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Bethany officials, residents hoping that unsigned easements are last delay for water project

Dave DiMatteo, Carl Hyde, Paul Barrett
By Joanne Beck
Dave DiMatteo, Carl Hyde, Paul Barrett
Bethany Town Attorney David DiMatteo, left, explains about a delay for Water District 5 due to a handful of people that haven't signed easements for the project during a meeting Wednesday at Bethany Community Center.
Photo by Joanne Beck

After nearly a decade of grant applications, designs and redesigns, surveys, an estimated 20 meetings, Covid delays, price increases, and finally having Water District 5 within reach, there has been one more glitch in the process, Bethany Town officials say.

Dealing with communication shutdown: 'a long process,' city manager says

Sam Savarino
By Joanne Beck
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File photo of Sam Savarino, president/CEO of Savarino Companies, which he announced he was closing this week, during the groundbreaking of Ellicott Station.
Photo by Howard Owens

Suffice it to say that the name Savarino will be the word of the day for some time to come, as working through the recent company’s closure and what that means for Ellicott Station will be “a long process,” City Manager Rachael Tabelski said Thursday.

The Batavian had reached out to Tabelski late Tuesday about any updates on the closure of Savarino Companies and how that may impact the work-in-progress at the Southside apartment complex known as Ellicott Station. 

Tabelski responded on Thursday to say that company President Sam Savarino has not been in touch with the city since the publication of the news and that city officials are continuing to work on the situation. 

This is another story exclusive to The Batavian about the Ellicott Station project. To stay on top of the latest news in Genesee County, sign up today for Early Access Pass.

Culinary Institute grad to add breakfast, lunch, bread, dessert -- 'a little bit of all of it' to GO ART! bakery

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By Joanne Beck
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Grace Greene is bringing her CIA-game to Audrey 2.0.1 Bakery at Seymour Place, located inside GO ART!, 201 E. Main St., Batavia, Thursdays through Saturdays.
Photo by Howard Owens

What are the odds of two bakers with the same last name applying for a position at GO ART!’s Audrey 2.0.1 Bakery at Seymour Place? As it turns out, the odds were in the arts council’s favor, and both landed a sweet — and savory—spot in the fully equipped kitchen at 201 E. Main St., Batavia.

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