LAST WEEK  .... by Bill Conole   Steve Buechner, Landscape Architect &Developer opened his presentation by expressing his concern on preserving the natural landscapes of Skaneateles Lake. Steve’s family has owned a cottage & land on the lake for more than 60 years and feels that over this period a good deal of the development around the lake has been done without properly preserving the lake’s extremely beautiful natural landscapes. Steve spoke of the many projects he has helped guide & develop in CNY over the past 40 years. In recent years he has worked on redeveloping downtown Syracuse. Steve noted that many people are returning to downtown & Syracuse is poised to make a comeback. To accomplish this, downtown development will have to be carefully planned. A key issue to this growth is how to modernize & revamp Route 81’s elevated highway. Steve displayed renderings of his plan to rework Route 81 to allow for a park & green space in the city center.

THIS WEEK: Ken Slentz - Skaneateles School District Superintendent.

ASSIGNMENTS	Aug 7	Aug 14
Set-up 50/50	Robin Jowaisas	Roy MacDonald
Ticket Sales	Ralph Jurgensen	Todd Many
Pledge	Sandra Lee	Charles McElroy
Invocation	Gard Lori	Brad McLennan