Once again, you can't make this stuff up...

So much for caring about public "safety" in Fairport as Ms Agte and the Stop the Canal Clearcut group have pulled the proverbial "wool" over everyone's eyes, from neighbors on Nextdoor, to public officials and the people of the Towns of Pittsford, Brighton, Perinton and ESPECIALLY the resident of the Village of Fairport. It's hard to believe that anyone would NOT see the safety aspect of unsafe Dam Repair.

But to think that you can fight AGAINST this country's Federal Dam Safety Laws only shows how far off in the "weeds" this STCC group is.

Submitted for your review and further discussion:




Wake up Fairport, your LIVES may depend on it...

Wait...Mr. Morgan says Dams don't exist on the Erie Canal because "we already covered this"? Who is we?

The Canal Corporation, they manage the Erie Canal, has ALREADY stated there are Unsafe Dams along the Erie Canal and they have to repair them... they have that information from recent Dam Inspections.

Both the NY Power Authority & Rizzo Engineering have stated that INSPECTION of Erie Canal Embankment has shown that all embankments along the Erie Canal are UNSAFE DAMS are in need of immediate repairs to fix long standing integrity & inspection issues.

The Federal Government has stated that any earthen embankment that is taller than 25 feet or holds back a volume of water that could flood 50 acres with a foot of water QUALIFIES to be called a Dam and falls under Dam Safety Laws of our country.

Even Ms. Elizabeth Agte and her cronies on the STCC, have stated (when viewing pictures of Erie Canal work in western Monroe county) that what they see in the "after pictures" of embankment restoration "Looks like they are Dams".

And so who is Mr.Morgan to contest what qualifies as a Dam?

Does he have a degree in Hydrology Science?

Is he a Dam Design & Contruction Engineer?

Has he performed 100s of Embankment Inspections to be able to make such a casual statement about what qualifies as a Dam?

No, It appears that Mr. Morgan, like every other follower of the STCC playbook, has been TOLD what to say by Agte, Maier, Miller & Gouldthorpe. Mr. Morgan may actually be one of those rare folks in the STCC that think because they walk on the top crest of the Dam, they are some kind of citizen-scientist, and also experts on Dam Technology.

It appears that Mr. Morgan has just shown that he doesn't do his own thinking, he takes the STCC "party line" and his use of the word "we"  means him & the STCC Leadership. They are the ONLY people who still to this day, cannot say the word Dam, it's been "outlawed" by Ginny Maier already  on Facebook.

Sadly, no matter how much information is made available to those like Mr. Morgan, or how many facts could show them the truth about WHY these embankments qualify as dams, this group of "blind" followers of the STCC refuses to even consider they may have made a mistake in judgement. They all decided willingly to let Ms. Agte and Crew do their thinking for them, and now they find themselves "stuck between at tree & a dam"... little humor there.

Mr. Morgan, and many other STCC followers, have been left with no way to "save face", unless they admit they may have been wrong about this one simple truth...

The Erie Canal was created by linking many raised Embankment Dams together, along with rivers, ditches and concrete structures to create one of the longest Canal systems in the world.

You think that would be an easy thing to see with so many in Mr. Morgan's town who are looking UPWARD at the Erie Canal some 40 to 50 feet overhead.

What's that term used for people like the STTC, who can't see the truth? Oh yea.. "They don't know what they don't know"


To be honest, when it comes to the safety of me, my wife, and my neighbors in Brockport, I think I will "pass" on the "opinions" of Mr. Morgan. Seems he still can't quite figure out what is under all the trees along these Erie Canal Embankment Dams.

Folks it just might be better to listen to the Federal Government & NYPA who have enlisted the help of PROFESSIONALS on this Dam Safety Program. Might be better this time to listen to the NY Canal Corporation who has the job of managing safety along a 500+ mile waterway system. It might be better to listen to the latest failed Erie Canal Dam INSPECTION reports that tell us these are in fact raised earthen embankment dams.

Honestly, comments from a rank amateur, who's opinion was formed by a group like the STCC (with zero interest in public safety) seems to be something that most would take with "a grain of salt"... if anyone even listened at all.

I'm happy to say that I've learned to never follow the advice of a fool, so I'll "pass" on Mr. Morgan's definition of dams...thank you just the same.

Sadly it's been tainted with the same STCC Lie and one day soon Mr. Morgan will learn that he has been played for a "fool" like all those that followed the STCC's brand of Erie Canal "truth".

The STCC have actually done me a favor.  I figured out that I can comply with their 'rules' and post as much as I want, as often as I want, to a 'group', but not so if i post it to the general board. However, the ECNA NDboard is not available to all, only my SW Fairport, it seems.

I have decided to make a weekly 'digest' of all the headings of the posts I make to the ECNA ND group board, and then post that to the general board, along with the links to the ECNA forum, and everybody will be reasonably happy.
The great thing about this is it gives me a chance to plug the ECNA forum, the Erie canal Facts page and my little Oxbow Blog page.
We should see a big jump in readers later today!

And maybe, the few idiots who tried to shut me up regarding the Town Supervisors lack of compliance with the law will realise that little ploy didn't work!