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FALLS RD CONSTRUCTION- A message from Supervisor Liz Thomas
Construction of the Village of Trumansburg’s new underground water transmission line will begin soon
along Falls Road.
Years ago, the Tompkins County Department of Health imposed a moratorium on the Village of
Trumansburg prohibiting the village from expanding or adding to its water district until they have a
second source of water for their residents. After many years of searching, the village has developed a
well at Taughannock Park which has enough water to serve as its second source. The transmission line
will run up Taughannock Park Road past the park headquarters and falls overlook. It will then head up
Falls Road to the village.
Expect construction to begin within the next few weeks. A schedule from the General Contractor for the
project is being developed in order to provide more detail. Their current goal is to have the Falls Road
section completed by June at the latest. Normal work hours will be 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.
We hope this construction project does not inconvenience you too much. The village, MRB Group and
the construction firms will try to make the process as painless as possible.
ASSESSMENT INCREASES
Last summer, Tompkins County Assessment Dept. re-assessed Village of Trumansburg properties. Many
people recently received letters with their new assessment numbers. There is a grievance process,
should you wish to contest your new assessment. To start the process, please contact the Assessment
Dept. at (607)274-5517.
If you have not received a letter, you can view your assessment at this link: http://property.tompkins-
co.org/IMO/disclaimer.aspx.
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
The roads in the Town of Ulysses are not all maintained by the Town of Ulysses. They are either state,
county, or town roads. Tompkins County is planning work this year on the following roads in Ulysses:
Jacksonville, Perry City, Swamp College, and Willow Creek Roads. For more detailed information, click
here. For information on which roads belong to which government entity, view the map here.
SIDEWALK PROJECT UPDATE from Deputy Supervisor Michelle Wright
Thanks to everyone who could make it out to the March 15th design input meetings.
Please keep your eye out for a public information session related to the design sometime in April. The
date has yet to be set.
If you have any questions or input regarding the design or with the project in general, please contact the
Project Manager from Fisher Associates (the engineer firm who was hired to design each section of
sidewalk): Rick Bennett, rbennett@fisherassoc.com, 585-334-1310
PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT- NYSEG RATE INCREASES OF DELIVERY OF GAS AND ELECTRIC
More information is available here: http://www.ulysses.ny.us/pdf/2016-Hearings-gas-electric-rates.pdf
The deadline to submit comments is April 20.
STATEWIDE BURNING BAN THROUGH MAY 14
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds New Yorkers that with warming
temperatures and dry conditions, residential brush burning in towns with less than 20,000 residents is
prohibited from March 16 through May 14. With the lack of snow cover over much of the state and
unseasonably warm temperatures forecasted, experts believe conditions for wild fires will be
heightened in the coming weeks.
Open burning of debris is the largest single cause of spring wildfires in the state. When temperatures are
warmer and the past fall's debris and leaves dry out, wildfires can start and spread easily and be further
fueled by winds and a lack of green vegetation.
New York enacted strict restrictions on open burning in 2009 to help prevent wildfires and reduce
emissions. The regulations allow residential brush fires in towns during most of the year, but prohibit
such burning in spring when most wildfires occur. In the five-year period since the ban was enacted, the
average number of spring fires per year decreased by 33.4 percent, from 3,297 in 2009 to 1,649 to 2015.
For more information, visit http://www.dec.ny.gov/
FROM THE TOWN HISTORIAN:
Mr. Wertis reports that two historical markers have been cleaned, repainted , and returned to the town
from the DOT facility in Ithaca: the Abner Treman marker from the foot of South Street in the Village
and the Old Cooper Inn marker from Jacksonville. They will be re-installed when the town highway crew
does some minor touch-ups and we return to warmer days.
THE NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING
The Town Board has rescheduled its March 22 meeting for March 29. The agenda will be posted here
the Friday prior to the meeting.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Don’t forget that we have a community calendar on our website here. You can find great things to do or
upload your own events.
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