The project addresses both the durability of the system as well as the need for more capacity on the power lines.
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Calendar preview: Sun power
This week, the sun shines on sunflower fields, African lions, craft beer, classic festivals, and timely, important conversations.
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Thruway cashless toll rigs coming to Pittsford, Chili
The New York State Thruway Authority plans to convert all of the Thruway to cashless tolling by the end of the year.
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Genesee Valley market plans expansion in Chili
The Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority plans to expand its footprint in the Town of Chili. The authority is perhaps best known as the owner and operator of the Genesee Valley Regional Market at Jefferson Avenue and Clay Road in Henrietta. But it also owns an 80-acre site at 1861 Scottsville Road in Chili, and […]
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Chili looks at the big picture
Each year on the Fourth of July, Chili residents are treated to a taste of a truly walkable community. That’s when the town closes off a section of Chili Avenue for its annual summer festival, the Chil-E Fest, which pulls residents from the surrounding neighborhoods into the center of town. Many residents arrive at the […]
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Land preservation
The towns of Chili and Wheatland have been working on a joint farmland protection plan for almost a year. Both towns are known for having productive soil and worked together to develop an inventory of their agricultural lands. The towns will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 27, to discuss the […]
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Towns focus on farmland
In Chili, nearly as much land is devoted to agriculture as is used for housing. And Wheatland, Chili’s neighbor to the south, actually has more farmland than residential acreage. Elected officials in the two western Monroe County communities have teamed up and are in the early stages of developing a plan to preserve their farmland. […]
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Check your gut
What is the price for disloyalty in Steve Minarik’s Republican Party? Maybe he has you replaced as local party chair. Maybe he revokes a promised county job offer. Maybe he vows not to support your next bid for higher office. Maybe. “I want to tell you something: 12 years, being […]
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Chili: exit to primary
The town of Chili has almost classically developed a “negative capability.” The town’s politics are to a large extent defined by something that’s not there, a plan that didn’t happen. The non-entity is the Chili Thruway exit, which, had it become a reality, would have brought heavy traffic onto Route 259 in the southern part […]
