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TOWN OF ULYSSES
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20 , 1994
TOWN HALL
PRESENT : CO - CHAIRMAN : PETER PENNIMAN ; MEMBERS : RUTH KAHN ,
CATHERINE STOVER , JOANNE MOLINO , DAVID TYLER ;
SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH
The meeting came to order at 7 : 40 PM .
TOWN OF HECTOR FLYER
Ruth brought to the Members attention a flyer , that she had
received from " concerned citizens " from the Town of Hector . This
flyer proposes that the recent survey sent out to Town of Hector
residents be abolished , along with their planning board . Ruth also
• pointed out the return mailing features ( return address to the
Hector Town supervisor , and lack of a staple or sticker to keep it
folded ) . David said some Town of Ulysses residents could respond
the same way to their survey .
CHANGES TO SURVEY QUESTIONS
Catherine reported that Doug Austic had one comment to offer
regarding question number one . The first item " OPEN / AGRICULTURAL
SPACE " , should be separated . Catherine agreed stating that your
interpretation of open , and agricultural space , is not looked on as
the same by a farmer . Peter stated that his understanding was that
open space included agricultural . Technically it does , responded
Catherine . After much discussion , the Members decided to separate
the two . They will be as follows : Agricultural land , and Open
space ( undeveloped ) .
Question number three was addressed by Catherine . She
questioned the point of mentioning tuition . The issue is trying to
find out if people would like their property to be in another
district , not about paying tuition . The Members decided to re - word
the question to say : In which school district would you PREFER
your property to be - Ithaca or Trumansburg ? ( Circle one )
Question number four came up for discussion . Peter would
prefer to scratch the entire question . David stated that this
question gets to the bedroom community issue . Peter said he
thought the members were trying to establish that if there were
jobs , a lot of people would prefer to work in the Town . The
question really is , do we want to have economic development in the
Town , to what extent , and what type . Most of the people who
answer question four aren ' t going to be doing jobs that we can
bring here anyway . David said the purpose of question four is to
find out how many people say yes , they work in the Town of Ulysses .
Catherine mentioned it would point out how many really are in the
bedroom community . It would mean a need for more housing . The
first part of question four was changed , to ask :
TOWN OF ULYSSES
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20 , 1994
TOWN HALL
D O YOU WORK IN : TOWN OF ULYSSES 2
ELSEWHERE IN TOMPKINS COUNTY
OUTSIDE TOMPKINS COUNTY
It was decided that the above question would be put on hold ,
u ntil there were more Members present . David noted that if they
put in a preamble stating , if there were more employment
o pportunities in the Town of Ulysses , and then asked where would
you rather work - Town of Ulysses or Other ; you might find that
1 people would prefer to work at home but would not want to see the
development that would make that possible . He queried that didn ' t
that answer get to the policy , that people ' s preferences to keep
the place they live in the same , has resulted in their making a
® specific choice . They ' re weighing a big desire to work closer to
home versus changing the character of the Town by offering more
employment opportunities . If you don ' t have the preamble to the
question you will get a blind response , said Joanne . If you do
you ' ll get a weighted response .
P eter has tried to get information for the map committee
✓ egarding unique natural areas and protected areas from the County .
They won ' t be done until late October . Due to that , Peter had
slowed down his approach . Perhaps it will be necessary to review
what the plan is for the whole project . David would like to see
the survey completed in one month .
To arrive at the Town resident ' s opinions on development , the
Members came up with the following questions :
5a . WOULD YOU PREFER TO SEE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS ( STRIP ) OR
CONCENTRATED OFF THE ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS ( CLUSTER ) .
S TRIP CLUSTER
58 . PLEASE IDENTIFY AREAS THAT YOU FEEL ARE APPROPRIATE FOR
D EVELOPMENT :
H IGH LOW
D EN DEN
BUS RES RES NONEx
DUDDLESTON PROPERTY
( SEE MAP LOCATION )
AUBLE PROPERTY
E TC .
The Members will need to expand their list for possible
development ( Commercial , High and Low Density Residential ) at the
n ext meeting . The land use map might prove to be helpful . David
said , somewhere it should be stated that when we say Commercial we
mean Business and High Density Residential .
The Members decided it was important to address areas that
should remain protected , areas that should remain agricultural , and
areas that should remain open . Peter volunteered to check out how
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the Town of Ithaca ' s Plan handled the above .
ROUTE 96 / PERRY CITY ROAD
The Deans have withdrawn their request for the gas
station / convenience store on Rt . 96 . It was discovered that the
zoning map and the legal description that accompanied it are
contradictory . Evidently this occurs frequently . The zoning map
said it was a business district and the narrative said it wasn ' t .
NEXT MEETINGS
The next meeting dates for the Master Plan Committee will be
September 27th , October 4th , and October 18th .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 45 PM .
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TOWN OF ULYSSES
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
S EPTEMBER 20 , 1994
TOWN HALL
REVISED SURVEY QUESTIONS
1 . How do you value the qualities / SOME
features in the Town of ULysses ? VERY WHAT NOT
Please rate the following : IMPT . IMPT . IMPT . IMPT .
AGRICULTURAL LAND
O PEN SPACE ( UNDEVELOPED )
® THE VILLAGE OF TRUMANSBURG
H ISTORIC STRUCTURES
OUTDOOR RECREATION / PARKS
SHOPPING
COMMERCIAL / PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE
VOLUNTEER / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
SENSE OF COMMUNITY
S CHOOL
CHURCH
OTHER
COMMENTS
2 . Change is inevitable over the SOME
n ext ten years . Do you see a MUCH NEEDED WHAT NOT
n eed for the following : NEEDED NEEDED NEEDED
COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
S ENIOR HOUSING
OFFICE / PROFESSIONAL SPACE
MAINTAINING OPEN SPACE
TOURISM
H IGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
P LANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
L IGHT INDUSTRY / BUSINESS PARK
®
LARGE SHOPPING AREA
SMALL SHOPPING AREA
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
( within Town )
P UBLIC WATER
P UBLIC SEWER .
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
TV / ELECTRONIC CABLE
O THER
COMMENTS
TOWN OF ULYSSES 2
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 20 , 1994
TOWN HALL
REVISED SURVEY QUESTIONS CON .
3 . Do you live in the Ithaca or Trumansburg School District ? ( Circle one )
In which school district would you PREFER your property to
be :
Ithaca Trumansburg ( Circle one )
® 4 . Do you work in : Town of Ulysses
Elsewhere in Tompkins County
Outside Tompkins County
Where would you rather work ?
Town of Ulysses
Other ( specify )
5a . Would you prefer to see Commercial development immediately
along the arterial highways ( strip ) or concentrated off the
arterial highways ( cluster ) ?
Strip Cluster ( Circle one )
5b . Please identify areas that you feel are appropriate for development :
HIGH LOW
DEN . DEN .
BUS . RES . RES . NONE
Duddleston Property
( next to Smith Woods )
Auble Property
Include List
* Future last question of survey :
® Are you a Town of Ulysses resident ? YES NO
How long have you lived / or owned property in the Town ? YEARS .
Please specify the sector ( s ) in which you reside or own property .
( Refer to attached map of Town of ULysses . )