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Home My WebLink About2023-05-26 newsletterCarissa Parlato, Town Clerk <ulysses.clerk@gmail.com> Ulysses Updates for 5/26/23 Carissa Parlato, Town Clerk <ulysses.clerk@gmail.com>Fri, May 26, 2023 at 3:59 PM To: Google Groups <town-of-ulysses@googlegroups.com> Hello Ulysses, Please note that town offices will be closed on Monday, May 29. See updates for this week below and have a great weekend! IN THIS WEEK’S ULYSSES NEWSLETTER: Healthcare Naviga�on at Town Hall Wri�ng Program Dog Census Water Service on Route 96 Sep�c & Well Maintenance Workshop Home Improvement Funds for Mobile Home Residents Water Protec�on Volunteers Needed Brush Drop Off Food Pantry Info Help Distribute Opioid Se�lement Funds TCAT Summer Service Fairground Maintenance HEALTHCARE NAVIGATOR AT TOWN HALL: Visit https://hsctc.org/health-insurance-assistance/ to get assistance naviga�ng healthcare op�ons to: �Understand your insurance op�ons �Complete an applica�on �Renew health insurance �Find out about eligibility for free or low-cost plans �Make changes to your plan if your situa�on changes Liz Hoyt, a health care navigator with the Human Services Coali�on, is at the Ulysses Town Hall once/month to meet with interested par�es. (Appointments preferred). Make an appointment at https://hsctc.org/health-insurance-assistance/ WRITING PROGRAM AT LIBRARY: Jumpstart your Crea�vity! Tuesdays June 6th, 13th, and 27th; 7:00-8:30pm Ready to start a new crea�ve project? Have a story idea but need help ge�ng going? Trumansburg author Rebecca Barry will help you find your crea�ve spark in this three-session wri�ng workshop series! Par�cipants will work on wri�ng prompts to spark crea�vity and begin developing pieces of wri�ng in any genre. No wri�ng experience is necessary! Registra�on required – please call 607-387-5623. Childcare available for people a�ending the program! Sign up when you call to register. Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 5/26/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 1 of 4 10/5/2023, 12:18 PM Visit https://trumansburglibrary.org/UPL/ or call 607-387-5623 for more informa�on. DOG CENSUS: As required by law, the town is conduc�ng a town-wide dog census. Please respond at https://forms.gle/ PmQ49SPsvESGZind9. If you have a pandemic puppy or other dog that does not yet have a license, complete the form at https://townofulyssesny.gov/__cms/docs/Dog-license-form-2022.pdf and return along with rabies/spay informa�on. Any dogs found to be unlicensed as of June 2, 2023 will be assessed a $25 census fee in addi�on to the usual licensing fees. For informa�on, visit https://townofulyssesny.gov/departments/dept-clerk/clerk- dog-control/ WATER SERVICE ALONG ROUTE 96: The town is hos�ng a Public Informa�on Session on Wednesday, May 31 at 6pm at Town Hall on a poten�al water line extension on Route 96 between the southern village line and Cold Spring Road. Property owners along that corridor and any members of the interested public are strongly encouraged to a�end. The Town's engineers, MRB Group, will be providing an overview of poten�al routes and preliminary cost es�mates. Under New York State law, water district costs are paid for by those in the district and not Town taxpayers as a whole. The mee�ng will be available via Zoom and will be later posted on the Town's Youtube channel. Relevant documents will be posted in advance of the mee�ng on the Town's website. SEPTIC SYSTEM AND PRIVATE WATER WELL MAINTENTANCE WORKSHOP Tompkins County homeowners are invited to a�end a free Sep�c System and Private Water Well Maintenance Workshop. A�endees can receive a $200 rebate coupon good for sep�c system maintenance by a�ending this free workshop from 6:30pm-8pm on the following dates: �June 14, Lansing Town Hall (29 Auburn Rd, Lansing) �August 17, Danby Town Hall (1830 Danby Rd, Ithaca) �September 21, Ulysses Town Hall (10 Elm St, Trumansburg) The workshops will focus on homeowner sep�c system management. Topics will include how a sep�c system func�ons, current system standards, maintenance requirements and schedules, trouble shoo�ng, and system failures. Private water well components, maintenance, and recommended tes�ng schedules will also be discussed. Registra�on is required and space is limited to 15 people per workshop. Call Doug Barnes (Tompkins County Environmental Health) to register at 607-274-6688. HOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS: A new program from Sustainable Finger Lakes will help 50 low-to-moderate income mobile home owners in Tompkins County upgrade their homes with high-efficiency heat pumps and electric panel upgrades. These home energy improvements can provide income-qualified mobile home residents with year-round comfortable temperatures, healthier air quality, long-term affordability, and an alterna�ve to fossil fuels. For more informa�on, contact the Project Coordinator: holly@sustainablefingerlakes.org 607-272-1720 or visit https://sustainablefingerlakes.org/finger-lakes-climate-fund/mhupgrades/. This project is funded in part by the Tompkins County Legislature via the Tompkins Community Recovery Fund. Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 5/26/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 2 of 4 10/5/2023, 12:18 PM WATER PROTECTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Community Science Ins�tute (CSI) is seeking volunteers to assist with water quality monitoring: �Synoptic Stream and Lake volunteers �Cayuga Lake Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Monitoring volunteers (AKA HABs Harriers) �Biomonitoring volunteers �Red Flag Monitoring Program �Transporta�on volunteers If you are interested, fill out this form or send an email. BRUSH DROP OFF & SUMMER HOURS AT TOWN BARN: Town of Ulysses residents may drop off their brush and yard waste (not stumps or logs) at the town highway garage at 3888 Colegrove Rd., Trumansburg. (No contractor refuse, please). Summer hours for the highway crew are 6am-4:30pm, Mon-Thurs. (closed on Fridays). FOOD PANTRY UPDATES: The Variety Table at the Food Pantry holds one-of-a-kind items like boxed dinners, cake mix, sardines, etc. If anyone is interested in dona�ng to the Variety Table,there is a collec�on box at the entrance to ShurSave. The next open pantry date is June 5 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the Trumansburg United Methodist Church, 80 E Main Street. The pantry is open every other Monday and all are welcome. Follow them on Facebook for more updates. HELP DISTRIBUTE $700,000 IN OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS IN TOMPKINS COUNTY: The Tompkins County Opioid Task Force, a group appointed by the Legislature, is seeking community input on how best to use funds distributed to the County from recent Opioid Se�lements. A survey is now open through May 29 for community members to share input on how $700,000 can best be used in Tompkins County to address the issue of harm from opioids in the community. TCAT’S SUMMER SERVICE STARTS 5/28/23 TCAT’s summer 2023 service will be in effect Sun., May 28 through Sat., Aug. 19. The Summer 2023 Schedule and Service Guide is now available on TCAT’s website. New schedules will replace current fall service ending end of service day Sat., May 27, and will be posted on the website’s schedule page. Note: TCAT will not operate on Mon., May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Route 22 summer service: �Sat.-Sun service to Robert Treman State Park; Bu�ermilk Falls State Park, Cass Park, Cayuga Nature Center; and Taughannock Falls State Park. �Effec�ve Mon., June 26 through Fri., Aug. 18, Mon.-Fri. service to Stewart Park; Cass Park, Cayuga Nature Center and Taughannock State Park. Route 21 (Trumansburg/ Jacksonville/ Commons) �Mon.-Sun: Significant �ming changes with both earlier and later departures. Added trips. �Mon.-Fri.: 12:00 p.m. trip added. �Sat.: Last trip departs 25 minutes later at 7:20 p.m. Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 5/26/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 3 of 4 10/5/2023, 12:18 PM �Sun.: First trip departs 20 minutes earlier. 10:55am trip added and midday trip departs 50 minutes later at 2:00pm. Last trip departs 25 minutes later at 7:25pm. TCAT no longer prints service guides for mass distribu�on, but riders or organiza�ons desiring printed ride guides or schedules can call TCAT at (607) 277-RIDE (7433); email staff at tcat@tcatmail.com; or mail a request to TCAT, 737 Willow Ave., Ithaca, NY, 14850, marked “schedule request.” (Please remember to provide a return mailing address.) TCAT advises riders to check for updates and service changes before boarding by using TCAT’s trip planners on the home page or: �TCAT’s Bus Tracker at https://realtimetcatbus.availtec.com/InfoPoint/ �TCAT’s real-�me apps at https://www.tcatbus.com/Apps FAIRGROUNDS CLOSED The Trumansburg Fair will close the fairgrounds for maintenance from May 22-29, 2023. For more informa�on, contact Bill Conroy at 607-227-4682. ### If you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to sign up to receive it directly, visit https://groups.google.com/g/town-of-ulysses -- Best, Carissa Parlato, CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk), RMC (Registered Municipal Clerk) Ulysses Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Records Manager, Notary Public 10 Elm St. Trumansburg NY 14886 (607)387-5767, ext. 221 Hours: M-F, 10am-3pm (or by appointment) https://townofulyssesny.gov/ Get the latest updates on the town- sign up for the e-newsletter! Click here. 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