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The
Information Contained On This Page Pertains To State,
County & Local Parks Within The Town of Evans And
Projects Like Hike & Bike That Will Bring Tourist
Dollars To Our Town. |
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Those who
cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. |
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George Santayana |
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 The
1954 Movie On The Waterfront, Winner Of 7 Oscars, Is
Remembered In Part For A Scene In A Taxi Cab
(Click Here!)
Where Actors Marlin Brando & Rod Steiger, For The
First Time In Movie Making History, Were Allowed To
Improvise The Scene. Evans Officials Need To
Improvise & Think Outside The Box And Work To Bring
Bennett Beach, Wendt Beach Park & The Sturgeon Point
Bluffs Up To The Standards Of Other County And State
Parks (Like Woodlawn Beach Park). It's Evans Turn To
Have The Politicians Focus On This Issue! |
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TOP STORIES |
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10-25-2006: Erie County Legislator Bob Reynolds
Announces To Media He Wants To Be Known As The
"Parks Legislator"! Stay Tuned For More! |
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North Tonawanda Working On $150,000 Grant For Marina
Docks Expansion. |
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Click Here To Read More! |
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State Senator Mary Lou Rath On Tourism - Click Here! |
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Buffalo News Covers Waterfront Issues In The Town of
Evans
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Conservationist
Sharen Trembath |
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Since
The Fall Of 2005, Sharen Trembath Has Been Asking The
Evans Town Board Questions About Bennett Beach, Wendt
Beach Park & The Sturgeon Point Bluffs. |
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Many
Questions. Few Answers. |
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Why All
The Smoke & Mirrors? |
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Scan The
Links Below. There Is Funding For All Non-Evans County
Parks, City of Buffalo Parks & Funding To Purchase New
Parks! |
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When
Will Evans Officials Start Fighting For Funding For Our
Parks? |
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Click Here To Read More! |
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Assemblyman
Hoyt Calls For Adding Park Along Channel
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Picture Of
Proposed Project |
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$165,000
($82,000 Grant + $82,000 In Matching Funds) Was Already
Spent On The Sturgeon Point Bluffs. How Was This Money
Spent? |
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How Is
The $300,000 Grant For The Sturgeon Point Bluffs Being
Spent? |
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Is The
Town of Evans Requesting That $140,000 Of This Grant
Money Be Allocated To A Different Project? |
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How Can
Town Hope To Get More Funding For Sturgeon Point Bluffs
(Including Marina Expansion) If They Won't Spent The
Grant Money They Already Received? |
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Evans
Has The Money To Start Redeveloping The Sturgeon Point
Bluffs. Why Is This Money Not Being Spent? |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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 Erie
County Funding Purchase Of New Parks!
If County Has Money To
Purchase Parkland In Other Towns, Why Is The Sturgeon
Point Bluffs Being Sold Off? |
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Why
Aren't Evans Officials Fighting For The Sturgeon Point
Bluffs? |
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Read The
Erie County Legislature Minutes? |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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$300,000
In Grant Money Received For Sturgeon Point Bluffs
PARK! |
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Where
Did The Money Go? |
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How Much
Has Been Spent? |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Brant Authorizes Bond To Purchase
Property To Expand Park! |
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Town of
Brant: 9-7-2006: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the
Town of Brant, Brant, New York, hereby authorizes the
issuance of $40,000.00 Serial Bonds for the PURCHASE AND
CLOSING OF REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS SBL
NO.267.00-4-19 |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Town of Hamburg Recognizes Evans
Resident Sharen Trembath For Coordinating The Great
Lakes Beach Sweep For 21 Years! |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Marilla Receives $252,000 In Federal &
State Grants For
GREEN
Space |
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When
Will Evans Officials Withdraw Their Support For The Sale
Of The Sturgeon Point Bluffs? |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Buffalo State College Open
Environmental Research Facility On The Waterfront! |
Note To
Giambra, Catalino & Erickson:
You Can Develop The Waterfront Without Privatization &
Selling Off Public Assets! |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Erickson Flip-Flops
On Sturgeon Point Bluffs |
Supports
Passive Park In 2002
Now Supports Sale By County! |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Click Here To
See Tax Map! |
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DEC Purchases 23.7 Acres On
Chautauqua Lake Waterfront! |
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Why Is
Evans Town Board Rushing To Sell Off Town's Waterfront
Assets? |
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Click Here To
Read Request! |
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Business First Reports County Looking
For BIG Payday On Sale Of Sturgeon Point Bluffs! |
Why
Aren't They Selling Chestnut Ridge Park?
OR One Of The County Golf Courses? |
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Click Here To
Read Request! |
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County Mismanagement Of Wendt Beach
Park A 34 Year Tradition! |
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Read The Articles Dating Back To 1972
From The Courier Express! |
Saunders
Said Town Of Evans Residents Are
"Legitimately Concerned"
About The Future Use Of The Land" |
34 Years
Later Residents Are Still
"Legitimately Concerned" |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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Battle Of The
Bathrooms |
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Wendt Beach
Park vs. Isle View Park |
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Click Here To
View Pictures! |
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The County
Maintains City Parks Including Delaware Park.
What Is Delaware Park
Looking Like This Summer? |
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Click Here To
View Pictures! |
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No Mention Of
Mark Yellen
In June 26th Word Session Minutes! |
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Is This Open
Government? |
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Click Here To
Read Minutes! |
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Sturgeon
Point Bluffs
Zoned Recreational Facility |
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Does This
Parcel Require Alienation From State Before Any Sale By
County? |
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Click Here To
View Zoning Maps! |
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RESIDENT CLAIMS OWNERSHIP
OF PART OF LAKE ERIE BEACH PARK! |
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WILL TOWN FIGHT THIS
ADVERSE POSSESSION? |
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Click Here To
Read More! |
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GreatLakesBeachSweep.com - Click Here! |
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Beach Sweep Moves Home Base To Hamburg
Due To Lack Of Support From Evans Town
Board
Hamburg's Councilwoman
Kathleen Hochul
Arranges Office In Seaway Trail Building |
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Giambra &
Erickson
The Friends & Family Duo
Blind Side Reynolds On Wendt Beach Mansion!
Click Here! |
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Handbook on the
Alienation and Conversion of Municipal Parkland. |
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Click Here! |
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Erie County's Park Protection Law - Click Here! |
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1993 South
District Common Councilman
Brian Higgins
Supports A Ban On Private Development In Public Parks.
Click Here To
Read More! |
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6-9-06 -
County Executive Giambra Announced Precision Parks
Services Proposal Is Back On Track. Deal Will Allow Keep
Out Signs On Public Property!
Click Here To
Read More! |
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The County Is
Projecting An
INCREASE
In Attendance For Both Wendt Beach Park & Bennett Beach
But Has Slashed Spending! |
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2006 Parks Budget Info - Click Here! |
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Women Behind
The Scenes
SHAREN TREMBATH |
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Click Here - To Read More! |
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Some Media Outlets Were Critical Of
Comptroller Poloncarz & Legislator Reynolds Regarding
Wendt Beach Stating They Killed A Deal That Would Have
Opened The Beach. Read The Many Questions Raised By
Comptroller Poloncarz In His Letter To The Erie County
Legislature And You'll See That The Proposal Raised
Many Questions. |
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To Read The Letter - Click Here! |
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Buffalo News Reports Developer Pulls Out
Of Wendt Beach Project.
WHLD 1270 AM Does Extensive Coverage |
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5-9-2005 Buffalo News Article - Click Here! |
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5-8-2005 Buffalo News Article - Click Here! |
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The Privatization Of Wendt Beach Park
Will Affect Evans Residents For The Next 10 - 30 Years.
What Is The Impact On Youth Soccer & Beach Sweep? |
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65 Pages Of Laws & Background On Precision Park
Services For County & Town Officials To Consider - Click
Here! |
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If On
The Tax Rolls, Wendt Beach, Which The Assessor Estimates
The Full Market Value To Be $4,146,806 As Of 5-1-2006,
Would Pay
Town/School Taxes Of $153,566.49. |
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Click Here To Read
More! |
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Click Here To Read
More On Wendt Beach |
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Why Has
The Evans Town Board Been Silent On The Privatization Of
Wendt Beach Park? |
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Click Here To Read
More! |
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Derby Resident's
Letter On Lake Erie Beach Park Published In The Sun News |
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Click Here To Read More! |
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