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State DOT to lower speed limit on Route 5 East By Ned Campbell editor@eagle-observer.com
The New York State Department of Transportation has approved a speed limit reduction on Route 5 in the town of Elbridge. The DOT will extend the 30 MPH speed zone east from the village line to include the commercial development; add a 35 MPH zone between the village’s 30 MPH zone and the existing 45 MPH; and extend the 45 MPH zone east to Champion Mobile Park. The lowered speed limit requests were made in late February by the town board on behalf of Roger Tumber, a resident of Sunview Drive. “Based on the existing commercial develop-
ment, roadway characteristics and prevailing traffic conditions we have determined that adding a 30 MPH speed zone adjacent to the easterly village line and extending the 45 MPH zone to a point slightly beyond Sunview Drive would be appropriate,� wrote Carl Ford, Regional Director of Transportation for the DOT, in a letter dated April 6. Ford said the official orders for the new speed zones will follow, and the new signs will be installed by state maintenance forces as soon as their work schedules permit. Town Supervisor Ken Bush said the speed
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The state DOT approved speed limit reductions on Route 5 in Elbridge (pictured) a week after denying requests by the town to have a traffic light installed at the Sandbank Road intersection.
C-NS principal selected for J-E superintendent job
Spring dawns on a new village Former Marcellus Mayor Michael Plochocki tells the story of the Marcellus village reconstruction projects of 2006-10. ...See page 15
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Residents packed the high school cafeteria for the April 6 J-E school board meeting, where a final candidate for the superintendent was announced. he was the middle/high school prin- community the best,� he said. By Ned Campbell cipal at Beaver River Central School Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Diseditor@eagle-observer.com District. trict Superintendent William Speck, Jordan Mayor Dick Platten, who who led the superintendent search, Jordan-Elbridge School District’s search for a superintendent came sat on the committee of community said full alignment was met between to an end last night when the board members, described the selection the board, all committees and students. named a final candidate in Cicero- process as “very open.� “We had, I think, a very diverse “The process worked,� he said. North Syracuse High School execugroup of people and I think they repSpeck said what put Froio ahead of tive principal James Froio. Of the 17 candidates that ap- resented, for all intended purposes, the other candidates was his commuprobably the nication skills and his sincerity. plied, the board interviewed seven; whole gamut “This is a gentleman that’s going three finalists were selected to meet of attitudes to be putting a lot of time in with with three selection committees and here,� Platten community groups, sitting for input, students. said, adding: getting advisory groups together for “After the committee interviews it “This was the continuing communication — open was clear that all committees and the candidate that door policy,� Speck said. board came to a unanimous agreewe felt was the The board voted unanimously to ment on Mr. James Froio,� school strongest and authorize Alley and Speck to negotiboard president Mary Alley said. would fit the ate the terms of Froio’s employment Frioi has been principal at C-NS needs of this since 2004. Before then, since 2001, James Froio See J-E, page 7
MCS narrows in on budget By Ned Campbell With the April 19 deadline to adopt a budget fast approaching, Marcellus Superintendent Craig Tice said the board could vote on a budget Tuesday April 12. On Monday he said the numbers were still being adjusted, but anticipated the 2011-12 spending plan to be less than that of this year. He said the district was still waiting on concessions from its bargaining units. Funding for programming would increase if the school’s unions accept wage freezes, but only if the concession are made before the budget is adopted by the board. Funds acquired through a wage freeze secured after the budget is adopted can only go toward reducing the tax levy or fund balance, Tice said. A district-wide salary freeze would save the district an estimated $542,728. As of last week, only administrators had agreed to freeze their pay for the coming year for a savings of $18,867. After factoring in an additional $286,591 in state aid restored through the state See MCS, page 14
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