The document summarizes various upcoming community events and news items in Sodus, NY. It announces a paperback book sale from June 19-21 at the Sodus Community Library. It also advertises a chicken BBQ fundraiser on June 22 and a meeting of the Sodus GoGetters senior group on June 26. Additionally, it provides details about an upcoming author event on June 25 and meetings of the Neighborhood Association of Sodus Point. It also includes a brief article about a dispute over construction at the Katlynn Harbor Marina that has raised drainage and fire safety concerns for local residents.

1. THE SUN RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
Things to do Sodus News
By Alice Irwin
Paperback book sale
Mark your calendar, add to your
reminders, put a sticky note on the
fridge….. BUT don't forget the Just
PaperbackBookSaleonJune19-21.
JUST in time, JUST the right size and
JUST the right price. The Friends of
theSodusLibrarywillbehavingtheir
JUST Paperbacks Book Sale, at the
Sodus Community Library (17 Ma-
ple Ave). Starting at 10 a.m. you can
stock up on these books at JUST the
rightpriceof50centseachonThurs-
day; only 25 cents each on Friday;
and Saturday is bag day, you get a
whole bag for JUST $2. These books
areJUSTtherightsizeforyourpurse,
beach bag, suitcase, or glove com-
partmentinthecar. Theywon’tstop
working if dropped in sand or water
and no battery to worry about. All
proceeds from the sale will be used
to buy the “little” extras the library
needs to make it better for you (to
see what the Friends have already
purchased check out the board in
the lobby). Any questions, JUST call
the library at 315-483-9292.
CHICKEN BBQ
Save the date for the 6th Annual
FundraiserCHICKENBBQatSt.Maxi-
milian Kolbe Church of the Epiphany
Parking Lot, 105 West Main Street,
SodusonSunday, June22,11:30un-
til sold out. Funds collected will ben-
efittheSodusCommunityChristmas
Sharing Program.
Sodus GoGetters
Sodus GoGetters will meet at
noon in the dining room in the Unit-
ed Third Methodist Church Thurs.,
June 26 for a dish to pass meal. Wil-
ma Young, Editor of The Sun Re-
cord will be our guest. All seniors 55
and over are welcome.
Meet an author
The Sodus Bay Lighthouse Mu-
seum invites everyone to meet local
author, Pat Gorthy, on Wednesday,
June 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sodus
Point Village Hall Meeting Room,
8356 Bay Street. This free event is
the first of the museum's 2014 Meet
an Author lecture series.
Gorthy will discuss her book Pep-
permint Summer, which is set in
1860 and relates the adventures of
10-year old Emily Taylor and her kit-
ten Sasha as they travel the Erie Ca-
nal from Rochester to visit Emily’s
grandparents at their farm in Lyons.
For more information, call the
Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum at
(315) 483-4936 or check out the mu-
seum’s website www.sodusbaylight-
house.org.
Neighborhood Association
All are invited to join The Neighbor-
hood Association of Sodus Point at a
special meeting to be held June 30, at 7
p.m. at the Sodus Point Village Hall. Vil-
lage Board Member Sharon Lilla will join
us to discuss how NASP could be benefi-
cialinprocuringgrants/funds,howNASP
could be instrumental in spearheading
current projects of interest to the vil-
lage, and what roles NASP might play in
the future of our village. Topics may in-
clude: completion of the Ontario Street
park/streets, sidewalks, bike trails, a vil-
lage sign board etc.
On Sunday, June 29, Bill Hull Jr. will be
sharing his photos and memories at the
Fire hall from 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, July 3, NASP Volunteers
will collect donations for fireworks and
NASP projects
Sunday, Aug 3, there will be a histor-
ic Trolley Ride from 1-4 p.m. hosted by
Bruce and Edie Farrington.
On Aug., 10, NASP will sponsor The
Annual Lake Ontario Triathlon.
Saturday, Dec 6 from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. NASP will sponsor a Family Holiday
Fest at the Community Center.
NASP has its general meetings on the
4th Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. at
the Village Hall Offices. All are welcome
toattendandjoinourorganization. June
23 is our next meeting. If you have any
questions or concerns please feel free
to contact one of our board members:
Barb Clayton (483-6981, Denise Wash-
burn (483-6419), Edie Farrington (585-
750-0688), Alice Bill (483-0256), Judy
Deagman (483-4186), Marie Dewispe-
laere (483-9660), and Kass Vande (483-
2292).
6th Annual Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
All proceeds go to the Sodus Community Christmas Sharing Program
St.MaximilianKolbeParish
ChurchoftheEpiphanyParkingLot
105WestMainSt.,Sodus
Includes: ½ Chicken, salt potatoes,
cole slaw, beans and chocolate chip cookies.
Sunday, June 22,
11:30 a.m until Sold out!
Tickets $9.00
NO Half Chicken only sales
ALL pre-sale dinners must be picked up by 12:30 p.m.
Advance sale tickets
available @ Country
Hardware, Cherry Ridge
Dairy, Sodus Farmer’s
Market or call 524-2611
or 483-4731
The position is for the
second shift as a water
plant operator.
Applications can be picked
up at the village clerk’s
office at 14-16 Mill St,
Sodus, during normal
business hours. We will
be accepting applications
until June 25, 2014.
The Village of Sodus
is looking to hire a
seasonal worker
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Eagle Ridge Sports
Rt. 104, Williamson 315-589-4015
www.EagleRidgeDrivingRange.com
Now that winter's snow and ice are really
gone, you may notice some shiny new mark-
ersinthesidewalksofSodusPoint. Locatedby
each storm drain is a marker that advises No
Dumping - Only Rain Down the Drain. Earlier
this spring, several busloads of students from
Sodus High School teamed up with members
of the Wayne County Soil and Water Conser-
vationDistricttospendanafternooninSodus
Point participating in projects to prepare the
waterfront community for spring. One group
hit the park at the beach, picking up litter and
debris left from winter storms and thought-
less visitors. The others walked through the
downtown area, cleaning out clogged storm
drains that the village's Highway Department
had marked off with cones. The drain mark-
ers would be installed in the sidewalks at a
later date.
With the abundance of spring rain in this
area, it's imperative that the storm drains
are clean and ready to capture the runoff.
Even more important is that people under-
stand that the only thing that should go into
a storm drain is rainwater. The Soil and
Water Conservation District notes Storm
water pollution finds its way into water-
ways where we fish, where we swim, and
whatwedrink.Everythingthatgoesdown
our storm drains like pet waste, grass clip-
pings, fertilizer, pesticides and litter even-
tually wind up in Sodus Bay.
This project is a perfect example of
promoting the long term health of Sodus
Bay through educating the community's
youth about the consequences of storm
waterpollutionandhowtheycanbealert
to spotting potential environment-dam-
agingsituations. Despitetheraw,coldday
the students turned out in force to learn
about protecting the environment and
keeping Sodus Bay beautiful and healthy
for generations to come. Great job, kids!
Visit http://www.waynecountynysoil-
andwater.org/sodus-central-students-
help-to-protect-sodus-bay for more infor-
mationonstormwaterpollutionandhow
you can help prevent it.
Only rain down the drain!
June 16 - Some residents of the Village of
Sodus Point are vehemently concerned about
the construction of a new storage building at
the Katlynn Harbor Marina, which has raised
fire safety concerns, has been an eyesore for
Bay Street and allegedly caused drainage is-
sues.
This multi-faceted issue has been around
since the construction of the first two build-
ings nearly 15 years ago. Since then, it has
proven to be an emotional and heavily de-
bated topic.
“I hope that people stick with the facts
instead of emotions,” Chris Tertinek, the
mayor of the Village of Sodus Point, said. He
expressed his need to remain neutral in the
decision and has faith that the local govern-
ment will resolve the dispute.
OnMonday,theVillageofSodusPointPlan-
ning Board furthered discussion.
Katlynn proposal raises residents’ concerns
By Catherine Bonke
With the help of a landscape architect,
the marina presented plans for the new
storage facility for a crowd of residents
and board members.
The changes included improvements
to drainage with new gutters, swales and
channels in the ground. Landscaping will
be done to improve the appearance of
the building, with specific trees and grass-
es chosen for their height and ability to
retain water.
At the meeting, Deb Agostinelli, the
current owner of Katylnn’s Harbor ex-
pressed her desire to move forward with
a renewed vision for the marina.
“I’m going at it at in a different tact,”
she said. “I hope I don’t get slinged by
sins of the past. I can’t change what hap-
pened.”
But the past still has residents, like the
Darby family, unsettled.
The family moved into their Bay Street
home in 1978, but only began experienc-
ing flooding on their property when the
first two storage facilities were built. The
level of the marina property was raised
for construction and with the Darby’s
lawn sitting at a lower elevation, excess
water ponds during heavy rainfall.
With a series of photographs taken in
2004 and 2006, the family showed how
pools of water have crept very close to
buildings and submerged some of their
backyard items.
An engineering study, completed by
MRB, indicated that a drainage pipe on
the Darby’s property isn’t big enough to
handle the outflow of water from a cul-
vert running under Bay Street and out
into the bay.
The Darbys are concerned that with
the construction of a third storage fa-
cility, the disruption of the natural flow
of water and the path of a newer, larger
outflow pipe will only worsen, causing
more serious flooding.
In previous articles about this issue,
concerns about flooding in the Village
Hall had been raised. According to Ter-
tinek, the alleged flooding of the Village
Record Room “has never happened.”
Tertinek has been the mayor for two
years and has lived in the area for about
thirteen years.
Maxine Appleby’s home is directly
behind the site for the new building. She
isconcernedthatfloodingaswellassun-
light and air circulation blockage from
the large facility will cause her historical
home to fall apart.
Continues on page 15
SHS students join Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Ronny Raindrop
before starting their clean up. Photo by Ethan Irwin

2. 16 THE SUN RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014
Katlynn proposal From page 2
Appleby is also concerned that having
so much fuel in the boats stored next to
her home will produce a fire hazard.
“I want to live comfortably,” she said.
“I don’t want to have to live in fear.”
When a member of the board raised a
similar point, Agostinelli responded that
the building will be made out of steel,
and thus will be fireproof by nature.
The Environmental Assessment Form
for the Katlynn Harbor Marina indicated
that the marina is not listed as an envi-
ronmentally critical area, but the marina
personnel are sensitive to the historical
integrity of the community.
Some Sodus Bay residents are hope-
ful for the economic growth that the
expanding marina will bring to the area.
Mayor Tertinek discussed how with the
increased property space of Katlynn Har-
bor Marina comes increased local, town,
county and school taxes, pouring back
into the financial livelihood of the histori-
cal area.
After the meeting, Agostinelli said,
“There have been a lot of mistruths going
around about what we’re doing with the
new building. I hope to clear those up.”
However, the appearance and loca-
tion of the facilities remain a contention
for some.
“I’ll never be able to sell my house,”
Applebysaid,discussingthepotentialde-
crease in the value of her home. “I mean
whowouldbuyahousewithametalpole
barn in their backyard?”
Mayor Tertinek stated that an ob-
structed view of the bay is a downside
to the new facility, but that he doesn’t
think it will impact tourism. Sodus Point
receives around 30,000 tourists every
year.
Penny Darby said, “We’re not stop-
ping anyone from having a business. We
are protecting the view.”
As public interest battles commercial
interest, it remains unclear of whether
there can be an agreeable outcome for
everyone.
The Planning Board will review the re-
ports and continue gathering informa-
tion to make an informed decision about
the construction of the new building.
A public hearing will take place on July
7 at 7 p.m. in the Sodus Point Village
Hall.
Municipal News
June 10 - Sometimes actions speak
louder than words. Sodus Village board
members took a long-awaited action at
their regular board meeting last Tuesday.
AccordingtoEngineerBobElliottofElliott
Engineering Solutions, the carbon filter
media at the village's water plant should
have been changed every three to five
years. But since it was put in during 2003,
it has not been changed.
Onlyonebidtoreplacethecarbonwas
receivedanditwasopenedandaccepted
during the meeting. Calgon was awarded
the project with a bid of $53,229. The
project will have 60 days to completed.
According to Elliott, changing the me-
dia in all three filters should take a week
to ten days, and the water plant will be
completely operable during the change-
over.
During department report time, Police
Chief Bill Critchfield reported 58 com-
plaints for the month of May, which re-
sulted in three arrests. Topping his list of
activities were 16 details, followed by 12
assist citizens and five property checks.
In his ‘unofficial’ role as School Resource
OfficerCritchfieldalsopresentedathree-
page report documenting his 50 hours of
activities at the three Sodus Central facil-
ities. Code Enforcement Officer Al Hen-
drikse issued four permits with one de-
molition, three zoning letters, answered
four complaints, sent five property main-
tenance letters and issued six certificates
of occupancy. He also completed 29 in-
spections and had twocomplaints filed.
Two of the letters were for deteriorating
garages on Grove Street and Belden Av-
enue.
Trustee David Englert again requested
thatHendrikseaddpertinentdetailssuch
as addresses to his report. Street Fore-
man Mark Gelina’s May Street Depart-
ment report showed much time picking
up brush and both servicing and using
mowers. Water Plant Operator Phil Bad-
man noted that the five generators were
serviced by Power Generations, and that
Lessord's serviced the water department
van.
The2013AnnualWaterQualityReport
was also prepared, approved and pub-
lished in the required locations for the
public. In his wastewater report Aaron
Bissell explained that Jamko found three
large leaks while televising and cleaning
sewer lines within the village. Thanks to
the dry weather there were no flow vio-
lations for the SPEDES permit.
Power Generations also inspected and
serviced the wastewater treatment plant
generator. Wistfully, Bissell announced
that he would be accepting a new job
with the MRB Group, with his last day
of employment being June 27. He began
working for Severn Trent and the village
in 2008, and was hired by the village as
Sewer Plant Operator on August 1, 2001
when Severn Trent departed.
I appreciate the opportunity that I
have had here working for the village,
remarked Bissell, and Clerk/Treasurer
Karen Cline reciprocated stating, Aaron
has been a great asset to the village and
will be missed.
During the new business portion of
the meeting it was noted that bike racks
have been completed and are ready to
be distributed around the village. New
garbage cans are also on order and it was
requested that a regular weekly pickup
schedule be implemented after the cans
are placed.
Trustee Lynne Littlefield began the
member item portion of the meeting by
reporting her team won during the re-
cent Relay for Life event and that those
trusteesridingintheupcomingFireman's
Parade on Friday needed to be ready for
lining up at 6:30 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Sodus
Village Board will take place on Tuesday,
July 8, at 7 p.m. in the Sodus Municipal
Building. Anyone wishing to address the
board should call Clerk Karen Cline at
483-9821 a week prior to the meeting in
order to be listed on the agenda.
Sodus Point Village Hall with Katlynn building located directly behind it.
Sodus Village Board Accept Calgon bid
for water plant filter media project
By Perry Howland
June 11 – All council members and
most department heads were in atten-
danceatlastweek’smeetingonWednes-
day night. With the exception of the Jus-
tices’ report, the items on the consent
agenda were carefully reviewed, consid-
ered and approved.
Eagle Scout Nicholas Boldt and his fa-
ther Peter attended the meeting where
Nick was recognized by the board for
achieving the rank of Eagle earlier in the
month. Nick’s Eagle project consisted of
organizing and completing the murals in
the teen room at the Sodus Library.
Councilwoman Kelly Grey presented
the Sodus Town Ambulance monthly re-
port which indicated the local emergen-
cy responders made 101 call during the
month of May. Average response time
was 5.2 minutes. It was noted that 64.3
percent of the responses were made by
paid staff.
The monthly Building Department re-
port indicated a permit was issued for
one new home; and there were three is-
sued for residential additions; two more
for garages. According to the report and
in addition to other activities, Building
Inspector Al Hendriske completed 68
inspection, 10 septic inspections, sent
seven property maintenance letters, and
issued 10 certificates of occupancies.
During the Camp Beechwood re-
port, caretaker Trevor Davie noted that
Trailworks had added the park to their
passport program. Visitors will etch
their books on a marker to be placed in
the park to verify they had walked the
grounds. He also let the board know that
a new bike rack had been delivered and
will need to be secured with concrete.
Sodus Town Board
By Wilma Young
Supervisor Steve LeRoy had gone
down to the park with his tractor and
mower for two weekends where he
mowed, pushed back brush and moved/
leveled dirt around the former mess hall
for the Lyons Club project.
Councilman Dave LeRoy asked for a
report on the request to use the park for
a wedding and was told by Davey that
once it the complications (porta potties,
no water, no electricity, limited parking,
and no alcohol), were explained, the re-
quest was withdrawn.
Davey reported that a there had been
a lot of campers using the park. Council-
person Grey asked if a donation can had
been placed for campers to consider.
Davey told her that he hadn’t done that
yet as he didn’t know how that might be
secured.
Grey also asked David LeRoy if any in-
formation would be forthcoming on a
steering committee for the park. She was
told not at this time.
“I’d like to get at a level to get the park
presentable and then move towards
some kind of plan,” responded David
LeRoy. “My first priority is repairing the
Lake Lodge. I’m for a steering committee
– that’s what we (the town board) here
are doing. Right now we need to get to a
stable condition.”
David LeRoy did bring to the board’s
attention the condition at the Bushnell
Cemetery located at the intersection of
Lake Road and Pulver Road.
“It’s overgrown with debris; several
of the old headstones are broken, some
have been moved into the ditch. I’m hop-
ing Bill (Highway Superintendent Bill Du-
Bois), could look at it and see what can
be done, help clear some brush and re-
move some of the trees?” asked Council-
man LeRoy.
“This cemetery is the resting place
of many war veterans. The Sodus Ro-
tary Club is interested in supporting a
project to help clear out some brush
that has pushed its way around some
of the outlining headstones and a
sign project. Maybe some of the Boy
Scouts might consider this as a proj-
ect?”
DuBois was aware of the situation
and promised to go and look into the
cemetery to see what could be done.
Also on the agenda for the High-
way Department was an authoriza-
tion to hire All County Construction
to complete the necessary paving
at the Fairways Subdivision (located
adjacent to Sodus Bay Heights Golf
Course). The roadway had been dedi-
cated as a town road and money had
been set aside to cover maintenance
and repair of the subdivision which
has never been completed. The cost
for All County to do the work was
$47,900 but this was more than what
had been set aside by the developer
(approximately $37,000). DuBois in-
dicated that CHIPs money could be
used for the needed repairs, which
the town board authorized.
Supervisor LeRoy presented a res-
olution to pursue the sale of town
owned property located on Briscoe
Cover Road, and to entertain no offer
below $150,000.
“The property was assessed at
$136,500 in 2007 at three percent
per year, the value should be up al-
most 10 percent,” LeRoy urged. “It
has never been used by the town. It
is no use to us at all. My view is to the
taxpayersandsellit,putthemoneyin
a reserve account and put the prop-
erty back on the tax rolls.”
Councilman LeRoy indicated he wanted
to know a little more about the parcel… and
all the other ones that the town owned. He
wondered if the board shouldn’t consider all
of them before selling one.
Councilwoman Grey disagreed saying that
she believed the town should hang on to the
property.
Councilman Dale Pickering concurred
and would not support the resolution at this
time. The measure failed.
Three resolution; however, were ap-
proved: a settlement authorizing Villani Law
to sign a stipulation with Via-Health over li-
gation (information was not provided); an
authorization to establish an amortization
schedule (six years at 1.5 percent) for paying
back the general fund from money needed
for the water operating fund; and a resolu-
tion for an inter-municipal agreement for
water (Owl’s Nest Water District) with the
Town of Marion and Wayne County Water
Authority.
The next Sodus Town Board meeting will
be held on July 9 starting at 7 p.m. Meetings
are open to the public.
Bushnell Cemetery has graves that date back
to Revolutionary soldiers who settled in the
Sodus area.