ICYMI: Oneida VRA board member Randal John Meyer wrote in the syracuse.com about an important reason to keep vacation homes legal! Take a read.
New Yorkers hear a lot about how our state is shrinking. Southward migration of New Yorkers outpacing New York’s population growth is nothing new, and everyone has a theory about why. Many will blame Albany, some will blame the weather, but in my case, it was my career that brought me South, first from Rochester to Binghamton where I studied at SUNY, then to Brooklyn for law school, and now sadly out of the Empire State to Washington, D.C.
I missed Upstate New York while working in D.C. and decided to find a way to stay connected to the area where I grew up. So, I purchased a house on Oneida Lake with the goal of ensuring my nephews, nieces and future children would still be able to catch frogs, go fishing, learn to swim and see the stars, as I did. My home on the lake reminds me of how my siblings and I would spend summers at Camp Stella Maris on Conesus Lake. I wanted to ensure that the next generation of my family would be able to enjoy the traditions of the Finger Lakes and appreciate the beauty of the region.