The International Joint Commission says it will continue to release the maximum amount of water from Lake Ontario, because June was wetter than normal across most of the region and slowed down the effort to reduce the record-high lake levels. The IJC says today the International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board has met […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’s applying for FEMA emergency funding to aid Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River property owners who were flooded by the record high lake levels this spring. Cuomo says he believes in this case, the federal government owes something to New York’s shoreline residents. Speaking in Irondequoit , the governor said […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’ll veto the $90 million flood relief package for Lake Ontario shoreline residents — unless changes are made to the bill worked out between the State Senate and Assembly. This bill is on top of the $7 million aid package announced by the Governor for residential homeowners and $5 million for […]