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The Cazenovia Public Library (CPL) celebrated the April 8 solar eclipse by teaming up with Lorenzo State Historic Site and the New Woodstock Free Library to present a free, community viewing party. The event, which drew about 250 people to the Lorenzo lawn, included refreshments, games, and activities. CPL distributed a limited number of eclipse glasses to enable attendees to safely view the astronomical event. The library is collecting the glasses to recycle and send to programs that will redistribute them for the next solar eclipse.
Nelson Farms to close Country Store & Production Facility to shut its doors this spring
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Nelson Farms — a small-scale, FDA-certified food processing incubator, country store, and taproom — recently announced that it will be permanently closing on May 31, 2024. By kate Hill Staff Writer After over two decades of supporting New York State businesses, Nelson Farms Country Store & Production Facility is planning to permanently close its kitchen and retail location on May 31, 2024, due to financial challenges. Nelson Farms, which encompasses a country store, taproom, and food processing incubator, is lo-
cated at 3261 Rt. 20 in the Town of Nelson. The business has three employees and is owned and operated by the Morrisville Auxiliary Corporation (MAC), a non-profit that provides non-academic services to SUNY Morrisville, such as campus dining services, two housing facilities, facilities maintenance, catering services, and the campus store. MAC also owns and runs the Morrisville IcePlex and the Cop-
per Turret restaurant. “The revenue from Nelson Farms was unable to keep pace with the expenses associated with running the facility,” said MAC Executive Director Jennie Bowden. “Over the last few years, we instituted a variety of strategies to help close this gap. While these strategies ensured that we were continuing to offer excellent products and a service to the community, they fell short of achieving
financial viability for Nelson Farms.” The Nelson Farms Country Store is a New York specialty market featuring more than 55 active products produced in its kitchen, as well as products from all regions of the state. Available items include pancake, muffin, and other dry mixes; syrups; jams and jellies; sauces; salsas; gourmet condiments and dressings; snacks; ice Nelson Farms l Page 12
Town approves purchase of boat decontamination station By Kate Hill Staff Writer On April 8, the Cazenovia Town Board approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of a boat decontamination station for the Lakeside Park Boat Launch. The board authorized the purchase of the equipment from CD3, General Benefit Corporation, of Saint Paul, Minnesota, for a total price not to exceed $47,450, including shipping. The town will receive a grant for the station that will cover most of the cost. According to Supervisor Kyle Reger, the town is waiting on the grant agreement. The adopted resolution explains that the town has previously implemented various measures and protections to “advance the integrity and quality of the waters of Cazenovia Lake,” including the use of an aquatic weed harvester to control the invasive species Eurasian watermilfoil; the banning of pesticides within areas of the Town of Cazenovia Lake Watershed; the periodic chemical treatment of targeted areas of Cazenovia Lake; the introduction of a benthic mat program; and other similar measures, including educational materials. Recognizing that the launching of boats into Cazenovia Lake could facilitate the introduction of harmful invasive species into the lake, the town partnered with the Cazenovia Lake Association (CLA) to investigate the purchase of a boat decontamination station. The town and CLA conducted an extensive review and search for vendors and manufacturers of boat decontamination stations and determined that the desired equipment is of extremely limited availability. CD3 was the only provider found for such equipment. According to Town Councilor Jimmy Golub, the town is purchasing a dry station. “We talked a lot about different systems,” Golub said. “A hot water system is probably the gold standard, but there is more infrastructure necessary to put something in like that at that location. We thought this was the path of least resistance, and it also is quite effective. It’s like a giant vacuum cleaner, basically. There is no water involved, so we don’t have to hook up to water. If used properly, it’s supposed to be almost as effective as hot water.” Golub added that the town is hoping to get the station in two to six weeks. During the meeting, the town board also authorized the supervisor to enter an inter-municipal agreement (IMA) for the use of the boat launch facilities at Lakeside Park. The Village of Cazenovia previously adopted a policy to make the boat launch available, free of charge, to resiTown l Page 6
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community: United Climate Action Network plans Earth Day Weekend.
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sports: Cazenovia lacrosse teams take defeats to CBA.
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