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In this episode, we visit with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason and get a recap of Thursday's City Council meeting. A public hearing was held on the local law needed for Auburn businesses to be eligible for C-PACE funding to make energy efficiency improvements. There was a first reading of proposed changes to the city's zoning ordinances covering retail cannabis sales locations. Courtney Kasper from...

In this episode, we visit with Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck and discuss the latest news from the department and larger issues of law enforcement. Undersheriff Steve Smith is retiring at the end of the year. He'll be replaced by current Seneca Falls Police Chief Stu Peenstra. 30 years ago this week, Sgt. Vincent Spinelli was killed in the line of duty.  The State Fair reversed its decis...

In this episode, we visit with Yates County Administrator Nonie Flynn for a county legislature recap and the latest county news. What does it mean to become a "constitutional county?" The county will work with Keuka Housing on a Community Development Block Grant to repair or replace aging sewer systems in 15 homes. The legislature voted to increase the property tax exemption granted to military ve...

In this episode, we talk with Geneva Supervisor Mark Venuti and recap this week's town board meeting. The town will work with Blueprint Geneva and Growing Cycle, LLC to expand its curbside composting program.  The town amended its site plan code concerning the placement of trees in residential subdivisions. The cost of upgrades to the city's Marsh Creek pump station has gone up. The town has...

In this episode, we talk with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason, Kim Bauso from the city Parks and Recreation Department, and Jesse Kline from the downtown Auburn BID about the Founder's Day celebration on August 11-13.  The main celebration is Saturday, August 13, but there are events at several locations in the city throughout the week.

In this episode, it’s our weekly visit with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason and a recap of Thursday's City Council. This week: The opening of the State St. Event Plaza and its Wednesday night music series. An update on road and other construction projects. With five Thursdays in September, the council will not meet on September 1. The council set a public hearing for next Thursday on a local law to...

In this episode, we talk with Melody Smith Johnson, owner of Melody's , a new co-working space at 128 Genesee St. in downtown Auburn. We talked about her business background as an HR consultant and owner of Divine Coverings. We talked about the advantages of co-working for new businesses, both having an office infrastructure, and having other people to share ideas and challenges. She told me why i...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Lee Humphreys, chair of the Department of Communications at Cornell University. We talked about the Internet of Things. Cornell recently received a grant to create a statewide network of interconnected devices. She's been working with the town of Geneva on installing sensors in the town's water plant. Imagine roads that can tell us when they're slippery, a smart t...

Chris joins Ted in the studio for his monthly appearance on Inside the FLX. Ted and Chris talk about all things going on at the Montezuma Audubon Center. The summer months have brought amazing wildlife out and Chris will guide us on how to best see what the Audubon Center has to offer.   Chris will also inform us of ways we can get involved to help out. Visit https://ny.audubon.org/monte...

In this episode, it's our weekly Auburn City Council recap with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason. Key to the City delivered to Maxwell’s Grocery Store by Mayor Quill and City Council members. Local Law #2 of 2022: Creating Economic Development Tools Chapter of the Municipal Code and making C-PACE Funding available  - 1ST READING. This was followed by a presentation from the Energy Improvement Co...

Host Ted Baker welcomes Bill Roege of the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association on the newest live edition of Inside the FLX. Ted and Bill discuss the importance of protecting Seneca Lake and what you can do to help.   Bill informs us about harmful algae bloom and what we can do to protect Seneca Lake from it. Also, how you can contain runoff and help the ecosystem of the Lake. For additional i...

In this episode, we talk with District 6 Legislature Aileen McNabb-Coleman. The legislature decided against a gas tax cap but will cap the tax on home heating fuel. It appears the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and Community Economic Development Agency will go their separate ways, dissolving the partnership that was known as Cayuga Strategic Solutions. We talked about Emerson Park and the Sterl...

In this episode, it's our weekly visit with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason. Among City Council actions taken Thursday night: · Summer events update · NEW State Street Live Music Series announced (see attached) All resolutions passed unanimously: · Agreement Resolution #80 of 2022, Authorizing an Agreement with Wegman's Food Markets, Inc. for Parking · Agreement Resolution #81 of 2022, Authorizing a...

In this episode, we talk with Chelsea Bailey with Yates County Public Health. There's been an increase in Lyme Disease cases in Yates and Ontario Counties this summer. Chelsea says awareness and prevention are the keys. Check yourself carefully for the tiny deer ticks whose bite can cause Lyme disease.  Learn how to make yourself a less inviting target for ticks and how to make the area aroun...

Host Ted Baker is joined in studio by Mo Tidball and Candace Riegel of the Seneca County Cooperative Extension. Ted, Mo and Candace discuss the renewal of the Farm to School program. According to the CCE website, the Farm to School program “connects schools with local farms and food producers to strengthen local agriculture, improve student health, and promote regional food systems awareness”. All...

In this episode, we talk with Cayuga County Legislator Brian Muldrow, who's with CNY Sports Management Group. The company is running the summer recreation program at three Auburn city parks and playgrounds. CNY also runs sports leagues, emphasizing instruction and good sportsmanship over winning. 

In our weekly visit with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason, we discussed: Summer fun in the city this weekend and next week, music, movies, and the Harriet Tubman bicentennial. A drinking water source protection plan being developed by the city and Labella Associates. How the city monitors and maintains the level of Owasco Lake. The future of free two-hour parking downtown. There are concerns over abu...

In this episode, we talked with Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck. The Sheriff appeared before a county legislature committee to discuss adding a School Resource Officer in the Moravia School District. June was a busy month, with over 1,700 calls for service. We talked about the work of the 9-1-1 dispatchers who handle many of those calls. We discussed the Supreme Court's rejection of New York's...

In this episode, we visit with Geneva Town Supervisor Mark Venuti and get caught up on the latest town news and actions taken by the Town Board at this week's meeting. A local law to bring town building codes into alignment with new state requirements. Putting together a municipal stormwater management toolkit. An engineers' study found minor damage to the Slate Rock Rd. bridge. The latest on a su...

In this episode, we talked with Yates County Administrator Nonie Flynn on actions taken by the County Legislature at its meeting this week, including: Extension of the four percent occupancy tax. Much of the revenue goes to tourism promotion. A contract with the Veterans One-Stop Center of WNY for veterans' services. A public hearing on August 8 to consider increasing the property tax exemption gr...

Host Ted Baker welcomes Ed Helinski of the Auburn Rotary Club to the studio for a live edition of Inside the FLX. Ed speaks about the Rotary's upcoming event Party in the Park which takes place on July 23 and 24 at Deauville Island on Owasco Lake. There will be several different musical acts performing throughout the weekend as well as vendors for local businesses.   Admission is $5 for...

23 gold records, nine platinum albums, 32 Billboard chart hits, 100 million records sold, and over 21 million plays on the radio. That's the legacy of Tommy James, who will appear with the Shondells Friday, July 15 at the Vine at del Lago Resort and Casino. In this far-ranging conversation, we discuss Tommy's start in his hometown of Niles, Michigan, how he had an accidental hit in Pittsburgh, and...

In our weekly City Council recap with Auburn City Clerk Chuck Mason: Bids have been awarded for repaving of E. Genesee and John Sts. Work will begin next week. Bids have been awarded for improvement work at the city water filtration plant. A settlement was reached in an assessment dispute over the Lattimore Hall property at 81 Genesee St. Harriet Tubman bicentennial events continue throughout the...

In this episode, we talk with United Way of Cayuga County Executive Director Kathryn Dennis and Marketing and Campaign Coordinator Julisa Stone. The Day of Caring is August 4th. Volunteer teams will fan out to as many as 20 locations in the county to do projects. United Way is soliciting both projects that need to be done and volunteers to do them. The event began last year at the suggestion of Nu...

Host Ted Baker was joined live in the studio by Montezuma Audubon Center Director Chris Lajewski for the Tuesday morning edition of Inside the FLX.  Summer is officially in full swing and that means plenty to do outdoors.  Ted and Chris discuss the Pied-billed grebe which can be found locally including at the Montezuma Audubon Center.  Chris tells us about volunteer opportunities in...