as agricultural
in 2004 compared with 16,627 acres in 1992. The number of farm operators
in Farmington is estimated to have dropped from 32 to 27 over the past
six years, and just 11 of them are full-time farmers, said farmer George
Ayres, a member of the town's Agricultural Advisory Committee.
(September 25, 2006) Democrat and Chronicle
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Environmental issues stall Victor Wal-Mart
— VICTOR — Citing such concerns as increased traffic and
noise, the Victor Planning Board has rejected a developer's plan for
addressing concerns about a proposal that would include a Wal-Mart
superstore near Eastview Mall. Instead, the Planning Board, working with
its own consultant, Stuart I. Brown Associates, will come up with a plan
to address the concerns. (July 19, 2006)
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City Newspaper: Featured story: Featured story: Growth without growth
An advocate for smart planning folds; meanwhile, we're still sprawling -
Like a lot of people, Neil Jaschik has his e-mail set up to append a
quote to each outgoing message. Jaschik's, attributed to the
second-century Rabbi Tarfon, reads this way: "It may not be your
obligation to finish the task; but neither are you permitted to refrain
from beginning it." They're fitting words for anyone engaged in the
often Sisyphean task of promoting healthy land-use planning. But they're
doubly so considering the contents of the e-mail that accompanied them
to our inbox: "I am sorry to have to inform you," the opening sentence
read, "that due to loss of funding and staff, the Common Good Planning
Center will no longer be functioning as it has in the past, effective
July 1, 2006." The e-mail takes a Tarfonian twist, assuring its readers
that the center is working to bequeath its mission --- "developing
communities in ways that are ecologically sustainable, economically
productive, and socially equitable" --- to like-minded organizations in
Rochester. - (July 12, 2006)
City
Newspaper
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County,
city bicker over funds for port $12 million in aid is withheld
by state as officials maneuver for final say on plan. (June 27, 2000) - -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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City
contemplates its 'moat' Inner Loop study to consider whether to
bury it, elevate it, or just leave it alone (June 19, 2000) - -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Panel
rejects countywide planning study -- A Democratic proposal for
Monroe County to spend up to $50,000 to study the possibility of a
voluntary countywide zoning board was rejected yesterday by a
committee of the Monroe County Legislature. (June 6, 2000) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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High-speed
rail focus of meetings here Workshops sponsored by
transportation groups will give public a glimpse of future (June 5, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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City
plan attracts varied helpers 'Rochester 2010: The Renaissance'
will be important for all, Clarkson volunteer says (June 4, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Thruway Exit
Battle Heats Up The battle over a proposed interchange off the
New York State Thruway in Ontario County is heating up. -June 1,
2000 RNews.
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City
hopes to shift lakefront funds GENEVA - Federal grant money may
be reallocated in an effort to complete city lakefront projects that
have already begun. -June 1, 2000
Finger
Lakes Times
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Opposition
to Thruway exit grows PHELPS - Opposition to the proposed Route
88 Thruway interchange gained momentum and official support during
the past week, but the issue remains undecided. -June 1, 2000
Finger
Lakes Times
- Thruway Exit A
No-Go: State legislators Brain Kolb and Mike Nozzolio say they
will not support a plan to create a new Thruway exit near Newark in
Wayne County. (May 31, 2000)
RochesterToday
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A wide range
of expertise in 4 suitors for fast ferry Rochester and Toronto
are in the process of picking one company; may hire consultant (May
25, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- New Water Park
Vote Tonight We may learn more about a plan to build a new water
park in Canandaigua; a vote on the project is expected tonight. (May
25, 2000)
RochesterToday
- Water Park Vote
Tonight: A big vote is expected tonight that may pave the way
for a $17 million water park in Canandaigua.
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Agriculture
enhancement plan reached Agriculture in Ontario County generates
$252 million for the local economy each year, a study has shown, and
county officials want to make sure that productivity continues. (May
23, 2000) Daily Messenger
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Lieutenant
governor visits Newark NEWARK - Thirty years ago, Lt. Gov. Mary
Donohue saw the historic downtown buildings of her childhood
community torn down. --
May 17, 2000
Finger
Lakes Times
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Growth
ideas aim to counter N.Y. exodus -- What can stop the exodus of
people from New York state? (May 17, 2000) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Thruway
exit draws opposition at hearing Plan's critics cite the
increased traffic expected in Phelps (May 16, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- The Road Not
Taken...Yet The New York State Thruway may have another
million-dollar project--a new Thruway exit. (May 16, 2000)
RochesterToday
- NEW RECONSTRUCTION PLAN UPSETS
RESIDENTS Residents of the Linden Knoll apartment complex in Brighton
are not happy about a new plan by the state Department of Transportation
to restrict access to the driveway leading into and out of the complex.
(April 26, 200)
FoxFirst
- Naples weighs strip mall
NAPLES
- About 70 concerned residents listened during a town meeting last night
to developers' plans to build a strip mall and hotel complex in Naples.
--April 23, 2000 Canandaigua.com
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Mall plan worries
Naples Villagers appear divided on whether the development would be a
boon or a loss (April 18, 2000) --DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Municipal
projects to disrupt parking Construction of a public safety building
and jail could discombobulate commuters --(April, 01, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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City agrees to
accelerate blight control More than 200 hear plan to sell, raze or
rehab seven properties on Genesee Street --(March 29, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Pataki pledges
funds for tourism Irondequoit and other local areas will get state
grants for construction of trails --(March 24, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Committee
eyes changes for village How can the village of Pittsford become a
better place to live, work and do business? 3/17/00--Brighton-Pittsford Post
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Pittsford man to
sell Greenprint plot Just because open land is included in Pittsford's
Greenprint preservation plan doesn't mean it's protected. (March 15, 2000)--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Committee eyes
changes for village How can the village of Pittsford become a better
place to live, work and do business? (March 15, 2000)--Brighton-Pittsford Post
- Decreasing City
Property Values Have Residents Concerned The City of Rochester has
been showing a decline in property values.--1/27/00
RochesterToday NewsBroad Street
tunnel's east side studied The city will examine physical condition
and outline options for passageway's future --1/24/00--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Proposal to Help the
Homeless It’s a problem that can’t be ignored. There are more
homeless people than beds in Monroe county shelters.-01/11/00--TOP NEWS From WHEC,
and MSNBC
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Neighborhood
groups redefine power Rochester making a name for itself as it
develops effective grass-roots organizations
- - 01/7/00--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Transit
service goes suburban
The Rochester-area transit agency has expanded service to the towns
of Henrietta, Penfield, Perinton and Webster in an effort to link the city
to the ever-growing suburbs. 01/5/00--DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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High Falls
target for business growth City is advancing with plans to expand area's borders to
include a business park --12/26/99DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Panel OKs
update of transport projections But city says the policy paper doesn't tackle concerns
over unchecked sprawl -12/03/99DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
- The city of
Rochester says its plan to clean up neighborhoods is working. Neighborhood empowerment
teams seek out yards and lots that are trashed. --12/01/99
RochesterToday News
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Bus station
boosters stress benefits Transit officials from other cities drive home
possibilities for improving downtown --12/01/99DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Rochester
rated most livable city in the state -11/24/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Developer has
eyes on Sweden He proposes building 800 new housing units,
boosting town population by 25% -11/04/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Planning for
roads takes a new turn The latest long-range plan for transportation
improvements in the Rochester region is larded with expensive
road-widening projects. -11/04/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Route 490 will
undergo a major reconstruction. The project will widen Rt. 490 from the Genesee River
in the city to the Erie Canal and Troup-Howell Bridge.-11/03/99-RochesterToday News
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Council
seals landing plans The approval clears a path for spring
ground-breaking of project at Corn Hill --10/29/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Department Of
Transportation Looks For Way To Reduce Traffic ---10/27/99-RochesterToday News
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Doyle, Benet
get key boosts Mayor and McCall back the challenger; Gov. Pataki
supports Monroe executive [smart growth is discussed] --10/27/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- One Of Rochester's
Older Buildings To House New Office Space ---10/21/99-RochesterToday News
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Pataki may
authorize 'smart growth' task force --10/22/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Conference on sprawl held here, Localities must share, Buffalo
official says --10/15/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Trail groups clear path for
recreational walkways ---9/16/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
- Penfield to study open space
The Penfield Town Board is close to forming a
committee that would draw up a plan for preserving open space.---9/16/99
DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
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Canal Towns To Share
$38 Million --8/07/99--RochesterToday
News
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Irondequoit
to discuss its waterfront plans At a public hearing Tuesday night, residents
will voice opinions about town's harbor project --8/17/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital
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U.S. funds aid
canal towns $38.5 million gift will develop housing and
infrastructure in the Rochester area --8/17/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital
Corbett's Glen now Brighton's
own jewel The town must, however, solve a parking problem ---8/03/99
DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
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Victor sets minimum lot for house
The
Town Board voted 3-2 to require 2 or 3 acres for residential developments ---7/25/99
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE Digital
City seeks transformation with
urban village concept Neighborhoods will soon start discussing the growing but
controversial renewal idea ---7/113/99
Downtown stores to be razed
Company to evict tenants and demolish buildings at West Main and Plymouth Ave ---7/12/99
DEMOCRAT
AND CHRONICLE Digital
Construction of Macedon homes stalled
Gananda Partnership got one OK for more houses, but still needs town approval ---7/12/99
DEMOCRAT
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Rochester population falls 5.8%
Local official cites suburban migration; Buffalo,
Syracuse drop more dramatically -7/01/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital
City to boost homeownership
Pilot program offers renters who live in foreclosed
houses the chance to buy them -6/29/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
Area planning wins national
recognition Ontario County "smart growth" efforts are cited by the National
Association of Counties -6/29/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
New Greece plan looks to east side --6/23/99
DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
$70
million in projects to alter look of Charlotte Plans include Lake Avenue
reconstruction, property development but no huge additions --6/01/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
Building hope with housing
Affordable
places to live appear to be in short supply
in towns around Monroe County --6/01/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
RTSS
unveils plans for new transit Center --6/03/99--TOP NEWS From WHEC,
and MSNBC
Neighbors
prefer zoo 'nice, small' Meeting on the Asian Forest expansion evokes words of concern
about overall park -6/03/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
ONTARIO COUNTY'S CHANGING LANDSCAPE:
Bracing for the future --6/21/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
CRUSADING AGAINST SPRAWL: Voices
at the front -6/22/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
Report urges state to spend more to
repair its highways Traffic jams and bad roads and bridges cost motorists $7.6 billion
a year, group says --5/13/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Rochester begins to revamp zoning
ordinance The city has hired a Texas firm to help rewrite the code as part of its 2010
plan --5/13/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Report urges state to spend more to
repair its highways Traffic jams and bad roads and bridges cost motorists $7.6 billion
a year, group says --5/17/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
Pittsford buys development rights
to farm Town's purchase means 341-acre Hopkins property will remain under agricultural
use --5/17/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Seeds of renewal taking root A
movement to make urban farming a profitable
enterprise finds new life here --5/24/99 DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
Pittsford accepts open space
from developer --Brighton-Pittsford Post
News
Pittsford Rec Center Location Causes Controversy -4/04/99 --RochesterToday
News
Proposal might derail 'urban
villages' -4/09/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Pittsford braces for building boom
Some worry that the rush to develop will
compromise protection of open space -4/13/99----DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Plan
Takes Rochester Into Next Millenium -4/14/99--RochesterToday News
Council adopts plan for 2010 with
changes-4/14/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Rare
Wetlands Protected at Eastern Lake Ontario--The Nature
Conservator--Central and
Western New York Chapter
Canal
upgrade discussed Fairport studies new zoning district, using state
funding to bolster tourism -4/24/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
City gets tougher on blight The
nuisance law and new county regulations may
compel property owners and tenants to clean up their act -4/24/99----DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE Digital Edition
Transportation forum set
Hearing gives public chance to speak about road
projects in the 1999-2004 plan -4/26/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
Digital Edition
City sets 2002 goal to develop Corn
Hill $15 million plan includes apartments, retail shops, harbor and office building
-4/29/99----DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Digital Edition
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Survey
sees decline in area bird-nesting
- 11.5% drop in species noted near developed land -—
Bird populations in parts of Monroe County are
starting to decline, a negative indicator of
environmental health. The decline may be linked to
the area's widening suburban sprawl. (December
14, 2004)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat & Chronicle: Monroe's farmland continues to decline— The number
of farms in Monroe County and their total income have increased, even though
the farms have gotten smaller in the past five years, a new report says. (June
4, 2004)
Democrat
and Chronicle
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Democrat
& Chronicle: Mendon plan to control development faltering
— MENDON — The town’s open space program has lost its first and,
so far, only participant because of funding problems. Earl DeRue of
Cheese Factory Road, a farmer who played a key role in initiating the
program to purchase development rights, has pulled out because the town
hasn’t been able to obtain enough money to pay him. The program, which
is aimed at preserving open space and slowing down development,
apparently is not dead, though. (February 17,
2004) Democrat and
Chronicle
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Democrat & Chronicle: Town retools open space plan
Webster board cuts millions of dollars, designates several sites. The
future looks a little brighter for a revised plan to preserve open space
in Webster. (January 23, 2004)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Mayor urges control of sprawl — WASHINGTON — While not
giving up hope for city-suburban cooperation back home, Rochester Mayor
William Johnson on Wednesday encouraged the nation’s mayors to unite
behind a strategy for containing urban sprawl. (January 22, 2004)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Scenic Mendon grapples with growth
Our population continues to spread into the countryside, vexing some
community planners.
This “sprawl,” planners say, eventually threatens
wildlife habitats, agricultural production and the sense of community
that villages encourage. It also drives up government’s cost of
providing roads, schools and police and fire protection. In upstate New
York — the 52 counties north of the New York City metropolitan area —
land is being consumed for housing and commercial development at a much
faster rate than the population is growing, according to a recent
Brookings Institution-Cornell University study. Over a 15-year period
from 1982 to 1997, some 425,000 acres of upstate open space was
developed, an increase of 30 percent. Population grew 2.6 percent during
the same period. The trend has continued in the years since then,
planners said. (January 11, 2004)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Farmland turns into suburbs at rapid pace—
ALBANY — Sprawl is spreading across upstate New York, rapidly outpacing
population growth. While population grew 2.6 percent between 1982 and
1997, more than 425,000 acres of rural land were converted to urbanized
development — a 30 percent jump — according to a new study by Cornell
University and the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C.-based think
tank. (October
19, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: State guide spotlights open space
— New York last week came
out with a new tool for land planners, conservationists and other
citizens interested in the environment: an online planning guide for
preserving open space. The Pataki administration last year set a
statewide land preservation goal of 1 million acres in the next decade.
About 412,000 acres have so far been bought or otherwise protected from
development, the New York Department of State says. (July 27, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Kodak gives $500,000 to preserve land
— The Nature Conservancy’s Central & Western New York Chapter has
received a $500,000 gift from the Eastman Kodak Co. to help with a
number of conservation projects, including the purchase of land near
Rochester’s water supply. (June 11, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Wegmans donates 7.7 acres The
town plans to leave its 4.4-acre portion, which is mostly woodland,
untouched, Firkins said. Greece Assembly of God, which bought property
from Wegmans to build the church in 1985, has been using the property
with permission as a baseball diamond and soccer field. Now, 3.3 acres
worth of fields are officially part of the church.
(April 20, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Webster accepts gift of green—
WEBSTER — Webster will have more green space now that the Town Board has
approved the transfer of 34 acres of undeveloped state property. After a
public hearing Thursday night on the proposed land transfer, the board
voted 3 to 0, with two members absent, to obtain a crescent-shaped
wood-ed area that goes from Orchard Street to Route 250.
(April
19, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat & Chronicle: Greece reports modest housing
growth
— GREECE — Residential
building in Monroe County’s largest town has increased slightly over the
last three years. Newly built single-family houses went from 181 in 2000
to 210 in 2002, according to numbers released by the town. Also,
apartment units jumped from 40 in 2000 to 192 last year, largely because
of more senior citizen housing being built.
(January 20, 2003)
Democrat and Chronicle
- Democrat
& Chronicle: Brighton open space passes amid blackout
Residents approve $8 million parkland purchase, 2,335 to 587 (December
18, 2002) — BRIGHTON — Despite a lack of light Tuesday, residents
recognized what they wanted for the town’s future -- more parkland.
Democrat and Chronicle
- County
funds could protect open space The town of Perinton will receive
$20,000 from Monroe County to buy five acres of "vulnerable" woodland on
Ayrault Road to protect open space. The money comes in a second round of
grants totaling $395,000 approved by the county Legislature last week to
be awarded to local towns.
(December 12, 2002)
Perinton-Fairport Post
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Democrat & Chronicle: Monroe County buying 35 acres in
Parma — PARMA —
Thirty-five acres of prime lakefront, woodland and marshland on Lake
Ontario will be saved from future development. Federal and state funding
has come through so Monroe County can purchase the property, which is
located off the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Parma between Huffer Road
and Ferguson Drive. (December 4, 2002)
Democrat and Chronicle
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Preserving Farm Land In Parma
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
(2002-12-02) Congressman John LaFalce and Monroe County Executive Jack
Doyle say the county will receive 865-thousand dollars in grant money to
preserve 35 acres of open land in the Town of Parma. The land includes
14-hundred feet of Lake Ontario shoreline, plus freshwater wetlands and
streams. (December 2, 2002)
Public NewsRoom
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Residents Fight For Open Space
Brighton residents say they want more open space for parks. The group,
Citizens for Brighton Parks, held a rally Saturday morning to get
residents to vote in favor of the town's open space plan later this
month. (December 1, 2002)
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Democrat & Chronicle: Jeer greets area sprawl
The new study, published last week by Smart Growth America, rated
metropolitan Rochester 12th on the list of America’s most
sprawl-impacted regions -- worse off by far, surprisingly, than
congested megalopolises such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and
Phoenix. (October 27, 2002)
Democrat and Chronicle
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Brighton residents to vote on green space issue
Brighton residents will soon vote on whether or not the town should
borrow money to preserve green space. Voters will decide on an $8
million dollar bond issue in December. (October 16, 2002)
MSNBC Local News
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Town proceeds with caution on open space plans
Supervisor Cathryn
Thomas says saving green space continues to be a priority.
While the town of Penfield took a major step in preserving open space
last week by protecting a 155-acre farm, Webster town officials are
proceeding slowly with their plans to save green space.
(September 8, 2002)
Webster Post
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Town closes on Wilbert farm
Penfield purchased the development rights of the 155-acre farm. Penfield
is celebrating the permanent preservation of 155 acres of farmland at
the Wilbert Farm. (September 3, 2002)
Penfield Post
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Who should control open space?
A proposal in the town's comprehensive plan suggests that homeowners'
associations be put in charge of undeveloped land. CANANDAIGUA - Who
should control common, undeveloped areas that are part of housing
tracts? (July 26, 2002)
Daily Messenger
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Democrat & Chronicle: Penfield approves 'green plan'—
Penfield voters emphatically approved a plan Tuesday to spend up to $10
million protecting the town's farmland, woods and other open spaces. The
tally was 2,754 in favor and 1,348 against with a few paper ballots
still to be counted. Town leaders estimate the plan will permanently
keep 2,000 acres green, or about 8 percent of the town's total land
area. (April 24, 2002)
DemocratandChronicle.com
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Democrat & Chronicle: Greece looks at saving land
Greece -- Town officials are making a list of the most desirable
and environmentally sensitive open spaces they hope to one day acquire
and preserve. The list is based on general recommendations made in the
town's 2001 master plan, which guides land use in Greece over the next
10 years. The plan asks for preservation of environmentally sensitive
areas (especially those near or adjacent to Lake Ontario) and to acquire
and preserve pristine forestland. (April
3,
2002) DemocratandChronicle.com
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Democrat & Chronicle: Public meeting set on new Wegmans
Wednesday night
February 20, 2002) — Wegmans Food Markets will hold an information
meeting Wednesday night for residents concerned about a proposed
superstore on Calkins Road in Henrietta. Representatives
of Wegmans will give a brief presentation and answer questions from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Dome Center, 2695 Calkins Road. The proposed site of the
130,000-square-foot store is directly behind the Dome Center on 30 acres
owned by the Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association.
(February 20, 2002)
DemocratandChronicle.com
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Union Street in Chili bristles with projects
- Last year, when a soccer complex and a Thruway exit were
proposed in Chili, the projects' opponents won the battle to keep them
from being built on Union Street. But developers may have won the war.
(Friday, January 18, 2002) -
DemocratandChronicle.com
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Greece meets to talk about future
GREECE -- About 40 people gave their opinions Monday night on
what Greece should look like in the coming decades. The town had the
informal comment period to allow residents a chance to give their
opinions on how land should be used for at least the next decade.
Representatives from the Citizens for the Integrity of Greece Canal Park
-- those opposed to a county-run soccer complex in the park -- showed
up, as well as those from the Genesee Valley Audubon Society and other
nature groups. (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)
DemocratandChronicle.com
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Mendon moves to preserve its farmland
MENDON - When folks in Mendon look to the east, they
see Victor exploding with residential and commercial development. To the
north, there's Pittsford, another outer-ring suburb booming with
residential growth. (Thursday, December 6, 2001)
DEMOCRAT
AND CHRONICLE
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Greece
widens door to land use - Greece officials last night
approved a land use plan that will allow for more housing,
commercial and industrial development over the next decade. Greece
will now allow low-density residential development in the town's
largely untouched northwest sector. In addition, commercial
development eventually will continue west on West Ridge Road past
North Greece Road to widen that area's commercial corridor.
(Wednesday, September 19, 2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Open
space not so open anymore Some local farmers are
concerned about development closing in around them. Preserving open
space is Art Wilbert's livelihood. The 80-year-old tree farmer has
about 400 acres of land in Webster and Penfield and plans to keep
them free from development forever. (Friday, August 24, 2001)
Webster Post
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Future
development debated Pittsford officials, a developer and
farmers examine how building has shaped the town - and where it goes
from here. The town of Pittsford is entering the September of its
development years. As it stands now, there are 1,107 homes approved
or pending approval to be built in the town, including 222
senior-citizen dwellings in the Cloverwood complex, to be built next
to Tobey Village Office Park on Clover Street. (Thursday, August 23,
2001) Brighton Pittsford Post
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Grants
help Macedon protect land The town is a step closer
to protecting 2,100 acres of farmland from development, thanks to a
federal grant. (Saturday, August 11, 2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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You,
too, can plan the city A survey to be released next week
will help a group develop the city's long-range plan. CANANDAIGUA -
How would you change downtown? Or the lakefront? Now is the time to
answer. (Friday, July 13, 2001) iKnowRochester.com
- Doyle
nixes Chili Thruway exit Monroe County Executive Jack
Doyle announced Tuesday morning that a Thruway exit will not be put
in Chili. (Tuesday, July 10, 2001) -
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Greece
residents support open space GREECE -- The town's new
plan for the coming decades provides suggestions for all kinds of
land use -- from residential to industrial to park land. (Thursday,
June 28, 2001) -
DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Open
space plan moves forward Local residents will get surveys
this summer asking them how much they'd be willing to spend to
control development. Town residents could vote as early as December
on a plan to borrow $20 million or more to buy development rights of
farmland and wooded parcels to preserve open spaces. (6/26/01)
Webster Post
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City
faces increase in vacant housing Census spots troubling
trend despite effort to slash eyesores (Thursday, May 24, 2001) --
The stream of people moving out of Rochester has left its houses and
apartments emptier than before, new census numbers show. (Thursday,
May 24, 2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Dialogue
about village's future opens Village leaders have
begun a series of meetings to gain ideas for a formal vision of East
Rochester. Members of several village boards and committees, the
mayor and the village administrator sat in a circle, brainstorming.
(Thursday, May 17, 2001) East Rochester Post
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Thruway
feasibility study rolls forward Opposition still critical
of proposal. The feasibility study of a proposed Thruway interchange
in Chili is moving forward as critics continue to try to put the
brakes on the plan. Last week, county officials, along with
representatives from the Rochester-based engineering firm Clough
Harbour and Associates, presented preliminary results of the study
to members of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and an audience of
more than 100 residents. (Thursday, April 12, 2001) Gates/Chili Post
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Thruway
interchange dominates Master Plan meeting
The Master Plan
Update Committee met with the public to address questions and
concerns. Everything always seems to lead back to the controversial
Thruway interchange. Last week, members of the Chili Master Plan
Update Committee unveiled a preliminary Master Plan update to the
public. The plan has been in the works since the fall of 1997.
(Thursday, April 12, 2001) Gates/Chili Post
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Johnson,
Doyle right in step on bus depot - In an unprecedented
display of bipartisan lobbying power for a Rochester-area project,
County Executive Jack Doyle and Rochester Mayor William Johnson Jr.
are asking Congress and the state Legislature to spend $25 million
this year to build the proposed downtown bus terminal. (Thursday,
April 5, 2001) - --DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
- Pittsford and Macedon are
receiving part of $12 million in grants announced by Governor
Pataki yesterday that helps protect economically viable farmland
from development. The Town of Macedon is receiving over $1.1 million
to help four farms totaling 1250 acres in the town, including the
first farm settled in Macedon. In the Town of Pittsford, two farms totaling
119 acres are targeted with the $683,000 grant. Both towns have
received similar grants for other farms within their borders in the
past. (Wednesday, March 28, 2001) The Town Crier on the Web
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2
grants save more open land State's $1.8 million helps
Macedon, Pittsford buy rights to farm acreage -- Two
Rochester-area towns have been awarded a total of $1.8 million in
state grants to help preserve open space. (Wednesday, March 28,
2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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Residents
air concerns over Victor office park -- Lighting,
drainage and traffic topped residents' lists of concerns about a
proposed retail and office park near the Valentown historic district
in northern Victor. At a hearing last night before the Victor Town
Board, neighbors and others spoke of concerns for wildlife and well
water near their homes if the proposed 800,000 square feet of retail
and office buildings are constructed. (Tuesday, March 27, 2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
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A
trend toward the suburbs The six-county region's
population is growing modestly and spreading out to the suburbs and
beyond ( March 16, 2001) -DEMOCRAT AND
CHRONICLE
