Welcome to Aurora, New York
Village of Aurora - 456 Main St Aurora, NY 13026
Phone: 315-364-7293 Fax: 315-364-6857 Email: villageclerk@auroranewyork.us
2016 Water Quality Report
Code Enforcement Officer Doyle is on vacation the first week of July and will not be available July 3rd or 6th. The village office will be closed July 3rd and 4th. The clerk will hold alternate hours on Wednesday, July 5th from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm. The clerk/treasurer are available during regular office hours on Thursday, July 6th from 9:00 am-5:00 pm.
Happy Independence Day! See you at the Fargo on July 4th at 11:00 am for the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Village Office Hours
Monday: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm (Clerk and Code Enforcement Officer)
Tuesday: 10:00 am-2:00 pm (Clerk)
Wednesday: No public hours
Thursday: 9:00 am-1:00 pm (Treasurer)
11:00 am-5:00 pm (Clerk)
3:00 pm-5:00 pm (Code Enforcement Officer)
Friday: No public hours
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Open to the public. Items for the Board of Trustees meeting agenda should be submitted in writing to the village office seven days prior to the meeting. Applications that require Community Preservation Panel/Planning Board review have to be in at least ten days prior for code/zoning consideration. All meetings are held on Wednesdays at the Aurora Firehouse Meeting Room, 456 Main St., unless otherwise noted. To view minutes from previous meetings, navigate to the Boards page.
1st Wednesday - Community Preservation Panel (CPP)
2nd Wednesday - Zoning Board of Appeals (as needed)
3rd Wednesday - Board of Trustees
4th Wednesday - Planning Board
Planning Board meeting on June 28, 2017 at 7:00 pm
The Planning Board and Community Preservation Panel are conducting site visits on June 26, 2017 at 6:00 pm
CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK INFORMATION
Army Corps Hydrilla Herbicide Information -PLEASE READ!
NEWS RELEASEU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207-3199
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Buffalo District
Building Strong®
For Immediate Release:
June 16, 2017
Contact: Dr. Michael Izard-Carroll, Public Affairs
716.879.4150 or 716.368.2060 (cell) Michael.d.izard-carroll@usace.army.mil
Corps of Engineers to reduce invasive Hydrilla plants in Cayuga Lake area
Buffalo, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will be helping to reduce the invasive Hydrilla plant (Hydrilla verticillata) in Cayuga Lake near Aurora, and in nearby Paines and Little creeks.
"The newly discovered Hydrilla infestation in Cayuga Lake sounded the alarm for federal intervention, and I'm glad with this federal funding the Army Corps of Engineers can now mobilize to answer the call,” said Senator Charles Schumer. I'll continue to push to preserve any and all federal resources to stop this threat before it spreads. The Army Corps' work over the next weeks is the vital first step in containing—and eventually eradicating this devastating invasive that threatens the Finger Lakes region's job creating, ecological and economic potential."
Funding for the project is available through the Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
The Corps of Engineers will work closely with local partners including the Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Cayuga County. Surveys of the project site to determine plant growth were conducted in late May 2017. The project will involve the application of a range of approved herbicides, with the possibility of physical removal. Herbicide treatments may begin in early to mid-July 2017 and the project will cover over 30 acres of lake bottom.
“We take pride in doing our part to help protect and restore the Great Lakes, and reducing Hydrilla will provide both an ecological and economic benefit to the area.” said Lt. Col. Adam Czekanski, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District commander. Representatives from the Corps of Engineers plan to attend the Village of Aurora Board Meeting on June 21, 2017 to answer questions about the project. The meeting will be held in the Village Fire Department at 7:00 pm. An environmental assessment document as per the National Environmental Policy Act will soon be available for public review and comment.
“We are fortunate that the Corps of Engineers, experts in aquatic plant control and research, are able to address one of the most aggressive aquatic invaders posing a significant risk to Cayuga Lake and the Great Lakes Basin”, said Hilary Mosher, Coordinator for the Finger Lakes-Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management based at the Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. “The Corps of Engineers, having managed Hydrilla populations across the Northeast, can utilize established best management practices to reduce the spread and impact of this highly invasive plant.”
The invasive Hydrilla has devastated a number of waterways and lakes in the Northeastern United States. The species depletes oxygen levels and crowds out native plant species that are important for fish and wildlife. The overgrowth of these plants negatively impacts other aquatic life and, if left unchecked, can also impact navigation and recreation.
ACTION REQUEST for paddlers & boaters on Cayuga Lake:
Please help locate unhealthy hemlocks along the shoreline of Cayuga Lake. Right now, healthy hemlocks are showing green growth tips at the ends of branches. Unhealthy hemlocks show little or no new growth. They can also look like the severely ill hemlock tree in this photo, taken on lakeshore property.
When paddling/boating along the shoreline, please look for unhealthy/dead hemlocks, GPS their locations, take a photo if feasible, and send to me steward@cayugalake.org - thank you!
We are assisting the NYS Hemlock Initiative in locating hemlocks infested with Hemlock Wooly Adelgid - to treat the trees and track this destructive pest. Here’s more information: https://blogs.cornell.edu/nyshemlockinitiative/
Office: 607-254-1715
Cell: 315-730-5373
Fax: 607-257-7896
Email: stophydrilla@gmail.com
Visit: http://stophydrilla.org
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Wells College News
Cayuga County Department of Health
General Information for Public CommunicationThe Aurora Historical Society and Village History Center is Now Open
The Aurora Historical Society is located behind the Aurora Arts and Design Center, 371 Main St., on the courtyard with Vintage Lighting; it is fully accessible by the walkway along the white wooden fence. Regular museum hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:00-3:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation
Rt 81 Information
NYSERDA AGRICULTURAL ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM
Agriculture Energy Audit Program flyer
Agriculture Energy Audit Program Application
Emerald Ash Borer Information from Cornell Cooperative Extension
Town & Village Clerk EAB Letter
NYS -DEC Self Xport for Firewood Cert rev July 2012-1