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In a news release Thursday, the nation's leadership council said it has acquired 40.18 acres of land at 1044 Clark St. Road, west of the drive-in. According to Cayuga County property , the nation purchased the residential property for $720,000 from previous owner Joseph Elice in January 2023. Its total assessed value at the time was $56,000.

An investigation by the nation then concluded that the drive-in's main entrance and several parking spots, as well as about a third of its movie screen, are located on the property, it said Thursday.

Because the nation has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of the Interior to place its new land into federal trust, it filed a complaint in Cayuga County Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking to confirm the property line between that land and the drive-in. The nation said it has communicated with the drive-in about the encroachment, but the issue has not been resolved.听

"Defendants continue to operate their Finger Lakes Drive-In on part of the nation's property, without authorization, and under the claim of an entirely invalid lease and a dispute over the boundary line," the complaint says. "When the nation has raised this illegal conduct to defendants and demanded they vacate the property, defendants have refused."听

In its news release, the nation added that it "acknowledges that many from the neighboring community patronize the Finger Lakes Drive-In and (is) hopeful about a resolution." According to its complaint, the nation seeks a declaration of its ownership of the land, a judgment holding the drive-in liable for trespassing with monetary damages, and an order ejecting the drive-in from the land.

Last fall, the nation听placed听its first Cayuga County properties into federal trust following the听approval听of its 20-year-old application to do so by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in March.听

鈥淭his 40-acre parcel is squarely within the land the federal government reserved to the nation in the Treaty of Canandaigua," said Clint Halftown, the nation's federally recognized representative. "The nation is committed to strategic purchases to reacquire the land within its reservation and will continue placing lands in trust with the Bureau of Indian Affairs when appropriate.鈥�

However, neither the news release nor the complaint mention that the owner of the drive-in, Paul Meyer, is also a defendant in a federal lawsuit the nation听filed in spring 2022 against smoke shop Pipekeepers at 7153 Route 90 in the town of Montezuma. Meyer sold that property to operator Dusty Parker after the nation forcibly evicted him from the previous Seneca Falls location of Pipekeepers.

A judge dismissed two of the $15 million lawsuit's three counts in September 2022, and the remaining count is currently in discovery.

Also, in 2016, Meyer gave Parker a parcel behind the drive-in to operate what the nation's leadership council called a "rogue smoke shop." It closed days later amid legal action by the town of Aurelius.

Meyer did not respond to a request for comment by 水果派AV. But the drive-in a GoFundMe on Thursday, seeking to raise $125,000 for a legal fund in order to save the outdoor movie theater from closure by the nation. The nation has placed concrete barricades in the main entrance of the drive-in, whose season traditionally begins in late spring.

Noting that the drive-in signed a 20-year lease for the parcel in 2014, the fundraiser page accuses Halftown of "knowingly" purchasing the parcel for an "inflated" amount. The page also calls for a boycott of Cayuga Nation businesses in Union Springs and Seneca Falls. As of Friday morning the fundraiser has collected $250, including $100 from Meyer.

"When America came under attack on 9/11, changing the world as we knew it and crippling us with fear, Lt. McShane put the safety of New Yorkers and his country ahead of his own," DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said.听

A 23-year veteran of the state Environmental Conservation Police, McShane graduated from basic school in February 1999. His last assignment was in Region 7, which is comprised of Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties. He supervised environmental police officers in Cayuga and Onondaga counties before his retirement in June 2022.听

Matthew Krug, who serves as the environmental conservation police officers director for the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, noted that McShane had a "long and debilitating" bout with cancer. While he had a period of remission, the cancer returned and he was forced to retire.听

"David McShane exemplified what it was to be an environmental conservation officer and set the bar for so many of us that followed in his path," Krug said.听

McShane was a Marcellus native 鈥� he was a 1991 graduate of Marcellus High School 鈥� and earned his bachelor's degree at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.听

According to his obituary, McShane was a falconer who trained red-tailed hawks and loved animals, including his two dogs. He is survived by his wife, Angela, and their three children.听

Calling hours have been scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. A funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at St. Joseph's Church, 5600 W. Genesee St., Camillus.听

The winning tickets, which were sold for the midday drawing Saturday, are each worth $6,186.50. The prizes can be claimed up to one year after the drawing.听

The winning numbers for Saturday's midday drawing were 9, 11, 13, 22 and 29.听

Take 5 drawings are held twice daily at 2:30 and 10:30 p.m. The top-prize winners must match all five numbers to win the jackpot.听

The proposal continues, "This legislation will allow for an increase in the operational efficiency of the correctional system."听

No correctional facilities were identified for closure in the budget plan. There are 44 prisons in New York, including two in Cayuga County: Auburn Correctional Facility in the city of Auburn and Cayuga Correctional Facility in Moravia.听

Six prisons closed in early 2022, but the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state budgets did not include additional closures.听

The New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, which represents state corrections officers, criticized Hochul's proposal. The union believes closing prisons will increase prison violence and lead to more staff resignations and retirements.听

NYSCOPBA President Chris Summers said his members "need relief." He wants the state to address prison violence and increase staffing, not close prisons.听

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According to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the state has closed 24 correctional facilities and eliminated more than 13,000 prison beds since 2011. DOCCS reports the closures produced annual savings totaling $442 million.听

The main argument for closing state prisons is the declining incarcerated population. DOCCS notes that the prison population has decreased by 54.9%, from 72,649 incarcerated individuals in 1999 to 32,766 as of Jan. 1.听

Before any new closures happen, the legislation must be included in the final state budget. Hochul will negotiate with legislative leaders, who have supported past efforts to shutter state correctional facilities.听

State law requires a year-long procedure to close a prison. But the legislation Hochul is proposing would allow the state to expedite that process and shut down facilities with a three-month notice.听

Hochul and state lawmakers are aiming to finalize the state budget by April 1, the start of the 2024-25 fiscal year.听