LIVONIA – Our 2017 debate for Livonia Town Supervisor candidates Eric Gott and Marty Hughes is Monday night. Check our Facebook page starting at 6:55 p.m. to watch the live stream, or check back later for the recorded video. We will be screening comments and questions from viewers over Facebook Live. If we see a question that is fair and relevant, we will floor it to the candidates. … [Read more...]
Contested Town Races Galore in November
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Contested races seem to be on in more than half of the 14 Livingston County towns to send in unofficial caucus results so far. The Livingston County Board of Elections reminds the public that caucus results will not be certified until late September and might change before then. "There will be caucuses through September 19 and candidates can decline until September 22," said David DiPasquale, Democratic Commissioner for … [Read more...]
County Planning Again Indicates Disfavor of Conesus’ Proposed Legacy Business Law
CONESUS – The litigants in the case against the Town of Conesus for allegedly railroading the oversized Myers Inn project updated the media on the status of the Town's newly rewritten proposed zoning change that would allow longstanding businesses to expand indefinitely. According to a press release from Tom Bruckel, Trish Bruckel, Robert Siracusa and Sally Hirth, on Thursday July 13, the Livingston County Planning Board cast an unofficial … [Read more...]
Conesus Proposes Warping Code to Allow Oversized Inn
CONESUS – Neighbors to the court-halted Conesus Inn rebuild are again offended by the Town's handling of the situation. According to a press release sent by Trish Bruckel, the Town of Conesus has planned a public hearing for June 6 at 7 p.m. to hear public comment on a change to the zoning law that neighbors interpret as 'amending the definition of a 'Legacy Business' to a 'business that existed before Zoning was adopted in the Town,' and … [Read more...]
Avon Boards Cautious of Proposed $130K Driving Park Lodge
AVON – The Town and Village Boards are cautiously optimistic about Avon Rotary's proposal to build a four-season public lodge in Avon Driving Park. The proposal is to tear down the existing skate-house and build a 32-foot by 64-foot, 100-person capacity lodge at Avon Driving Park. Rotarians Tom Vonglis and John Marks sought commitments from both the Village and Town Boards to help pay for the project, slated at $130,000, in a 30-minute … [Read more...]
Geneseo to Talk New ‘Transition Zoning’ on Town-Village Edge
GENESEO – The Town of Geneseo is considering a zoning update that would create a 'transition zone' between the Village and Town, where structures could be built more densely than in the Town but not as densely as in the Village. The Town of Geneseo announced that they will be holding a Community Open House to discuss the zoning update on June 30 at the Livingston County Government Center at 6 Court Street in Rooms 205 and 208 from 5 p.m. to 8 … [Read more...]
Livingston County Town Candidates Shine at Political ‘Q and A’
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County's local political candidates took as stage at the Geneseo Riviera on Thursday to celebrate the first ever county-wide Meet and Greet 'Q and A.' The evening included 15 candidates and more than 70 audience members, including Judith Hunter and Lowell Conrad, the Democratic and Republican Chairs, respectively, for Livingston County, and Eric Gott, Chairman of the Livingston County Board of … [Read more...]