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Home My WebLink About2024-01-12 enewsletterlVg Gmail Deputy Clerk <ulysses.deputy.clerk@gmail.com> Ulysses Updates for 1/12/24 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 12, 2024 at 3:58 PM Hello Ulysses, Have you checked out our Facebook page yet? Like this newsletter, relevant local, state, and federal resources are shared in a safe, judgement -free zone. Posts shared this week on the Facebook page: • NYS Office for the Aging- Free medicare counseling • NYS Dept. of Transportation- storms around the state this weekend • US Dept. of Health & Human Svcs- health insurance enrollment • Village of Trumansburg- branch & brush clean up • NYS Homeland Security- power outage safety • FEMA- generator safety Visit, follow, share with a friend PLEASE NOTE that Town Offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Have a great weekend! IN THIS WEEK'S ULYSSES NEWSLETTER: Seeking Consultant for Comp Plan Update Tourism Grants Free Online Classes for Those Over 50 Save Money on Utility Bills Board/Committee Vacancies Tax Bills Due Jan. 31 Rabies Clinic Drinking Water Survey SEEKING CONSULTANT FOR COMP PLAN UPDATE: The Town of Ulysses is soliciting a qualified consultant from a multidisciplinary consulting firm to assist in the development of the 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update and associated Environmental Impact Statement. Please see the following link for more information: https://www.townofulyssesny_gov//pages/ulysses2045/rfq/. SPRING 2024 TOURISM GRANTS: It's a new year and that means a new season of grants are available through the Tourism Program. We are accepting applications for the following grants: Community Celebration Grants Nonprofit organizations and municipalities are eligible for grant funding for events that celebrate our county's unique culture and heritage. All events must be free and open to the public. Applications are due by February 29, 2024. Tourism Advancement Grants Projects, exhibits, and events that attract visitors to Tompkins County for overnight stays are eligible for the Tourism Advancement Grant. Awards up to $20,000 can support production and promotion expenses. Applications are due by February 29, 2024. Tompkins Outdoors Grants Organizations working to enhance our county's profile as an outdoor recreation destination can apply for the Tompkins Outdoors Grant. Interested parties are encouraged to complete the eligibility questionnaire before January 26. Full applications are due by February 29, 2024. Grants Available I Tompkins County NY FREE ONLINE CLASSES FOR THOSE OVER 50: NYS Office for the Aging offers online classes for all New York residents over 50 on topics like navigating tech devices, art, health and wellness and more. Visit https: www.getsetup.io partner nystate to check it out. SAVE MONEY ON UTILITY BILLS: Assemblymember Anna Kelles and Senator Lea Webb, along with the Public Utility Law Project, will host a Utility Assistance Open House to help residents reduce their utility bills. Thursday, January 25 from 4 - 7 pm Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) 301 W. Court St, Ithaca All residents are welcome to attend and should plan to bring: 1) Your utility bill; 2) A form of identification; 3) Copy of benefits award letter from HEAP, SNAP, SSI or other public assistance (if you have one); and 4) Proof of income (paystubs, bank statements) if you have not yet applied for HEAP or SNAP. *In case of inclement weather, the open houses will be rescheduled to the following week. The Cortland County event would be rescheduled to Jan. 24, and the Tompkins County event would be rescheduled to Feb. 1. We will communicate any cancellations through email and social media. 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. Application for boards/committees Questions can be sent to Town Planner Niels Tygesen and/or Town Supervisor Katelin Olson. TOWN & COUNTY TAX BILLS DUE BY JAN. 31: HOT TIP: PAY YOUR BILL A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLINE, IF POSSIBLE. A SNOW STORM ON JAN. 31 WILL ONLY DELAY THE DEADLINE IF THE COUNTY OR TOWN ISSUES AN OFFICIAL STATE OF EMERGENCY. Town and County tax bills 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 httpsi/townofulyisesny.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: arcg.is/1DO1TT0. 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 liddlela(@verizon.net. More information is available at httpa:l/townofulyssesny go /boards/wsppc-source- water-protection-committee/ If you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to sign up to receive it directly, visit http—s-.-LIgroups.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://townofulyasesny.gov/ 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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