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

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FROM CAYUGA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The County Health Department is recommending that residents register for "Cayuga Alerts" for information on Harmful Algal Blooms

You must register your cell phone with Hyper-Reach if you want to be contacted by the Cayuga County 911 Center in the event of emergencies in your area, including those related to your public water supply.

Be prepared. Text “Cayuga Alerts” to (828) 201-3877 or use the link below to register today!

https://secure.hyper-reach.com/comsignup.jsp?id=12642

UPCOMING MEETINGS

All meetings are open to the public. As always, anyone may speak, ask questions or offer comments at the start of the meeting (during"Visitor Welcome"). If your issue is addressed to the Board of Trustees and requires board preparation and action (vote), please submit it in writing to the village office seven days prior to the meeting so that it will appear on the agenda. Agendas are posted on the website and in both village bulletin boards located at the post office and the village office; an accurate agenda lets your neighbors know what will be discussed.

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

The November 20, 2019 Village Board of Trustees meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.

2019/2020 Adopted Budgets

General Fund

Water Fund

Sewer Fund

Sewer Increase Notice

Village Office Hours

THE VILLAGE OFFICE IS CLOSED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 2019 IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.

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-4:00 pm, beginning October 3, 2019 (Clerk)

2:00 pm-4:00 pm (Code Enforcement Officer)

Friday: No public hours

AURORA HISTORY CENTER

THE AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY/VILLAGE HISTORY CENTER WINTER HOURS:

News from the Aurora Historical Society

The stories told in the recent exhibit, “How Cayuga Lake Shaped Aurora: Legends and Lore” proved so popular that a new set, “Aurora Stories,” will take over in early November.

In addition, “The Smallest Museum Shop Anywhere” has grown, with antique prints meticulously transferred to modern plates and reprinted as cards (suitable for framing), and two unique books: “The Winter Race on Lake Cayuga, A Tale of Old Aurora” (a rediscovered story from 1850; its anonymous author just might have been Washington Irving) and “The Burning of the Steamship Frontenac” (new historical fiction by Francis LoMascolo). These new items are available only at AHS (371 Main St., rear courtyard) or at The Press of Robert LoMascolo.

Hours: Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Tuesdays (fall and winter hours) 4:30-6:00 p.m. For upcoming events, visit the “Village of Aurora Historical Society” on Facebook. Accessible to all and always free.

Tuesday evenings, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

At your convenience: to reach a Docent-on-Call, call/text to (315)-246-1130.

371 Main St., on the courtyard with Vintage Lighting; Fully accessible

VILLAGE OF AURORA 2018 WATER QUALITY REPORT (Posted May 30, 2019)

2018 AWQR Aurora

Cayuga County Water & Sewer Authority Master Plan

https://wsamasterplan.com/

WATER NEWS

Cayuga County Water & Sewer Authority Master Plan:

https://wsamasterplan.com/

Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency 2018 Year End Report

(Posted February 11, 2019)

November 8, 2018 Water Information Meeting

Preliminary Engineering Report (a copy is available for review in the village office.)

CAYUGA COUNTY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY

http://cayugacountywater.org/

UPDATE: https://auburnpub.com/news/local/wells-college-aurora-getting-state-aid-to-upgrade-water-filtration/article_9ee540a5-f5e5-5b3d-82b5-e648a20a077a.html

February 10, 2018 Water Presentation

Please copy the link below into your browser

https://ghd.2big4email.com/en/downloadfiles.aspx?param=bHU7nmM9wVErJLGEWigvkgeQuAleQuAl

Mayor March 1st water update

Cayuga Lake Watershed Network

Cayuga Lake HABs Update 9 16 2019

“The increase in microcystis presence and microcystin toxin levels in early August is similar to the results from this time in 2018. For more information about the results from last season, be sure to take a look at our Fall 2018 Newsletter.”

Excerpt from Nathaniel Launer’s August 15 report to HABs Harriers: “It has been interesting to observe when blooms occur on Cayuga Lake and compare patterns of bloom occurrence to other lakes in the region. While there have been only two blooms reported on Cayuga Lake in the past four weeks, more HABs are starting to occur on neighboring Finger Lakes such as Keuka and Owasco. To stay updated with HABs occurring on these lakes, be sure to visit the state-wide NYHABs Reporting Page.”

Cayuga Lake 2019 HABs Monitoring Map To stay up to date on where suspicious and confirmed HABs are being found around Cayuga Lake, check the online map maintained by the Community Science Institute:

http://www.communityscience.org/volunteer/harmful-algal-bloom-monitoring/cayuga-lake-habs-reporting-page/ .

Check the beach for HABs before you go!

One way to limit HABs-related uncertainty is to call park offices ahead of your trip to the beach. By doing so, you can find the most up to date information on water quality.

Taughannock Falls State Park (607) 387-6739

Cayuga Lake State Park (315) 568-5163

Long Point State Park (315) 364- 5637 or (315) 497-0130

Lansing Myers Park (607) 533-7388 ext. 17

Village of Cayuga: Harris Park (315) 252-1707

Wells College Dock and Swimming Area, Village of Aurora (315) 364-7293

HABs & Your Health

For more information about HABs and what to do if you believe you, a pet or child has had contact with one, check out the DEC’s HABs page here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html.
Also see the DEC and NYS Dept. of Health resources and links under ‘Algal Blooms/Swimming & Water Contact Advisories’ at https://www.cayugalake.org/.
If you believe you’ve seen a suspicious bloom, be sure to send an email to habshotline@gmail.comwith the location, date, time, and photos of the suspicious HAB.

Stay up to date on HABs on Cayuga Lake! The 2019 Interactive HABs Reporting Map and HABs Master Results Table can be found on CSI’s website here: http://www.communityscience.org/volunteer/harmful-algal-bloom-monitoring/cayuga-lake-habs-reporting-page/. When viewing the map, we recommend using full screen mode. To do so, click on the broken box in the upper right hand corner of the map. Once viewing in full screen, more information on reported HABs, including pictures and date observed, can be found by clicking on the raindrop-shaped icons.

How are you coping with HABs?

Have cyanoblooms disrupted a day of recreation in the lake? Have you had to have a difficult conversation with kids about why they can’t go swimming in HAB infested water? We’re interested in learning about how people are adapting to HABs! Send your HABs experiences and how you dealt with them to habsintern@gmail.com to potentially be included in next week’s newsletter, and to help others learn how to deal with these tricky situations.

A New Old Way to Combat Toxic Algae: Float It Up, Then Skim It Off

According to an NPR article published Monday morning, an old practice is being put into effect at Lake Okeechobee in Florida to remove harmful algal blooms. Through this process, called dissolved air flotation, billions of microscopic air bubbles are attached to solids in the water, including cyanobacteria, which causes them to float to the surface of the water where they are skimmed off. The Army Corps of Engineers are working on developing HABs removal practices that could be applied to bodies of water across the country, not just Lake Okeechobee. Additionally, possible uses are being explored for the blue-green algae removed from the lake, such as converting to biofuel or using it to create consumer products such as yoga mats.

The full article can be found here: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/29/745666501/a-new-old-way-to-combat-toxic-algae-float-them-up-then-skim-them-off

Cayuga Lake is Not Alone - Harmful Algal Blooms are Disruptive Elsewhere. Following are news and research reports from several locations, with links to in-depth reading.

Perspectives on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and the Cyberbiosecurity of Freshwater Systems. David G. Schmale III et al. A Perspective Article in Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 04 June 2019: “Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have been observed in all 50 states in the U.S., ranging from large freshwater lakes, such as the Great Lakes, to smaller inland lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, as well as marine coastal areas and estuaries. In 2014, a HAB on Lake Erie containing microcystin (a liver toxin) contaminated the municipal water supply in Toledo, Ohio, providing non-potable water to 400,000 people. Studying HABs is complicated as different cyanobacteria produce a range of toxins that impact human health, such as microcystins, saxitoxin, anatoxin-a, and cylindrospermopsin. HABs may be increasing in prevalence with rising temperatures and higher nutrient runoff. Consequently, new tools and technology are needed to rapidly detect, characterize, and respond to HABs that threaten our water security. A framework is needed to understand cyber threats to new and existing technologies that monitor and forecast our water quality.” Read more: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00128/full

Alliance for the Great Lakes 2019 HABs Forecast, July 11: "Earlier today, NOAA and its partners released the 2019 Seasonal Forecast of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) for Lake Erie. Researchers forecast a severe algal bloom event in the lake, with a severity forecast of 7.5 on a scale of 1-10. The size of the bloom does not necessarily indicate the toxicity of the bloom.” Read more: https://greatlakes.org/2019/07/statement-on-2019-harmful-algal-bloom-forecast/

Finger Lakes – Heat, early rain contributing to ripe conditions for harmful algal blooms, July 15: “Several bodies of water in central New York have reported harmful algal blooms in recent weeks. With temperatures heating up after a wet spring, conditions are ripe for the blooms. Harmful algal blooms have been widely reported on Cayuga Lake. They have also appeared on Lake Neatahwanta in Oswego County. The Cazenovia and Jamesville beaches closed last week due to the blooms.” Read more from the WRVO news report: https://www.wrvo.org/post/heat-early-rain-contributing-ripe-conditions-harmful-algal-blooms

Potable Water & Harmful Algal Blooms: Are you concerned that the water you drink may be affected by Harmful Algal Blooms? Information and advice from the NYS Department of Health is available in the brochure “Harmful Blue-green Algae Blooms: Understanding the Risks of Piping Surface Water into Your Home”: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/6629.pdf

Check the beach for HABs before you go! You can find the most up to date information on water quality by calling the park office ahead of your trip.

Taughannock Falls State Park (607) 387-6739

Cayuga Lake State Park (315) 568-5163

Long Point State Park (315) 364- 5637 or (315) 497-0130

Lansing Myers Park (607) 533-7388 ext. 17

Village of Cayuga: Harris Park http://www.villagecayugany.com/

Wells College Dock and swimming area, Village of Aurora: http://auroranewyork.us/

For more information about HABs and what to do if you believe you have had contact with one, check out the DEC’s HABs page here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html

HABs Update Editor: Jessica Biggott, Cayuga Lake Watershed Network 2019 HABs Communication Intern habsintern@gmail.com

The Cayuga Lake HABs Monitoring Program is a collaborative effort led by a local consortium of three nonprofits: The Community Science Institute (CSI), the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network (CLWN), and Discover Cayuga Lake (DCL), working in collaboration with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the State University of New York Environmental School of Forestry (SUNY-ESF).

Cayuga Lake Watershed Network programs@cayugalake.org 607-319-0475

Community Science Institute info@communityscience.org 607-257-6606

Hilary Lambert, Steward/Executive Director - steward@cayugalake.org

Jenn Tufano Grillo, Programs Staff - programs@cayugalake.org

Cayuga Lake Watershed Network

POB 348 Aurora NY 13026

“It takes a Network to protect a watershed!”

www.cayugalake.org << please consider a donation to support our work!

HYDRILLA INFORMATION

Cayuga Lake & Hydrilla

Treatment of Hydrilla by the Army Corps of Engineers will take place on Thursdays on the following weeks (subject to change):

July 1

July 8

July 15

July 22

July 29

Please click on the link below for more information:

Hydrilla 2019

Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation

FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS

As we saw with the major floods and flash floods last year, many people lost their lives in the United States despite warnings being issued. It is imperative that our citizens are prepared due to our long history of flooding.

As an emergency management or safety professional, people rely on you to make sure they are prepared, receive warnings, and know what to do. Your mission is the same as ours: to protect life and property. We could not do our jobs effectively without the strong partnership that we have built through the years. We are asking you to highlight flood safety for your citizens, staff and others. We have a website devoted to flood safety awareness week that you can find here to assist you.

The following websites all have excellent information on flood safety that can use at anytime to highlight flood safety and preparedness.

https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

https://www.weather.gov/wrn/spring2019-flood-sm

https://www.ready.gov/floods

http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/flood

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Thanks,

Dave

David J. Nicosia

Warning Coordination Meteorologist

NOAA-National Weather Service Binghamton NY

607-770-9531 x 223 Cell 607-206-4748