AVON — The Town of Avon has voted to extend the moratorium on large-scale solar installation by a unanimous vote in favor with one board member absent. The extension of the moratorium will last until December 31, 2018, and will prohibit the siting or creation of large scale solar installations. This extension will help to permit further review, education, and action concerning legislation relating to large scale solar … [Read more...]
Fracking Saga Continues in Avon as Sides Collide
AVON — Pro and anti-frackers collided at Thursdays public hearing where the Avon town board was scheduled to vote on a proposed new 1-year moratorium to prevent horizontal fracking. The town hall meeting room was extended to the courtroom where both were filled to near capacity. In attendance were many Town of Avon residents as well as people in the natural resources industry that do not reside in Avon including John Holko, President of Lenape … [Read more...]
Code Enforcement Officer for Town of Avon fired
AVON — Long time Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Avon, Tony Cappello was shown the door by the Avon town board. Cappello was relieved of his duties as Code Enforcement Officer for the Town of Avon, when the town learned that Cappello had further training to complete in order to be fully certified as a code enforcement officer. “I don’t know how after almost ten years they could just let me go like that,” said Cappello. “They wouldn’t … [Read more...]