Don't miss these open houses this weekend! See addresses and time above. For more information on 6 Montclair Avenue., click here. For more information on 15 Warren Street, click here. For more information on 23 Dellinger Avenue., click here or call Charles Flynn, Nothnagle Realtors at 716-860-2222 today!
Press release from the city's Bureau of Maintenance:
Please be aware that all motorists using South Main Street within the City of Batavia from Oak Street Extension west to the City Line will experience travel delays and road closures between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday, June 20 and Tuesday, June 21.
Roadwork involving the milling of the pavement will begin on the east end and progress west. Areas of work will be closed to all through traffic. Local traffic will be permitted to and from their residence/ property but should plan accordingly for delays.
All residents within the work area are asked not to park on the roadway during the day.
Once milling is complete, the roadway will be prepared for paving and then final paved. An additional media release will be issued with specific dates and times for this work.
Contact the Bureau of Maintenance with any questions at 345-6400, option 1.
Thank you for your cooperation in advance.
Community Action of Orleans & Genesee, Inc., is looking for additional vendors and crafters for its upcoming Vendor Blender to be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Batavia.
Please e-mail Kim for more information at kgloskowski@caoginc.org.
Community Action Of Orleans & Genesee
5073 Clinton Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
The River Street Bridge over the Tonawanda Creek, which is owned and maintained by Genesee County, received more than $2 million in federal aid to help develop a plan to rehabillitate the structure.
The total estimated cost to rehab the bridge is $2,155,000, divided between three seperate funds:
At an information meeting at City Hall Wednesday night, County Highway Superintendent Timothy Hens said the project would take between four to six months and will begin next June. Construction will take place in eight-hour shifts beginning at 8 a.m.
The bridge was built in 1975. Senior project engineer Jonathan M. Walczak said one of its fault is that the joints were placed at the bottom of the beams and the saltwater and severe weather of Western New York winters took its toll on the bridge joints. He proposes raising the joints so that it's harder for salt and river water to reach them.
A River Street resident asked about raising the actual roadway of River Street and Walczak replied "It's so flat out here, the geometrics just won't let us raise the bridge."
The engineer's team is already in contact with National Fuel talking about the eight-inch natural gas main; the gas main will be maintained.
River Street residents debated about how handicapped individuals who live at the Birchwood Village Apartments would get to work without bridge access, since several of them work at Tops Market in Batavia.
"I will try to be in touch with local employers to see if we can get an alternate way of transportation," Walczak replied.
Residents suggested installing a temporary sidewalk and Walczak seems open to such ideas.
He was also asked about the dimensions of the sidewalk, five-feet wide, and bridge railing, 45-inches high, and said both will be kept the same.
River Street resident Nann Zorn wasn't at the meeting but wrote to Highway Superintendent Hens espressing concern about the bridge's months-long closure.
"There are hundreds of pedestrains who use this bridge every day as a main route to their employment and to obtain provisions and necessities for their daily lives," Zorn wrote.
That sparked spirited debate on whether it was possible to keep a temporary path open over creek during bridge reconstruction. The proposed detour would be approximately 1.7 miles long and consist of using West Main Street, Oak Street and Pearl Street instead.
Press release from City Department of Public Works:
The contractor for the Summit Street reconstruction has begun work, and as a result, traffic access will be limited during this project.
Please observe the posted detours, and use caution when traveling in the construction zone.
The initial phase of this project will impact the Summit Street sidewalk on the east side of the road, but the west sidewalk will be open and passable for pedestrians.
Summer is here. Mini Golf is, too. Terry Hills Miniature Golf Course opens Friday, June 17th! Excitement for all ages as you putt your way over ramps, bridges, dips & other fun obstacles in pursuit of those Hole-In-Ones! Bring Dad this Father’s Day and he plays for FREE (and if you let him win, that’s OK, too).
Make it a day and stop into the restaurant before or after you play for a delicious lunch, dinner or Sunday Brunch! Click here for our menus (Restaurant Hours: Mon-Fri 11-9, Sunday Brunch 10-2). Terry Hills is located at 5122 Clinton Street Road, Route 33, Batavia, NY. (585) 343-0642
Press release:
The City of Batavia has been selected as a finalist in the Finger Lakes Region $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative Competition.
The Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) will invest $10 million in one community that is ripe for development within the Finger Lakes Region. The DRI will transform the selected community into a vibrant downtown where tomorrow’s workforce will want to live, work and raise families. The program emphasizes using investments to reinforce and leverage additional public and private commitments.
The City has submitted a DRI strategy that encompasses 366 acres of the central business corridor and nearby neighborhoods. The DRI award would be a catalyst for the Batavia Opportunity Area plans to materialize.
“This is the most positive momentum during my time in Batavia. I believe the unprecedented collaboration is a good reason for the Finger Lakes Region to “Bet on Batavia”, said Jason Molino, city manager.
Please show your support and “Bet on Batavia” by participating in a “Sidewalk Chalk Campaign” in front of City Hall today (June 15). Chalk your ideas down on how you would place your $10 million “Bet on Batavia”!
The award winner will be announced by New York State Regional Economic Development Council on Thursday, June 23rd.
Please come out and “Bet on Batavia”!
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:
From the City of Batavia:
Batavia Downtown Revitalization Initiative -- Target Area and Nearby
By the Numbers:
$109 million -- Investments in a decade
$88 million -- Investments planned in five years
$4 million -- Building and facade renovations
$2.5 million -- Multi-modal improvements
10,000 -- Workers at WNY STAMP
25 Mllion -- Travelers through Batavia
5 percent -- Unemployment
Need to Address -- POVERTY
Living in poverty -- City of Batavia
Children under 18 years of age
Individuals
Press release:
The following arrests are reported following a neighborhood complaint of drug activity on Union Street:
Clifford A. Keene, age 38, of Pratt Road in Batavia, was arrested on June 9 by Sgt. Dan Coffey and Officer Frank Klimjack following a traffic stop of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. He was found to be in possession of a number of prescription narcotics and drug paraphernalia. He was charged with: one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 4th degree (Class C felony); one count of criminal use of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor); and one count of possession of a controlled substance not in original container (violation). Keene was processed and arraigned before Judge Balbick then committed to the Genesee County Jail on bail. At the time of his arrest, Keene was under the supervision of Genesee Justice on unrelated charges.
Madelyn R. Muntz, age 30, of Central Avenue in Batavia, city was arrested June 9, by Officer Frank Klimjack following a traffic stop. She was found to be in possession of a narcotic substance. Muntz was charged with one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance 7th degree (Class A misdemeanor). Muntz was processed and released with an appearance ticket to appear on June 21st in City Court.
The Batavia Police Department is committed to working with the community to respond to illegal drug concerns and request that anyone with information on drug or criminal activity in their neighborhood contact our dispatch at 345-6350. Information can also be left confidentially by calling the Confidential Tip Line at 345-6370 or by email at http://www.batavianewyork.com/police-department/webforms/report-suspicious-drug-or-criminal-activity.
Press release:
The City of Batavia Audit Advisory Committee was established to provide oversight to the financial and compliance reporting process, external audit process and control environment.
If you are interested in serving on the Audit Advisory Committee, please submit your application (which can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office or found on our website, www.batavianewyork.com) to the City Clerk’s Office by June 30th.
The Committee aids in the communication between the City Manager and the independent auditor in areas including integrity of the City’s financial statement, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the performance, qualifications and independence of the auditors.
The Committee will be responsible for meeting with the auditor’s prior to the audit, reviewing risk assessment, reviewing the draft financial statements and making a recommendation on acceptance of the external audit reports to the City Manager. Additional responsibilities include reviewing the management letter and establishing internal controls. The Committee is made up of three City residents and two Council members.
Thank you for your interest!
Press release:
The City Council is seeking interested individuals to take part in a Deer Management Committee. The committee will be comprised of both citizens and city staff members and will seek to identify and quantify the deer problem within the city and explore all deer management techniques.
The outcome will be a definition of the problem, an outline of all techniques utilized by other communities and identified as best practices to deal with the problem, and a comprehensive list of resources including costs associated with each management practice. From there, City Council will decide which, if any, deer management practice to initiate for the City of Batavia.
Council is seeking individuals from a diverse background and who are interested in this subject matter. Individuals should reside within the City of Batavia. All interested individuals should submit their application, which can be obtained from the City Clerk’s office or online at www.batavianewyork.com, by June 30th. Thank you for your interest in this committee!
The National Warplane Museum's C-47 W7 was using the Genesee County Airport this evening for flight operations. W7 served in World War II forn 1943 to 1945. It was a lead plane on one of the first waves of attack starting the D-Day invasion.
Connor Logsdon, a newly graduated senior from Notre Dame High School with an exemplary record of leadership and community service, has been selected to receive the William F. Brown Jr. Memorial Scholarship from The Jerome Foundation.
The $1,000 award was established in the spring of 2015 in memory of Brown, noted Batavia author, broadcaster and journalist, who died in November 2014 at the age of 91.
A former owner and president of WBTA Radio and longtime correspondent for The Buffalo News, Brown also was a charter member and trustee emeritus of The Jerome Foundation, a not-for-profit association that distributes funds to benefit United Memorial Medical Center and other entities.
The scholarship is awarded annually to a 12th-grader who intends to pursue at least a four-year degree in Journalism, Communications or Public Relations. The honoree must attend a high school in Genesee County and reside in Genesee County.
Logsdon served as class president and National Honor Society president at Notre Dame, where he compiled a 91 average while completing a dozen advanced placement courses. He will be attending Fairfield University in the fall, majoring in Public Relations through the Connecticut institution’s College of Arts and Sciences.
He was awarded the Bellarmine Scholarship by Fairfield University, a tuition award of $18,000 that is renewable for four years.
Logsdon has been active outside of the classroom, most notably for his role as volunteer coordinator for the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, a Batavia-based organization that oversees several events throughout the year to support families dealing with cancer.
The foundation was founded in 2007 in honor of Michael Napoleone, one of Connor’s best friends, who died at the age of 8 due to an aggressive form of blood cancer.
Logsdon has been recognized for his leadership skills with awards from Assemblyman Stephen M. Hawley and Sen. Michael H. Ranzenhofer.
He also participated in drama club, and the school’s mock trial program and volunteered at his church and for other community projects. A three-sport athlete, Logsdon received the Joe Zais Memorial Award for leadership in 2015 as a member of the Little Irish varsity football team.
“Connor’s resume speaks for itself,” said Justin Calarco-Smith, president of The Jerome Foundation. “Both in the classroom and in the community, he is a proven leader.
“We wish him nothing but the best as he pursues a career in the Public Relations field. Without a doubt, Bill (Brown) would be thrilled with Connor’s selection.”
City Councilman At-Large Adam Tabelski is pleased to announce that he has received the endorsement of the Independence Party in his campaign to continue serving on the Batavia City Council.
“I’m delighted to have the support of the Independence Party and its members as we work together to create a better Batavia,” Tabelski said. “From revitalizing our downtown to improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods, the City is on the right track in meeting its residents’ needs. Of course, there is always more to do.”
Tabelski was appointed to fill a vacant City Council At-Large position in January and now he is running to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term. He was previously endorsed by the City of Batavia Republican Committee.
Michael Mazutta, an Afghanistan and Iraq war veteran, was the keynote speaker at a Flag Day ceremony this afternoon at the VA hospital in Batavia.
Included in the ceremony were certificates of appreciation to Vernon Rowe and Joe Gerace. After Rowe received his certificate from Mazutta, he volunteered to present Gerace with his certificate.
Students from Batavia Middle School presented handmade gifts to the veterans who are residents at the hospital.
The St. Joe's band performed after the ceremony.
Prior to his invocation, Chaplain Robert Chambers called for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando and then prayed for them and their grieving families.
A tree reportedly fell on a house at 3 Madison Ave. in the city. Wires are down, too, and it is blocking the roadway. City fire is responding.
UPDATE 5:18 p.m.: National Grid, Verizon and Time Warner are contacted. The tree has been removed from the roadway.
City police are dispatched to a pending complaint at West Main and North Lyon streets. The caller, who is no longer in the area, told dispatchers a male goes from the sidewalk out into the middle of the roadway and dances approximately one minute, then returns to the sidewalk, and "he's done done this a few times now."
A man is lying roadside with unknown injuries following what is believed to be a motorcycle accident on the westbound Thruway at mile marker 386. Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy medic #2 are responding.
City fire is dispatched to Maple Street near Thorpe for a tree stump on fire in a yard.
If you visited Valle Jewelers today, you probably met Megan Williams, mother of Brady, 9, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 20 months.
The Williams family of Oakfield is one of the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation families around the nation that raises money to help fight pediatric cancer. The family has raised more than $30,000 for the foundation, mostly through the lemonade stand they set up every year at Oakfield's Labor Days festival.
Today, as they did last year, Valle's donated 10 percent of all sales to the foundation.
Plus you got a free cup of lemonade from Megan.
The foundation today had a goal of raising $1 million nationally, through the participation of 36 families, representing the 36 children diagnosed every day with cancer.
The new public market -- a merger of the Business Improvement District's public market and the Genesee County Farmers' Market -- opened at Bank Street and Alva Place today.
A new vendor this year is Big Bossman's BBQ, run by Anthony Person, of Lockport.
Person said his family has a long tradition in the food business, and after his mother died recently, he wanted to keep the tradition going.
Fighting back tears, Pearson told WBTA's Alex Feig that he was president of his mother's company, Mrs. Ribs, but after she died, he didn't want to trade on her name, so he bought his own truck and called it Big Bossman's, a name his parents used for their first restaurant, which they ran out of their home.
The recipes have been handed down generation after generation in his family, from mother to mother to mother, going back to the family's days as slaves in the South.
He was pleased to get invited to be a vendor in Batavia, he said.
"I’m a small businessman just trying to make an honest living just like anybody else, always looking for a way to expand my market, sell my product in new areas, and Batavia, I’ve always wanted to come this way and the Farmers' Market offered me a chance to showcase my cuisine," he said.
The market will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and will run through Oct. 28, weather permitting.
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