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One of the emergency notification sirens surrounding the nuclear power plants in Scriba inadvertently activated during a thunderstorm this morning, possibly as the result of a lightning strike. There is no emergency at the three nuclear power plants. Dale Currier, director of the Oswego County Emergency Management Office, said siren repair personnel from Exelon Generation responded to the site in the town of Oswego as soon as they were notified the siren was sounding.

On Wednesday night, the sub-committee presented a variety of suggestions to save the county’s transfer stations open while also being fiscally responsible to all taxpayers. The Infrastructure Committee will likely take a few weeks to consider all the recommendations. A final proposal might not make it to the floor of the legislature until near the end of the year.

Two traffic stops in the city of Oswego, one Monday and one Tuesday, have resulted in several felony drug arrests. A 16-year-old boy and three adults were charged.

The Oswego County Health Department reported today (Aug. 20) that the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been found in five new mosquito samples collected last week. They were taken from West Monroe’s Toad Harbor Big Bay Swamp area. Of the four samples taken there, one was also positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). A sample from Hastings collected last week was also positive for EEE.

The purpose of this new chapter of the code is to establish a program for identifying and registering vacant buildings, to determine the responsibilities of the owners of vacant buildings and structures and to facilitate the rehabilitation of the vacant properties, explained Connie Cosemento, Quality of Life Committee chairperson. Currently, the only part of the city code dealing with such properties states that a vacant property must be sealed, she pointed out.