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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-17 - MP / O . TOWN or ULYSSES MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 17 , 1994 TOWN MALL P RESENT ; CHAIRWOMAN : SUE POLLVOORQE ; MEMBERS : 3' OANN MOLINO , RUTH KAHN , DAVID TYLER , DAVID LAURIE ; SECRETARY : ROANNE SMITH The meeting came to order at 7 : 45 PM . The Members discussed their meeting with the Town Board . Alex told David Tyler ( via a phone call ) that the Town Board is prepared to spend $ 3500 on the Master Plan request involving the County . Ben Curtis requested that Tor Niederkorn be approached for a bid . Sue said that she and Alex met with the County Director and two other County employees the week before that . They cleared up any questions the County had . The e nvironmental setting section will be put together with all the maps . The County was given everything the Master Plan has , said Sue . Sue spoke with Catherine on Saturday . She would like the Master P lan group to meet with the Town Bond . It would help clear up any questions about the County ' s involvement . A date and time needs to be arranged . They decided on May 31 , 1994 at 7 : 30 Pm . D avid Tyler shared with the Members that he had attended a Village meeting with Doug Rustic , 1rs Call and Tom Reitz . He said it was very helpful , as it was about the water issue . He asked Alex to get a copy of the minutes . For the first time he understands how the water system in the Village works . The pumping station ( down at the Soy Scout Camp , Frontenac Road ) , pumps the water across Rt . 89 to another pumping station ( below Gaila and Ron Miller ' s ) , Pram there , it is pumped up to the Village ( the lines are like a Spider web ) . The excess water goes to t he holding tank ( near the golf course ) . The problem is that , that h olding tank isn ' t quite high enough to get the necessary pressure required . There are two sources , one is the source of pressure coming up , but also there is the gravity pressure . Ruth said that if the Water falls below a Certain level the pressure is lost . This does happen when the water is used to fight fires . D avid Tyler Said these were a couple of suggestions to resolve this . The first was to put in a booster pump near the fire house . This would add more pressure to the system and still utilize the e xisting tower . The other thought was to erect another; tank on higher ground ( Seneca County ) . The trailer park has awful problems . The Boy Scout Camp has free use of the water as it in on their land . There is a lot of old piping . There was talk about establishing water districts at Autle ' a and the Shur - Save . When chlorine is put in the water at the base pump at Iroatensc it needs to be there thirty minutes before it is e ffective . The people on Rt . 89 may draw on the water before it is ✓ eady . D avid Laurie mentioned that one of the things about this area that makes people an proud , is how clean Cayuga Lake is . There is a lot of water , little industry and high cliffs that keep a lot of the farm industry ' s pollution out ( though it does reach the lake through t he creeks ) . The key is to get the water up the hill , said David Tyler . The ✓ illage is in a strong bargaining position because they have it . That is no reason to put your head in the sand and not to anything though . Things are going to happen ; so let ' s say here is what we want to have happen in the future , let ' s see if we can work out an agreement , and there will be some give and take . They can contract . Sue suggested two thoughts on what the Members could begin work an . The County will probably need at / east three months . The first thought would be to list the issues . The Members should start hearing some differing opinions coming out . David Tyler thought Monika Crispin g ave a whole new view on agriculture . Sue commented that it was con - trary to what she had been hearing . Here , the main thing is cash y0 TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 17 , 1994 TOWN HALL crops , even though the soils are supposedly poor . Sue mentioned that she has heard comments of disagreement with Monika ' s per - spective , however . The second thought Sue had , was to start working on a survey , if the Members wish to pursue this . David Tyler asked to what extent is having land in the Village disadvantageous to the tax base to the Town ? If they annex , what does t he Town lose besides political control ? The Members didn ' t know . ® David Tyler, referred to the Senecayuga Survey from 1988 . The Members decided that they will list those issues along with others . The list will be on a separate sheet so that the Town Board will have something to refer to at the joint meeting . Sue volunteered to contact the three interested parties for t he Master Plan Committee . Joanne said when you have people on a list , it looks like you have more active Members than you really do . It ' s not good for the Committee to have people who only come occasionally . Sue mentioned having an attendance policy ; miss three consecutive meetings and you are removed from the committee ( or whatever amount agreed on by the Members ) . The Members discussed various successful businesses in the Village o f Trumansburg . David Tyler mentioned that it was important to recog - n ize the feeling / style of this Town . It is important to encourage what you have . David Laurie shared his continuing frustration at finding a successful renter for his building ( The White Rabbit ) . The meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 PM . " TOWN OF ULYSSES 3 MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 17 , 1994 TOWN HALL IDENTIFIED ISSUES 1 . Water district 2 . Annexation 3 . Open space / farm areas 4 . Tourism 5 . Economic development 6 . Agriculture ® 7 . Service - High Tech 8 . Education 9 . Retail • 10 . Where improvements are needed 11 . Willingness to pay for improvements 12 . Things that the Town needs more of a . Child care b . Senior citizen housing c . Fire and ambulance d . Libraries e . Major shopping centers f . Neighborhood shopping centers g . Town parks h . Police i . Public transportation j . Municipal water / sewer k . Road maintenance 1 . Roads m . Youth activities 13 . Housing a . Increase rental housing b . Increase ownership housing c . Increase multiple dwelling units d . Increase publicly subsidized housing e . Increase housing in commercial zones f . Rehabilitate and protect existing houses g . Density of housing per acre 14 . Focus of growth and development 15 . Traffic 16 . Parking 17 . Octopus 18 Master Plan