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Batavia (city), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Batavia was incorporated as a village in 1823. The City of Batavia was incorporated in 1915. In the city the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batavia_(city),_New_York   (1483 words)

Batavia, Dutch East Indies - LoveToKnow 1911 BATAVIA, a city and seaport on the north coast of the island of Java, and the capital of all the Dutch settlements in the East. The exports from Batavia to the other islands of the archipelago, and to the ports in the Malay Peninsula, are rice, sago, coffee, sugar, salt, oil, tobacco, teak timber and planks, Java cloths, brass wares, andc., and European, Indian and Chinese goods. The tonnage of vessels clearing from Batavia to countries beyond the archipelago had increased from 879,000 tons in 1887 to nearly 1,500,000 tons by the end of the century. www.1911encyclopedia.org /Batavia,_Dutch_East_Indies   (1037 words)

Batavia (ship) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), built in 1628 in Amsterdam, which was struck by mutiny and shipwreck during her maiden voyage, upon which a drama followed. A replica (or rather "reconstruction") of the Batavia was built at the Bataviawerf in Lelystad, the Netherlands. On 25 September 1999, the seaworthiness of the new Batavia was put to the test when she sailed to Australia, where she was moored at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batavia_(ship)   (1252 words)

About Batavia Batavia is the Birthplace of Western New York. The City of Batavia is located directly off Exit 48 of the New York State Thruway, Interstate 90 and is centrally located between Buffalo and Rochester. The City was named in honor of the short-lived Dutch republic at the turn of the nineteenth century: The Batavian Republic. www.batavianewyork.com /about_batavia.html   (551 words)

Flex-O-Glass, Inc., v. City of Dixon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) The City apparently chose not to pursue the litigation, and the case was dismissed for want of prosecution on August 22, 1994. In that case, the owners of a subdivision brought suit against the City of Batavia for injunctive relief and damages after the city terminated water service to their property, which was located outside of the corporate boundaries. Absent an allegation that the City treated the plaintiffs differently from other similarly situated nonresidents, the plaintiffs' complaint fails to state a cause of action and was properly dismissed by the trial court. www.state.il.us /court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/1999/2ndDistrict/October/HTML/2981545.htm   (2540 words)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Because there is neither express nor implied authority for an individual member of the Batavia City Council to commence such a suit against the city as part of his or her official duties, the city may not reimburse the expenditure in question. The Batavia city charter provides that "Council members may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties," but does not define these official duties. Accordingly, commencement of a suit under the Open Meetings Law is not part of a municipal officer's official duties, and a Batavia City Council member may not recover from the city his or her filing fees incurred in an unsuccessful Open Meetings Law suit against the city. www.oag.state.ny.us /lawyers/opinions/2002/informal/2002_4.html   (1873 words)

Batavia (IL) Chamber of Commerce: Education Today, the city is served by Batavia School District 101, covering close to 20 square miles and encompassing the city and areas to the south, east, and west. Batavia elementary schools place heavy emphasis on the basics of language arts and literature, mathematics, science, and social studies, augmenting these with computer literacy programs. Batavia students also have access to the nationally famous campuses in Chicago: DePaul, Loyola, Northwestern, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Chicago. www.bataviachamber.org /education.htm   (606 words)

Fact Sheet #4 - Batavia Groundwater Contamination Study Now that the deep well is no longer drawing water from the 100 to 200 foot levels, the contaminated water at those levels is expected to move in a generally southerly direction, and it might eventually affect other wells in the area. However, it is recommended that their private well be abandoned and the Academy be connected to the City of Batavia municipal water supply. Batavia Concrete has a connection in place to the City of Batavia municipal water supply which should be used for those purposes. www.epa.state.il.us /community-relations/fact-sheets/batavia-groundwater/batavia-4.html   (955 words)

ATSDR - PHA - Batavia Landfill, Batavia, Genesee County, New York The Batavia Landfill site occupies between 30 and 35 acres in a rural setting, about three miles west-northwest of the City of Batavia in the Town of Batavia, Genesee County, New York (see Figure 1, Appendix A). In December 1979, the NYS DEC cited the Town of Batavia for violating the conditions of its operating permit for the landfill and operations ceased in 1980. The Batavia Landfill is in a rural part of the Town of Batavia, Genesee County, about three miles west-northwest of the City of Batavia. www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/batavia/bat_p1.html   (2300 words)

Batavia History The city is bounded by projects that keeps urban sprawl to a minimum, including the National Accelerator, The Loyal Order of Moose's International Headquarters and Mooseheart, and the Fabyan Forest Preserve. When two new elementary schools are completed in the fall of 2001, the city will have six elementary schools, one middle school, and one senior high school. Inhabitants of the city are proud of the completion in 1998 of a downtown Riverwalk built entirely with volunteer help and funding. www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org /batavia_history.htm   (427 words)

BATV Legal Information: Batavia Access Television The purpose of public access, or community cable television in Batavia, is to enhance the exchange of information among residents through the medium of cable television. The jurisdiction of the Commission shall include and extend to those areas of Batavia comprising any area governed by the City of Batavia, Batavia Township, Batavia School District 101, the Batavia Library District, and the Batavia Park District. He or she will ensure that the board follows and adheres to all duly adopted rules, regulations, policies, and ordinances of the City of Batavia and all laws of the State of Illinois which pertain to the business of the board or its operations. www.batv.us /legal.htm   (4849 words)

Batavia Apartement Jakarta Batavia Apartments is located 5 minutes from the main thoroughfare of Jalan Sudirman and the primary toll road (inner city toll road). Batavia Apartments is located within the Kota Batavia (Batavia City) complex. Batavia Apartments is located 5 minutes from the main thoroughfare of Jalan Sudirman and the primary www.asiatravel.com /indonesia/batavia   (312 words)

About BATV: Batavia Access Television The City of Batavia acquired the BSSC funds and made them available as grants to community organizations, clubs, and groups. Batavia Community Television (BCTV) evolved from the BSSC and was awarded a grant for $36,400. The franchise agreement between the City of Batavia and Multimedia Cablevision was scheduled to expire in 1996. www.batv.us /about.htm   (580 words)

Batavia, Illinois IL, city profile (Kane County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk Batavia is a city in Kane County, in the Chicago metro area. At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Batavia was $27,783, compared with $21,587 nationally. Median rent in Batavia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $702. www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5899   (576 words)

GOVERNOR PATAKI ANNOUNCES $247,500 FOR CITY OF BATAVIA City of Batavia, Councilperson At-Large Christine Fix said, "The City is delighted with Governor Pataki's investment in a local business committed to growing in the City of Batavia and creating jobs for our residents." The GOSC provides grant money to eligible towns, villages, cities and counties across the state for various housing, economic development, public facilities and comprehensive projects that improve the overall quality of life for residents of the communities. This is the first year that economic development grants are being accepted by the GOSC on an open round basis, continually throughout the year, as long as funds are available. www.state.ny.us /governor/press/01/july26_1_01.htm   (561 words)

Fact Sheet for Antidegradation Assessment - City of Batavia – Fox River, Mill Creek, Mahoney Creek, Wetlands City of Batavia – Fox River, Mill Creek, Mahoney Creek, Wetlands – Kane County The project entails water system improvements and electrical system improvements for the City of Batavia to meet supply and quality demands for the city. The installation of this watermain project will allow the City of Batavia to meet supply and quality demands and provide safe drinking water for the community. www.epa.state.il.us /public-notices/2004/batavia/fact-sheet.html   (1427 words)

IBM case study on Batavia City School District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) The Batavia City School District is located in Batavia, a small city in the heart of Western New York. In early 2001, the Batavia City School District made a decision to overhaul its phone system. According to Johnston, Batavia chose an IP system because it already had Cisco networking equipment and category five lines in place for data operation, and with an IP system, the same wire that carries the computer signal also carries the phone signal. www-306.ibm.com /software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/JMAY-5EVTJQ?OpenDocument&Site=default   (974 words)

GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS BATAVIA 'CAPITAL FOR A DAY' In 1802, from offices in what would later become the City of Batavia, Joseph Ellicott established the Holland Land Office, overseeing the 3.5 million acres of the Holland Land Purchase that would become modern-day Western New York. Batavia City Manager, Matthew W. Coppler said, "Our community is honored and privileged to be the first of three cities selected as 'Capital For a Day' by Governor George E. Pataki. Batavia City Council President B. Thomas Mancuso said, "We welcome Governor Pataki and his staff to Batavia as 'Capital For a Day.' We are honored to be the first to share our city with the State government. www.state.ny.us /governor/press/01/july19_1_01.htm   (914 words)

Batavia MainStreet Batavia, IL: Joe Marconi and a team of Batavia MainStreet volunteers are delivering flower pots to high traffic areas on Wednesday morning May 25th. Marconi is partnering with Shady Hill Gardens and The City of Batavia to place approximately 50 geranium plants and flower pots along Wilson Street and Rt. The Batavia MainStreet Program is one of 58 not-for-profit, community based organizations in the state of Illinois. www.downtownbatavia.com /press_releases/2005/05252005.html   (271 words)

New Home for Batavia City Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) None of the city's telephone numbers will change with the move. As for the old city hall, future plans are still up in the air. City police will stay in the old building. www.rnews.com /print.cfm?id=19331   (133 words)

Batavia It is a city of fine architecture and history, yet it takes advantage of modern growth and development of today. Batavia's first industry was that of producing windmills. For a time, it was known as the "Windmill City." The limestone quarries of Batavia were utilized in rebuilding the city of Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire. www.byways.org /browse/byways/13750/places/29770   (161 words)

City of Batavia's cooperative assessment program with Genesee County "working well" at Year One The goal of the intermunicipal contract was to begin a cooperative effort for overall assessment administration in the city. Under the pact, Genesee County agreed to provide the 5,578-parcel city with: RPT project management services, entry of all real property sales data, entry of all property inventory changes, exemption administration, and will assist the contractor in valuation and provide statistical analysis in determining values and trends in Batavia's annual equity program. He hopes the city and town of Batavia would consider such an option in the future. www.orps.state.ny.us /ref/pubs/survey/sept04/story3.htm   (502 words)

Batavia's Baseball With A Bite On a recent weeknight, a modest crowd of 750 took in a night at a ballpark in Batavia, Genesee County. In the world of professional baseball, you might say Batavia is a survivor. For years, Batavia's minor league ball club was known as the “Clippers.” Then in 1997 came a new moniker -- named after some very fertile farmland a little north of Batavia, in Elba, known as muck. www.rnews.com /print.cfm?id=28534   (371 words)

Home Page The central location of historic downtown Batavia to the cities, towns and villages in western New York has made it a desirable place for people, business and development for over 150 years. Batavia has four major state highways, including an exit on the New York State Thruway. Downtown Batavia's economic development programs, historic structures, attractive streetscape, residential areas and locations provide the ideal marketplace for family owned and national businesses. www.downtownbataviany.com   (329 words)

History of The Town of Batavia The City of Batavia is located on the east end of town. West Batavia is where Route 33 intersects with Wilkinson Road to the south and Hartshorn Road to the north. The famous author, John Gardner, was born in the portion belonging to Bethany, but Batavia always claims him as a native son (his grave is located in Grandview Cemetery in the Town of Batavia). www.townofbatavia.com /history.htm   (589 words)

Water And Wastewater Plant Directory: Batavia Wastewater Treatment Facility The City of Batavia owns and operates the Treatment Facility and the community?s collection system. The City of Batavia currently has 18 sewage pump stations located throughout the community. The City of Batavia has approximately 3.5 miles of combined sewers throughout the community. www.waterandwastewater.com /plant_directory/Detailed/152.html   (518 words)

Batavia, city, United States The city was a center of the Anti-Masonic movement in the 19th cent. The state and the city: 1988 and the transformation of Rangoon. Kettle on a Slow Boil: Batavia's Threat Perceptions in the Indies' Outer Islands, 1870-1910. www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0806461.html   (190 words)

BATAVIA In the dim eerie moonlight, 2 hours before dawn, on June 4, 1629, Batavia lurches to a grinding halt, stuck fast on a coral reef, 2 miles from the nearest island. Water is desperately short on the islands, and those in the boats, including Jacobsz, Pelsaert and most of the VOC officers, seize the chance to head for Java. Suspecting nothing of the grisly events on Batavia's Graveyard, they had sent the prearranged smoke signal: a perplexing message to Jeronimus' mutineers, for though their own water was running low, the continued survival of the soldiers threatened their own success. www.ozzigami.com.au /batavia   (1341 words)

City of Batavia - Assessor's Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) Each year the City of Batavia Office of Assessment appraises all real estate property to determine its value for tax purposes. The purpose of real estate assessments is to fairly distribute the tax burden among all property owners based on market value of their property. All assessments of real property, which includes land and permanent affixed structures, are based on 100% of fair market value and are equitable with the assessments of comparable properties. www.cityofbataviaassessment.com /assessment/sales_intro.asp   (338 words)

City excited about treating trash, making cash Revenue is a key concern for Kane County, because the county lent Batavia $100,000 for a study leading up to development of the transfer station on the east side of the city. Batavia officials said the transfer station also is a good example of finding a spot for a facility usually difficult to site. Schielke said one of the keys to Batavia's success was that the city pursued a site with an abandoned factory that had become a danger and an eyesore. www.suburbanchicagonews.com /sunpub/stcharles/news/2_6_TC05_WASTE_S1.htm   (474 words)

City of Batavia Public Offices to be voted on November 4, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) City of Batavia Public Offices to be voted on November 4, 2003 John Roach - 116 Grandview Terrace, Batavia, N.Y. City Council - Ward # 2 Batavia, N.Y. City Council - Ward # 4 www.co.genesee.ny.us /dpt/elections/vrcity092903.html   (157 words)

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