Some Brighton neighbors are organizing against a large development project proposed for Monroe Avenue, saying that it would compound traffic problems and alter the character of the area. The Daniele Family Companies wants to redevelop approximately 10 acres along Monroe, including the sites of Mario’s Italian Restaurant and Clover Lanes, into the high-end Palazzo Plaza. […]
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Brighton eyes solar law
More solar power systems in Brighton would mean that residents and businesses could get clean, low-cost power while lessening the town’s environmental footprint, officials say. That’s why town leaders have developed a draft solar ordinance. Solar panels are allowed in Brighton, says town planner Ramsey Boehner, but that’s not specifically stated in the town code. […]
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Monroe Avenue water war
The Town of Brighton is taking on a project to make a section of Monroe Avenue more attractive and more pedestrian friendly. But the project’s main aim is to control storm water runoff along the heavily traveled road. The streetscape between Twelve Corners and Allens Creek near Westfall Road will be remade into a “green […]
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Imminent domain
A once fought-over piece of land next to Buckland Park in Brighton may end up in the town’s hands, after all. Brighton officials tried unsuccessfully to buy the land between Westfall and South Winton roads several years ago to add to the then-nascent park. The property was instead purchased by Faith Temple Church with plans […]
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Brighton pursuing drilling ban
The Town of Brighton is acting to make a temporary ban on natural gas and oil drilling within town limits, including fracking, permanent. At 7 p.m. today, the Brighton Town Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed ban. Town Supervisor Bill Moehle says the board will probably vote on the proposed law at […]
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A loss and a win on Binghamton’s fracking ban
A state Supreme Court justice has struck down the City of Binghamton’s moratorium on fracking and related activities, reports the New York Times. But the same judge also affirmed that communities have the right to exclude drilling activities through zoning laws. The New York Times quotes state Supreme Court Justice Ferris Lebous’s decision, which according […]
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Elected officials voice opposition to fracking
Over 400 elected officials, including several in Monroe County, have signed on to a letter urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to maintain the de facto moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing. The letter, led by a group known as Elected Officials to Protect New York, says that the current analyses of fracking are inadequate. The state Department […]
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The Aqueduct’s future, Elmwood’s widening, warnings for pesticides
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It’s a stretch: Elmwood Avenue’s growing pains
Like all the recent construction nearby, Strong Hospital’s new main entrance gives symbolic weight to plans for Rochester’s economic future. There’s a symbolic turnaround, too. Strong used to put its face more toward Crittenden Boulevard; now it faces Elmwood Avenue. This is painfully evident at rush hour, when Strong and the nearby University of Rochester […]
