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PLEASE! SHOW UP TO THE 1/21 SENECA FALLS TOWN BOARD MEETING AND URGE THE BOARD TO DENY THE LOCAL OPERATING PERMIT FOR THE LANDFILL!!! 6:00 PM SENECA FALLS COMMUNITY CENTER 35 WATER STREET
To the Editor:
Having lived my entire life in Geneva, enjoying the unique beauty of the Finger Lakes, I am appalled by what has happened to this beautiful area.
Much time and money has been spent on making this a tourist destination. With increasing wineries, hotels and a future boat museum, this area has much to offer.
Tourists coming to the beautiful Finger Lakes are now greeted by endless lines of filthy — inside and out — trash-hauling trucks. The truck traffic has greatly increased, leaving the gateway to our beautiful Finger Lakes blocked by these filthy trucks.
In addition to the truck problem, how many have noticed the change in our landscape? The huge trash-filled mountains that invade this entire area can be seen for miles.
Does the entire Finger Lakes have to be held hostage by these trash haulers? Isn’t it time to protect our unique, beautiful Finger Lakes? Are we supposed to sit by and permit this to happen?
ELEANOR L. MURPHY
Geneva
To the Editor:
Having lived my entire life in Geneva, enjoying the unique beauty of the Finger Lakes, I am appalled by what has happened to this beautiful area.
Much time and money has been spent on making this a tourist destination. With increasing wineries, hotels and a future boat museum, this area has much to offer.
Tourists coming to the beautiful Finger Lakes are now greeted by endless lines of filthy — inside and out — trash-hauling trucks. The truck traffic has greatly increased, leaving the gateway to our beautiful Finger Lakes blocked by these filthy trucks.
In addition to the truck problem, how many have noticed the change in our landscape? The huge trash-filled mountains that invade this entire area can be seen for miles.
Does the entire Finger Lakes have to be held hostage by these trash haulers? Isn’t it time to protect our unique, beautiful Finger Lakes? Are we supposed to sit by and permit this to happen?
ELEANOR L. MURPHY
Geneva
Urgent Support Needed on January 21st
Urgent Support Needed on January 21st
Christmas Day stench — thanks to Seneca Meadows Landfill
To the Editor:
We awoke early on Christmas morning to the smell of the landfill seeping into the cracks of our doors and windows. The stench was everywhere in our peaceful little village. Homes and churches were filled with the disgusting odors. As our visitors from out of town arrived, the stench refilled our home each time the door was opened. Holiday greetings were exchanged followed by “Is that the landfill, why do you have to put up with that?” Shaking their heads in disbelief they reminisced how lovely this area used to be.
The odor hotline was called and an investigator called shortly after to advise that he was on the way. Our visitors added their testimony to him on the phone. Seven hours later we called again advising as a group that the odors were still present. We inquired about the previous investigation and were told that landfill odors were acknowledged and prevalent and that adjustments had been made. He stated more adjustments would be made.
The landfill odors continued through the evening. Our quiet little village finally received relief from the disgusting smells around 8:30 p.m., a sad and shocking realization how much the landfill controls our area’s “comfort and joy!”
It is not a Wonderful Life in this area. We are in serious trouble! SMI is now our Mr. Potter, the greedy, money-hungry, controlling factor from the movie. Each time odors escape their property lines we are being violated, harassed. Our mental, physical and emotional health are being relentlessly compromised by their broken promises and violations — all for the sake of money and control. What will our lives be like with a massive expansion and many more years of violations?
We can all be George Bailey by calling the Odor Hot Line to report the odors. Please put these numbers in your phones, share on social media. Complain wherever and whenever you smell landfill odors, even on Christmas Day. These complaints do make a difference, this information also goes to the DEC and SF Town Board. Be a George Bailey — fight to save our area, make our area wonderful again.
Odor Hotline: daytime 315-539-5624
Odor Hotline: after hours 1-800-889-4318
CYNTHIA FRENCH
Waterloo
To the Editor:
We awoke early on Christmas morning to the smell of the landfill seeping into the cracks of our doors and windows. The stench was everywhere in our peaceful little village. Homes and churches were filled with the disgusting odors. As our visitors from out of town arrived, the stench refilled our home each time the door was opened. Holiday greetings were exchanged followed by “Is that the landfill, why do you have to put up with that?” Shaking their heads in disbelief they reminisced how lovely this area used to be.
The odor hotline was called and an investigator called shortly after to advise that he was on the way. Our visitors added their testimony to him on the phone. Seven hours later we called again advising as a group that the odors were still present. We inquired about the previous investigation and were told that landfill odors were acknowledged and prevalent and that adjustments had been made. He stated more adjustments would be made.
The landfill odors continued through the evening. Our quiet little village finally received relief from the disgusting smells around 8:30 p.m., a sad and shocking realization how much the landfill controls our area’s “comfort and joy!”
It is not a Wonderful Life in this area. We are in serious trouble! SMI is now our Mr. Potter, the greedy, money-hungry, controlling factor from the movie. Each time odors escape their property lines we are being violated, harassed. Our mental, physical and emotional health are being relentlessly compromised by their broken promises and violations — all for the sake of money and control. What will our lives be like with a massive expansion and many more years of violations?
We can all be George Bailey by calling the Odor Hot Line to report the odors. Please put these numbers in your phones, share on social media. Complain wherever and whenever you smell landfill odors, even on Christmas Day. These complaints do make a difference, this information also goes to the DEC and SF Town Board. Be a George Bailey — fight to save our area, make our area wonderful again.
Odor Hotline: daytime 315-539-5624
Odor Hotline: after hours 1-800-889-4318
CYNTHIA FRENCH
Waterloo
LETTER: Christmas Day stench — thanks to Seneca Meadows Landfill
Christmas Day stench — thanks to Seneca Meadows Landfill
If you can smell the Seneca Meadows Landfill, please urge the town not to approve the landfill’s local operating permit!!!
BIGGER PICTURE: Living on the edge (of a landfill)
The Ontario County Landfill will cease accepting solid waste on the last day of December 2028. For something that had been hard to accomplish previously, this time the Ontario County
From Bluesky
Welcome to Seneca Lake Guardian
Our Lakes Need a Good Guardian
Seneca Lake Guardian is a New York State Not-for-Profit Corporation with 501(c)(3) and is dedicated to preserving and protecting the health of the Finger Lakes, its residents and visitors, its rural community character, and its agricultural and tourist related businesses through public education, citizen participation, engagement with decision makers, and networking with like-minded organizations.