Car Accident This Morning In Bath

The Bath Village Police Dept responded to an accident on West Morris Street this morning.  A source tells WVIN that the accident was near Washington Blvd.  One official said the accident happened around 11am. 

 

BEGWS: Fire Affects Bath Water Supply

Officials from Bath Electric Gas and Water say there is discolored water because of last night’s fire.  Officials say the fire fighting actitivites pulled a significant amount of water from the Bath Gas Elecric and water’s distribution system, causing discoloration. So please run cold water until your water is cleared.  

Full BEGWS statement is below:

DISCOLORED WATER OBSERVED THROUGHOUT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Valued BEGWS Water Customers,

Fire fighting activities for last night’s structure fire on Delaware Avenue pulled a significant amount of water from our distribution system causing discolored water throughout our system. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience but we greatly appreciate patience and understanding.

With that said, this morning we find ourselves extremely grateful. We are incredibly grateful for the first responders and their efforts to contain and control this structure fire and prevent damage to the surrounding areas.

We are also incredibly grateful for our employees.

Our employees responded last night to disconnect electric and natural gas utility services to minimize the potential for additional risks and damage, and monitor our water system and storage tanks.

Our employees also operate, maintain, and improve our Village’s water utility on a daily basis. These efforts efforts allowed our wells and storage tanks to supply the needed water to battle and control this fire.

While we sincerely, sincerely apologize for the inconvenience of discolored water, we are extremely grateful for all those involved in battling and controlling the fire and minimizing the damage to the extent possible. THANK YOU!!!!!!

For those who are experiencing discolored water, we ask that you run cold water, ideally from an outside spigot or fixture closest to their incoming water service line, until your water has cleared.

Thank you!

 

Fire In Bath Last Night 

From The Bath Volunteer Fire Department:  At 9:02 PM on Monday March 11th the Bath Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a possible structure fire at the former Babcock Ladder Factory currently owned by Clark’s Specialty Company reported from a passerby located at 36 Delaware Ave, in the Village of Bath. The Bath Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Bath Village Police were first on scene and confirmed flames were through the roof. Bath Assistant Fire Chief David Dowdle arrived immediately afterwards and called for a full second alarm assignment and minutes later calling for a third alarm assignment with heavy fire and smoke conditions.
Fire Departments from all over Steuben County were called in to help fight this large fire. Bath VA, Hammondsport, Avoca, Kanona, Savona, Campbell Painted Post were called initially. About an hour later additional units from Wayland, Corning Joint Fire District, Prattsburgh and Forest View Gang Mills for additional manpower to relieve the firefighters that had been fighting the fire from the beginning. The New York State Police had to send units onto I-86 to keep traffic moving that was stopping along the highway to watch the fire, so an accident did not also hamper things and cause injury.
The fire was called under control at about 12:45 AM with many units still on scene at the time of this release to try to knock down some smaller fires. With the metal roof there will be many places that will remain smoldering through the night and for some time. No injuries have been reported. Currently the cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation by the Steuben County Fire Investigation Team.

 

One Week From Today Is Village Election Day

Today is Tuesday March 12, we are one week away from the March 19 Village Elections.  

 

Below is the list of candidates running: 

 

BATH

Mike Sweet - Mayor
Karen Causer - Village Trustee 
Jeff Muller - Village Trustee 

 

AVOCA
Eric Tyner- Mayor
Andrew Hubbard - Village Trustee 

Lanny Gay - Village Trustee 

COHOCTON
Robby Anger - Justice 
Mathew McCarthy - Trustee                                                          
Kathyrn Gray - Truste                                                                                       
SAVONA
Michael Horton  - Justice 

 

There is no early voting for the Village Elections, but the Steuben County Board of Elections says there will be early voting for the Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries.  Early voting for the primaries starts March 23. and goes through March 30.

 

Bath School Board Meets Wednesday Night 

The Bath School Board meets at 6:00pm Wednesday night at the high school library.   On the agenda, discussion on the school district  budget and a vote on the Dormann Library budget.