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On May 31, the town of Manlius trash collection will move to an automated collection system with our existing hauler, Syracuse Haulers. This will only affect residents outside of the three villages. Our goal is to have this transition go smoothly and ensure residents have all their questions answered.

Beginning May 16, Syracuse Haulers will be delivering to each residence two new 95-gallon carts; one for trash and one for single-stream recycling. These carts will be the only containers that are serviced and are marked uniquely for each home. The new pickup service will begin May 31, but feel free to use the new carts once delivered.

Due to the nature of the new trucks, these carts require placement to enable the arm to lift and empty them. Please place these new carts with the handle facing your home and at least five feet from one another or on opposite sides of your driveway. Pickup days will remain the same, and as you may do now, place your carts out the night before, or by 6 a.m. at the curbside. We have been advised that if carts are overloaded, contain unauthorized items, or containers are improperly placed, Syracuse Haulers may skip your pick-up. All garbage and recycling must be placed in the carts to be picked up.

Old trash cans can be discarded at the town of Manlius Highway Department located at 5970 Clemons Rd., East Syracuse, NY 13057 during the month of June. Old trash cans can also be used for brush pickup or repurposed.

We would like to assist OCRRA in collecting as many of the blue recycling bins as possible to be reused or recycled. Please return all bins, regardless of condition, to the Highway Department or the town of Manlius Town Hall at 301 Brooklea Dr, Fayetteville, NY 13066. Recycling bins drop off areas will be marked off starting May 31 and will remain for a few months.

If you would like additional carts for your trash, please contact the town of Manlius and additional carts will be provided for a fee. Residents can request a smaller, 65-gallon set of containers for a fee of $162.00 starting July 1, 2022. Please contact Syracuse Haulers to request that change.

Any questions about the new service can be directed to Syracuse Haulers at 315426-6771.

If you do not receive a pair of carts, it is likely that you are not currently enrolled. If you have questions about whether you are currently enrolled in trash pick-up, please contact our trash and brush liaison at (315) 637-8815.

Should I stay or should I go? How to navigate the spring housing market

By BROOKE GIFFORD Community banK mortgage loan ConSultant

Buy or wait? It’s a question many homebuyers are asking themselves this time of year. Spring is in the air, and the surging residential real estate market of the past two years has led to recordhigh home prices and record-low inventory.

According to data from realtor.com, the inventory of homes for sale dropped 53% between April 2020 and April 2021. And 2022 is looking to be another whirlwind year for buyers — especially first-timers. Buyer interest continues to outpace the number of homeowners willing to sell, making this year’s real estate game a perfect seller’s market, an ongoing trend we’ve seen for months.

But like clockwork, spring historically tends to be the most competitive time to buy a home. It may be the warmer weather, and the end of the school year looming that urges buyers and sellers to jump into the market.

The burning question: How do you navigate the spring housing market?

First, understand your finances. You need to have a clear picture of your financial situation to help you determine a realistic down payment and how much you can qualify for.

The usual tips apply more than ever, like getting prequalified for your mortgage. Especially in today’s hot market, every second counts. Take the steps to get prequalified so you’re getting an estimate of what you might be able to borrow based on important information you provide about your finances, as well as a credit check. During the prequalification process, your lender can help you learn about and understand different mortgage options to fit your needs. Many realtors and real estate agents will encourage you to get pre-qualified before they show you a property. Getting prequalified is a smart step to take and it shows sellers that you’re a serious homebuyer and ready to take the next steps to secure a mortgage.

Act quickly, but patience is key. Because of limited inventory, houses are selling before you even have time to view them online. You’re in the same boat with hundreds of thousands of buyers. So while it’s important to be ready to see a listing and put in a quick offer at a moment’s notice, be prepared, review your contract with your attorney for contingencies, and be ready to go. Homebuying in a hot market is a marathon, not a sprint.

People do crazy things to buy the home of their dreams in a hot market. Like purchasing a house sight unseen to make a quick decision. But don’t cut corners. It’s one of the biggest purchases and investments you’ll make. Don’t waive the home inspection contingency just to strengthen your offer. While a competitive market often requires quick thinking and a potentially higher purchase price to walk away a homeowner, it doesn’t mean you should have to give up insights into the home you’re purchasing.

Letters

l From page 6 looking to explore the transition to electric buses. Our fleet programs advise our customers looking to transition their fleet to electric vehicles, assist them to create capacity, and add the necessary equipment to support this expansion.”

A NY state bond act in November includes 500 million dollars in financial assistance to school districts to purchase or lease buses and charging infrastructure. This year our school budget vote includes the purchase of three new diesel buses which the school intends to keep for eight years. As a taxpayer consider that by 2030-2031 these diesel school buses will not be able to be sold for school use anywhere in NY state, they could potentially have almost no residual value and will not be able to be used for school transportation in NY after 2035.

I am asking that the voters of Cazenovia vote against the purchase of new diesel buses and begin an early transition to electric. As with most programs that have been enacted to encourage the transition to clean energy, the earlier one participates the more likely to get the most support and tax incentives.

National Grid is willing and able to help with the transition, and NY state will have incentives available likely by this year. Let us postpone the purchase of new buses so Cazenovia CSD can use the opportunity to take advantage of the incentives that will be available and show that we are a forward thinking and climate smart community.

Also consider that there are known deleterious effects of diesel fumes and particulates on children traveling on school buses. We can protect our children’s health by making this switch.

Vote no on diesel buses and tell your BOE that we want to be an early adopter of EV buses.

LAuRIE FEINE-DuDLEy

Cazenovia

years Ago in History

By CiNDy BEll toBEy

140 years ago – May 11, 1882

We called upon Mr. Johnson, in his new photograph rooms yesterday and find him finely situated in the second story of the Ten Eyck Block. At present he makes sittings up stairs in the skylight room formerly used by Mr. Mather, but will soon be in his permanent room, now being built in the rear of the Ten Eyck Block, the annex will built of brick and contain two skylight one at each end of the gallery, giving him facilities not usually found in galleries even in cities. Mr. Johnson wished us to correct the impressions many have that he was not ready for Patrons, and to say that he has missed only four days in making sittings since his removal. Call and see him and you will be more than pleased with the enterprise of Mr. J.

120 years ago – May 8, 1902

There have been several responses to the question propounded by Mr. C.S. Titus, of New York in the last issue of the Republican, as to the proper name of Cazenovia Lake. Mr. Titus evidently has some doubts as to the genuineness of the name Owahgena, believing that the proper Indian title is “Canasaraga.” Most of those who have offered evidence in the matter have referred to Mrs. Hammond’s history of Madison County, which in reference to the lake states: “The lake also was named in honor of John Lincklaen. On all the early maps the lake bore no other name than ‘Lincklaen’s Lake.’ In later years, when the village had grown into some importance it gradually came to be known as ‘Cazenovia Lake,’ and more recently the aboriginal name ‘Owahgena’ meaning the lake where the yellow fish swim or yellow perch lake, has become quite generally adopted.”

100 years ago – May 11, 1922

There was shipped last week Friday from the J. A. Loyster Machine Shop at Cazenovia a bottle cap machine to London, England. The machine, which weighs about 5,000 pounds, was invented and built by Mr. Loyster. It prints from a roll at high speed and automatically cuts out and paraffines the milk caps. Previously, special printing presses invented and manufactured here by Mr. Loyster have been shipped to France, China and two to Cuba. Two machines are now being built for shipment to Canada. The local plant is rushed to its fullest capacity and has been all through the dull times. In fact, the plant even in the dullest times was not able to keep up with the orders and had to have several thousand dollars of its work done in outside shops.

80 years ago – May 14, 1942

Pompey Center School District, No. 10 has become the 29th district to centralize with Cazenovia Central School, the result of a 36 to 11 ballot Tuesday night. Sometime ago taxpayers of that district requested the privilege of voting on the proposition of centralizing with Cazenovia, but local authorities prevailed upon them to postpone the election until their voters could thoroughly study the matter. The decision brings with it an assessed valuation of $130,000 and about 21 pupils who if distributed throughout the local school will average two pupils to each grade. The Cazenovia Central School appreciates the confidence placed in her system by Pompey Center and extends a warm welcome to her neighbors from the west.

ACROSS

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DOWN

1. Old EU money 2. Some put it on steak 3. Sign language 4. Sowed on the ground 5. Tags 6. Everyone has one 7. Arguments 8. N. African capital 9. Midgame (abbr.) 10. Change as needed 11. Functioning as a consonant 13. An island in the north Atlantic 15. Carpenter’s tool 17. Small football player 18. Ghosts say it 21. Explain through logic 23. Having ten 24. Criticize 27. Arms of the sea 29. Belonging to a bottom layer 32. __ Caesar, comedian 34. Licensed health care pro (abbr.) 35. Swiss cottage 36. Cleft lip 39. Loud, unpleasant noise 40. Dis gure 43. Kayakers traverse them 44. Authored 46. Small freshwater shes 47. Macabre poet 49. Carthaginian statesman 51. Principle underlying the universe 54. Common Japanese surname 59. The bill in a restaurant

SUDOKU

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