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File Photo by Howard Owens. Those damp, moldy mall entrances will finally get torn out and replaced beginning April 15, city management says.

The Carr's building in Downtown Batavia.Photo by Howard Owens. This last week of May was capped off with bountiful news for property owner Ken Mistler and downtown Batavia as a whole with the

Erik Fix was president of Genesee County Chamber for 15 months before he filled the role of assistant city manager in July 2022. He joked that his kids ask him all the time, “when will you get your

After a brief discussion Monday evening, City Council agreed to forward a residency waiver to its next business meeting for a vote. The residency requirement for Fire Chief Josh Graham was to be in effect within six months of his hiring, which is up this month. Apparently, Graham requested an extension of that waiver, and most of council seemed to be in agreement to grant it.

Tom Turnbull had déjà vu Thursday at Terry Hills in Batavia. The formerly retired president and current interim president of Genesee County Chamber of Commerce didn’t think he would again be front and center at the agency’s annual meeting. Turnbull stepped in earlier this year for Erik Fix when he left the position to become assistant manager for the city of Batavia. “It’s

Press release: The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced that Brian Cousins has been selected as their new President. Cousins will succeed Erik Fix, who left to take a position with the City of Batavia. “The Board of Directors is excited to work with Brian,” said Board Chair Mickey Hyde. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership skills from his

The Carr’s Reborn project for the former C.L. Carr Department Store on Main Street has met another goal to get the project moving. Approved by the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Committee earlier this month, the project received City Council’s blessing Monday to be part of a Restore NY grant application for $2 million. No one spoke during a public hearing about the

When David Ciurzynski was a kid, he and his brother would shop for school items and take the elevator at C.L. Carr’s department store, watching as the operator pulled the little stick to close the zig-zag accordion-like gate before they ascended to a higher floor. And then down again. There were floors for the billing department, a bridal shop and other specific types of

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It’s a topic that has come up before: maintain a residency requirement or not for a new hire? City Council has discussed the topic over the years — usually when a qualified candidate has everything city officials are looking for, except for living in Batavia. The city's Charter has required that the city manager and assistant manager, plus other department head positions,