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Wednesday, March 27

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Happy Anniversary to Sticks N' Stones, who celebrated their 8th year on March 21!

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Village Trustee Nichols shared an informative post on Tuesday regarding the stop bar in front of the Green Acres/Dollar General parking lot, which tends to be a common complaint as the current one clogs traffic.

"A representative from NYSDOT was in Waterville today to assess the stop bar in front of Dollar General after we reached out again to have the problem addressed. Initially, the State did not want to move the stop bar because they did not deem it necessary and said moving it to our requested location would make it non-compliant with their standard. We sent over imagery of an intersection in Clinton (NYS12b) where the stop bar is the exact length from the intersection we are requesting and an image of an intersection in Sherburne (NYS12 & NYS80) where the stop bar is almost double the length we're requesting from the intersection. See attached images for the current 15-foot stop bar placement, the proposed 40-foot stop bar placement (proposed stop bar is in red), and the images of the Clinton and Sherburne intersections.

Currently, if vehicles are trying to turn left onto NYS315 from NYS12 northbound and a vehicle is trying to enter the Dollar General parking lot from NYS12 southbound it bottles traffic up, and if vehicles are waiting to turn left onto NYS315 at a red light tractor-trailers cannot make the right-hand turn from NYS315 southbound without going over the curb and damaging the street sign (as happened again this past winter). Also, while the NYSDOT rep was checking out the intersection, an accident occurred with someone entering the Dollar General parking lot.

The NYSDOT rep said it does make sense to move the stop marker, and he will work with the DOT Signal Department to schedule having a new magnetic loop cut into the road so the stop bar can be moved to the southern side of the parking lot entrance. This will open up the intersection for trucks turning and for people entering the lot while vehicles are waiting at a red light."
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A couple of historic photos have been catching a good deal of attention as they circulate social media- Putnam Street and the Childhood home of George Eastman.

Putnam St, Waterville, NY




As the Mill came down in 2007:
Photos: P.S. Brown - 'At Home in the Huddle'
Click Here for her 2007 post
 







Today:
 





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This post regarding George Eastman's childhood home, which was moved to Mumford, NY at the Genesee Country Village & Museum





For more on George Eastman:
"George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of Eastman Kodak Company, spent his early youth in and around this one-and-a-half story Greek Revival dwelling on Stafford Avenue in Waterville, NY. Eastman’s parents bought this House in 1849. In 1860 Eastman's father, who had been a nurseryman in Waterville, moved the family to Rochester, where he founded a business school."  Libraryweb.org

Eastman Museum
NotableBiographies.com




 The lot currently, across from St. Bernard's Catholic Church


Historical marker located in front of the former Waterville High School, the current School House Apartments.

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