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Tim Siepel is looking to rezone his property at 34 Barnstead Drive, to turn it into apartments.
Street to Franklin Street, before the construction of the Franklin and Mechanic streetscape project begins. “These mains were installed in the 1930s and are subject to continuous repairs and poor water qual-
ity,” Kostowniak said in a statement presented to the village board. “This is a pro-active project to help improve the village water system, water quality and fire flow. We recommend replacing these mains prior to
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Village sets meeting for rezoning of Barnstead Drive property The Springville village Board of Trustees set a public hearing for Feb. 2 to discuss the proposed rezoning of the property at 34 Barnstead Drive, at their Jan. 5 meeting. Property owner Tim Siepel submitted a proposal to rezone his commercialindustrial to multiple residential, in December. Siepel has plans to transform the current retail, apartment and office space into fully apartments. While Mike Kaleta, village code enforcement officer and building inspector, does not anticipate the shift to “change zoning that much,” he does expect the village will have to send the proposal to the county. KHEOPS Architecture and Engineering was recommended to replace the water main along Franklin Street, from North Buffalo Street to Spring Brook, Ken Kostowniak announced. The superintendent of public works recommended replacing the existing water main, as well as the water main along Mechanic Street, from E. Main
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the streetscape construction project, thus eliminating the need to excavate a newly reconstructed street.”
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A Colden Elementary student will continue to receive medical attention from a school nurse, if need be, after the Springville-Griffith Institute Board of Education voted against abolishing 3.5 hours per week of the position. During the Jan. 6 meeting, Mary Beth Malloy addressed the board during public expression to explain that without a nurse there, her son, who has Type I diabetes, will not receive the proper medical attention. “No one there is trained to check his blood sugar,” Malloy said, adding that mistakes made can be fatal. Later in the meeting, Superintendent Paul Connelly explained that both the principal and secretary of Colden Elementary would be trained to administer medicine, in the absence of a nurse. Board member Mike Connors voiced his displeasure
for cutting nurse hours, stating it looked like an “isolated” cut, with not much thought put into it. “I’ve been against spending money, but this midyear cut, I can’t support it,” he said. “In my opinion, it doesn’t seem very well thought-out, it’s a concern” Members Chris Cerrone and Kara Kane agreed, with Cerrone adding that he’s been in a school building when a medical emergency took place and there was no nurse; “It’s very frightening,” he said. Cutting back the hours would have saved the district $3,500, according to Connelly. Connors also reminded the board that any discussion surrounding positions needs to happen in a public forum, and should remain as a position, not a personnel, issue. The board once again tabled voting on the alternative veterans tax exemption, level G, after an initial vote
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Senator Catharine Young takes oath of office Working to eliminate the Gap Elimination Adjustment and providing better infrastructure are among Senator Catherine Young’s projects for 2015. Young, who took her oath of office on Jan. 2, is beginning her fifth full term serving the residents of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Livingston counties. “I am honored and humbled to have earned the trust of the people and again have the opportunity to represent them in the state senate. I anticipate 2015 being a busy year, especially since there are so many high profile issues to tackle,” Young said. “Our rural upstate communities continue to need a strong voice against the taxand-spend policies that are often pushed by downstate legislators, who lack an understanding of the challenges faced by our communities, and I am proud to take up that mantle,” Senator Young said. The Republican boasted securing state investment in infrastructure projects, like State Route 219, and
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Supreme Court Justice Jeremiah Moriarty III administers the oath of office to Senator Catharine Young, as her daughter, Maureen holds the Bible and her sons, Patrick and Richard look on. EEXCLUSIVE XCLUS USIVVE 4 YE YYEAR EAR AR W WARRANTY A Young called the GEA continuing to fight the Gap Elimination Adjustment as “devastating,” stating it top priorities for her up- was “unfairly forced on our schools by the New coming term.
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