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NYStretch Energy Code details presented to board By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer
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ABOVE: Fayetteville Mayor Mark Olson helps Jerie Buckley onto a horse-drawn wagon at the village’s annual tree lighting event Friday evening. Cold temperatures didn’t deter local residents from lining up for a chance for the traditional ride on which riders sing carols. RIGHT: A crowd gathers for the lighting of the tree.
CBA football reaches state Class A final by Phil Blackwell
A long 17 years have passed since the Christian Brothers Academy football team claimed its lone state championship. Thanks to a stirring fourthquarter comeback on a snowy Friday evening, the Brothers have a chance to add another. CBA’s 20-18 victory over Jamestown in the state Class
A semifinal at Cicero-North Syracuse’s Bragman Stadium included two late touchdowns as the Brothers overcame a trio of turnovers to make the plays it needed down the stretch. Going into the game, CBA understood that it had to contain Jamestown’s star running back, Jaylen Butera, who had rushed for more than 2,100 yards and scored 42 touch-
downs this fall. But the Brothers’ defense had excelled throughout its post-season run, especially in the 42-0 regional final win over Union-Endicott where it recorded eight interceptions. The two teams battled through a scoreless first quarter as they both got used to the wintry conditions. Early in the second pe-
riod, CBA went in front on Dan Anderson’s four-yard TD run set up by his own 38-yard scramble. Anderson ran in for two points, but the 8-0 margin didn’t last long. Butera broke loose on a 65yard scoring dash just 15 seconds after Anderson converted. Then, on the Red Raiders’ next possession, Butera grabbed a CBA l Page 2
Town of DeWitt discusses deer management program By Jason Klaiber Staff Writer
The DeWitt Town Board took a series of actions at its Nov. 22 meeting in order to insert its 2022 deer management program. Now entering its fifth consecutive year, the municipality’s culling program is part of a combined effort with the City of Syracuse, the Town of Manlius and the Village of Fayetteville to reduce and control the deer population in the area safely and productively through the winter. As of the Nov. 22 meeting, 320 deer have been removed within the town’s boundaries since the beginning of the program. As a result, 9,523 pounds of venison have been donated to local food banks and food pantries. Over the last two years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that more than 15,500 meals have been provided to the greater community through DeWitt’s deer management program alone.
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Nick Quilty-Koval presents to the DeWitt Town Board about deer management on Nov. 22. “We continue to hope the numbers increase and that we can make the program more and more effective,” said Nick Quilty-Koval of the town’s planning and zoning department during a presentation to the board on Nov. 22. Asked if the town is culling the maximum number of deer possible and, if not, whether additional funds for more sharpshooters would lead to a greater yield, Quilty-Koval
said the bigger issues lie in finding allowable locations for sharpshooting and figuring out the most efficient stretch of time to cull deer. He said he had not been made aware of the exact overall deer population figures and how steadily or significantly they have increased over the years. According to the “White-Tailed Deer Deer l Page 2
Ten homes will complete Pauli Drive development By David Tyler
After more than 20 years plans have been submitted for the completion of the development on Pauli Drive. Last week, two development teams were in front of the planning board with plans for the completion of the Hunters Ridge subdivision. The plans were initially approved by the planning board in 1999 and the first two stages of the develop-
ment were completed. This final phase includes 10 homes and will connect the two sections of Pauli Drive that are currently separated by an undeveloped wooded area. Although a public hearing isn’t required because the project received initial approval in 1999, the board voted to hold a hearing on the project on Dec. 13 to ensure neighbors are aware of long-dormant project.
“The last thing in the world you want is your happy neighbors right now becoming unhappy neighbors,” planning board member Arnie Poltenson told the developers. “It’s part of what town government is supposed to be about.” “Since this was years ago, I tend to agree that there should be a public hearing,” said Rich Rossetti. “I think you have an obligation to inform the neighbors because this is so old.”
construction manager spoke to the Fayetteville Village Board last week about the NYStretch Energy Code. On behalf of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Josh Stack presented details relating to the voluntary but “readily adoptable” code said to increase energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The stretch code acts as an overlay that makes “more stringent” revisions to certain provisions of the state’s current minimum energy code standard, which was adopted in the spring of 2020. A Cazenovia-based residential builder who grew up on construction sites alongside his father, Stack said the stretch code could potentially have additional associated costs compared to the minimum code depending on how municipalities work with it, but he said its composition is based on industry-best practices. “There’s really nothing in there that is earth-shatteringly different, new or unfamiliar to builders,” Stack said at the village board’s Nov. 22 meeting. “It really comes down to what compliance path you pick and what systems and materials and strategies you choose.” However, one of the biggest cost increases under the stretch code, the residential provision for the integration of wholehouse mechanical ventilation, has been made optional by NYSERDA, Stack said. Created with the help of stakeholders, code experts and architects, the stretch code pertains only to new and existing building goals, like an addition being constructed but not the main, already-built house attached. The Village of Tully and the City of Canandaigua are among the jurisdictions that have adopted the stretch code.
In other news
3 The village of Fayetteville will be continuing its public hearing on cannabis at the board of trustees’ first scheduled meeting in December at or around 6 p.m. 3 Mayor Mark Olson said that in 2022 the village will grind down and recrown the road in the Mechanic Street and Brooklea Drive area. There are also plans to replace the asphalt and pitch, take care of silt buildup, and add permanent curbing. 3 The entire exterior of the block containing Avicolli’s Coal Fire is set to be painted, leaving the village $4,000 from the Main Street grant program to spend elsewhere on facade improvements.
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Community: Manlius police partner with Tops to deliver meals.
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Veterans: Fayetteville resident honored at Marine Corps ball.
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