The draft Onondaga Lake Capping and Dredge Area Initial Design (dated December 2009) has been submitted by Honeywell and reviewed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This document provides initial design information on the capping and dredging components of the Onondaga Lake remedy. The design document and NYSDEC’s comment letter associated with the document (dated April 25, 2010) are available for review. DEC
The entire PDF Document is 5 MB but worth a look. You can get it here.
It shows some detail on where the lake will be dredged and capped as long as an overview of the capping procedure for Wastebed 13. There is also some information regarding the retaining walls being placed along 690. The dreding project is intended to begin in May 2012.
They are looking for participation in community health and safety plans relevant to capping and dredging activities will include:
• Site Security & Community Health and Safety Plan
• Traffic Management Plan
• Navigational Protection
• Noise Abatement Plan.
FleetFeet is holding the 19th Camillus Memorial Day Run. Start time is 9:28 on May 31st, Village of Camillus, 1st block west of West Genesee Street and Newport Road. This is an opportunity to run the same route the 1996 Olympic Torch followed on the way to Atlanta and then be greeted by the 15,000 or so parade spectators as you finish. Preregistration is $10 and $15 the day of the event.
You can get more detail and the Entry Form Here
There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony Monday May 31st at the Municipal Building at 8am in from of the Veterans Memorial (Turner Ave. side)
The Parade will start a 9:30 on Main Street in the village.
1pm American Legion/VFW Ceremony at The Gillie Lake Veterans Memorial Park (Sands Road Entrance)
The village is also holding a carnival at Munro Park Friday May 29th through Monday May 31st. Ride tickets are available at the Village hall, Library and participating businesses.
Here’s a thought for those wanting to march in this weekends Memorial Day Parade.
Memorial Day Parade: Monday, May 31, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Lineup time TBA
Kids and parents, sign up to march with library staff and trustees in Camillus’s memorable Memorial
Day Parade! We want all of you! We’ll be carrying signs and banners announcing the Summer
Reading Club: Splish, Splash, Read! for the younger kids and Make Waves @ Your Library for the
teen readers. To fit the theme, we’ll be decked out in beach gear.
You can go to Maxwell Library or call 672-3661 to sign up.
Camillus Farmer’s Market is now open and held every Friday on the front lawn of the Camillus Municipal Building.
You can find locally grown plants, hanging baskets, container gardens, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, fruits, berries, herbs, baked goods and eggs, as well as handmade crafts & jewelry and more. Trust us, the pies alone are worth the trip.
A niced write up and video of yesterdays Erie Canal Parks Event.
As parks and historic sites across the state begin to shut down because of budget cuts, one local park is expanding. The Erie Canal Park in Camillus celebrated the opening of its Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct project Saturday morning.
Story and Video Here.
The 2010-11 West Genesee School budget for $69,938,455 was approved with 2,037 votes for and , and 728 against. Also, The proposition to purchase school buses passed 1,805 votes to 943 votes.
Elected to the Board of Education:
Donna Scrimale 1,644 Votes
Roberta Herron 1,419 Votes
Karen Fruscello 1,491 Votes
From 6 to 9PM ath the West Genesee High School auditorium lobby. Voting is for the school budget proposition, bus proposition, and to fill three Board of Education positions.
More infromation on the budgets can be found here
Information on the candidates can be found here.
