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Moratorium on commercial solar systems lifted By kate hill Staff writer
SENIORS HONORED: Cazenovia High School boys track and field seniors were recognized prior to last Wednesday’s meet with Solvay, the Lakers’ last home meet of the regular season at Buckley-Volo Field. Cazenovia went on to defeat the Bearcats 118-22.
Cazenovia boys beat Solvay, 118-22 by Phil Blackwell
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he Cazenovia varsity boys track and field team hosted Solvay last Wednesday and won decisively 118-22., over the Bearcats. It was the final home meet of the season, and there was a pre-meet ceremony recognizing the thirteen seniors who competed at the Buckley-Volo Field track for the last time: Elijah Clement, Blaze Dannen, Joseph Diana, Cassidy Gilmore, Cooper Hughes, Thomas Insel, Andrew Kent, Andrew Lee, Willem Light-Olson, Dan Millson, Faham Murad, Michael Senehi, and Quinn Smith. Cool, rainy weather made for slow times and short distances, which made the personal records that were broken all the more impressive. Top performances were by Connor
Frisbie and Killian Blouin, who both set personal records with sectional qualifying efforts, Frisbie winning the 110 meter hurdles in 18.7 seconds and Blouin clearing 9 feet 6 inches in the pole vault. Gilmore continued gaining momentum coming back from injury, winning the 1,600 meters in a season-best and sectional qualifying time of 5:07.5. Other individual event winners were Kent in the 200 meters (24.5) and 400 meters (52.5), Frisbie in the high jump (5’ 0”) and triple jump (34’ 9 1/2”), J.P. Hoak in the 100 meters (12.1) and shot put (32’ 8”), Senehi in the 400 hurdles (1:07.4), Hughes in the 800 (2:17.3), Branden McColm in the 3,200 (11:40.8), and Clement in the discus (102’ 4”) A baton drop disqualified the Lakers in the 4x100 meter relay; however the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays took first
place. The 4x400 team of Hughes, Kaplan, Millson, and Kent went 4:10.8. Hughes did double duty on the 4x800 team with McColm, Senehi, and Will Austin running 9:24.6. Dannen took 23 seconds off his 3,200 meter time to set a new personal record of 13:55.8 and take third place. Others delivering personal record performances included: Jaden Kaplan’s 55.1 in the 400 sprint and 54-foot discus throw; Light-Olden clearing 5 feet in the high jump; Miles Weiler with a throw of 32 feet in the shot put; Aidan Harig (20.7) in the 110 hurdles; Lee (26.6) and Trey Thornton (30.8) in the 200; Sam Wilcox (1:04.8) in the 400, J.D. Dolley (2:23.3) in the 800 and Will Schimer (1:13.8) and Henn Mongeaus (1:21.3) in the 400 hurdles.
Meet the Cazenovia School Board candidates By kate hill Staff writer
This spring, three individuals are running for two seats on the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education (BOE). The seats up for election are currently held by Jennifer Parmalee and Kathy Hahn. While Hahn will be vacating her position, Parmalee is seeking re-election. Also running for the school board are newcomers Jack Sessler and Judith Hight. Each of the candidates responded to the following questions from the Cazenovia Republican: - What is your background? - Why are you running? - What do you see as the most important issues facing the district and how would you address them? Their responses (300-word limit) are printed below.
Judith Hight
I have lived in Cazenovia since 1999, and have two sons, a junior and a senior, who have been fortunate to attend school here. I am excited to be running for a seat on the Board of Education. I am the owner of a retail wine business, here in Cazenovia, called J.S. Hight & Sons. My professional experience includes a career in human services, where I helped develop educational and work opportunities for people with disabilities. To me, the work that was most gratifying was developing in-
terventions for students with emotional and behavioral concerns that improved their academic outcomes, and reduced the incidence of difficult behaviors. I quickly learned that kids were not successful without an effective partnership between educators, the students, and their families. Although our district has many strengths, I am passionate about improving those relationships. I believe that every family should have a place at the table. As a parent of a child with special needs, and another who is considered “typical”, I know that the education process can be difficult to navigate. I am committed to improving the channels of communication, to fostering strong and effective partnerships, and advocating to ensure that all students have access to the resources and supports to achieve their goals. In a post-pandemic environment, I am mindful of the work that needs to be done to get our students back on track academically, to address the increase in mental health concerns, and to protect their health and safety. I believe that public education is the foundation for strong communities. I am hoping you will give me the opportunity to give back to a community I love. I welcome your questions and concerns. Please feel free to call me at 508.612.7042, or drop by my shop at 58 Albany St.
Jennifer Parmalee
I serve as the Deputy Commissioner and Director of Community Services for the Onondaga County Department of Children and Family Services. Prior to this position, the Director of School Based Initiatives
for the same Department and before that as the Director of Child and Youth Services with the Onondaga County Department of Mental Health. I have significant experience working with schools solving complex problems. I am passionate about education and supporting all students in the district. I have been working to address complex challenges in multiple school districts since 2008 and have a reputation as a national leader in the area mental health and school collaboration. I have dedicated my life to the education of young people in the most safe and supporting environments possible. My work is devoted to supporting the many school districts in Onondaga County in addressing the mental health crisis our youth are currently facing. I would like to offer that experience and passion to Cazenovia School district. If elected, my approach will be to engage all stakeholders (teachers, parents, administrators, support staff, students, staff, board, etc.) in open and honest dialogue to ensure the best possible decisions. The top three issues the district faces and how I would address them: - I will support the effort of the district to achieve access to the highest quality curriculum and instruction for all children through advocacy, policy development and financial considerations through the budget process. - I will support the implementation of the Strategic Plan through required advocacy, policy development and financial considerations through the budget process. - I will work to ensure a healthy financial position given the decreased funding and adBOE l Page 3
On May 9, the Cazenovia Town Board approved significant revisions to the town’s solar law by adopting “A Local Law to Amend Chapter 165 (Zoning) of the Town Code of the Town of Cazenovia with Respect to the Town of Cazenovia Solar Regulations.” The local law is intended to enable the town to address potential negative impacts of largescale solar projects by providing additional protections related to agricultural resources, town roadways, decommissioning, and uniform solar guidelines for such projects. The proposed local law would also provide clarification regarding the requirements of the Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) Agreements and Host Community Benefit Agreements associated with such uses. The first draft of the proposed local law was introduced on Feb. 14, 2022, following an in-depth review of the current solar law and regulations by the Town of Cazenovia Solar Subcommittee. A public hearing on the proposed law was conducted on March 14. As a result of the public hearing and written comments submitted to the town, the board decided to revise and amend the proposed local law to provide better clarification as to access road permeability and the allowable height for commercial solar facility panels and fencing, to require annual inspection of commercial solar facilities, and to make other changes. During its April 11 regular monthly meeting, the board sought public input on the revised and amended version. After hearing from the public, the board adopted a resolution stating that it would further revise and amend the draft law by removing a sentence relating to town-owned properties to ensure that every project must be reviewed and approved by the town planning board and zoning board of appeals (ZBA). The resolution also set a public hearing as to the enactment of the further revised and amended draft local law for the May 9 regular monthly meeting. During the final public hearing, the board received input from Dave Eilers, who commended the solar subcommittee for its work, particularly on the law’s site plan review provisions. After the board unanimously voted to adopt the local law, Town Attorney John Langey explained that the law would be filed at some point the following day, at which time the town’s moratorium on commercial freestanding solar photovoltaic systems would be lifted. Langey also noted that Cazenovia has at least one pending solar application that may proceed and that other towns he represents are currently seeing “94-c” large-scale (25 megawatts or larger) solar projects. “There is at least a couple right here in Madison County,” he said. “One of them is over 50 megawatts and there might even be a bigger one that’s on its way, [but] not in Cazenovia for now. I feel like the town is [now] a little more prepared to handle these larger projects that are coming our way.” The full text of the adopted local law is on file in the clerk’s office at the Town of Cazenovia Town Offices and may be viewed during normal business hours, Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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