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-- Volume 1, Number 49 ' July17,1990 Newsstand Price: 35 cents ' tiy Ron Holdraker . J 1.arrived at 97 Main Street in the _ -, humane living conditions that existed Village of Macedon ,)ate morning, this right within a thriving community. \It's past --Thursday. Two ~&ne County about time s'omebody did a story, .and Sheriffs Deputies, plus Lieutenant Ron uncovered what was happening here,'? Fillmore were overseeing an eviction said one of the officials at the scene. notice being served on one of the resi- I immediately,. upon exiting the dents of the apartment-building. 'As 1: building, went to the Village Hall and stood 'n awe, obse&ngmy first eviction, req6ested that the mayor and building the pile of furnitureo and belongings - inspector-come down to the apartment grew-ever higher on the front walk. A building.-Shortly after, 1 was informed woman, noticing my camera and note- that Mayor Don-Kemp would 'have 'no - book, got out of her Cadillac parked in comment'. The building inspector Jim front of the buildigg and approached -:Youngman, would not be back until late me. I introduced myself. \My name is ' afternoon. He was at a class on building - Ron Holdraker; and -I'm-from the codes in Montour Falls. \TIMES.\, the local newspaper.\ ~ Im- . \ I proceeded ta call Town Supervisor meaiately she replied- his is NOT a; Stu ~arlso*. \Stu meet me in front of story. You don't want to write about ;the ~illag; Hall.? \What is it, Ron?\ he this.\ I asked her /if she. was;.Patrki~. asked.- \Jd~t- meet he,, as, soq@ as .Morabito, the dwner of the, property, . possible,\I said; without further question- : i=nd khed'replied: \Yes but yo@:don9t , . ing into thespurpose of ml.phb.ke call, . ; .- want to write about this. This is. not . Carlson replied, \I~lberight.tbere.\ -3 .. --, ccThis .is Not a Story.,, You Do Not Want TO Write About 'This\ Slum L'onnditions. Exist in Village of Macedon; Much to Embarrassment & ~esiden ts and Politicians Wayne County Sherriffs Deputies spent the better part of a day, first to serve eviction p$m and then 10 maintain order at the apartment building located at 97 . Main Street in the Village of Macedon. ' , .. a condemn i!.\ Asked how he would . The upstairs apartment, where the classify the building, Jim said \What's eviction took place, was probably in .. the classification of an eyesorer -worse condition. ~rokin plaster walls I learned thatthe building had been . revealed exposed electrical wiring in a condemned befare and that each time,, room where one deputy.said the y-oung . Mrs. '~or&it&--w.ould \just bringit up,. children slept. A r~onicon~ert~qd into a , write about this. Do yqu write. about : of $he building. \~hiiis certainly some- : by Dr. ~oiman W>Hummel, Turfgrass ~cie& -program, dcirnel~ university . , 1 every &viction? her? has ,an eviction in , , thing that cannot be ign6red. I absolutely - . Pa1my.a yesthday. Did. you cover that?\ . . % \This is certginly something . . that cannbi'~ be ignored.. I *, - jl#solutely- had no idea ' mt , \ .. , ., a - this -existed. 7 , . . ~ , - . < I simply stared at the woman and said firmly, \I am a reporter. I'll decide what is a story\ Again, stepping in front of me, she reiterated: \Y-ou don't want t~ &write about this.\-A0 this point, Lieutenant Fillmore led the woman aside, andva.old ' her to- ;top bothering me. \Leave the man alone,''. he stated, After a;few : 60meits and,-'a\fe$;mpre Mrs. Patricia ~orabit6,'~ot back into , r her Cadillac and sped away. - I then began a four-day work journey into a story ,~ that many by- standers claimed was the \Slum of - Macedon\. \ . . - . -As ! entered,. with the: resident's. :. . - perxiissibn, the downstairs apartment, I.' was appalled at the - squaler and , in- . had no idea that this existed. I've gone by this building many times before and never really noticed it,\ said Caclson. Others simply shook their head in dis- gust and said noth,ing or did noi$ish ,,t- , their cdmments to be quoted. a.7 ' he downstairs apartment is afour ' room approximately- 600-800 sq. ' ft. living. space. Exposed, inadequate electric and plumbing ,were evident. There were no lights in the bathroom. Foam board covered with plastic-sheets surrounded the wallk-of the shower. Rotting Hteps led out the back dobr to an area where.garbage was strewn about without the benefit of cans or a dumpster fqr , the :bui@ng:. Stained . ceiling tiles . hung , gr~cari~usly~~ I was ' informed that often tiles would fall or that the mattresses strewn about would get damp from the dripping ceiling. Jim Youngman, the Village Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer, inspected the building and wrote down $ages;gf violati~ns. Asked what :actions he would take, Youngman st&b \I would like to-see,the-Village Attorney -, . - . . .. . ~< , . \ , -, I Application [ . % The lawn is a very prominent and important part of the home landscape. Aside from its attractive looks, the lawn has many other benefits - it improves air quafity. around-your -home, it reduces $oisi, and-it works like an air-cadi- tioner by cooii& your property in, the summeC Perhpas this is why Americans spend billions of dollars annually main- taining their lawns. In recent years, -however, the Aherican public has be- come much more concerned about the use of pesticides in the home landscape. ' csnhome. lawns be mazntahed without pesticides? YES, they can, and they may even look nice too, 'if some very basic lawn care prjiwi~ples are followed. . First,, yo< will fiave to have a- realistic perception of what a pesticide free program will produce. There is no panacea.. You may see weeds and an , occasion-a1 dead area in ,the - lawn, - .lhobiemisi& as these, however, can be kept to a minimum through proper . culture: A :l&$ thatis properly main- iained will be vigorous, healthy, and much more tolerant 9f diseases -and ,in6ects. ~. . - - CULTURAL MANAGEMENT - \ , - , - . \ . . . , to Mail at Second-Class I Selecting the proper Grass Postage Rates . ,, . The first step to having a nice lawn without pestikides is toselect the proper . species and cultivars forthe site. several . . . . grass species can be -used for home lawns% New.-~~rk state. Species and . . even . varieties,; will differ in their. ' ap- . . pe,arance., 'their adaptation, and their , ..., . , ' ' '. . , ability \to Werate diseages and insects. .* . - Cornell Universitjr annually pub- I. .. . ,-. \ * lishes- a list of re.comniended turfgrass , . e -*- . . ii . ,,. %...- .$,. ., .%.:. :a-e - I -' species and chltivars. cbnsult this list or with your county extexkion agent when , . en tuck^ Bluegrass .. Kentucky bluegrass is the lawn grass species best adapted to New York State conditions. The newer, improved cultivar? are veryattracti~and survive extremes in tekperature,'and drought. Kentucky bluegrass is a,true sod-forming , ,, grass becat$e;it spreads by underground stems. Thus, it has the ability to fill in areas of the lawn that may be damaged by- pests. Most new bluegrass cultivars have good to excellent resktance to leaf spot; one of the more common dtseases on- - -- bluegrass lawns. tikewise,.cultivars dif- fer -in their- resistailce to- other diseases such as ~ummer.~atchi Use a blend of . at least th-r$eA ~ue-~~ass varieties for , - :home lawns to' maximize - the lawi's - resistance to- diseases. Perennial Ryegrass - Perennial ryegrass- is a common- component of law^ seed mixtures. Im- proved ryegrass cultivars are very at- .tractive, and,are koinp-atible in mixt-ures . ' with, Kentucky bluegrass. Perennial rye- grass is susceptable to winter injury,.so. > it should only be\ seeded in--niixtures- . - with Kentucky bluegrass in upstate New , . York. I Like Kentucky bluegrass, perennial , ryegrass cultivars vary in their tolerance - to diseases. As a whole, perennial rye- -grasses have excellent -resistance to. Summer Patch and should be included in a seed mixture where -patch< djs~yes- are a problem. Also, the ryegrps $@ti- vars Repdll, All*Star, ..cii$iph f I, Dasher 11, Pinnacle, Saturn and'pennant have resistance to surface feeding insects. like sod webwornis and shinchdbugs. perennial ryegrass is much more
