{"id":27075,"date":"2018-11-06T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=27075"},"modified":"2018-11-06T12:13:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T17:13:24","slug":"chautauqua-institution-lawsuit-against-dec-ellery-will-remain-in-erie-county-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chautauqua-institution-lawsuit-against-dec-ellery-will-remain-in-erie-county-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Chautauqua Institution lawsuit Against DEC, Ellery will Remain in Erie County Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_24292\" style=\"width: 322px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24292\" data-attachment-id=\"24292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/public-comment-now-being-accepted-for-herbicide-use-in-chautauqua-lake-meeting-scheduled-for-march-1\/chautauqua-lake-herbicide\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?fit=453%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"453,613\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chautauqua Lake Herbicide\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A map from the SEIS scoping document being used to pursue state permission to treat areas of Chautauqua Lake with herbicide. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?fit=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?fit=453%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-24292\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?resize=312%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?w=453&amp;ssl=1 453w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Chautauqua-Lake-Herbicide.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A map from the SEIS scoping document being used to pursue state permission to treat areas of Chautauqua Lake with herbicide.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>BUFFALO &#8211; The <em>Post-Journal<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-journal.com\/news\/page-one\/2018\/11\/institutions-lawsuit-against-dec-ellery-to-remain-in-buffalo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is reporting<\/a> that <strong>Chautauqua Institution\u2019s<\/strong> lawsuit against the state <strong>Department of Environmental Conservation<\/strong>, <strong>Town of Ellery<\/strong> and <strong>Chautauqua Lake Partnership<\/strong> will remain in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Judge <strong>Donna Siwek<\/strong> of state Supreme Court in Erie County made the decision, agreeing with the argument made by Chautauqua Institution\u2019s lawyers that the institution\u2019s filing is not a continuation of a case brought in February and dismissed in state Supreme Court in Chautauqua County.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Siwek also denied the Institution\u2019s motion to dismiss the Chautauqua Lake Partnership\u2019s attorney from representing it in the proceeding. The sides are now arguing motions to dismiss the petition and the next court date is set for Nov. 14.<\/p>\n<p>The case involves the Institution suing the town of Ellery and the DEC for not following the proper procedure in applying for and allowing the use of herbicides to treat weeds on designated areas of the lake this past June.\u00a0 The institution feels that more information was needed before the state could grant the herbicide permits and feels that any future herbicide use should be contingent on a new application with a more thorough environmental impact study.<\/p>\n<p>The town of Ellery was the lead municipality in filing for the herbicide permit and did so on behalf of the Chautauqua Lake Partnership, a group that was pushing for herbicide treatment to combat the ever-growing problem of weeds in the lake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUFFALO &#8211; The Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua Institution\u2019s lawsuit against the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Town of Ellery and Chautauqua Lake Partnership will remain in Buffalo. Judge Donna Siwek of state Supreme Court in Erie County made the decision, agreeing with the argument made by Chautauqua Institution\u2019s lawyers that the institution\u2019s filing is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":2011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[456,457,464,676,8892,6317,6733],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/168557_10151051780785148_1392774611_n.jpg?fit=720%2C537&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-72H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26862,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chautauqua-institution-challenges-intervention-effort-by-chautauqua-lake-partnership-in-herbicide-lawsuit\/","url_meta":{"origin":27075,"position":0},"title":"Chautauqua Institution Challenges Intervention Effort by Chautauqua Lake Partnership in Herbicide Lawsuit","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"October 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Jamestown Post-Journal says Chautauqua Institution has filed a motion opposing the requested involvement of the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) in a State Supreme Court lawsuit filed by the institution earlier this year. 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Over the summer Chautauqua Institution announced it had filed a lawsuit against the Town of Ellery and the State Department of Environmental\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/168557_10151051780785148_1392774611_n.jpg?fit=720%2C537&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/168557_10151051780785148_1392774611_n.jpg?fit=720%2C537&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/168557_10151051780785148_1392774611_n.jpg?fit=720%2C537&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/168557_10151051780785148_1392774611_n.jpg?fit=720%2C537&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26846,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/dec-to-seek-dismissal-of-chautauqua-institution-lawsuit-involving-herbicide-use-on-chautauqua-lake\/","url_meta":{"origin":27075,"position":2},"title":"DEC to Seek Dismissal of Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Involving Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"October 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"BUFFALO - The state Department of Environmental Conservation intends to make a motion in Erie County Supreme Court to have Chautauqua Institution\u2019s lawsuit against it dismissed. 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