May 1, 2012
On Saturday May 19th from 10 am to 12 pm the Friends of Lorenzo will host a walking tour of historic Cazenovia Church Architecture. Tour leaders Jerry Munger and Ted Bartlett will focus on architectural design, changes over time and local historical information. Included on the tour are the former Unitarian Church, the Cazenovia United Methodist Church, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, and the Cazenovia Village Baptist Churches, the sites of the former St. James Catholic Church, Free Church and the First Presbyterian Church. Space is limited and advance reservations are required. For more information please call Diane Voss at (315)655-3200 or visit www.lorenzony.org.
April 27, 2012
On Thursday, May 3rd. at 7:30 PM, the Town of Cazenovia Planning Board will go to a final vote on the demolition of the Comstock/Enders house on Route 20 east. This is not a public hearing, but an informed audience should be present to demonstrate support for an alternate action which would preserve the property and to witness the vote.
The Planning Board meets at the Town Office Building, Gothic Cottage, 7 Albany St., Cazenovia.
View the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the Notice of Completion of the FEIS for David C. Muraco (applicant) and New Venture Assets, LLC (owner) for property located at 2363 Route 20 East, Town of Cazenovia, Tax Map # 95.3-2-26.1, which was deemed complete at the Planning Board meeting on April 5, 2012 by going to the Town website at www.townofcazenovia.org.
April 8, 2012
ZEPHINIA COMSTOCK/ENDERS FARMHOUSE (c. 1825) STATUS OF DEMOLITION REQUEST
Last summer the Town of Cazenovia Planning Board received a demolition application from New Venture Assets LLC, owners of the Zephinia Comstock House, built c. 1825, also known as the Enders House, 2363 Route 20 East. State law requires environmental review of certain land use actions, and the Planning Board ordered the applicant to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) based on the potential impact of the proposed demolition (the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places). The Board has received comments on the draft EIS, and requested additional information from New Venture. This information was supplied in time for the Thursday, April 5 Planning Board meeting. From April 5 there is a 10 day period for additional written comment. There will not be another public hearing. The Board expects to vote on the demolition request at its May 3 meeting. For the complete background on this see CPF’s Fall 2011 Upland Journal on the website or call the office, 877-1742, for a hard copy. If you wish to view the EIS it is available at the town office and at the Town of Cazenovia website.
March 19, 2012
Gorge Trail Users: Clark St. at the entrance to the Gorge Trail will be torn up Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20-21, for sewer line construction. Trail users should start at the village garage, or plan alternate parking for tuesday and wednesday.
March 12, 2012
Bluebirds - And More! Our first event for the 2012 Walks "N Talks series will be Saturday, March 17 at the Cazenovia Library Community Room. John Rogers,co-founder of the New York State Bluebird Society and recognized authority on bluebird conservation, will talk about the life history, ecology and nesting of the New Yosrk State official bird. Also, all ages can make your own bluebird box! Call 877-1742 to pre-register for boxes.
March 1, 2012
CPF needs your vote! During the month of March, the Central New York Community Foundation is celebrating its 85th birthday with the CNY85 Giving Project. They will donate $8500 to one of 10 organizations who receive the most online votes at www.cny85.org during the month. CPF would use the money to construct a wetland interpretive trail south of Gillette Lane in Cazenovia. Each person can vote once per day for the entire month - that's 25 votes each! Start now and make it a daily habit.
February 22, 2012
A bald eagle was seen on Atwell's Knoll off Burlingame Road, resting in a tree on the south edge of the woods. Mature bald eagles have distinctive white heads with yellow eyes, a brown body and a wingspan of 6 feet. Access the CPF trails from the parking area on the north side of Burlingame Road 1 mile west of Route 13.
January 4, 2012
On Thursday, January 5 at 7:30 pm the Town of Cazenovia Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the request for demolition of the Ender's House on Route 20 east. This well-known landmark is an historic structure, built around 1830, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 along with 24 other nationally important historic properties in the Town of Cazenovia.
December 31, 2011
A tally of the sign-in sheets from CPF's three trail kiosks totaled over 4000 trail users for the 2011 year. That is a 26% increase over 2010 registered trail use. The Gorge Trail, an old railroad bed that extends over 2 miles north along Chittenango Creek from the Village of Cazenovia, is CPF's most heavily used trail, with over 3000 sign-ins for the year. This trail is a favorite of walkers and cross country skiers. The Burlingame Trail system, with a parking area on burlingame Road 1 mile east of Route 13, showed 725 signed-in visitors for the year. Fairchild Hill, with access and parking behind the Truch brown building at the south end of the lake, showed 293 visitors.
With your support, CPF owns and maintains these trails for public use. Please respect adjacent owners and other trail users.
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