Fairport's planned sale of the Potter House falls through | News
Mayor Julie Domaratz says the village will try again to sell the historic mansion, which needs extensive repairs.
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Mayor Julie Domaratz says the village will try again to sell the historic mansion, which needs extensive repairs.
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The Village of Fairport put the historic Potter House up for sale in April 2021. The village owned the home for nearly 80 years, but has had difficulty maintaining it in recent years. For almost 80 years, Fairport has owned and maintained the historic Potter House, an Italianate orange-brick mansion on West Church Street that for decades served as a public gathering place for dances, Boy Scout meetings, wedding receptions, and other events. But by the end of the week, village officials are hoping they will have a buyer lined up for the 4,600-square foot landmark. Fairport offici...
Legislators debate resolution that pushed term limits to 20 years The Evening Tribune BATH — Faced with an unexpected budget crunch in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the economy, Steuben County legislators turned to the past for guidance. Offering early retirement to county employees was floated as a way to help get through the worst of the pandemic. District 1 legislator Gary Swackhamer, a Hornell Republican, was on the board the last time the remedy was used to replenish county coffers. “It worked real good before, and it worked good this time. We didn’t have to lay peopl...