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Home My WebLink About2024-01-05 newsletterlVg Gmail Deputy Clerk<ulysses.deputy. clerk@gmail. com> Ulysses Updates for 1/5/24 1 message Carissa Parlato, Town Clerk <ulysses.clerk@gmail.com> Reply -To: ulysses.clerk@gmail.com To: Google Groups <town-of-ulysses@googlegroups.com> Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM Hello Ulysses, A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect starting at 1pm tomorrow for possible up to 7 inches of snow. Visit ready_.gov for more safety tips. See updates below and have a great weekend! IN THIS WEEK'S ULYSSES NEWSLETTER: Update from Supervisor Board/Committee Vacancies Help with Ambulance Bill Food Pantry Hours NYS Cannabis Management Tax Bills Due Jan. 31 Rabies Clinics Drinking Water Survey UPDATE FROM SUPERVISOR OLSON: Greetings, Ulyssians, and Happy 2024! If the reports are accurate, it looks like we'll be getting our first real snowfall this weekend, Saturday into Sunday. If you hear shouts of joy around 8:30am on Sunday, it will be all of the kids loading up on the TCSD ski buses heading out to enjoy the fresh snowfall! In my first year as Supervisor, I had the wonderful opportunity to do a ride along with Dep. Superintendent Dave Snyder during a blizzard. I learned so much about the department and the nuances of how they keep the roads safe for all of us. Please remember that these are big trucks and great Town employees, so give them space and patience to do their job if you're out and about when they're clearing or salting the roads. A quick note that we will be having a public hearing on the fire contract with the Village of Trumansburg that covers our Fire District. It will start at 7:05pm on Tuesday, January 9th during our first regular meeting of the year. You can read the contract and get other information about the meeting here. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person or remotely and can also submit comments in advance to clerk(a)townofulvssesny gov. Finally, is one of your New Year's resolutions to get more involved in your community? We have some important positions available in the Town, including 2 alternate positions on the Board of Zoning Appeals and 1 alternate position on the Planning Board, and we're still looking for one resident of the Lake Shore Zone to fill out our last spot on the Comp Plan Steering Committee. (Please see below for more information.) While not a resolution, exactly, I always start the year off by looking back at the books I've particularly loved, since reading is one of my happy places. Some recent thought -provoking and/or entertaining reads included Stone Blind, The Swimmers, The Twyford Code, I Have Some Questions for You, All that is Mine I Carry With Me, The Swifts, and Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning. I encourage you to access these (or others!) titles from the very excellent Ulysses Philomathic Library_. BOARD/COMMITTEE VACANCIES: Planning Board Seeking 2 alternates (1-year appointment) Some of the duties of the Planning Board include: • The review of, and issuing decisions on, various land use permits including site plan review and special use permits; • The review of, and providing recommendations to the Board of Zoning Appeals on, variance applications, and • The review of, and providing recommendations to the Town Board on, the Town's broad planning goals, policies and long-range plans, such as the Comprehensive Plan, rezones, and zoning code revisions. • Typically meets once a month at 7pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month, and periodically on the 3rd Tuesday as needed. Board of Zoning Appeals: Seeking 2 alternates (1-year appointment) Some of the duties of the Board of Zoning Appeals include: • Hearing requests and issuing decisions on variances for proposed land uses or developments that do not comply with current local zoning code; and • Hearing and issuing decisions on appeals of any order, requirement, decision, interpretation, or determination made by the Zoning Officer. • Typically meets once a month at 7pm on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee: The Town of Ulysses has begun to update its Comprehensive Plan, a critical summary of the vision and strategies needed to guide the Town's development in a direction our community wants to go. All stakeholders, including residents, business owners, youth and visitors have important perspectives on what makes our Town great, and where we should be headed. The Town's Comprehensive Plan Committee will be using a survey and holding meetings to get your input. Watch our Website for updates and get involved! 1 member is sought for a term ending with project completion. Meetings are as needed and generally scheduled one to two months in advance. Application for boards/committees Questions can be sent to Town Planner Niels Tvgesen and/or Town Supervisor Katelin Olson. TROUBLE PAYING LOCAL AMBULANCE BILL? If you have used local ambulance services and are having trouble paying the bill, the Town has a hardship policy that may help. Link to the policy and application here. TRUMANSBURG FOOD PANTRY Located at the Trumansburg United Methodist Church, every other Monday from 3:30 - 6pm. Visit www.trumansburgfoodpantry.com for more information. Beginning in 2024, pantry distributions will be one half hour shorter, running from 3:30-6:00 PM. If you cannot meet these hours, be sure to check the Food Bank of the Southern Tier website to find a pantry that will work for you! Most pantries do not have a residency requirement, so shop around for one that works best for you and your family: https://www.foodbankst.org/findfood-2/ (Search by COUNTY) 2024 Distribution Dates • January 8 and 22 • February 5 and 19 • March 4 and 18 • April 1, 15, and 29 • May 13 (No Memorial Day 5/27) • June 3 and 17 • July 1, 15, and 29 • August 12 and 26 • September 9 and 23 • October 7 and 21 • November 4 and 18 • December 2, 16, and 30 NYS OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT: Visit the website to see how NY is regulating cannabis, find a local legal dispensary, and learn about safe consumption: Consumers I Office of Cannabis Manaqement (ny_gov) TOWN & COUNTY TAX BILLS DUE BY JAN. 31: Town and County tax bills were mailed this week and are due by Jan. 31 without a penalty. Bills can be paid via: mail (must be postmarked on or before Jan. 31) in person at 10 Elm St. from 10am-3pm Mon -Fri. or by appointment on-line for a fee at https://townofulyssesny_.gov/departments/dept-clerk/clerk-tax/ RABIES CLINICS FOR CATS, DOGS. AND FERRETS January 17, 2024, SPCA, Town of Ithaca: Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Where: TC SPCA, 1640 Hanshaw Rd.. Ithaca. NY. NOTE: This clinic is a walk-up clinic; please be advised you may need to stand and wait in a line. PRE -REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED: Click Here. HOW IS YOUR DRINKING WATER? WE WANT TO KNOW! The Town of Ulysses is encouraging everyone residing outside the Village of Trumansburg to take the survey (linked below) to describe where they get their water from, any problems with its quantity or quality, and concerns about maintaining your water supply in the future. The information will be a critical element in developing a comprehensive Water Source Protection Plan that will guide the town's actions to protect drinking water resources throughout Ulysses in the coming years and offer steps homeowners can take to improve their drinking water quality. A generalized summary of the Survey results will be presented at a workshop in 2024. The online survey is located at https:Harcg.is/1 D01TT0. Paper copies of the survey are also available at the Town Hall. Responses are requested by January 21, 2024. Thank you to all the town residents who have already taken the time to complete it. For more information, you can contact the Ulysses Source Water Protection Plan Committee by emailing Linda Liddle, WSPPC Chair Iiddlelaaverizon.net. More information is available at https://townofulyasesny.gov/boards/wspp source-water-protection-committee/ 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 PLEASE NOTE: Please update my email address to clerk@townofulyssesny.gov Thx Best, Carissa Parlato, CIVIC (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://townofu lyssesnygov/ Get the latest updates on the town- sign up for the e-newsletter! Click here. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "town -of -Ulysses" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to town-of-ulysses+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. 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