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NYS Praises Fairport NY in 2022 Canal Season Video, despite
Protests from Fairport Facebook Group
DIR By: Doug K
Date: January 17, 2023, 9:31 am
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Found this video from NYS Canal Corporation, it is praising the
little village of Fairport NY, for their unwavering commitment
to improving Erie Canal sustainability and use... go figure!
The same Fairport, New York that is HOME to the ONLY group of
"canal patrons" that are openly protesting the NYS Canal
Corporation's work on Erie Canal Embankment Integrity
improvements, that are on display at Facebook.
HTML https://youtu.be/AZXmBvZ06mw
The ECNA has talked about this "grassroots" protest group in the
past, and have had to dedicate an entire Forum Discussion Board
to their mis-information and denialism. It's been a 5 year
battle to have even a handful of this group listen to the truth.
You can read their latest bit of Erie Canal safety "deception"
using the link provided below
HTML https://ecna.createaforum.com/the-stop-the-clearcut-argument/
The Fairport Village Mayor stands up to say a few words about
how pleased she is with the "partnership" between hew Village
and the Canal Corporation (NYSCC) & their parent, New York Power
Authority (NYPA). She praised the work of Reimagine the Canals
that has brought nice LED lighting to the villages main lift
bridge. Fairport has had much of their canalside improved (using
NYS tax dollars and Grants" for Inclusive Kayaking, park benches
and such... all nice words for NYPA and the Canal Folks.
Not sure if the feeling is really "mutual" between NYPA &
Fairport, as New York State is still WAITING to see if Mayor
Domaratz is going to ADDRESS the small contingent on social
media who is making Fairport look rather foolish, spouting lies
about Erie Canal embankment safety, and protesting routine dam
maintenance all in the name of the "environment". The group went
so far as to force a lawsuit to stop canal maintenance, just to
waste taxpayer's money, as the message of canal embankment
safety hasn't changed... in all this time.
The ECNA is also not sure if the NYS Canal Corporation folks
would ALL have nice things to say about Fairport & it's
residents as well. Afterall, the Canal Corporation and NYPA have
been bullied & belittled by this Fairport Facebook Group since
Day 1, when the TRUTH about the current condition of the Erie
Canal was released to the Public in their Embankment Integrity
Program.
HTML https://www.nyscanalintegrity.org/
A few others from NYS politics stood up in the video, to praise
the fine effort Fairport has made to SUPPORT the transformation
of the NYS Canal System. Mr Stratton, Mr. Driscoll, NYPA
dignitaries and others spoke about Fairport's virtues... sadly
it's these SAME people working for the improvement of the Erie
Canal, that have been attacked time and time again by the
Fairport Embankment Denialist on Facebook.
That Facebook protest group that is telling even more LIES about
NYS Canal Safety and getting away with it, since no one in NYPA
or NYS wants to correct their mis-information, or call them out
on their Denialist approach.
Oh don't get us wrong, the Canal Corporation & NYPA have tried
MANY times to talk with this group, and sadly the group's
leaders have not listened and dug their heels in further. Both,
Ms. Virginia Maier & Ms. Elizabeth Agte STILL refuse to believe
they might be wrong about "canal embankment safety", and keep
telling the 20 or so "followers" to keep fighting the "good
fight".
The STCC group boasts having "thousands of voices" but in truth
the group has about 20 or so "active" members who post on FB,
and almost 100% of it is "misinformation & conspiracy theories"
And that "good fight"?
Well it is against the SAFETY of Erie Canal Embankments in their
own lovely Village of Fairport, and the safety of Fairport
Residents in neighborhoods like Crystal Springs, Brentwood and
other neighborhoods lying 50 feet or more BELOW these 100 year
old, tree covered, man-made dams.
New York State residents should be ashamed at how this whole
matter has been handled as both the Canal Corporation & NYPA,
have stopped trying to "educate" these leaders, and their group.
Now they just let them get away with their campaign of denial,
distraction, and deception.
And add the NYS Comptroller and our own Governor who have ALSO
not addressed the issue, though BOTH have been contacted
directly about this group, and it's antics. The Governor was up
for "reelection" so she chose to "ignore" the group and provide
a canned response about how "great" New York is. The State
Comptroller STARTED this whole mess when he stated the Erie
Canal has become a "safety issue" in 2015, in a now long buried
report.
HTML https://www.osc.state.ny.us/files/audits/2017-12/sga-2015-14s45.pdf
I suppose the ECNA, all of Monroe County leadership & the
general public in New York State will simply have to accept that
this approach of "ignoring the elephant in the room" must be the
best way to handle misguided social media ignorance. Because it
doesn't look like anyone in New York politics will EVER tell
this Facebook Stop the Canal Clear-cut Group to "cease & desist"
anytime soon.
And that is the saddest part of this post...
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