She also has asked the county law department to take any legal action necessary to protect the property and safety of county residents and
businesses along the shoreline.
Not exact matches
In a letter dated July 6 but not made public until this weekend, Cuomo asked the federal government to declare a disaster area for home and
business owners
along the Lake Ontario
shoreline that have been hit by flooding in recent months.
«I intend to seek from them, solutions for Monroe County's
shoreline residents and
businesses and I will urge those representatives to put pressure on the United States» appointees on the International Joint Commission to act in the interests of residents and
businesses along the southern shore of Lake Ontario.»
«High water continues to impact homeowners and
businesses along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, and by extending the no - wake zone for an additional month, we can ensure boaters are helping to protect New York's vulnerable
shorelines,» Cuomo said.
Lake levels have dropped in the last month as outflows increase, which is providing some relief to
businesses and property owners
along the
shoreline.
«We're asking that our federal representatives take action, to immediately lower the water levels and to also provide the necessary resources so that our infrastructure, our
businesses and our property owners, including our homeowners are protected
along the
shorelines of Lake Ontario,» she said.
Low - interest loans from the Small
Business Administration are now available for certain private non-profit organizations affected by flooding
along the Lake Ontario
shoreline this spring and summer.
But, say the plan's opponents, it also means that
businesses and residents
along the southern
shoreline of Lake Ontario will see damage to their properties and increased erosion.
Flooding from Olcott in Niagara County
along the
shoreline of Lake Ontario to Ogdensburg on the St. Lawrence River has closed some public beaches, flooded homes and closed
businesses that rely on the water.
Forty bipartisan local elected officials delivered a powerful message at a recent summit: Coastal flooding is becoming more costly and dangerous for people,
businesses and cities
along America's
shorelines — and policy makers at all levels of government, as well as presidential candidates, need to pay attention.