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County Gets Support in Land Trust Position

Schumer Implores Administration to Not Institute ‘Carcieri Fix’
Martha E. Conway
(Wampsville – March 8, 2010) While attending a conference hosted by the National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington, D.C., this week, Madison County officials received word that U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer wrote Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar about his position on the [...]

Madison County: Land Trust Litigation Continues

Decision Doesn’t Sway County Direction, Strategy in Land Trust Matter
Martha E. Conway
(Wampsville) The March 1 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence E. Kahn is not entirely surprising to Madison County officials based on his decision dismissing eight of the county’s 22 causes of action several months ago, said County Attorney S. John Campanie.
Campanie, speaking [...]

Pig City Garden Calendar: Gardening that Amounts to a Row of Beans

By Dan Marvin
As we all plan toward what we want to plant, where we want to plant it and how much we want to plant to satisfy our needs and possibly extra to take to CazCares, we should consider putting together a list of those things we need to get the garden off to a [...]

Madison County Habitat for Humanity News

Chittenango Build Progressing
Saturday, Feb. 5: Work continued on the heating and plumbing systems – looks like one more Saturday to tie up loose ends on the heating system. The gas pipe is approximately 75 percent installed, and the temporary furnace is just about ready to supply some heat. We welcomed a new volunteer, Joanne Vogelsang, a [...]

Pig City Garden Calendar: Mixing and Matching by the Alphabet

By Dan Marvin
As promised I will now give you a list of vegetables starting with P through Z, though the last one actually starts with a “T,” telling what vegetables can be planted next to them without problem – and in parentheses with a ‘no’ will be those vegetables that should not be planted adjacent [...]

Leonardsville Volunteer Fire Company News

Department Gets Grant, Reminds Residents About Carbon Monoxide
Submitted by Michael Jones
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a $35,053 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program award to the Leonardsville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Feb. 13. The grant will allow the fire company to purchase a backup generator for the fire hall, two small portable generators, a [...]

Three Non-Profits to Benefit Saturday

Signing Event to Help Pantry, CAP and Bookstore
(Hamilton) Readers and collectors alike who missed receiving a copy of the inaugural edition of the Madison County Courier will now have the opportunity to get one, signed by the publisher, editors and some contributors of Madison County’s newest publication.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., [...]

Cazenovia Trustees like revised Riverside Drive project

Changes include access to Albany Street, more parking spots and historic downtown motif
Aaron Gifford
(Cazenovia, Feb. 1, 2010) The Cazenovia Village Board has “conceptually approved” amended plans for a medical office/senior citizen apartment complex south of Albany Street.
Two months ago, developers Ed Green and Scott Shannon met with stiff resistance from neighbors and downtown merchants who [...]

Update on Chittenango Habitat House

To the Editor:
Although the house appears complete from the outside, much remains to be done on the inside before Jessie and her three children can move in. With the first layer of ceiling insulation installed and the wall insulation complete, the Saturday work crews are warm as they work to complete the remaining 40 percent [...]

Pig City Garden Calendar: Mix and Match…or Maybe Not

As promised, I will now give you a list to do some thinking on and planning with for your 2010 veggie garden. After each vegetable, I have listed vegetables that can be planted next to them without problem. In parentheses with a NO will be those vegetables that should not be planted adjacent to the [...]

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