FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2005
Media Advisory
CANAL CORPORATION TO HOLD Water LEVEL Management Meeting
Collaboration and Coordination Will be Focus of Central NY Roundtable
New York State Canal Corporation Director Carmella R. Mantello today announced that the Canal Corporation will hold a meeting with various federal, state and local stakeholders to discuss water level management issues associated with the New York State Canal System in Central New York. The meeting will be held at the Canal Corporation’s Syracuse Section Office in Lysander (directions below) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2005.
Water level management along the Canal System in the Central New York region was one of the reoccurring concerns raised during the Canal Corporation’s recently concluded Canal Connections Tour held this past summer and fall. The meeting will bring together various stakeholders in an effort to develop a better understanding of the complex issues associated with water level management in the region and to begin a dialogue for developing strategies to improve water level management and minimize the frequency and magnitude of flooding along the Canal System.
In addition to Director Mantello, Onondaga County Executive Nicholas J. Pirro and Mayor Daniel D. O’Hara from the Village of Baldwinsville are expected to attend. Federal, State and local officials have also been invited to attend the meeting.
For more information about news and events along the New York State Canal System, please call 1-800-4CANAL4 or visit www.canals.state.ny.us.
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Directions to the Syracuse Section Office: From Thruway exit 34A – take Route 481 North and exit at Route 31 West (Great Northern Mall exit). Take a left at the traffic light onto Route 31 West. Proceed west on Route 31 and go over Belgium Bridge. Take first right turn immediately after Belgiun Bridge onto River Road. Travel approximately 2. 5 miles and take a right into the Syracuse Section parking area.