Erie Cattaraugus Chautauqua County Source 7/8/22

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JULY

8 2022

Chautauqua County Agricultural District Consolidation Approved by State Chautauqua County’s Consolidated Ag. District

JAMESTOWN,

BY BILL PEGLOWSKI

GOWANDA — The Gowanda Trap Team placed seventh out of 45 teams in Division 1a at the June 26 State Tournament for the New York high school clay target league with a total of 446 targets. Other Western New York teams in the Top 15 were Lancaster (9th, 439) and Albion (14th, 428). The Gowanda team also ranked 10th out of all 92 teams in the state that shot at the state tournament. Individual tournament rankings for Gowanda included Daniel Stang (11th), T.J. Ackley Jr. (26th), D.J. Dirienzo (31st) and Tyler Smith (55th). Three members of the team made the 2022 Trap All-State Team, which includes those ranked in the top 100 shooters in the state out of over 2,000 shooting this season. Gowanda’s All-State shooters were Timothy Ackley Jr. (25th), David Dirienzo (75th) and Tyler Smith (92nd). Each will get a special All-State Team Patch to commemorate the achievement.

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- The Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development (CCDPD) facilitates the agricultural district program in Chautauqua County. An agricultural district is a geographic area which consists predominantly of viable agricultural land. Agricultural operations within the district are afforded benefits and protections to promote the continuation of farms and the preservation of agricultural land. The first agricultural district was formed in Chautauqua County in 1972 with the last district forming in 1995, for a total of thirteen districts. These districts were created when one or more landowners with at least 250 acres of land submitted a proposal according to New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Law (AML) to the County Legislature to form the district. Over time, the AML was revised to include an 8-year review of the agricultural districts to evaluate the district and landowners could request to have their land added or removed from the district. With 13 districts and a review required every 8 years for each individual district, the program was difficult to manage and hard for landowners to understand. In 2010, the CCDPD started consolidating agricultural districts to streamline the program. This made it easier for the County to implement the program as well as easier for landowners to understand. In 2022, the

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CCDPD finalized the last set of district consolidations. The State approved the final Chautauqua County consolidated agricultural districts in May of 2022. The consolidated districts and next 8-year review are as follows: · District 7 (2023): Towns of Clymer, French Creek, Har-

mony, North Harmony, Mina and Sherman. · District 8 (2025): Towns of Busti, Carroll, Chautauqua, Ellery, Ellicott, Kiantone, Poland and Stockton; and City of Jamestown. · District 10 (2027): Towns of Arkwright, Charlotte, Cherry Creek, Ellington, Gerry and Villenova. · District 1 (2029): Towns

of Dunkirk, Hanover, Pomfret, Portland, Ripley, Sheridan and Westfield; and City of Dunkirk. For more information on the Agricultural Districts 8-year review process, please visit https://planningchautauqua.com/planning/afpb/agdist-review/, or contact Lauren Sharp at (716) 661-8245 or

IN OTHER NEWS, much of the Gowanda community has their attention on the Women’s World Lacrosse Championship and the Haudenosaunee Nationals. Representing the Iroquois Nation, six of the 18 team members have connections to Gowanda or the surrounding area, including 2021 Gowanda graduate Miya Scanlan, Gowanda girls lacrosse coach Lottie Gill and Jaylyn Jimerson, a top scorer for the Haudenosaunee Na-

tionals from previous years from Collins. Other local area members of the team include Ivy Santana of Irving, Beretta Santana of Irvin and Lois Garlow of the Cattaraugus Territory. The No. 12 Haudenosaunee Nationals had their toughest test of the preliminary round in game one, facing No. 9 Japan on June 30, which resulted in a 13-8 loss. Scanlan led the effort with three goals on four shots. Santana scored twice on two attempts and Garlow scored a lone goal on her third shot of the game. On July 1, the Nationals faced No. 22 China with a much better outcome. They moved into a 7-3 halftime lead and, scoring single goals in the 3rd and 4th quarters, let the Nationals hold on for a 9-6 win. Jimerson shared the top scoring honors in the game with Jock with two goals each. Santana and Garlow each contributed single goals in the game. On July 3, the Nationals faced No. 19 Switzerland. A 7-2 lead after one quarter led the Nationals to shut out Switzerland in the 2nd quarter, 6-0, pulling into a 13-2 advantage at halftime. The Nationals were able to outscore Switzerland in both the 3rd and 4th quarters for a 20-5 win, setting them up for a spot in the Top 16 heading into Championship bracket play. Scanlan ended up as the high scorer in the July 3 game. Local players contributing to the scoring were Garlow (3 goals, 1 assist), Santana (2 goals, 1 assist) and Jimerson (1 goal, 4 assists).


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