The Loomacres team have scheduled two nights of crow hazing activities beginning February 6 and concluding February 7. Control methods will be employed throughout the City from dusk until dawn during this time period.
Contact: Elliott B. Nelson, Assistant to the City Manager

CROW HAZING TO CONTINUE FEBRUARY 6 AND 7

Wildlife Biologists with Loomacres Wildlife Management will be continuing to conduct a crow hazing program aimed at disrupting and relocating crow roost in the City. The Loomacres team have scheduled two nights of crow hazing activities beginning February 6 and concluding February 7. Control methods will be employed throughout the City from dusk until dawn during this time period.

Loomacres’ trained wildlife biologists will continue to disperse crows from their roosts by utilizing special remote controlled aircraft, playing distress calls, firing low-yield pyrotechnics (screamers and bangers) and using handheld lasers. Residents of the City of Watertown are advised that these devises produce light and noise similar to sirens and fireworks. These activities may be heard and/or observed by local residents. We apologize in advance for any disturbance.

Citizens are still encouraged to continue to provide the location, estimated size, and dates and times of sightings of the crow flock. Loomacres Wildlife Management will continue to use this information as they work to move the crow flock out of the City during the coming months.

The toll-free phone number to report crow activates within the City of Watertown is 1-800-243-1462.

To report crow activities on-line, go to www.airportwildlife.com/crows.php

For further information or questions, please contact the City Manager’s Office at (315) 785-7730.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The City of Watertown Parks and Recreation Department will offer outdoor skating available at the Fairgrounds from 1 – 8:30 pm daily, weather pending. Should you have any questions, please contact the Arena at 785-7836.

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On Friday, December 23, 2011, at 1:30 p.m., the new entrance drive from Public Square into the J.B. Wise Parking Lot was opened to vehicular traffic. Mayor Jeffrey E. Graham officially opened the new drive that was constructed during the past year as part of the J.B. Wise Parking Lot Reconstruction and Enhancement Project. The driveway, located on the north side of Public Square adjacent to the Woodruff Professional Building, will be one-way only from Public Square into the parking lot. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter Public Square from the parking lot. Motorists should be aware of this new turning movement when travelling on the north side of Public Square as vehicles will now have the option of entering the parking lot by using the new driveway

A Public Service Announcement from the Watertown Police Department As winter approaches we would ask our citizens and visitors to Watertown to be aware of the following local
ordinances and safety tips:

- Keep sidewalks shoveled.
- Do not plow or shovel snow into or across the roadway.
- Clear snow and ice from vehicle windshields (front and rear) and brush off lights.
- Slow down and give yourself extra time to get to your destination.
- No parking on city streets between 2:00am and 6:00am to allow for snow removal.
Pedestrians, joggers and users of mobility assisted devices (wheelchairs and scooters) should utilize the sidewalk as much as possible. If you must use the roadway, travel facing traffic on the side of the roadway. Wear light colored clothing and utilize reflective devices or warning lights. Realize that in the hours of darkness and during rain/snowfalls, visibility of drivers is limited and pedestrians are in extreme danger.

New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1156. Pedestrians on Roadways.

(a) Where sidewalks are provided and they may be used with safety it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(b) Where sidewalks are not provided and pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall when practicable walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from opposite direction. Upon the approach of any vehicle from the opposite direction, such pedestrian shall move as far to the left as is practical.

NYS V&T Section 130. Pedestrian - Any person afoot or in a wheelchair.

NYS V&T Section 130-a. Wheelchair. A wheelchair is any manual or electrically driven mobility assistance device, scooter, tricycle or similar device used by a person with a disability as a substitute for walking. An electrically driven mobility assistance device means any wheeled, electrically powered device designed to enable a person with a disability to move from place to place.

The Watertown City Bus System is American Disabilities Act Wheelchair Accessible on the fixed routes and also
provides a Para Transit Bus System for those meeting eligibility requirements. For more information regarding the bus system and schedules contact City Bus at
(315)785-7772.