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Stafford's proposed ban on fracking and oil drilling gets county planners' approval

By Howard B. Owens
Feb 13, 2015, 2:12pm

The residents of Stafford are a step closer to banning all natural gas hydrofracking as well as other types of oil and gas exploration, drilling and processing.

The Genesee County Planning Board recommended approval Thursday night of a new local law for the Town of Stafford that would ban such

OPINION: Ellicott Station is not looking like a 'Pathway to Prosperity'

By Howard B. Owens
Feb 18, 2023, 5:37pm

Ellicott Station was sold to Batavia as part of our community's "Pathway to Prosperity."

It was going to bring more people Downtown to help bolster business, fill vacant storefronts, and put more feet on the street.

At the groundbreaking for the project, developer Sam Savarino, along with state, city and GCEDC