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Cazenovia’s Tech Dept. New bed and breakfast holds open house opens on W. Lake Road ... Page 6
Volume 203, No. 13 March 30 to April 5, 2011
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Caz teachers help district beat budget deficit By Pierce Smith
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Spring allows runners to resume training Amy Reed will be participating in the 2011 Boston Marathon, on April 18. ...See page 5
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The Cazenovia School Board and administrators have come up with a preliminary plan to meet a $2.2 million deficit in its tentative $25.7 million budget. A small tax increase, general cost reductions, and a tentative agreement with the teacher’s union (Cazenovia United Educators) will help to close the gap. “I want to thank the union for a great working relationship and the hard work they’ve done,” Superintendent Bob Dubik said. “All of us have worked hard together to keep the students in mind, employees, programs and the community in mind through this financial crisis.” About two hundred residents, students and staff members populated the
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Jerry Romagnoli addresses the Cazenovia Board of Education during the March 21 meeting in the middle school auxiliary gymnasium. Board members outlined the district’s plan to cover the $2.2 million budget deficit. audience the evening of March 21, and many seemed satisfied to hear of the costsaving strategies. About four residents took the microphone during the meeting’s two public communications.
While one resident offered his thoughts towards decreasing school bus costs, the other speakers applauded both the board and union for their negotiations. “The teachers and the board of education have
done a commendable job reaching a workable arrangement,” Cazenovia resident Jerry Romagnoli said. “I applaud all efforts.” Cazenovia teachers, as well as Dubik, have agreed to take a pay freeze for the
2010-11 school year and pay more towards their prescription drug costs. A few teaching positions will be eliminated in the preliminary budget, but aside from minimal decreases because See Budgets, page 10
State of the Lake Summit: ‘...a model for the state’ Girls Indoor Track celebrate season The varsity team members conclude another successful season in Caz. ...See page 12
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Public meeting details Watershed Council successes By Kyle Gilbert and Preston Gilbert
Cazenovia Lake Association Community members and leaders gathered March 12 in the Village Municipal Building to discuss the past, present and future environment of Cazenovia Lake at the State of the Lake Summit. Conducted by the Cazenovia Lake Watershed Council, the summit was a milestone in a renewed effort to manage Eurasian watermilfoil in Cazenovia Lake. The meeting acknowledged and celebrated two accomplishments for the lake; milfoil is no longer the dominant species in the lake
Elizabeth Crispino
A SHORE FUTURE: Residents that attended the State of the Lake Summit on March 12 were informed of the decreasing levels of Eurasian watermilfoil, an invasive species that had become a problem for Cazenovia Lake. ecosystem, and new relationships have formed between branches of government and between leadership groups in the community. “Cazenovia Lake is among the most diverse lakes in New York
State in terms of plant life,” said Bob Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Cornell University. “Our accomplishment of reducing the milfoil without adversely affecting the native plant life makes us a model
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for the state.” The road to achieving that result has brought a lot of people working in partnership towards a common vision under the auspices of the Cazenovia Lake Watershed Council. The members of the council include the town and village governments, and the Cazenovia Lake Association. The watershed council formed four years ago as a result of the town and village Master Plans. It is a coordinated body and advisory board to provide leadership on lake management issues. The council includes two members of the town government, two members of the village government, and one member of the Lake Association Board of Directors, who meet on a quarterly basis. They have created a place where stakeholders that care See Lake Summit, page 10
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