It appears the International Joint Commission is supporting Plan 2014, the water management strategy blamed for years of flooding along the lake's shoreline.

During a meeting in Oswego Friday morning, U.S. Commissioner Jane Corwin said she believes Plan 2014 is solid and some "adaptive management" will help make it more effective.

Corwin is a former state assemblywoman from Western New York, though her local supporters may not be too happy.

"Everybody came out with a really positive attitude, that it can be fixed and we can move forward and all be friends," said Clayton Mayor Norma Zimmer.

The Lake Ontario Landowners Association is considering filing a class action lawsuit against the IJC to repeal Plan 2014.

Plan 2014 was created to regulate water levels and keep the river healthy. The plan received backlash during the flood of 2017 when hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed. 

Officials are hopeful that they'll find a common ground. 

“We’re not trying to put one interests over the other,” said Pierre Beland of the IJC. “We are trying to balance what they system is doing to all the interests."

"That's going to be the answer to the communities, to the business in the area. Making sure that they're ready when high waters come again," said Corwin.

State and local leaders have also repeatedly called for the commission to resume its previous water management strategy. The commissioners have a second meeting scheduled in Oswego before traveling to Sodus to tour the damage and talk with Rep. John Katko.