The International St. Lawrence River Board has opened the drain on Lake Ontario, but for today the water continues to rise. The good news is, the board and the International Joint Commission believe the lake has, or is about to, hit peak and start going down again. The Army Corps of Engineers webpage shows that […]
The New York Power Authority opened a gate of the Long Sault Dam on the St. Lawrence yesterday to finally begin giving some relief to Lake Ontario shoreline property owners who have been flooded by record high water levels. The increased water outflow is at the direction of the International Joint Commission and its St. […]
State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says New York State probably can’t give any direct aid to individual property owners affected by flooding from the record-high waters of Lake Ontario. But he says they can and will come up with aid for local governments so parks, roads and other damaged infrastructure can be fixed without […]