Special Joint Meeting Auburn City Council & Owasco Town Board to Finalize New Rules & Regulations for Owasco Lake Watershed

Event Date: 
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Click here to register to participate in this meeting remotely via videoconference.


Special Joint Meeting Notice:

Auburn City Council and Owasco Town Board to Meet to Consider Owasco Lake Watershed Rules and Regulations

A special joint meeting of the Auburn City Council & the Owasco Town Board will be convened so that each municipality can consider final support for the adoption of the Watershed Rules & Regulations for the Owasco Lake Watershed.

This special joint meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at Memorial City Hall, Council Chambers, 24 South Street, Auburn, NY 13021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be closed to the public’s in-person participation.  In-person meeting attendance will be limited to members of the respective boards and committee involved with the two-year process of drafting the final proposed document of the new Watershed Rules and Regulations of the Owasco Lake Watershed.

In-person attendees should arrive to the back entrance of Memorial City Hall by 4:45 p.m. so that a COVID-19 screening process may be facilitated for all attendees.  In person attendees will be required to wear masks and adhere to social distancing guidelines while in attendance.

The special meeting agenda includes:

  1. Roll Call of City Council and Town Board
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Moment of silent prayer or reflection
  4. Introductions of Steering Committee members and other staff
  5. Public to be Heard.  (The rules for the Auburn City Council meeting public to be heard will be followed using a maximum three minute time allotment per speaker)
  6. Presentation of the process and final proposed Watershed Rules and regulations document by Steve Lynch, Director, Cayuga County Planning & Economic Development
  7. City Council and Town Board discussion
  8. City Council Resolution Supporting the adoption of the Watershed Rules and Regulations for Owasco Lake
  9. Town Board Resolution Supporting the adoption of the Watershed Rules and Regulations for Owasco Lake
  10.  Adjourn

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting will be closed to physical in-person attendance from members of the public, however, members of the public that would like to participate in the meeting may do so via teleconference.  Interested members of the public may register by 4:00 p.m. on October 29, 2020 at the videoconference registration that can be found at this link.

Those residents that do not have access to the internet may contact the Auburn City Clerk, Chuck Mason, by phone at 315-255-4101 and the City Clerk will assist you with registering for the teleconference.

The proposed Owasco Lake Watershed Rules and Regulation Document may be found at the City of Auburn website at www.AuburnNY.gov/watershedrules and paper copies of the document may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Auburn City Clerk by phone at 315-255-4101 or by email at cmason@auburnny.gov; or, contact the Office of The Owasco Town Clerk, Tammy Flaherty by phone at 315-253-9021 ext.301  or by email at tflaherty@owascony.gov

The public may also view this meeting via live-stream at the following website: www.AuburnNY.GOV/livestream

Contact:  For more information please contact Auburn City Clerk, Chuck Mason, by phone at 315-255-4101 or email cmason@auburnny.gov or Owasco Town Clerk, Tammy Flaherty by phone at 315-253-9021 ext.301  or by email at tflaherty@owascony.gov

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