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By kate Hill Staff Writer On May 13, the Cazenovia Town Board scheduled a public hearing regarding the enactment of a proposed local law to amend the town code with respect to commercial mobile service facilities (telecommunications towers). The public hearing will be held on June 10, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall. According to the resolution adopted by the board, the local law is intended to “address the valid concerns and the interests the town board and town residents have in the aesthetic enjoyment of their homes and properties, while acknowledging the need, demand and national policy supporting the availability of commercial mobile services to the public.” The commercial mobile service facilities local law was originally introduced in January 2024, and a public hearing was held the following month. “We had a lot of public feedback,” said Town Supervisor Kyle Reger. “[Councilors Kelli Johnson and Sheila Fallon] have been working with some of the constituents that were involved with this, and after reviewing all that information, they’ve made some modifications, working with [Town Attorney John Langey’s] office, and we are now reintroducing the law.” Reger added that the proposed local law, as revised and amended, would be posted on the town website on May 14. According to the adopted resolution, the revisions “provide additional considerations involving the impacts of such uses on surrounding properties and residents, as well as tower height limitations.”
Garden club shows support for Lorenzo On Saturday, May 4, 19 members of the Syracuse Garden Club, friends, and family joined the staff at Lorenzo State Historic Site to participate in “I Love My Park Day,” the largest single-day volunteer event in New York State. The group mulched newly planted fir trees, picked up tree limbs and branches, set up peony cages, and did other spring chores around the park.
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The Toast artisan bakery announces move to Syracuse By kate Hill Staff Writer
On May 6, The Toast artisan bakery and cafe announced plans to close its Cazenovia location permanently and relocate to Syracuse to open Sugar Grove cafe and bakery. Tonya Starkey and Kylie Gunnip, the business’ mother-daughter owners, shared the news in a post on “The Toast Cazenovia” Facebook page. “This is a bittersweet announcement, but we are overall very excited for what is to come,” the post says. “May 11 will be our last day in business as The Toast. . . . It has been an amazing journey the last nine years in business, and we have changed so much as people and as a business. We are thankful for everything and everyone that The Toast has brought into our lives, but [we] are excited to move and focus on what we love the most. More announcements to come so please stay tuned!
The dearest thank you to all of you who have supported us through the beginning, through every change, and here until the end. We love The Toast and we love you all.” The Toast moved into Cazenovia’s Theophilus Cazenove building at 126 Nelson St. in 2020 after outgrowing its original Canastota location, which the business had called home since opening in 2015. In addition to a large selection of pastries and other bakery items, The Toast has provided Cazenovia residents and visitors with breakfast and lunch sandwiches, plated breakfasts, soups, salads, coffees, and other drinks. The business has also served as a wholesale bakery for other area restaurants and cafes. On May 9, Starkey informed the Cazenovia Republican that neither she Submitted photo nor her daughter would be The Toast recently announced that it would be closing its Cazendoing interviews about the ovia location permanently and relocating to Syracuse to open move at this time. Sugar Grove cafe and bakery.
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The board authorized the appointment of Kandice Fuchs to the position of “clerk, parttime” to assist with the administration of the town offices. Her duties will include assisting residents in person and on the telephone with general questions, issuing dog licenses, issuing handicap parking tags, tax collection, issuing hunting and fishing licenses, issuing Madison County landfill punch cards, preparing building permit records for digitalization, organizing, indexing, and database entry. According to Reger, her start date is Monday, May 20. “I was very grateful to be part of the interview process with [Town Clerk Connie Sunderman],” Reger said. “[Kandice] will be a tremendous addition to the team here.” Reger reported that the town plans to hold a public input meeting at the end of the month regarding the comprehensive plan update. The Town of Cazenovia Comprehensive Plan Review Special Board hopes to present a draft plan to the board sometime this summer, Reger said. He also stated that he is holding his next monthly office hours on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to allow community members to sit down with him and discuss any town issue. At the end of the meeting, Reger announced that the board would be signing a proclamation for Terry Austin acknowledging his 50 years of service to the New Woodstock Volunteer Fire Department. “That is just truly special for someone to give that much time of their life to serving others,” Reger said. “We are extremely grateful.” The proclamation will be presented to Austin during a celebration on May 25. The town board typically meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Gothic Cottage. For more information, visit towncazenovia.digitaltowpath.org or call the town office at 315-655-9213.
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