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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-01-10 - MP 4 TOWN OF ULYSSES MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 10 , 1994 • TOWN HALL P RESENT : CHAIRMAN : GARY MYERS ; MEMBERS : CATHERINE STOVER , RUTH KAHN , SUE POELVOORDE , JOANNE MOLINO , DAVID TYLER , DAVID LAURIE ; BUILDING / ZONING : ALEX RACHUN ; SEC - RETARY : ROXANNE SMITH . 111 The meeting came to order at 7 : 35 PM . Joanne asked Alex if he had the Wetlands map . Alex responded yes , and that there are only two designated sites in the Town . They are behind Falls Road ( behind and southeast of Grove Cemetary ) and Mr . Aldrich ' s property on Aiken Road ( which is close to the road and very small ) . The Tompkins County Environmental Management Counsel provide critera for environmentally critical areas which the Town has . The Town B oard had the option to adopt the criteria for local law . It would mean if someone wanted to develop an area considered critical a SEQR would be performed prior to that . The Town Board opted not to do that . Some areas that it would include would be Willow Creek ( on Kraft Road ) , Smith Woods and several other areas . This tran - spired about throe ve,a a od David Tyler stated that there are a �� : s u►p- filar a/ti s lot of cat tailsAarounT. Alec responded that the DEC does not note them , only the Army Corp . Ruth stated that since the Town has decided not to take action all this group could do is take cog - nizance of these places . Alex said that a suggestion could be made to the Board to take action at any given time . The Town still h as the option to designate any area within the Town as Environ - mentally critical or as an Environmentally Unique Area . Then it becomes a SEQR . The Master Plan group can go ahead and define these areas . EMC designated the Willow Creek Glen on Kraft Road as such an area . It recently had a single family home built in the area . They bulldozed all the stumps and such into the creek . It all washed down to Willow Creek Point . People down there were incred - ibly upset . The terrain was altered pretty severly . Sue queried Alex about a map that would indicated recent development . He said t hat wouldn ' t be too hard to come up with . He issues between 14 -- 25 new permits yearly for new construction . In the last ten years t here have probably been about 200 permits issued . Much to John D elaney ' s chagrin most of the more expensive construction seems to be taking place on the Ithaca City School district side he said . Sue directed the Members to the Draft outline ,beginning with item I , Transportation . The following outline evoljed from the Members ' discussion . I TRANSPORTATION A . ROADS 1 . State ( Rts . 89 , 96 , 227 and park road ) 2 . County 3 . Town a . private roads B . POTENTIAL CORRIDORS FOR WATER ( LENGTH ) 1 . Utilities C . PROBLEM INTERSECTIONS ( JIM MEEKER WILL ADDRESS - GROWTH OCCURRING MAY SHOW UP AS PROBLEM AREAS ON THE TRANSPORTATION GRID ) 1 . Problem areas ( not just intersections , seasonal : weather and events ) a . information provided from Tompkins County Sheriff ' s Department and Fire Department D . EXISTING SYSTEMS ( STRESSED WHEN NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES IN ) 1 . Traffic control devices ( yield , stop lights ) a . reduced speed signs TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 10 , 1994 TOWN HALL E . PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 1 . Tomtram a . park and ride - existing and new possibilities b . Cornell employees 2 . Limousine service 3 . Bicycle / Pedestrian a . State Park Trail 1 . maintenance 2 . conflicts of users ( rollerblading / bicycles ) 3 . wintertime use ( cross -- country skiing , snowshoe , snow mobiles ) 4 . Private landing strip ( only one ) F . OTHER POTENTIAL AREAS 1 . Wider road shoulders ( for bikes ) 2 . Trailer park access G . IMPROVEMENTS 1 . Octopus 2 . All roads are paved Regarding speed signs , Alex said the State is responsible for designation and they are inflexible . He gets 3 to 4 requests per year for reduced speeds . Concerning Tomtram , Ruth stated that it is heavily subsidized . The Biggs Building has a park and ride area . In Jacksonville ( mid -- way point ) people park in the Methodist Church parking lot . There isn ' t much incentive to ride Tomtram said Gary . The Chemung Transit ( Watkins Glen run ) sells their pass for. $ 25 . 00 . Tomtram gets about $ 48 . 00 a month . On local economy , Alex stated that he is reviewing plans for a separate , but connected building for a pharmacy at the Shur - Save site . It is about 7500 square feet . On Wilkens Road the Special Childrens Center is building a new administrative building ( about 10 , 000 square feet ) . Joanne will find out if the road off of Rt . 96 ( Halseyvilie area ) to Jacksonville Road is State owned . Gary will bring in his Town map . Alex will ask the County again for a DWG Disc for the Land Use Maps . Catherine will mention to Jim Meeker that one of the topics the Members will need addressed will be dangerous intersections . The next meeting ( January 18 , 1994 , 7 : 30 PM , Town Hall ) will i address Environmental setting . The meeting adjourned at 9 : 05PM .