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

https://www.nycom.org/

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

Board of Trustees Public Hearing and Regular Meeting on September 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

September 19, 2018 agenda

Local Law #4 of 2018: Temporary Moratorium on Solar Farms/Plants

Local Law #5 of 2018: Regulating Sewer Use

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)

2:00 pm-4:00 pm (Code Enforcement Officer) Revised April 12, 2018

Friday: No public hours

AURORA HISTORY CENTER

Currently on display: AURORA INK! The Printers of Aurora 1805-2018

Next Tuesday, September 18th, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., Rich Kegler, Director of the Wells Book Arts Center, will be on hand to discuss some of his letterpress printing techniques and inspirations with a show-and-tell of artwork and (as he modestly describes it) scraps of paper.

Kegler is the founder of P22 type foundry and the Western New York Book Arts Center in Buffalo, New York. As a trustee for the American Printing History Association, Kegler’s forays into contemporary book arts and the history of fine press and printing have been far reaching.

Refreshments will be served.

Robert LoMascolo will return to the Aurora Historical Society to speak briefly about bookbinding on Thursday September 20th at 7pm. Although few printers traditionally did their own bookbinding, the two crafts have long depended on one another. Robert, who also teaches bookbinding at Wells College, will bring a few examples to show how books were traditionally held together under the cover. Repair and care of old books will also be discussed, and attendees are welcome to bring their own old books that they may have questions about or would just like to share.

The final day of Aurora Ink! will be Tuesday, September 25th, so if you haven't yet seen the show, be sure to stop by this Tuesday or Thursday, Saturday, or next Tuesday!

Can't make any of those times? Call a Docent! 315-246-1130

THE AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY/VILLAGE HISTORY CENTER HOURS:

Tuesday evenings, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.:

Printers and Poets

Open to all!

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 and air-conditioned.

RECYCLING EVENTS

Two event flyer2018

2018 FARMERS MARKET

Aurora Farmers Market Reopens for the 2018 Season on Saturday, June 2

The Aurora Farmers Market will reopen for the 2018 season on Saturday, June 2; the market will be held on Saturdays from 10:00AM – 2:00PM through October 20^th. The market is located at the Wells College Boathouse, across Route 90 from the college in Aurora NY.

WATER NEWS

2017 Aurora Water Quality Report

(Posted May 29, 2018)

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

Harmful Algal bloom Symposium: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-finger-lakes-harmful-algal-blooms-habs-symposium-tickets-47718940636

July 16 update

Harmful Algal Bloom Update 3

Explaining “No bloom,” “Suspicious,” “Confirmed,” “Confirmed with high toxins”

Over the past few weeks of active HABs on Cayuga Lake, we’ve gotten some questions about the testing of toxins in HABs. Our friends at the Community Science Institute provided this note about the toxin microcystin:

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) may produce a variety of chemicals that are harmful to other species, including humans. The most common harmful chemical found in New York algal blooms is microcystin. Detailed toxicity studies have not been performed, and there is not yet a consensus on acceptable exposure levels. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has set upper limits for public drinking water supplies at 0.3 ug/L or parts per billion (ppb) and for public swimming beaches at 4.0 ppb (EPA, 2017). The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) defines a “bloom with high toxin” as 20 ppb near the lake shore and 10 ppb in open water (NYSDEC HABs Program Guide, Section 3).

July 10 Harmful Algal Bloom Update 2

This information is being sent to a group of people around the lake who sent emails to CLWN and CSI last week regarding the blooms being spotted and sampled in Cayuga Lake on both the east and west shores. We are still working out the kinks in our new testing, monitoring, reporting and outreach system re HABs around Cayuga Lake.

Also, the blooms this past week were unexpectedly early - our HABs Harriers are not officially starting until July 14.

The test results below for the three bloom areas (2 on w shore, one north of Long Point) reported this past week, have yet to be fully verified and certified by the lab at UFI in Syracuse (http://www.upstatefreshwater.org/) . What we know so far, as a result of these preliminary results by CSI’s lab in Ithaca (http://www.communityscience.org/), is that these were confirmed Harmful Algal Blooms, apparently not very toxic - but the results are still subject to verification. See details below. Verified results will be posted at the map link below.

To our friends in Aurora: If the Aurora beach was closed by DOH due to the bloom “north of Long Point State Park,” then reopening the beach may depend on final confirmation of results by the UFI lab, and an ok by the Cayuga Dept of Health (cc’d here: Eileen O’Connor, Cayuga County, and Arthur Sinicropi, Seneca County, Environmental Health Programs).

A map of blooms can be viewed here (results to be posted and updated): http://www.communityscience.org/cayuga-lake-2018-harmful-algal-blooms-results/

Help us fight the HABs by becoming a HABs Harrier!

The onset of beautiful warm weather has reminded us that Summer is right around the corner! This also means that the optimal time for harmful algal blooms (HABs) is fast approaching.

HABs pose a threat to Cayuga Lake. They can produce toxins that lead to sickness and even death in people and pets, and they have the potential to undermine Cayuga Lake as a source of drinking water and a desirable place to live or spend a vacation. As a HABs Harrier, you would play a key role in tracking, understanding, and ultimately managing this emerging threat in our region.

Click here for more information!

To learn more about volunteering and/or to sign up, email us at info@communityscience.org or programs@cayugalake.org

Streaming Presentations https://livestream.com/hvccstreaming/HABsSummits#_blank

These two presentations are available for viewing and listening at www.StopHydrilla.org: http://ccetompkins.org/environment/invasive-nuisance-species/aquatic-invasives/hydrilla/fighting-hydrilla-in-the-cayuga-lake-watershed/2017-hydrilla-eradication-efforts-in-the-ithaca-area-of-the-cayuga-lake-watershed and http://ccetompkins.org/environment/invasive-nuisance-species/aquatic-invasives/hydrilla/fighting-hydrilla-in-the-cayuga-lake-watershed/2017-hydrilla-eradication-efforts-in-the-aurora-area-of-cayuga-lake

http://www.cayugalake.org/fall-2017-south-end-conference.html

HYDRILLA INFORMATION

HABs Forum Flyer FINAL-1

Army Corps Hydrilla Herbicide Information -PLEASE READ!

Invasive Species Training

Hydrilla Happenings for July

Hydrilla Public Information Meeting July 13 in Aurora

Corps of Engineers to reduce invasive Hydrilla plants in Cayuga Lake area

Cayuga County Department of Health

You do not need to go out and buy bottled water. You can bottle up public drinking water from your faucet. It is important to use only clean, food grade plastic or glass containers that seal tightly and replace the supply every six months. Bottled water should be stored in a cool location away from direct sunlight.

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General Information for Public Communication

Wells College News

Link below to Wells calendar:

https://global.wells.edu/ICS/Welcome.jnz?portlet=Campus_Events&screen=MainView&screenType=change

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar

Native American music documentary

Bow, Bend and Tarry

September 20, 2018 poetry reading

Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation

Fall Fish Press Release

Rt 81 Information

The issue of the reconstruction of I-81 through the city of Syracuse is extremely important for the Village. All of you are aware of the truck traffic through Aurora and the broken pipes, congestion, noise and safety issues that it causes. The DOT is in the final stages of deciding whether to repair the elevated highway through Syracuse or to demolish it and replace it with a street-level boulevard. The boulevard would be a regular city street, with 16 stoplights, connecting I-81 at the south of the city to I-81 at the north of the city. The highway traffic itself would be routed east onto 481 and eventually connect again with I-81 on the north and with the Thruway. Right now truck traffic comes through Aurora, or takes other routes to the west, instead of staying on 81, because these routes are 15 to 20 miles shorter than remaining on 81 and the Thruway to get to destinations west of Syracuse. Taking these alternate routes from Homer to Thruway exit 42 (Geneva) is between 57 and 61 miles; taking the proposed 81 and 481 route is over 90 miles. There is no doubt that traffic headed west from I-81 will find Aurora an attractive shortcut. We cannot afford more long-haul trucks through our village.

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

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NYS -DEC Self Xport for Firewood Cert rev July 2012-1

Cayuga County Conservation District Information

Algae control information