Camillus Park dispute nears settlement over ownership
After a five year dispute Onondaga County and the town of Camillus move toward transferring ownership of Camillus Park and its pool. The town seeks a summer transfer while bidding 75 000 for a 24 foot tall water slide to boost attendance and revenue. Local residents debate the plan with concerns over liability and timing.
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Onondaga
Camillus Park
Down
Rocco C. Pirra
William E. Bush
R-Camillus
Patricia Petroccl
Newport Road
Petrocci
West Genesee
Gary MacLachlan
Genesee Street
Health officials seek meaning of PCB findings near Ley Creek
Onondaga County health officials weigh whether low PCB levels in Ley Creek neighborhoods and three parks align with urban background levels. They note some PCBs exceed typical background amounts and probe sources beyond GM use, while park samples show mostly low or nonhazardous readings.
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Ley Creek
General Motors
Onondaga County
James Miller
Miller
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Duerr Park
Salina
Central
Gateway Parks
Cicero
Cambridge Avenue
Maller
Ken Bogdan
Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment
James W. Gillette
Institute For Comparative and Environmental Toxicology
Corpell University
Gillette
Taft Road
Camillus mulls tighter rules for housing developers
Camillus seeks to revise subdivision rules to require higher application fees, increased project inspections, and more detailed building specifications. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Camillus Municipal Building. Officials say the 24 year old rules need updating as development pressure grows. Supervisor Pirro notes Camillus could see 3,000 new homes in ten years while only about a third developed.
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Camillus
Offigis
Camillis
Genesee St
Rocco C. Pirro
Frank J. Sacco
Pirro
Jook Camillus
Ady
North Syracuse teachers protest 20 job cuts in budget
North Syracuse teachers urged the district’s 1987-88 budget at Tuesday’s annual meeting while endorsing a $49.6 million plan. They warned the elimination of 20 teaching posts, mainly in secondary schools and a junior high, would harm elective offerings and student learning, amid threats of further cuts if the budget fails.
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North
Syracuse
North Syracuse
Thomas C. O'Rourke
Joan Coffin
North Syracuse Education Association
DA candidateWon't Handle Criminal Cases In Campaign Period
Democratic candidate Robert Wildridge said he will avoid handling new criminal defense work during the campaign to prevent any impression of divided loyalties. He testified in a manslaughter sentencing and plans to refer new cases to partners while continuing existing ones. The Assigned Counsel Committee may address whether a district attorney candidate should carry criminal cases. Wildridge, who announced his bid to unseat incumbent Richard Hennessy Jr., will keep his role as court-appointed receiver for the Tripoli Tondril.
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Robert Wildridge
Wildridge
Waldridge
Quondaga County Bar Assocation
District Attorney
Richard Hennessy Jr
Tripoli
Skaneateles board dines with billiard table meeting
Report from Skaneateles describes villagers holding a regular meeting in a fire station after a nearby fire, with officials seated around a billiard table amid crowded conditions. Mayor Carl Fisher spoke as crews moved to the main hall after firefighting concluded.
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Skaneateles
Fennell Street
Trabold
Jordan St
Gary Shappell
Shappell
Carl Fisher
Fisher
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Syracuse University School of Law
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