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Canandaigua City Council fills vacancy, advances projects at Monday meeting
Canandaigua City Council moved quickly through a focused agenda Monday, approving a key appointment, greenlighting a youth fishing event, and advancing infrastructure and development projects tied to parks and housing growth. The April 20 meeting, ... more
Canandaigua confronts Lyme risks, lake infrastructure needs, and routine city business
City officials took on a wide mix of issues Monday night, from the fast-rising threat of tick-borne disease to aging lake outlet infrastructure and the approval of two community events, as residents and committee members ... more
Tax liens, EV vehicle purchase headline Canandaigua City Council agenda tonight
Canandaigua City Council will tackle a pair of financially focused resolutions tonight, including a sweeping move to place liens on dozens of properties and a plan to purchase an electric vehicle using grant funding. The ... more
Canandaigua City Council approves equipment changes, treasurer appointment
Beyond larger structural moves Canandaigua City Council handled a range of operational, financial, and policy matters during its meeting this week ... more
Canandaigua leaders take major steps toward long-term housing, development strategy
Canandaigua city leaders are beginning to translate long-range planning into action, taking what may be their most concrete steps yet toward addressing housing, development, and broader structural challenges. At Monday’s City Council meeting, officials approved ... more
Canandaigua planning committee backs ad hoc panel for housing, corridor planning
The City Council Planning Committee spent its latest meeting revisiting how Canandaigua could add housing and reshape three long-discussed areas of the city, ultimately backing a proposal to create an ad hoc committee focused on ... more
Canandaigua authorizes sewer study, advances senior tax changes
On Monday Canandaigua City Council authorized a $145,000 engineering study for its Water Resource Recovery Facility, approved seasonal open container allowances for events at Central on Main, and advanced amendments to the city’s senior citizen ... more
Canandaigua ZBA approves variance request at brief February meeting
The Canandaigua Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a revised area variance request Wednesday night allowing a homeowner at 28 Academy Place to construct a second detached garage larger than city zoning typically permits. The ... more
Tick cases spike, Canandaigua eyes new plan
Lyme disease cases in Canandaigua have exploded, pushing city leaders to consider a new response, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Reported Lyme cases in Ontario County jumped from 31 in 2020 to 337 ... more
Canandaigua approves sewer-rent law, schedules hearings and backs Baker Park grant
Canandaigua City Council adopted a local law Monday establishing sewer rents, after opening and immediately closing a required public hearing when no one from the public spoke in person or on Zoom. The sewer-rent law ... more
CANANDAIGUA: City Council holds first full January meeting (webcast)
Canandaigua City Council met on Monday holding its first full, regularly scheduled session of the new year. The meeting was streamed on Facebook, where it can be replayed on demand by using the video player ... more
Canandaigua planning tables two rooming-house requests, OKs Verizon small-cell and Sugar Rush bakery permit
This week the Canandaigua Planning Commission reorganized for 2026, then voted to table two special-use permit applications for rooming houses while approving a Verizon small-cell facility near East Street and a special-use permit for Sugar ... more
Canandaigua City Council reorganizes, sets sewer-rent hearing, and more: What else happened?
Canandaigua City Council held its 2026 organizational meeting Monday, approving council rules and procedures, re-electing Erich Dittmar as City Council president, and setting a public hearing for Jan. 26 on a proposed local law establishing ... more
Canandaigua City Council to organize for 2026, set sewer rent hearing tonight
The Canandaigua City Council is scheduled to hold its annual organizational meeting Monday night, with appointments, committee assignments and a proposed sewer rent law among the items on the agenda. The meeting is set for ... more
Canandaigua’s new leadership sets 2026 agenda
A toast, a fresh mayor, and big priorities kicked off the new year in Canandaigua, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Newly sworn-in Mayor Thomas Lyon promised action from day one after unseating the ... more
Canandaigua swears in new mayor, council
With a packed house and celebratory toast, Canandaigua welcomed its newly elected leaders on Dec. 29, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Thomas Lyon, a former councilor-at-large, was sworn in as mayor alongside four City ... more
Canandaigua moves to raise hotel tax
Visitors could soon pay more to stay overnight in Canandaigua as city leaders look for new revenue, according to the Finger Lakes Times. City Council voted 8-0 to seek state approval to raise the room ... more
Canandaigua City Council adopts 2026 budget: What else happened Monday night?
The Canandaigua City Council approved the city’s 2026 budget Monday night, passing the spending plan on a roll-call vote in which outgoing Mayor Bob Palumbo voted “no,” while the rest of the council voted in ... more
Canandaigua City Council to vote on budget, rates, and major initiatives tonight
Canandaigua City Council members are set to take action on a wide-ranging agenda when they meet tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Hurley Building. The meeting will also be available ... more
