53Rd ANNivERsARY of EARTH dAY

Caz College organizes final creek cleanup

BY KATE Hill Staff Writer

Cazenovia will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day on Saturday, April 22 with a full schedule of fun, hands-on, and educational programs that will bring together residents, students, business owners, farmers, and energy experts.

Twenty-six groups are participating in this year’s celebration, which is focused on providing people with tools and expertise to save energy, lower their carbon footprint, and save money.

“Providing people in our community with the tools and resources to have access to [new] technologies seemed like the most useful thing we could provide during Earth Day,” said Earth Day organizer Geoffrey Navias. “Right now, there is an opportunity and it’s a great way for people to help themselves. How we heat our homes, how we light them, how we power our cars, this is all changing. There have been really great advancements. These technologies are much more efficient and use less energy, and we do less damage to the environment. Right now, the new state and federal programs are [starting] to roll out, and there are amazing incentive and rebate programs that can be tapped. Cazenovia is a beautiful area,

Town residents address fair housing topic

BY KATE Hill Staff Writer

On April 10, the Cazenovia Town Board held a public hearing on the topic of fair housing in the Town of Cazenovia.

According to the meeting agenda, April is Fair Housing Month in the Town of Cazenovia.

Local real estate agent Nicki Donlin started off the conversation by asking the board to explain why a public hearing on fair housing was included on the agenda.

Submitted photo and we are in a great position to be a leader that other towns emulate. It is also kind of fun; I have solar on the roof of our house, and along with powering the house, we store the power in our electric car’s battery. It’s a great feeling not to have to pay gas prices.”

Twenty-six organizations are coming together in Cazenovia on saturday, April 22 to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Earth day. Pictured: the 2022 Chittenango Creek clean-up.

The day will start off with multiple cleanup projects around town. Project Café’s student members will lead a general village clean-up starting at 11 a.m., and the Cazenovia Garden Club will be cleaning up Gypsy Bay and the south shore of the lake at 10 a.m.

The community’s annual Chittenango Creek clean-up will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Volunteers should meet at the Buyea’s park- ing lot dressed for the weather and wearing old clothes and boots. Trash bags will be provided, and gloves will be available to borrow.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome, but minors must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is sponsored by Cazenovia College’s environmental club, fishing club, Alpha Lambda Delta First Year Honor Society, Alpha Phi Omega National Community Service Fraternity, and alumni association, as well as the Madison County Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Scout Troop 18, the CNY Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, and the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation (CPF).

According to Dr. Thad Yorks, professor

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