FILE PHOTO The Capitol building in Albany. Six days after it was due, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State’s legislative l
eaders announced a final agreement on a $212 billion dollar budget deal. It increases taxes on the wealthy and adds funds for schools, renters and small businesses including restaurants that struggled financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate and Assembly held a marathon session that was expected to last well into Tuesday night to approve the budget bills.
The budget increases taxes on the wealthy and corporations by $4.3 billion when fully implemented, with an increase in the personal income tax rate on New Yorkers making more than $1 million from 8.82% to 9.65%. It adds two new higher tax brackets 10.3% for those making over $5 million, and 10.9% for those earning over $25 million. Corporate franchise ta
ALBANY â New York Sea Grant, in partnership with the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), announced that funding is now available for projects that engage youth under the age of 21 and address local watershed challenges and New Yorkâs Great Lakes Action Agenda priorities. A total of $200,000, up to $25,000 per project, in New York Great Lakes Basin Small Grants will be awarded.
âThese grants provide a unique and critical opportunity for the next generation of New Yorkâs Great Lakes stewards to become directly involved in learning about and developing smart solutions to address local watershed challenges,â DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. âDEC looks forward to continuing to partner with New York Sea Grant to implement the solutions that will protect and enhance the Great Lakes for generations to come.â
April 1, 2021
One survey respondent reported persuading a local planning board to limit development on a 52-acre parcel with significant wetlands, preserving forest canopy and a biodiversity corridor for animals. Another negotiated a proposed 150-unit subdivision’s replacement with a smaller cluster of homes. A third supported passage of a stronger floodplain development law.
Each was a success story in efforts to incorporate habitat conservation into municipal land use planning – local decisions that can have far-reaching implications for biodiversity, said Shorna Allred, associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and Department of Global Development, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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The Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park will soon be improved thanks to a $40,000 New York state grant awarded to the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy.
CASSADAGA The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has been awarded a $40,000 New York state grant for improvements to its Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park. The park, located on Route 60 just outside of Cassadaga, encompasses 77 acres of forest and wetlands at the head of the Cassadaga Lakes, including 26 acres of shoreland wetlands and 1,100 feet of natural shoreline.
“We thank State Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Andy Goodell and Gov. Cuomo for their support of this project and the New York State Conservation Partnership Program during this challenging time,” said John Jablonski, CWC executive director. “The CWC has registered over 1,300 persons using its preserves over the last nine months. We anticipate that this site will become one of area’s most popular walking destinations.”