October 22, 2021

The Lake Ontario outflows are now being set by Plan 2014 plus 200 cm/s. This decision was made to eliminate the water held back over the summer because of the drought. At this point we are about 6 inches above the long term average. The forecast calls for us to be about average into the first quarter next year. However the possible range in the 6 month forecast in very large and favors the high side of the average. We’ll have to wait and see what winter brings.

NYS is following through on the Broadband Connectivity Act that was enacted earlier this year. They have contracted with ECC Technologies, a Rochester company, to survey all New Yorkers regarding their connectivity. Please complete the survey which is found at the following link: https://www.empirestatebroadband.com/

Brush pickup will begin on Monday. This is the last brush pickup for the year. A leaf pickup is planned for the week of November 15^th.

The next Wayne County CLEAR initiative public meeting will be held November 18^th at 5pm. Details to follow in early November, For those interested, please put this on your calendar. This is an opportunity to have input into the recommended strategies and projects to make our shorelines more resilient to changing water levels.

The construction contract for the Lakestones REDI project was awarded at last night’s Village Board meeting. Martin's Custom Tidesides will begin the project next week.

The contractor on the REDI Stormwater project continues to address remaining items slowly. The missing pump was installed in the Wickham Blvd pump station; it still needs to be programmed. Once that is complete a thorough test of the system will be performed by the engineer and village staff. That will include training of village staff. The paving sub-contractor has work remaining to remove a few of the puddles that collect during a rain event.

A revised design for the Central Avenue stormwater project has been discussed with the residents in the area. We are waiting for updated plans and will then meet with the contractor to determine next steps and timing.

Feel free to call or email with any questions or concerns.

Dave McDowellDmcdowell@SodusPoint.info