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Home My WebLink About2019-06-28 listserv mssgGoogle Groups Updates from Town of Ulysses Carissa Parlato <clerk@ulysses.ny.us> Jun 28, 2019 3:59 PM Posted in group:town-of-Ulysses Good afternoon, Ulysses, Read on for important information compiled for you from Town of Ulysses staff… In this issue: Swift911 Alert System Holiday Closing Second Installment of Tax Bills Access to Town Records Notice of Capital Equipment Reserve Expenditures, Subject to Permissive Referendum Recycling information Funding Available for the Replacement of Sewage Systems on or Near Cayuga Lake Incentives for Energy Efficiency Free fishing this weekend Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Notifications Upcoming Town Meetings TOWN OF ULYSSES NEWS: Swift911 Alert System The Town of Ulysses now uses an automatic messaging system to alert residents about floods, fires, water emergencies, road closures, missing persons, evacuation orders, and weather emergencies, etc. Sign up at http://mp.swiftreach.com/ or text “Swift911” to “99538.” You will be able to choose the municipalities that you would like to receive alerts from. Holiday Closing Town Hall offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and Friday July 5th. Second Installment of Town/County Tax Bills to Tompkins County Second installment payments for Town and County Tax Bills are due on or before July 1st, payable to Tompkins County Finance. If you owe a second installment payment you should have a received a letter from Tompkins County reminding you of the second payment. Payments can be postmarked on or before July 1st and should be sent to 125 E. Court St, 2nd Floor, Ithaca, NY 14850. Tompkins County Finance can be reached at 607-274-5545. Access to Town Records Most of the town’s records are publicly available. By visiting the following link, you will find town budgets, minutes, local laws, oath of office books and more. View here: https://lfweb.tompkins-co.org/WebLink /?dbid=10. Notice of Capital Equipment Reserve Expenditures, Subject To Permissive Referendum NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting held on the 25th day of June, 2019, the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses, New York duly adopted Resolution #121 of 2019, an abstract of which follows, subject to a permissive referendum pursuant to General Municipal Law section 6-c. The resolution authorizes the Town of Ulysses (“the Town”) to make an expenditure from the Town of Ulysses Capital Equipment Reserve Fund DA878 in the amount of $18,000 for the purchase of the following: $4000.00 for a new rear flail mower and $14,000.00 towards the purchase of additional plow equipment and accessories for the 2020 Mack Granite 64FR truck that is on order. The resolution shall take effect 30 days after adoption, i.e., on July 25, 2019, unless by such date there is filed in the office of the town clerk a petition, signed, and acknowledged or proved, or authenticated by electors of the town qualified to vote upon a proposition to raise and expend money, in number equal to at Updates from Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/xTkTg1Cro... 1 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:26 PM least five percent of the total vote cast for governor in the Town at the last general election held for the election of state officers, but not be less than 100 in a town of the second class, protesting against the resolution and requesting that it be submitted to the qualified electors of the town, for their approval or disapproval. View the complete resolution at https://ulysses.ny.us/pdf/2019-06-25-Notice-of-Perm-Ref--capital- reserve.pdf TOMPKINS COUNTY: Recycling guidelines Recycling is provided for county residents by Tompkins County. Due to changes in the recycling industry, in July 2018 the county issued new guidelines for what is accepted. Only items labeled 1, 2, or 5 are currently being accepted. Below are examples of what those items may be: * “1” items include- soft drinks, water, ketchup, beer and mouthwash bottles; peanut butter, salad dressing and vegetable oil containers * “2” items include- milk jugs; juice bottles; bleach, detergent, and other household cleaner bottles; shampoo bottles; some trash and shopping bags; motor oil bottles; butter and yogurt tubs; cereal box liners * “5” items include- some yogurt containers; syrup and medicine bottles; caps; straws Recycling for Town of Ulysses residents is picked up every other Friday. The next pick up date is Friday, July 12. For more information, visit https://recycletompkins.org/ or call (607)273-3362. Funding available for the replacement of sewage systems on or near Cayuga Lake The Tompkins County Health Department is in the second year of a grant program that reimburses property owners along the shore or near to Cayuga Lake for the replacement of failing or other inadequate sewage systems. The Clean Water Infrastructure Act of 2017 established the “State Septic System Replacement Fund,” a multi-year program allocating money to communities along impaired waterbodies for the replacement or repair of poorly functioning sewage systems. Eligible property owners can be reimbursed up to 50% of costs for sewage system projects up to $10,000. Eligibility criteria have been broadened since the initial roll-out last year to include seasonal and second homes. Eligibility requirements and other program specific information can be found on the Division of Environmental Health’s State Septic System Replacement Program webpage at http://TompkinsCountyNY.gov/health/eh/owts/ssrpfund. Clean Energy funding opportunities for Commercial, Industrial, and Multifamily Properties The Tompkins County Business Energy Advisors (BEA) program assists business owners and facility managers in setting energy goals and understanding energy options during the earliest stages of project design and conceptualization, when it is the easiest and most cost-effective to incorporate energy efficiency improvements. BEA has announced that the NYSERDA Clean Energy Action Plan is offering increased incentives to help communities, businesses, and individuals access reliable clean energy alternatives to natural gas. Programs support clean heating and cooling options, including ground source heat pumps and air source heat pumps, and provide technical and financial support for new construction or gut rehab projects. In addition, the Buildings of Excellence Competition can provide up to $1,000,000 for low emission, highly efficient multifamily buildings. For more information, visit http://tompkinscountyny.gov/bea. NEW YORK STATE: Free fishing this weekend June 29 and 30, 2019 are two of six free fishing days in NY this year. During this time, people aged 16 and older can fish without purchasing a fishing license. Those under 16 do not need a license to fish. For more information, visit https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-free-fishing-days-new-york- state-weekend-0. Updates from Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/xTkTg1Cro... 2 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:26 PM Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Notifications Visit NYHABS, DEC’s HABs notification map, to view locations of current freshwater HABs in New York State. Each yellow dot on the map represents a HAB reported in the past two weeks. Click on a dot for more information, including the date it was reported, the waterbody name, and pictures. Visit NYHABS at https://nysdec.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ae91142c812a4ab997ba739ed9723e6e If you see a HAB, please use the new reporting form to submit a report to NYHABS. Because waterbodies may have HABs that have not been reported to DEC, the DEC recommends avoiding contact with floating mats, scums and discolored water. Visit the NYDEC HAB’s page at https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical /77118.html. If you, your family, or pet have been in contact with a HAB, please rinse with clean water and report any symptoms to your local health department. UPCOMING TOWN MEETINGS: All town meetings are held at the town hall at 10 Elm St., Trumansburg, unless noted otherwise. For agendas and other meeting information, click on the event on the calendar here: http://ulysses.ny.us /calendar/?category=Government ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forward this message to anyone else that you think would be interested. We’d love to connect with more residents. To send questions or comments, or be removed from this list, please e-mail clerk@ulysses.ny.us --- Best, Carissa Parlato, CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk), RMC (Registered Municipal Clerk) Ulysses Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Records Manager, Notary Public Office hours: 8am-4pm, M-F (After hours by appt.) 10 Elm St. Trumansburg NY 14886 P. (607)387-5767, ext. 221 ulysses.ny.us Get the latest updates on the town- sign up for the e-newsletter! Click here. Updates from Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/xTkTg1Cro... 3 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:26 PM