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VOL 12 NO. 49
Perrysburg mulls changes to town hall space By Phil Palen
NEWS CORRESPONDENT
PHOTO BY MARY PANKOW
CHRISTMAS WISHES — Cami Clark, 9, visits with Santa at Amish Collections during Christmas in Gowanda Dec. 5 and 6, and tells him that she hopes to find a four-foot Teddy Bear under the tree on Christmas morning. See more Christmas in Gowanda photos inside.
CPOWNY and Buffalo Zoo pair up to welcome giraffe calf By Lizz Schumer
NEWS CORRESPONDENT
There is a new face at The Buffalo Zoo, and Community Papers of WNY Inc. is partnering with the Zoo to welcome its first Zoo-born baby in some time: A baby giraffe. The male calf arrived in the middle of the night on Oct. 24 to first-time parents A.J., 5, and Moke, 3. Community Papers of WNY, parent company of the Gowanda News, has planned a year of events and promotions, in conjunction with the Zoo, to welcome the newest addition to Western New York. A formal press release will be released by the Zoo and CPOWNY on Dec. 15, announcing the still-anonymous baby’s name, as well as the reasoning behind its new moniker. The newspaper group and the Zoo are working together to host a series of events and contests, to coincide with the
calf’s first year of life, and CPOWNY readers will be the first to know, and participate in, these promotions. Baby giraffes tend to remain with their parents until they are around about 22 months old, so the organization has plenty of time to spend with the new little one. Special events will include a coloring contest, in which
children in grades K-4 color a drawing of the baby giraffe and mother from a drawing template included in all community papers. A winner will be selected from each of CPOWNY’s 25 community newspapers by random drawing, and each winner will receive a family pass for the Buffalo Zoo: two parents and two children. Next will be a contest for
winning a named, baby giraffe plush animal, for sharp-eyed readers. A series of eight billboards by Lamar of Buffalo is located throughout the Buffalo metropolitan area that feature the photo and name of the new Buffalo Zoo baby giraffe. The first family from each of the 25 community papers to correctly submit all eight route and cross-street billboard locations will receive the collectible baby giraffe. Outdoor billboards will be in place for six weeks, starting Dec. 15. According to CPOWNY Director of Marketing Dr. Janet Gane, the baby giraffe’s arrival will be heralded by a year-long calendar of events, distributed by the 25 papers, as well as WNY Health Magazine, with an article focused on conservation and preservation of the animals’ natural habitats. “There’s a real concern about
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The Town of Perrysburg is considering some alterations to the meeting room in the town hall, Councilman Richard Gabel said at the Dec. 8 town board meeting. Gabel said unused space in the room could be converted to expand the clerk’s office and provide office space for Water Superintendent Robin Clark. There would be no addition to the building, merely partitioning of existing space. The board also is looking into replacing the carpeting in the board room. Work on the new heating system is about 65 percent complete, Gabel said. A recent boiler inspection was satisfactory and three of the six zones are up and running. Gabel said the system should be completed by the first week of January. Code Enforcement Officer James Pacanowski issued two building permits in November. He is still waiting for information regarding a variance for the proposed cell tower on Versailles-Silver Creek Road and an application to install additional antennas on the Peck Hill tower. Property maintenance inspections are continuing, and he sent violation letters to two property owners. Pacanowski issued two violation notices for work started without a building permit. He is still working on the revised town zoning document and will provide the board and assessor with a summary of building projects in the town in 2014. The board passed resolutions to spend state and county highway funds, and renewed the snow and ice removal contract with the state for Route 39 for the winter of 2014-15. The town will receive $82,357.22 from the state, or $5,967.9145 per lane mile. This is an increase of $8,840.73, or 12 percent
more than last year’s figure. Supervisor Dennis Stopen said there are 13.8 lane miles of state highway in the town. Perrysburg provides winter maintenance on Route 39 from the bridge in downtown Gowanda to the Chautauqua County line. In other business, the board: • Approved payment from the following accounts: General Fund, $21,328.98; Highway Fund, $34,777.16; Gowanda Prospect Street Water District, $17; Perrysburg Central Water District, $1,133.17; Versailles Lighting District, $595.15; Special Residential District, including lighting and waste disposal, $1,290.34; Special Sewer District, $6,232.42; Versailles Water District, $317.59. • Learned that the Perrysburg Fire Department purchased a 2004 rescue truck from Alabama. Firemen drove to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to pick it up. It will be put into service as soon as radios are installed. • Heard Town Justice Lori Dankert’s court report for November. She closed eight Vehicle & Traffic cases in October, along with three penal law and three animal control cases. A total of $1,341 in court fines and surcharges was reported to the State Comptroller’s office, distributed as follows: State, $541; County, $40; and Town, $760. • Announced a rabies clinic for cats, dogs and ferrets from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Cattaraugus County Public Works building on Route 242 west of Little Valley. • Scheduled a year-end wrap-up meeting for 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29 in the town board room. The next regular Perrysburg Town Board meeting is Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the town hall, 10460 Peck Hill Road, County Route 58.
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