After receiving calls from concerned residents in the Town of Greece, Supervisor Bill Reilich spoke with Governor Cuomo’s office today regarding recreational activity on Town of Greece ponds. Because all ponds connect to Lake Ontario, the same speeding restrictions apply to the ponds as they do the lake. Therefore, anyone participating in recreational activities on the pond should keep in mind that it is a “No Wake” area.
Please see below for the boating speeds and restrictions for the Town of Greece.
Excerpts on Town of Greece Boating Laws (Chapter 65)
Boating Speeds and Restrictions
– No vessel shall be operated within the channel of Braddock Bay in a manner or at a speed that unreasonably interferes with or endangers any vessel or person or that passes any vessel proceeding in the same direction, but in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour.
– No vessel shall be operated in Buttonwood Creek in a manner or at a speed that causes a wake that unreasonably interferes with or endangers a dock, pier, raft, floating object, or anchored or moored vessel, swimmer or freshwater wetland feature, but in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour.
– No vessel shall be operated within 100 feet of the shore of Braddock Bay and Salmon Creek in a manner or at a speed that causes a wake that unreasonably interferes with or endangers a dock, pier, raft, floating object, anchored or moored vessel, swimmer or freshwater wetland feature, but in no event at a speed exceeding five miles per hour.
– No vessel shall be operated in Lake Ontario contiguous to the Town of Greece within 200 feet of the shore, a dock, pier, raft, floating object or an anchored or moored vessel at a speed exceeding five miles per hour.