For at least the past decade, planners in the Rochester region have made a coordinated effort to connect the area’s many multi-use trails. And one of those efforts recently received a substantial state grant. The state Department of Transportation will give Brighton $1.3 million toward the $1.7 million Highland Crossing Trail project, which will connect a […]
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OUTDOORS: Whatever floats your boat
When fall rolls in, and the temperatures cool down, spending time outdoors becomes even more enjoyable. No more sunburns, no more sweating, and no more humidity. It’s not time to go inside just yet. Now is your chance to throw on a light jacket, and do things it was too hot to do just a […]
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WEEK AHEAD: 75 Monroe hearing
The Pittsford village board will hold a public hearing at 7p.m. on Tuesday, at the LGI room in Pittsford Sutherland High School, regarding the 75 Monroe Avenue project. The village board will take comments on proposed changes to the project’s regulating plan, which the village board adopted in December. The 75 Monroe Avenue project, formally known […]
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Week Ahead: County moves to restrict gifts; waterfront planning in the city
Monroe County Legislature committees are meeting this week.Democrats have introduced legislation to restrict the gifts that county officials can accept. In an introductory memo, Democrat Josh Bauroth writes that the current prohibition on accepting gifts is too vague. Current county law prohibits county employees and officials from receiving gifts exceeding $25 if “it could be […]
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[UPDATED] Pittsford board may vote on apartment proposal tonight
The Pittsford Village Board meets today at 8:30 p.m. regarding a proposed apartment complex at 75 Monroe Avenue. A vote on the project is likely. A subsidiary of Mark IV has proposed redeveloping the former Monoco Oil site, which borders the Erie Canal, into upscale apartments. The board is considering site plan approval and special […]
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Erie Canal: going with the cash-flow
Just a few years back, it seemed the Erie Canal was going through its most boosterish phase since 1825, the year the pioneering waterway opened. The old canal ditty that advised “Low bridge, everybody down” was rewritten as “High fives, everything’s looking up.” Now some booster bubbles have burst. But developers’ hopes still sail […]
