Night Reflections on Long Pond and Cranberry Pond by Jim Montanus
Community Help Needed: Water Chestnut Pull – Thursday, July 17th
Our neighborhood has a chance to make a real impact on the health of Long Pond — and we need your help.
The DEC is organizing a Water Chestnut Pull Party on Thursday, July 17th at the Parkway Bridge on Long Pond’s north side...read more
Important Notice Regarding HAB July 2025
Here’s a recent note from Mike Green, VP of GVHA
“At about 7 AM this morning (7/10/25), Tim Smith and I spotted fresh harmful algal blooms (HABs) along the north shore of Long Pond. We filed reports with photos and reached out to a SUNY Brockport professor, who sent three grad students later that day. They collected water samples from across Long Pond for research comparing conditions here with Cranberry Pond and Braddock Bay. One student will focus her thesis on Long and Cranberry Ponds — including the creek that flows through the old dump into Long Pond. She had no idea about the dump and was surprised to hear it. The research team plans to keep us updated as their findings develop.”
— Mike Green, VP, Neighborhood Association…click for more information.
June, 2025
Board of Directors Meeting
The July 10th Board of Directors meeting is canceled. The next meeting will be August 14th.
Water Chestnut Treatment – South End of Long Pond
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) is planning to use an aquatic herbicide between July 21st through August 1st. to control water chestnut (Tropo notoms) in the portion of Braddock By WMA within Long Pond, south of the Lake Ontario State Parkway. This project aims to improve the habitat quality for fish and wildlife and to reduce the spread of this invasive species into other parts of the WMA and the surrounding open water/wetland areas, thus improving habitat conditions as well as recreational and aesthetic values. The program will be conducted by the vegetation control firm Allen Chase Enterpries, Inc., NYS DEC Pesticide Business Registration #14110. A NYSDEC permit application has been submitted for approval for the application of the herbicide Clearcast (Imazamox).
This will be a foliar treatment applied with a combination of a boat and agricultural drone. It is anticipated that the application of up to 25 acres will take place between July 21st through August 1st. The roads and access sites along the shoreline will be posted at the time of the treatment indicating applicable water use restrictions.
May, 2025
Board of Directors Officers
At the May 8th general meeting Al Hain was re-elected president and Mike Green was re-elected Vice President. Francine Sullivan will continue as treasurer, and Ann Smith continues as secretary.
New Boating Law
Under a new law known as Brianna’s Law, all motor boat operators, regardless of age, will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2025.
parks.ny.gov/boating/safety-courses.
April, 2025
Lakeshore Cleanup
We are pleased to share that we will once again be engaging in what is becoming an annual event, the shoreline clean up, to be held SATURDAY, MAY 17 @ 10:00am:
The clean-up is a joint effort, coordinated with the Town of Greece DPW, who annually has contributed all needed supplies, and picks up the full bags of trash. Grandview Beach Neighborhood Association, resident sponsors, will supply snacks and water. Lakeview Community Church invites us to use their parking lot for the staging area, and Pastor Rick Admiral has offered to open the church for us to use the rest rooms if needed, and invites parishioners to participate. Surrounding neighborhood associations, including GVHA, CBNA, and BBNA, also invite members to participate.
The areas we clean up include main Edgemere Drive from the Round Pond outlet (east) to the western end of Cranberry Pond, Moon Beach, Long Pond Rd. heading south to the TOG pumping station past LSFD, Beatty Point parking area, Long Pond shoreline and parking lot across from Beatty Point, and Lowden Point Rd. heading south to the parkway. As last year, we plan to gather at the staging area following the clean up to celebrate all who participated!
General Meeting
Save the date Thursday May 8th GVHA General Meeting at 7 PM at Lakeview Community Church
Newsletter
The 2025 newsletter and forms are now available.
May, 2024
From the annual General Meeting of the Grand View Heights Neighborhood Association held Thursday May 9th, our guest speaker this year was Chief Michael Wood. Chief Wood presented many statistics and responded to many questions asked by the attendees. Following is his acknowledgement of our “thank you” email to him:
I have already assigned some follow up tasks based on the feedback last night. We will have a supervisor and officer pay a visit on 5/18 at 9am at the Church before the cleanup event. Have also spoken with Parks about the lighting issue at Grandview Park. I have been told they are aware and working on it. Plan is to shut the light in question at park closing so it doesn’t illuminate the basketball court. Special attention to be provided to Lowden Point for the traffic concerns, motorcycles, etc. Let me know if you’d like me to write a letter regarding the other concerns (golf carts, etc.) that could be distributed to the neighbors. Would be happy to work with you on that. Have a nice weekend.
Michael R. Wood
Chief of Police
Greece Police Department
(585) 581-4034
01/2024
Want to get involved? You are welcome to attend any GVHA board meeting if you have an interest or questions. Meeting Calendar link below.
Any interest in doing a community wide garage sale? We would need a volunteer to organize. Our neighboring Associations (GVBA & CBNA) are considering one, we should know by the end of February. If interested send a message to gvha.help@gmail.com
2024 GVHA membership dues ($20 suggested per household) are currently due.
Active members (dues paid) are eligible to vote for board officers and any other general elections. President and Vice President positions will be voted on for a one-year term at the May 9th General meeting.
10/11/2023
Welcome Letter update
08/10/2023
Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) confirmed on Long Pond in July. Links and Safety:
05/12/2023
The revised By-Laws were approved by GVHA members in a unanimous vote at the general meeting on May 11th, 2023.
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