Cayuga County and the Finger Lakes region are inching closer to a national heritage area designation after the completion of a National Park Service study.
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At the May 11 monthly meeting of the Candor Town Board, Ed Evans, chairman of the Candor Town Planning Board, reported on completing the final draft of the changes to the Seasonal Use Law. He talked about the planning board changing the wording to make the law more readable, but now it is in the hands of the town board.Â
 Former town board member Matt Crowe was on hand asking a lot of questions about the Seasonal Use Law and the figures the Planning Board had come up with. Evans tried to answer some of his questions, but the town board is still reviewing, and Supervisor Bill Strosahl mentioned it will be publicizing the changes in the paper and having a public hearing before anything is passed.Â
The National Park Service invites public input on a feasibility study that will be used to determine whether the Finger Lakes region could become a national heritage area.
Unlike national parks, people actually live in the large landscapes the park service refers to as national heritage areas. Consequently, national heritage areas entities work with communities to determine how to make heritage relevant to local interests and needs.
The comment period for the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Feasibility Study started Monday and will end on June 1. More information about the study is available at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/FingerLakes.
“Input from the public regarding the creation of a national heritage area in the Finger Lakes is critical to the study process,” said Allen Cooper, regional chief of planning for the National Park Service, in a press release. “ We also hope to learn more about the region from the people who know it best.”