The Citizen from Auburn, New York • A3

The CiTizen Saturday, OctOber 20, 2018 A3 00 1 THE CITIZEN STAFF Officials from the city of Auburn and Cayuga Com- munity College will com- memorate the official start of work on a project to turn Falcon Park into a multi- sport, 10-month-a-year facility Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony. At 5 p.m. Oct. 22 at Fal- con Park, city and college officials will formally break ground on the approxi- mately $2 million Falcon Park Synthetic Turf Field Installation Project that will let athletic teams use the stadium in the winter, spring and fall. is an exciting step forward for our commu- Mayor Michael Quill said in a release.

really believe this is a win for the city and a win for the col- College president Dr. Brian Durant said the ren- ovation would allow the college to offer students expanded intercollegiate athletic offerings and the chance to compete on a professional-level facility. project represents a tremendous moment for Cayuga Community Col- lege, our students and the city of Durant said. Currently the home of the Auburn Doubledays NY-Penn League baseball team, the project will con- vert Falcon natural grass field into a turf field in order to allow the Cayuga Spartans its use, making the facility a 10-month-a-year facility. The new field is set to be ready next spring, according to Quill.

The college plans to use the redesigned field for lacrosse, soccer, baseball and softball, while the Auburn School District will con- tinue to use it for baseball. AUBURN Falcon Park groundbreaking set THE CITIZEN STAFF Night-time construc- tion work that will last into November and then pick up again next spring has begun on the state Thruway in Ca- yuga and Seneca counties. The state Thruway Authority this week an- nounced the start of a $6 million pavement project. The work is taking place on the toll highway in both directions between the Weedsport (exit 40) and Waterloo (exit 41) inter- changes. Work includes select full-depth repairs, along with milling and re- surfacing about 40 miles of road.

New mile markers and more reflective line striping will also be part of the work, which is being performed by Hanson Ag- gregates New York LLC. invest- ments such as these play a key role in New eco- nomic expansion and en- sure a reliable roadway for the thousands of motorists that utilize each section each said Thruway Authority Executive Di- rector Matthew J. Driscoll in a press release. The construction work is expected to cause single lane closures from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., weather permit- ting.

Crews will be working through mid-November, then resume in April. An August completion is ex- pected. The authority said it ex- pects delays to be minimal. Details on scheduled lane closures are posted to the website and on its app. INFRASTRUCTURE Work scheduled on the Thruway ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY After weeks of balking at requests to debate his opponents, New York Gov.

Andrew Cuomo agreed Friday to face off against his Republican challenger Marc Molinaro. Molinaro immediately rejected the proposal as a political stunt by Cuomo, saying any debate featur- ing the candidates in the race for governor should be televised statewide. The back-and-forth comes after Molinaro and the other three candidates have spent weeks calling on Cuomo to agree to a debate before the Nov. 6 election. Cuomo was being inter- viewed Friday on WCBS radio when the host asked if he would participate in a Saturday debate at 8 a.m.

Cuomo agreed, but said he would need to cancel a planned visit to one of his college-aged daughters. want to call me tomorrow, I will be Cuomo said. you want to do it with Mr. Molinaro, I will be Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, called the offer noting most New Yorkers would be unable to listen to an early morning weekend debate held on a local radio sta- tion. He accused Cuomo of trying to dictate terms if the Sheriff of Not- are not going to be props in some sort of the- ater he told reporters.

find the right place, sit down and have a substantive con- Cuomo said Friday see much value in debating Molinaro, who he said has not run a campaign. Polls show Cuomo is far ahead of Molinaro and the other three candidates on the ballot, which includes Green Party nominee Howie Hawkins, indepen- dent ex-Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, and Lib- ertarian Larry Sharpe. ELECTIONS 2018 Cuomo, Molinaro spar over debates ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Fed- eral safety investigators have been unable to conduct a full examination of the limousine involved in a crash that killed 20 people nearly two weeks ago in upstate New York be- cause local prosecutors are probing it as part of their case against the limo operator. While a National Trans- portation Safety Board spokesman says it is work- ing cooperatively with local officials, people familiar with the matter told The Associ- ated Press on Thursday that investigators have privately expressed frustration over their inability to fully exam- ine the limousine. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive conversations.

The limo remains in the possession of New York State Police after the limou- sine operator was charged four days after the crash with criminally negli- gent homicide. A state police spokesman said it could be several more weeks before the NTSB is granted hands-on access to the limo. The NTSB would get in line behind state in- vestigators and the lawyer for the limo operator. vehicle is the most important piece of evidence that will help ultimately determine the cause of the crash, and the extent of any criminal spokesman Beau Duffy said in a statement. the NTSB were allowed to handle evi- dence before it has been fully examined and processed by the state police and the de- fense, it would jeopardize the criminal NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss said investigators were able to look inside the limousine briefly and have not conducted a full exam- ination.

But he stressed that the agency is working closely with state police. anticipate getting ev- erything we need in a timely Weiss said. have a criminal investigation to do. We have to accommo- date The federal agency is charged by Congress to con- duct independent probes and can make urgent safety rec- ommendations to address specific issues discovered during an investigation. The NTSB expects to release a preliminary report on the wreck in the next several weeks, Weiss said.

The district attorney in Schoharie County did not immediately return a call from the AP seeking com- ment on Thursday. The limousine loaded with 18 people on their way to a birthday party for one of the occupants ran a stop sign and crashed at the bottom of a hill in the town of Schoharie. Everyone in the limo died, including four sisters, along with two pedestrians. Prosecutors allege the lim- ousine operator, Nauman Hussain, allowed an improperly licensed driver to operate an vehicle. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge and has declined to comment on the crash.

NEW YORK STATE Federal investigators seek access to limo in crash ASSOCIATED PRESS a limousine is in the woods following a fatal crash in Schoharie Oct. 6 slate. Balter agreed to debate on CNYCentral, NewsChannel 9, Spectrum News and syracuse.com, but she pushed for different dates and wanted the events to include audiences. While there is a debate agreement in place, Katko on Friday accused Balter of skipping other forums in the district. He released a statement after Balter participate in the Washington Square Neigh- borhood Association forum Thursday night.

Balter was in Wayne County at the time for a meet-and-greet fundraiser. clear Dana Balter prefers to spend her time raking in cash from donors over engaging with central New Katko said. Jessica Bumpus, spokesperson, said plans for the Wayne County be- gan two months ago be- fore they received an invi- tation for the Washington Square Neighborhood As- sociation forum. While Balter at- tend the forum, she par- ticipated in another earlier in the evening with Katko. The candidates participated in a forum organized by the Black Leadership Coalition of CNY in Syracuse.

campaign men- tioned two other forums Balter attend in the last month. The first was the Manlius Political Breakfast, an annual event hosted by the Manlius Chamber of Commerce, in September. The other was the Sodus Chamber of Commerce meet-and-greet event. After press con- ference earlier this month, campaign released a list of 10 joint forums that he had agreed to attend. Bumpus revealed that they aware of five of the forums on the list until Kat- campaign distributed it to reporters.

Two of the forums they know about were the Manlius Political Breakfast and the Sodus Chamber event. In both cases, Balter had conflicts. She attended a fundraiser in New York City on the same day of the Manlius breakfast, and she held a Syracuse fundraiser at the same time as the So- dus Chamber of Commerce forum. claim that not being open and accessible to the public is not true. blatantly not Bum- pus said.

traveling all across the district making sure available to ev- Debates From A1 when you thought Bob Antonacci be more hypocritical or nasty, we see this out- right lying Gins- burg said. photo-shop an image and pass it off as reality is a Trump-level lie. Bob Antonacci should apologize immediately and send out a correction Scott Reif, the state Sen- ate spokes- man, defended the mailer. The point, he said, is that de Blasio and liberal are supporting campaign. That appears to be a swipe at the Senate Dem- ocrats.

The DSCC has been largest bene- factor. The committee do- nated $147,108 in Septem- ber to help the Democratic candidate pay for television commercials. That total ex- cludes other funds spent by the group in support of candidacy. de Blasio has even said that taking over the state Senate be at the forefront of all we The last time New York City liberals con- trolled every branch of our state government up- state was Reif said. let that happen again and Bob Antonacci is the only candidate in this race who will carry on the proud legacy of Senator DeFrancisco of fighting for central New York and why Senator De- Francisco has endorsed Bob the second mailer to cause controversy in the 50th district race.

Last week, the New York State Democratic Committee and DSCC sent a mailer that in- cluded a quote incorrectly attributed to Antonacci. Antonacci and Mannion are vying for the 50th dis- trict seat. Nearly $400,000 has already been spent by the two candidates, and that figure will increase by Election Day. Outside groups, such as the DSCC and Senate Re- publican Campaign Com- mittee, have invested and continue to provide sup- port to their respective candidates in the race. Mailer From A1 The Citizen.

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