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Kathryn D. Supron, Mayor
Mary E. Mills, Clerk
Angela M. Podufalski, Deputy Clerk
Joan M. Mangione, Treasurer
Brent A. Cross, Engineer
Village of Cayuga Heights
MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
(607) 257-1238
fax (607) 257-4910
Police Dept. & Village Administration
OFFICE HOURS
9 AM – 4:30 PM
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July 2, 2012
James LaVeck [mailto:james@tribeofheart.org]
RE: Response to FOIL request 6/11/2012
I have responded to your questions directly under each question in BOLD print.
1. All communications/correspondence/memos/emails (including all notes regarding conversations
in person or by phone or by video chat) from January 19, 2012 to the present between Village
officials/Village appointees/Village employees and:
a) Dr. Paul Curtis and/or colleagues and/or members of his staff/team including but not limited to Jay
Boulanger;
2.
Mr. Young – Dr. Curtis various emails attached
Mayor Supron – Dr. Curtis various emails attached
b) Faculty and/or staff members of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and/or Lab of Ornithology
and/or the Department of Natural Resources, including but not limited to Bernd Blossey;
Dr. Blossey – Mayor Supron various emails attached
c) The firm White Buffalo and/or any of this firm's staff members/sub‐contractors, including but not
limited to Anthony DeNicola, and/or any other agencies or wildlife management firms or consultants
that provide deer culling services, deer population studies, deer sterilization or other similar/related
services; and
Trustee Szekely – White Buffalo 3-23-2012 email attached
W Buffalo – Supron – Szekely 3-23-2012 email attached
d) Tim Miller Associates and/or other environmental consultants/consulting firms.
The Village has no records responsive to this request.
2. From January 19, 2012 to the present, any Requests for Proposal (RFPs) or draft RFPs, proposals,
contracts, or communications/correspondence/memos/emails/notes connected with the provision of
services by third parties related to deer management in Cayuga Heights.
The Village has no records responsive to this request.
Kathryn D. Supron, Mayor
Mary E. Mills, Clerk
Angela M. Podufalski, Deputy Clerk
Joan M. Mangione, Treasurer
Brent A. Cross, Engineer
Village of Cayuga Heights
MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
(607) 257-1238
fax (607) 257-4910
Police Dept. & Village Administration
OFFICE HOURS
9 AM – 4:30 PM
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3. From January 19, 2012 to the present, records of any funds disbursed for any activities related to deer
management.
The Village has no records responsive to this request.
4. From January 1, 2011 to the present, all communications/correspondence/memos/emails (including
all notes regarding conversations in person or by phone or by video chat) between Village
officials/Village appointees/Village employees and any village residents and/or property owners related
to the topics of:
a) Actual or potential sites within and/or around Cayuga Heights for activities related to deer
management; and
The Village has no records responsive to this request.
b) Permission forms/release forms related to deer management activities, including documents that
have been completed and/or signed and submitted by individual residents and property owners.
The Village of Cayuga Heights is not able to release records that may be responsive to
this request because the records requested could if disclosed endanger the life or safety
of persons.
5. From January 1, 2011 to the present, all documents, correspondence, lists, diagrams, maps and/or
analyses connected in any way with the use of land/properties/facilities/structures/locations in and/or
around Cayuga Heights for deer management activities.
The requested records constitute inter-agency communications that are deniable
records in accordance with the requirements of FOIL.
6. From January 1, 2011 to the present, all communications/correspondence/memos/emails/notes
(including all notes regarding conversations in person or by phone or by video chat) between Village
officials/Village appointees/Village employees and any third parties, including but not limited to
insurance agents/insurance company representatives, safety consultants/experts, mental health
consultants/experts, animal science/animal welfare experts/consultants on topics related to:
a) Deer management activities;
Deer Forum various e-mails attached
Kathryn D. Supron, Mayor
Mary E. Mills, Clerk
Angela M. Podufalski, Deputy Clerk
Joan M. Mangione, Treasurer
Brent A. Cross, Engineer
Village of Cayuga Heights
MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
(607) 257-1238
fax (607) 257-4910
Police Dept. & Village Administration
OFFICE HOURS
9 AM – 4:30 PM
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http://www.cayuga-heights.ny.us
b) Killing of deer in proximity to homes;
The Village has no records relevant to this request.
c) Public safety, legal, financial and physical/mental health risks associated with the carrying out of deer
management activities, including but not limited to discharge of weapons in Cayuga Heights;
The Village has no records relevant to this request.
d) Potential legal or financial liabilities to individual residents who authorize the use of their property for
deer management activities;
The Village has no records relevant to this request.
e) Use of "net and bolt" or any other alternative to shooting as a method of killing deer;
The Village has no records relevant to this request.
f) The possibility or risk of the Village's planned deer management activities violating New York State's
animal cruelty statutes and/or measures taken to insure these statues and other laws/regulations
pertaining the humane treatment of animals will be followed.
The Village has no records relevant to this request.
Sincerely,
Mary E Mills
Village Clerk
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