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The owner was told he'd have to follow the historic building restoration laws, which are significantly more costly.

To compare; when all the windows in one of our houses had to be replaced after years of neglect (complicated story), we were told that because of that house's location we should repair the frames - at that point mostly splinters and rotting wood shards - than have them replaced. It was not easy to convince The Mighty Code otherwise. 

 

That's another example of how NYS expresses its love for you.  I am sure that if we had more government oversight, this church would have been rehabbed long time ago, tho. 

[Kevin 456]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:37 AM, MsKreed said:

What do the FB devotees think the City of Elmira should do? It’s a privately owned church. It’s already tax exempt, and diverting taxpayer funds to a religious institution would be inappropriate.

Since it's no longer an active church it should be back on the tax roles. If I remember right that's what happened with the old Ernie Davis school now Finn Academy. Since it was bought by Edger or whoever it went back on the tax roles. When Finn Officially opened it may have been removed. 

[Kevin 456]

On 7/25/2024 at 10:20 AM, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

Not quite sure how to respond to that. Builders of the past built to last, but modern America thinks that 50 years is an adequate life-span. To tear down magnificent buildings is a shame. Yes, change is good, but only if it is for the better. What do you imagine will happen to that space?

I agree, I hate to see historic buildings torn down. But if the owner does not maintain them the city should not be responsible for fixing it. 

What drives me nuts is a certain business everyone loves that was destroyed in a flood she tried to rebuild and found contaminated soil so she left the property to reopen down the road. The property reverted back to the county who paid to have the rest of the building town down and cleaned up before the auctioned off the property at a low price. 

All while the former owners business is more popular than ever and she didn't have to pay anything while getting awards for being a great business person. 

[Elizabeth Whitehouse 22]

I'm not sure that anyone talked about addling more levels.

Edited July 27 by Elizabeth Whitehouse

[Elizabeth Whitehouse 22]

He knew that when he bought the building.  It doesn't seem as if he has any interesting restoring it. Probably plans to develop the property into some mall-like venture. Yuck.

[Hal 553]

28 minutes ago, Elizabeth Whitehouse said:

He knew that when he bought the building.  It doesn't seem as if he has any interesting restoring it. Probably plans to develop the property into some mall-like venture. Yuck.

I would not worry about it becoming anything but an abatement situation with the City holding the demolition bill ! 

[Ars76 141]

Not sure if above can provide some insight here....

I am confused about the missing child posts being shared all over fb and by the local news... but nothing put out by the police. 

If/when a minor (11 y o in this case)  is missing... wouldn't the police be involved?

What are the criteria for an Amber Alert? Does it not apply for runaways? 

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[KarenK 503]

53 minutes ago, Ars76 said:

Not sure if above can provide some insight here....

I am confused about the missing child posts being shared all over fb and by the local news... but nothing put out by the police. 

If/when a minor (11 y o in this case)  is missing... wouldn't the police be involved?

What are the criteria for an Amber Alert? Does it not apply for runaways? 

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Supposedly the police are involved but he is considered a runaway so no Amber alert.  The police are not so quick to put anything out until they have all the info they need whereas the public and the news just run with it.

[Chris 3,211]

They've released some information to the media this afternoon:

On July 28th 2024 the Elmira Police Department took a report of 11 year old Aiden Barnes leaving home after having an argument with a family member. Elmira patrol officers took the initial steps of attempting to locate the child and have filed a missing persons report. A statewide attempt to locate has been issued for Barnes while officers and investigators are currently looking for him.

At this time there is no reason to believe Barnes is in danger or been abducted. Barnes is listed in the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse and will be listed in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Registry.

The Elmira Police Department is actively investigating this incident and anyone with information about the incident is requested to call the Elmira Police Department at (607) 737-5626 or leave a
message on the anonymous tip line at (607) 271-HALT.

[KarenK 503]

At this point the kid is probably afraid to go home.  I do know he left with no shoes on so sounds like a temper tantrum that may have gotten out of hand.

 

[MsKreed 1,570]

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Update, July 30 5:38: The 11-year-old boy who went missing from Elmira on Sunday morning was found safe, according to the Elmira Police Department.

Members of the community told police at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday that they saw a child that matched the description of Aiden Barnes, according to the EPD. Officers went to the location where Aiden was seen and found him.

Aiden is in good health and is back with his parents.

Source

[KarenK 503]

And they found him with shoes on

[Zapp Brannigan 223]

Yeah that whole thing is a bit fishy but hey maybe Elmira is crazy and the dirty laundry group can move on now besides the 6 million posts of he was found. 

15 hours ago, KarenK said:

And they found him with shoes on

Nice crisp white shoes as well.

[Elizabeth Whitehouse 22]

On 12/28/2023 at 4:27 PM, MsKreed said:

I remember that. In fairness to the residents, a good portion of their outrage was manufactured by local politicians. Some Village officials were peeved that the Town didn't include them in the decision (because....duh....it's not in the Village and not up to them).  It was made out to be some "secretive" plan that was kept from voters...blah blah blah. 

And....of course, the County Legislator for that location was (and still is) pushing the narrative of it causing "drugs and homeless" problems

Joe Brennan is the reason that I moved to Elmira and ran for County Legislature. Unsuccessfully, I am sad to say.

[Twin Tiers Living 489]

From Chemung County Executive Christopher Moss:

 

[MsKreed 1,570]

Looks like skies will be fairly clear for the Perseid Meteor shower

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The next Perseid meteor shower peaks around the night of Aug. 11 and before dawn on Aug.12, 2024, with good viewing conditions for a few days on either side of the peak. 

The Perseid meteor shower, commonly known as the Perseids, is visible annually from mid-July to late August. Although the moon will be 50% illuminated during the peak of the Perseids this year, it will set around midnight, providing dark skies until dawn — ideal for meteor watching!

Read More here

[Twin Tiers Living 489]

On October 1, 2023, the New York State Police in Bath received a Cyber Tipline from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reporting abuse material that was uploaded to a mobile messaging app.

Subsequent to an investigation, it was determined that 35 year old Nicholas A. Faulisi of Corning used a mobile messaging application to view and exchange approximately 6,000 photos and videos of child sexual abuse materials.

After several months of investigation, Faulisi was arrested for Promoting a Sexual Performance of a Child: less than 17 years of age (D Felony), Promoting Obscene Sexual Performance of a Child: less than 17 years of age (D Felony), and Possession of Sexual Performance by a Child (E Felony).

Faulisi was taken to Steuben County Jail for CAP arraignment. 

[Twin Tiers Living 489]

On Sunday at approximately 10:19 PM, Elmira Police Officers responded to 200 block of West Water Street for a disturbance later determined to be an assault. Upon arrival, officers located a
victim, who advised he had been stabbed in the left eye.

The victim was transported to Arnot Ogden Hospital to receive treatment for his injuries. Police say the victim knew and identified the suspect to police.

The suspect had fled the scene prior to police arrival and has not been located at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone that witnessed this event or has video/information of the event is
asked to contact the Elmira Police Department at 607-737-5626 or leave a message on the anonymous tip line at (607)271-HALT

[Twin Tiers Living 489]

On Thursday at approximately 7:15am the Elmira Police Department responded to Wisner Park for the report of an unresponsive male. Upon arriving on scene officers found a breathing but unresponsive male on the ground in the park. The male was removed by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

The Elmira Police Department is not releasing the male’s name at this time.

The Elmira Police Department is still actively investigating this incident. Anyone with information about the incident is requested to call the Elmira Police Department at (607) 737-5626 or leave a message on the anonymous tip line at (607) 271-HALT

[Twin Tiers Living 489]

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At the Southport Planning Board meeting Tuesday night, plans were presented for a community solar farm.  These panels would be located on the 1300 of Maple Ave, on a plot of private property.

In total, there would be 14.6 acres of solar panels managed by Delaware River Solar. 

 

Read the rest here.

[Ann 439]

I would think long and hard about this.  There was a picture of the property on the local news this morning and it looked like farm land.  Can we afford to lose more farm land?

[Chris 3,211]

Just now, Ann said:

Can we afford to lose more farm land?

Being that it's private property, it's not really up to anyone else. 

The Farm Bureau made that same argument when the solar panels were going up on Ridge Rd. The owner came back with, "It's no longer being farmed, I don't plan to farm it, so it's not like you're 'losing' farm land either way."

 

[Pvt Snowball 44]

What would be the purpose of the farm? Is it to power Southport?

[Chris 3,211]

16 minutes ago, Pvt Snowball said:

What would be the purpose of the farm? Is it to power Southport?

It'll provide some power, but it won't completely power the town. 

It depends on the company, I guess. 

[MsKreed 1,570]

The Solar company that presented their proposal seeking zoning approval in Catlin last year made a huge pitch that farm land could still be used at solar farms for grazing and certain crops. The panels being elevated enough for agricultural use with the ability to raise the angle for farm equipment to access.

Considering the panels create shade, I was skeptical of how much they’d likely limit possible ag usage. But they had lots of CGI images of what it might look like to have sheep grazing underneath.  

 

The representative couldn’t answer many questions. She focused on her prepared talking points that it’s clean, little chance of their panels causing chemical/ground pollution and they promise to clean up when they decommission.

 

She also bragged that it’s “community solar” that would make power available to local residents. But the closest she came to offering any specifics was that those who opted in could get some portion of their electric usage at some discounted rate.  She couldn’t say how much the discount might be, just that the 10% a previous company had claimed was an unreasonably high expectation.

 

Basically, not any real advantage for anyone but the property owner who’s get some undetermined lease payments....in exchange for losing a large chunk of their agricultural property tax exemption.

 

Last I heard, NYSEG wasn’t willing to run the necessary infrastructure here in Catlin, so the idea has been scrapped as far as I know.