HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-23 - MP TOWN OF' ULYSSES
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
AUGUST 23 , 1994
TOWN HALL
P RESENT : CHAIRWOMAN ; SUE POELVOORDE ; MEMBERS ; CATHERINE STOVER ,
RUTH KAHN , JOANNE MOLINO , DAVID TYLER , PETER PENNIMAN ,
DANDY BROWN ; SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH
The meeting came to order at 7 ; 30 PM . Sue requested that one
o ther person co - chair the committee with her , as Gary Meyers is
✓ esigning from the Master Plan Committee . Sue will probably be
taking a class this semester . Peter Penniman graciously agreed to
fill that position .
MAILING COMMITTEE
Catherine reported that she has spoken to Don Franklin , who is
h ead of assessment . After an official letter is sent requesting the
labels be produced , they will to it for about $ 994 . Hue asked if
the duplicates could be filtered out ? David responded that we would
probably have to manually remove them . He ' s hoping that assessment
will be able to generate the labels alphabetically rather than by tax
parcel number . Peter stated that in working with the County he has
been surprised at how limited they are in terms of programming the
data base and getting a specific list . Frequently the duplicates are
close together so they can be pulled by hand . Peter volunteered to
check with the assessment office to see if they can customize the list .
Catherine asked Peter to speak with Ed Hughes or Don Franklin .
MAP COMMITTEE
Sue will be making some smaJ. J. purchases to yet the map underway
( " eipitone " and miler ) . The Members decided that the map will be
divided into sectors so that tie residents can identify the area
where they reside ( refer to question 4 on last page ) . These same
sectors could be utilized if residents are asked to identify an
area they would like for future development .
SURVEY QUESTIONS COMMITTEE
The Members decided to combine the first question with the
second ( as having both seems redundant, ) . The first question will
n ow be " what qualities / features of the Town of Ulysses to you value
most ? Please rate the fallowing : school , church , open / agricultural
space , the Village of Trumansburg , historic structures , outdoor
✓ ecreation / parks , shopping , commercial / professional services , small
town atmosphere , volunteer. / community activitfee , sense of community ,
" other " ; then a line for " comments " will be provided .
Rather than having the respondents rate their answer in numer -
ieel order , the Members will set up a grid with four possible responses
for each item . The respondent will then have an answer for every item
listed . The choices will be : very important , important , somewhat
important , and not important . This grid system for responses , will be
u sed whenever appropriate . Once the questionnaire is completed
there will be a " guinea pig " run to try it out . After the survey ,
the Members may hold a public information hearing .
The second question will be " Since change is inevitable in any
community , do you see a need for the following ? Please rate the
following : community recreational facilities , senior housing , office /
professional space , maintaining open space , tourism , high density
✓ esidential , planned residential development , light, industry / business
park , large shopping area , small shopping area , local employment
o pportunities ( within Town ) , public water , public sewer , TV / electronic
cable , " other. " ; and a space for. " comments ' .
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The original fourth question will be deleted .
The next question ( third ) will be : " Do you live in the Ithaca
or Trumansburg School District ? ( Circle one ) " There will be a
follow up to that question , which will be : " If you could change
school districts without paying a fee , what school district would
you prefer to be in ? " The Members had a lengthy discussion on the
validity of including these questions on the survey . It was agreed
that it is a very important issue , and could be important to future
planning . It may also On relevant to the financial resources of
the Town .
Ruth asked the Members if they wanted to include a question
asking the residents if they were for e library expansion . It was
questioned as to whether it was a land use issue or not . It was
agreed that it was something to consider .
Question number four will actually be three questions in one .
They will be : " Are you a Town of Ulysses resident ? , To you plan
to stay here in the foreseeable future ? , and Please specify the
sector ( s ) in which you reside or own property . "
Future questions might be how the residents would like to see
development happen ( cluster , strip , etc . ) and where .
CONVENIENCE STORE / GAS STATION
Alex had requested that Roxanne relay that there is e gentleman
interested in putting in e convenience store and gas station in the
open field ( cor' ner of Rt . 96 and Perry City 0d . ) across from the
old County Home . There may possibly be a zoning hearing on September
92th regarding this issue . II
NEXT MEETING
The Master Plan Committee will meet on August 30 , 1994 at
7 : 30 PM . The Member' s were directed to be thinking about the map
and questions that will utilize it for the next meeting .
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The meeting adjourned at 10 : 01 PM . 1�
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REVISED SURVEY QUESTIONS
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1 . JER ` WHAT NOT
IMPT . IMPT . IMPT . IMPT .
What qualities / feature o the
Town of Ulysses so you value
most ? Please rate the following : �
SCHOOL i
CHURCH
OPEN / AGRICULTURAL SPACE •
THE VILLAGE OF TRUMANSBIJRG
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
OUTDOOR RECREATION / PARES
SHOPPING
COMMERCIAL / PROFESSIONAL, SERVICES
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
VOLUNTEER / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
SENSE OF COMMUNITY
OTHER _
COMMENTS
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2 . SOME
VERY WHAT NOT
Since change is inevitable in IMPT . IMPT . IMPT . IMPT ,
any community , do you see a need
for the following ? :
COf' MUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
SENIOR HOUSING
OFFICE / PROFESSIONAL SPACE
MAINTAINING OPEN SPACE
TOURISM
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
PLANNED REIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
LIGHT INDUSTRY / BUSINESS PARK
LARGE SHOPPING AREA
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SMALL SHOPPING AREA
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
( within town )
PUBLIC WATER
PUBLIC SEWER
TV / ELECTRONIC CABLE �I
OTHER
COMMENTS
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REVISED SURVEY QUESTIONS CON .
3 .
Do you live in the Ithaca or Trumansburg School District ? ( Circle one )
If you could change school districts without paying a fee , what
® school do you prefer to be in ?
4 .
Are you a Town of Ulysses resident ? YES NO
Do you plan to stay here in the
foreseeable future ? YES NO
Please specify the sector ( s ) in
which you reside or own property .
( Refer to attached map of Town
of Ulysses . )