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Westside News Established 1953 Serving the communities of Spencerport-Ogden, Churchville-Riga, North Chili, Hilton-Parma, Hamlin, Clarkson, Kendall, Bergen, Clarendon, Holley-Murray, Brockport-Sweden
July 12, 2020
Issue No. 27
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Sweden proposes changes to several sections of town code
Sgt. Justin Collins, Emilee Lemcke, Craig Lemcke, Krysten Portal, and Sgt. Herb Everson.
Baking to Back the Blue by Tami Raco It began with Emilee Lemcke’s idea to make baked goods for local law enforcement officers and turned into a community-wide effort called Baking to Back the Blue. Emilee, of Hilton, felt passionate about showing local law enforcement officers appreciation and respect by bringing them baked goods. Emilee put the idea out on Facebook, asking if anyone wanted to donate to help fund the baking project to show support to local law enforcement agencies. Very quickly, her idea grew to a community who also wanted to show their support. Emilee’s friend Krysten Portal, owner of You’re Baking Me Hungry, offered to have the baking done at her professional bakery. Emilee has family in law enforcement, and Krysten has family members with military backgrounds, and they came together to create Baking to Back the Blue. Their Facebook group rapidly grew to more than 300 members. Donations of specific store-bought bakery ingredients, gift cards, and monetary contributions came in from more than 60 people. Donations were received from area residents wanting to show their appreciation to law enforcement, as well as to organizations and law
enforcement families. “I never thought it would be this big,” Emilee said. Emilee contacted Thin Blue Line to order bracelets as a thank you gift for those who contributed to the effort. Once they heard what she was doing, they donated 100 bracelets to Baking to Back the Blue. On Thursday, July 2, Emilee and Krysten, with the help of Emilee’s husband Craig, delivered 750 decorated cupcakes to the Rochester Police Department. The delivery was made to the Public Safety Building, and each precinct sent an officer over to pick up and deliver cupcakes to their staff. The remaining money collected was donated to the Locust Club on behalf of RPD. Emilee and Krysten plan to continue Baking to Back the Blue for the Monroe County Sheriff ’s office as well as other local police a g e n c i e s . “ We h a d amazing feedback from the Rochester Police Department as well as from the community,” said Emilee. For more information or to support Baking to Back the Blue, find their group on Facebook. Krysten Portal (left) and Emilee Lemcke (right) delivered 750 decProvided photos
orated cupcakes to Rochester Police Department staff on July 2.
The Town of Sweden has spent nearly a year reviewing and updating various sections of the Town Code. A brief overview of the changes includes: changing various parts of the sign code, deleting the requirement for plumbers to have a Town of Sweden plumbing license, increasing the size of a shed from 100 square feet to 144 square feet before a building permit is required, creating a time limit on building permits, and giving the Planning Board the ability to approve land banking of up to 25 percent of the required parking spaces. Proposals also include changing the definition of home occupation and moving the permitting process from the planning/ zoning boards to the building department and changing the name Retail Business District to Business District and creating a new Non-Retail Business District. The Non-Retail Business District would include businesses like medical and dental offices,
insurance offices, banks, architects, attorneys, engineers, commercial schools, and municipal buildings. Other non-zoning/building type changes include: making it unlawful for any person to own, possess or harbor a “dangerous dog” as defined by New York State Law, abolishing the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council Code, and amending the records retention schedule. The proposed code changes are available for review at www.townofsweden.org under legal notices. The Town Board will hold a public hearing on July 28 at 6 p.m. at the Sweden Town Hall, 18 State Street, to hear all comments for or against the proposals. Comments may be submitted in writing prior to the hearing. For those who plan to attend, masks are required and chairs will be marked to ensure social distancing. Provided information
Hilton graduate receives the 2020 Norman V. Ryan 4-H Scholarship Faith Avedisian, a member of Hilton High School’s Class of 2020, has received the 2020 Norman V. Ryan Monroe County 4-H Youth Development Scholarship. Faith, a member of the Buttonwood Livestock 4-H Club, will be heading to SUNY Morrisville in the fall to begin her studies in Agricultural Business. Faith credits her 4-H experience as an important part of her life. Faith shared, “The versatility that 4-H offers has allowed me to become a more open-minded and well-rounded person. 4-H has helped lead me to my future career path and helped me in deciding what college I would be attending.” She has had the chance to experience a variety of leadership experiences as an officer in her club and was afforded the opportunity for career exploration at different 4-H events. These experiences have aided in the development of independent leadership skills and the ability to step forward and take charge in a variety of situations. Susan Coyle, 4-H Program Leader, said, “It is a pleasure to honor Faith with the Norman V. Ryan 4-H Scholarship. Faith has been a member of 4-H since she was a young child. She has grown up trying new projects and new experiences. She has developed a passion for agriculture and will be continuing her education in the field. This will be a great fit for a young person who spends her summers showing cattle and educating the public about the dairy industry, and farming in general. Faith is a leader in Monroe County and across the state in the agricultural science field.” Through 4-H, Faith has shown her registered Jersey and Ayrshire cattle at
Faith Avedisian. Photo by Brenda Avedisian. several county fairs as well as the New York State Fair. She has also completed the Junior Dairy Leader Program through Cornell University’s Department of Animal Science. Faith has taken on leadership at the national level, being a major contributor to planning and executing the National Ayrshire and Brown Swiss Convention held in 2019 in Buffalo. She currently serves as the Monroe County Dairy Princess in support of the dairy industry. The Norman V. Ryan scholarship is presented to a Monroe County graduating high school senior who has demonstrated leadership and community service. Special consideration is given to teens who are planning to enter a field of study or employment as a result of their 4-H activities and experiences. Learn more about 4-H at http://monroe. cce.cornell.edu/4-h-youthdevelopment. Provided information