HORNELL “It’s time,” said Hornell Public Works Superintendent Mitch Cornish.
For the last 15 years or so, DPW has been making small fixes to make the Canisteo Street bridge “passable,” extending the bridge’s lifespan.
The small repairs were no longer sufficient last year, when the bridge was red-flagged by the Department of Transportation. The girders that hold up the bridge were deemed unsafe enough to support daily traffic, and the bridge was closed in June. The bridge remains closed today, but a plan is in place to get motorists and pedestrians traveling over Crosby Creek once again later this year.
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Christina Hancock announces election bid in Hornell’s 2nd Ward
If elected, Hancock said she envisions herself as a “sounding board,” an “advocate” and “a strong voice” for 2nd Ward residents on the Common Council
The Evening Tribune
HORNELL Republican Christina Hancock has announced an election bid for the 2nd Ward seat on the Hornell Common Council.
Hancock, who filed nominating petitions to appear on both the Republican and Conservative party lines in the November general election, is running for public office for the first time.
“It is important to me to finally be able to give back to the community that has embraced my family,” Hancock said in a press release announcing her candidacy.
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Republican Morey makes election bid in Hornell s 4th Ward, which will have a new alderman
Morey will carry the Republican banner in the November general election for the 4th Ward, which includes parts of the Main Street business district.
The Evening Tribune
With Democrat Rich Argentieri bypassing a bid for reelection in Hornell’s 4th Ward this year to run for mayor, 4th Ward voters are guaranteed to send a new alderman to the Common Council beginning in 2022.
Mike Morey, who is seeking elective office for the first time, will carry the Republican banner in the November general election for the 4th Ward, which includes parts of Hornell’s Main Street business district.
Hornell looks to improve industrial wastewater controls
The Evening Tribune
HORNELL Hornell officials want to improve the municipality s ability to deal with wastewater generated by heavy industry.
To that end, the city is applying for a $20,000 engineering planning grant to update its Water Pollution Control Plant’s industrial pre-treatment program.
The Common Council approved a pair of resolutions connected to the state grant at a special meeting Monday night, including a measure committing the city to a 20 percent match to the Department of Environmental Conservation-Environmental Facilities Corporation (DEC-EFC) funding.
The other resolution affirmed the engineering plan is a Type II action not requiring an extensive environmental review.
Buckley: Federal COVID relief fell short
Mayor, Argentieri clash over IDA board appointment
The Evening Tribune
HORNELL Mayor John Buckley told the Hornell Common Council Monday night that the U.S. Congress hung local governments “out to dry” after federal lawmakers passed a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that does not include aid to struggling municipalities.
On another matter before the Common Council, Buckley, a Republican, and Democratic Alderman Richard Argentieri clashed over the mayoral appointment of Dr. Richard F. Andolina Jr. to the City of Hornell Industrial Development Agency (CHIDA) Board of Directors.
Andolina, whose appointment was eventually approved unanimously by the Common Council, replaces Democrat Samuel Nasca, who served more than four decades on the CHIDA panel.