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Photos: Town of Batavia Fire Department's 2011 awards and installation dinner

By Howard B. Owens

David Tran, center, was named Town of Batavia's Firefighter of the Year at the fire department's annual awards and officer installation banquet Saturday night at the fire hall on Lewiston Road.

Left is Robert Hunt, outgoing chief, and right is Randy McIntire, the new chief.

Colleen McIntire received the President's

Raymond E. Morris

By T.J. Woodward

Morris, Raymond E. 66 of Batavia died March 27, 2011 at Serenity House in Victor. Mr. Morris worked for many years at Delphi in Rochester. He was a United States Marine Veteran.

 Survived by wife Patricia Morris; daughter Amber (Fiance Adam Callari) Morris; step-children Michael (Tammy), David (Carrie), Gary (Lisa) Wiest; Joseph (Ashley) Muniz, Debby Owen, Mary (John) Bauer, Beth Muniz; brother Larry (Linda) Morris; sister Carol (Dave) Cullen; step-grandchildren Ryan, Elijah Bauer, Joshua Muniz along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday March 31, at Northgate Free Methodist Church 8160 Bank St. Rd. Batavia, NY 14020.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Serenity House 1278 Brace Rd. Victor, NY 14564 or to Sunset House 3746 St. Paul Blvd. Rochester, NY 14617.   For more information or to sign the online guest registry please visit www.gilmartinfuneralhome.com or call (585) 343-8260. Arrangements completed by Gilmartin Funeral Home & Cremation Company, Inc. 329-333 West Main Street Batavia, New York 14020.

GCEDC mum on whether Genesee County was in running for new Coca-Cola dairy processing plant

By Howard B. Owens
HP Hood Ag Park

There just isn't enough room in the Genesee Valley Ag Park on the east side of the Town of Batavia for a project as large as the Fairlife plant announced today in Monroe County.

The 745,000-square-foot facility will be built by Coca-Cola and create an estimated 250 jobs in the Town of Webster.  The company is expected to invest $650 million in the project.

Biogas plant on the drawing board for ag park since 2014 reemerges in planning process

By Howard B. Owens
digester tank

A long-discussed plan to build a biogas plant in the Genesee Valley Agri-business Park in the Town of Batavia is again moving forward with the recommended approval on Thursday of a height variance for a storage tank on the property.

CH4 Biogas of Covington, operating the business name Genesee Biogas for the project,  first proposed the plant in 2014. 

Sara Gilbert, of Pinewood Engineering, asked the board to Genesee County Planning Board on Thursday to recommend approval for the company to build a digester storage tank taller than allowed by zoning code.  The biogas plant seeks approval for an 83.5-foot tall digester tank.

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