First-time Legislator recovering from surgery

Cayuga County Legislator Bernie Smith has been recovering at University Hospital in Syracuse following triple bypass surgery, Clerk of the Legislature Lee Brew said Wednesday.

Smith, who represents District 3 (Montezuma, Mentz and Throop), underwent a five-and-a-half hour successful operation Feb. 16 after a heart catheterization revealed all of the arteries to his heart were blocked, Brew said.

He is expected to be released from the hospital today or Friday. Recovery will likely take four to five weeks, Brew added.