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AG James gives opinion on SF landfill expansion, latest on Tops shooting investigation, Auburn City Council has budget gap to close immediately, and Tompkins inmate dies of overdose inside jail.
Citizens can’t use green amendment to block bid to expand Seneca Falls landfill, AG James says
Citizens who breathe air polluted by New York’s largest landfill have no legal right under the state’s Green Amendment to block that facility’s application for a permit to expand, lawyers for the state Department of Environmental Conservation argue.
In a response brief filed Friday to a lawsuit against the DEC and Seneca Meadows Inc., the agency asserted that it alone has discretion on when to issue, enforce, modify or revoke landfill permits.
“The Green Amendment does not alter DEC’s enforcement discretion … and so the plaintiffs cannot compel DEC to enforce against Seneca Meadows,” state Attorney General Letitia James argued in a May 31 filing for the agency.
What’s trending in the Finger Lakes?
Auburn Mayor Jimmy Giannettino said he was disappointed when the city was ultimately denied its opportunity to move forward with a hotel tax. Now, City Council will be tasked with amending its budget after Assemblyman John Lemondes opposed the 5% tax, which would’ve brought in at least $250,000. [Read More]
A Tompkins County Jail inmate was taken to Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) on the night of May 29 after experiencing cardiac arrest due to a suspected drug overdose. Despite receiving life-saving measures, including two doses of Naloxone, the man later died after being released from custody. [Read More]
What’s it going to be like today?
Gretchen’s Confections and Café, a beloved chocolate shop and café, will close its doors in Auburn this week as it prepares to move to Marcellus. The shop, located at 27 E. Genesee St. since November 2018, announced the move on social media Monday. [Read More]
Seneca County is taking steps to evaluate and potentially extend the Cayuga-Seneca Canal Trail. The county received an easement in 2010 for the trail’s first phase, which connects Seneca Lake State Park to Waterloo. [Read More]
A former Keuka College professor is suing the institution, alleging she was fired due to her age. The Finger Lakes Times reported Tuesday that Stacey Mirinaviciene, who filed the complaint on April 18 in the New York State Supreme Court of Yates County, claimed the college used COVID-19 disruptions as an excuse to terminate tenured faculty members. [Read More]
Mets hold off Nationals in series opener
Things got scary in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the New York Mets (25-35) held on for an 8-7 victory over the Washington Nationals (27-32) in the series opener on Monday night.
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SFPD asks for public’s help as Tops shooting investigation continues: Victim identified as Geneva man
In an update on Monday afternoon, police in Seneca falls say they’re asking for the public’s help after a shooting Sunday at the Tops Grocery store. “The Town of Seneca Falls Police Department is asking any members of the public who may have witnessed the incident or who have information regarding the incident to contact the police department,” SFPD said in an update Monday.
