HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter accompanying the petition to TCAT to Mayor- Michile Kiefers.PDFTo the Mayor and Board
Two years ogo, commun
Heights mayor and repr
move the TCAT bus bac
Road.
A great deal of effort we
residents and Cayuga H
members, attending villa
writiflg, dnd the eventua
vil lage representatives.
Kate Supron also assi
petition signatures and
route change to Northwa
Village engineer and the
village's policy to mainta
the bus on Upland Road.
this effort, the bus route
However, that was not
last mayoral election, at
Kendall, Jim Gilmore and
they were elected and th
they would work on our
from the back entrance o
School.
The change in the bus ro
reasons, in addition to th
forefront. We have cove
neighbors and communi
and documents, here, at
The change goes against
by TCAT and various tran
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f Trustees of Cayuga Heights
members called upon the Cayuga
ntatives to work on our behalf to
to the s[atus quo site of Upland
t into gaining 158 signatures from
ghts elementary school community
e and TCAT meetings, lots of letter
assistance of our mayor and
urrent Trustees Diana Riesman and
in this effort by helping to collect
ting letters to TCAT opposing the
Road. We were told by the
en-current mayor that it was the
a status quo - that of keeping
ventually, but not without all of
as changed back to Upland Road.
end of the bus issue. During the
e Candidates meeting held
Diana Riesman stressed that if
bus issue were to surface again,
half to keep the TCAT bus away
the Cayuga Heights Elementary
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te is distressing for a number of
safety issue, which stands at the
the issue safety of our children,
members in many presentations
CAT, and in the media.
number of statements presented
portation councils and committees
in our area. The Tompki
Transportation plans s
neighborhoods. The addi
more than B0 times a da
vision. The TCAT propo
throughout last year at
did not include a change
final document amendm
the tsoard of Trustees v
offered no opportunity f
involvement on the part
The Village of Cayuga He
State Village laws, has t
its roads. TCAT does not
village to unilaterally ma
surprised when the bus
January.
Accidents are just that. T
they do. TCAT drivers a
occur. The most tragic o
death of a Cornell studen
TCAT accidents since, inv
resulting in serious inju
Accidents happen - and
put in placed. Why risk
neighbors, and our com
For the record, I would li
copies of the letters and
Board, multiple committ
Board of Directors, coun
also including a fact she
activities that took place
change. The issue is still
to Upland. It is very disco
once again, in this positi
s County and Town of Ithaca
a reduction of traffic in our
onal presence of the TCAT bus
certainly does not meet with this
route changes presented
blic meetlngs and in documents
Northway Road until the very
nt, which was published just before
to approve the changes, and
input. No discussion, no
f the community.
ghts, as laid out in the New york
authority to regulate the use of
ave the authority within the
e route changes. We were all very
rted using the Northway in
y arefl't supposed to happen. But
well trained. But accidents still
several years ago resulted in the
And there have been additional
lving buses and pedestrians,
on the part of the victims.
at's why safety precautions are
safety of our school children, our
nity members?
to submit here, once again,
etitions presented to the Village
members at TCAT and t he TCAT
representatives and others. I am
with a timeline of events and
o years ago regarding the route
e same; the bus needs to go back
raging that we find ourselves,
We are asking you, our
to work on our behalf an
the original route on Upl
I am submitting here t
Minutes of Sept. 17 Villa
residents regarding TCA
neightborhoods
Sept. 24, 2007
Petition signed by a grou
village residents, and m
Elementary School Com
Approx Oct. 70, 2007
Update to Community
Michele Kiefer and Abby
Cross response to submi
Minutes of Oct. L5, 2007
Trustees Meeting with
Nancy Oltz of TCAT
Oct. 16: Letter subm
submitted by Michele Ki
Committee meeting on O
back to Upland
Oct lL7 Fact Sheet with I
Backgrounder prepared b
Nov. L5, 2007
Letter to TCAT Board of
Herrera and TCAT Gener
Cayuga Heights PTA Presi ent Madeline Estill urging that the
illage representatives, once again,
have TCAT put the bus back to
nd Rd.
following copies:
e Board meeting with input from
bus traffic through the
of 158
bers of
people - comprised of
the Cayuga Heights
unity
dents from Michele Kiefer from
n with email copy with Brent
ed petition
yuga Heights Village Board of
idents expressing concerns to
to TCAT, written by Kate Supron,
er at TCAT Service Planning
16 urging bus route change
ation to-date on issue and
KieferM ichele
ustees Chairman, Kathy Luz
Manager Joe Turcotte from
bus be moved away fro
put back on Upland.
March 2008 - Candida
Question asking candida
Cayuga Heights residen
representing the people
bus issues
Letter accompanying
Mayor and the Board of
the Cayuga Heights School and
the
meeting
s if they
and take
f Cayuga
petition to the Cayuga Heights
rustees
at Kendall
will work on behalf of
on the role of
Heights with TCAT and