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Home My WebLink AboutSignatures & Letter- opposition to TCAT route changes Sept 24, 2007.PDFSeptember 24,2047 Walter R. Lynn, Mayor, Village of ga Heights eightsAnn Antil, Trustee, Village of Cayuga James Bisogni, Trustee, Village of Cay ga Heights Frank Collyer, Trustee, Village of Cay Heights Phyllis Kaplan, Trustee, Village of Cay Heights Elizabeth Mount, Trustee, Village of ga Heights Roy Staley, Trustee, Village of Cayuga eights Dear Walter and Cayuga Heights Tru Please find enciosed a letter expressing signed by l5B Village of Cayuga Hei members. We appreciate your prompf attention Sincerely, 5, rong opposition to a possibie change to the TCAT route 30 bus residents and Cayuga Heights Elementary School community look forward to hearing from you. I f, "i , .,"i\i .,i r'/ ;.'t:'t ..," ,Fl ;f t3Fr*e*/af *t ' '\F Abigail C. Ithaca, NY 14850 acc4@cornell.edu Micheie Kiefer 32AThe Parkway Ithaca, NY 14850 mvb. kiefer@ verizon.net Works/Village Engineer, Village of Cayuga HeightsBrent A. Cross. Superintendent of Publi Thomas Boyce, Police Chief, Village Cayuga Heights Nancv Oitz" Director of Service Devel ent, TCAT Claudette James, Principal, Cayuga Hei hts Elementary School Dooley Kiefer, Tompkins County ntative. District 10 Seplenrber 24,2007 Walter R. Lynn, Mayor, Villagc of Cayuga l-Iei Ann Antil, Tmstee, Village of Cayuga Heights .lames Bisogni, Trustee , Village of Cayuga Hei Frank Collyer, Trustee, Village of Cayuga Hei Phyllis Kaplan, Trustee, Village of Cayuga Hei Elizabeth Mount, Trustee, Village of Cayuga i-l Roy Staley, Trustee, Village of Cayuga Heigh Deal Walter and Cayuga Heights Trustees, We are writing to yoll to express our strong o would involve it running on either Northway Klinewoods Road. Such a reroutins would families going to and from Cayuga Heigirts El To pursue the safety issue a bit furtlier, there is morning between 7:30-8:15 and again in the aft inevitably serious risks associated with the com traeic death of Michelle Evans. a pedestrian kil 18,2000). In the current circumstances, none or from CHES use the TCAT bus. so there is the school. Tlius the proposed rerouting would it appears that there has been confusion over w Village of Cayuga Heights, the Viliage Engi Village Engineer told members of the commun she believed the requested change to have com been some sort of misunderstandins and there i been set in motion due to a misunderstanding A very simpie solution presents itself. We ask immediately to Ms. Nancy Oltz, clarifying that and affirming that the status quo, with the #30 Parkway south of Upland, be continued, Thank you for your attention to this urgent mat Sincerely, Concerned community members, 158 signat cc. Brent A. Cross. Suoerintendent of Pubiic W Thomas Boyce, Police Chief, Village of Cayu Nancy Oltz, Director of Service Development. Claudette James, Principal, Cayuga Heights Dooley Kiefer, Tompkins County Representati ILS ghts ition to a oossible chanse to the TCAT route 30 bus that or on The Parkway between Upland Rd. and very serious and direct safety concerns for cirildren and entary School. eavy pedestrian traffic tliough that intersection in the rnoon between l:45-2:30, continuing till 5:45. There are ination of bus traffic and pedestrian traffic (witness the by a TCAT bus in 2000, The ltlmca Journal, March the children and almost none of the parents traveling to advantage gained by making the bus one biock closer to ncrease risk with no obvious benefit, initiated the discussion of a possible route change, The , Brent Cross, or Nancy Oltz of TCAT. While the y that changes were up to TCAT, Nancy Oltz said that from the Village of Cayuga Heights, Cleariy there has no reason to pursue a highly problematic change that has miscommunication, he Mayor and Trustees to communicate directly and such request was intended to be made by the Village nning on Triphammer Rd,, Upland Rd. and then The attached Village Engineer, Village of Cayuga Heights Heights CAT mentary School e, District 10 Letter to Mayor and Trustees o1'Villa of Cayrrga Heights, Septernber 24,200'/ sl gnature llalne aclclress // .!' t/ .c ,//no*#*,u #";**/''l \ Cfnoc"l-d"..,, J/,9t'".pr' i)("" //t(t f)/c4'P'a-" o'vr J5./4Lz re ,sL,y' //K:Sz ,/ V*:-C.rrf1.,_*Tasx r*,e \'h6rr€tt- tot ti.tc Panf ,rty \qnca, "lY rl^<l56 6A'*1/,r-!^no n g,l a1v,<, 3 Ot 'tl^. larlwa<1 3*1.'.cr . 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K, (*F,L l) 3A,/, T-Ht- f$ C(t'l*.r)r PnuL rLrhu€k--i Pau.u {)Ldt^ /rtq ?>t TJv ,f- )"* c**4 ra-&a ,t at htVftrt t !? o 7r. fu^k*4 .rX /^/l'(Ir'^ t ,,{ Q,tl t-vU AVJtl?r.,-Tt t\/ L 2 >U lh YQ{,.^-^ g,r 2o P'f o l,etter to Mayor and Trustees of Village of Cayuga Hei September 24,?OW address signature me 1044 CaeuYa Heights Rd.i+?it?tnnrnell edtt Alex Tfavis I)ctrinid Lonsoria 109 W. UPland Rd,patlongoria@tw cnY. rr, com mp336@cornell.edu \,zInson Peck 1420 Ellis Hollow Rd mmccarty @ tw cnY. rr' co-m Ivfafrhe[v McCartv 3 StrawberrY Lane anne.sine@gmail.com Anne. Sine 5 Amber Lane iohnstom@advion.com ,\,{nrv .Iohnston 328 Hook Place Itburser@ verizon, net T .izn Rrrrser s I Int'l Food Network I 35 Thornwood Dr.mike. andrews @ intlfoodnetwork Michael R. Andrer T trllen Gainor 713 Hanshaw Roadjegl 1@cornell,edu 713 Hanshaw RoadFaulkner @ cortland. edu David A. Faulkne jes257 @cornell.edu I Julie $immons-Ly ch 116 Kelvin Place wo@holt.com Williarm Patchen i 10 NorthwaY Road 110 Overlook Roadj aimewolffe@ gmail. com JaimelWolffe nlffc(Esmnil com Steve Gordon 110 Overlook Road Reha{a Huq 200 Comstock Roadrh24@cornell.edu sck4@cornell.edu Sarosh Kuruvilla 200 Comstock Road ereglqg@gmail.com Greg Garvan 313 The ParkwaY I i ndarom@twcnv.rr.com Lind4 Romano 103 Hieheate Road dmstover@tw cny. rr. com Deni$e Stover 205 Comstock Road I1 l5g REGARDING: TCAT Bus no{te 3O Proposed Change from E. Upland Road to Northway Road By the Upper Entrance to CpVuga Heights Elementary School Dear Community Members, Tharrks for your support in expressing confern about fhe proposed change of TCAT's Bus Route 30 to The Mayor of Cayuga Heights and the Vittage Board of Trustees. Our letter requesting that the Village communicate to TCAT that no charjge should be made to the current route was signed by 158 Cayuga Heights residents and Cayuga Heights Elementary School community members. To date, the only response we have receiVed to this request is the following email informing us of a Village meeting to which Nancy Oltz TCAT Director of Service Development, and Joe Turcotte, TCAT General Manager, have been invited. Please join us at the Cayuga Heights lage Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Oct. 15 at Village Hall at 83 Hanshaw Road to voice your concerns. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. We unde pubtic comment and input. that the first part of the meeting is reserved for For more information: Michele Kiefer 257-9r15 mvb. kiefer@verizon. net ************** Sent from Brent Cross, Village Engineer Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 2:34 p.m. Dear Ms. Cohn and Ms. Kiefer: n that you have submitted, requesting the Village to 0 from E. Upland road to Northway Road. In response to dnd TCAT Director Joe Turcotte to attend the next Trustee meeting on 10/15/07. In the meafltime, TCAT has agreed to delay any action on this issue until it can be discussed between the Villa$e and TCAT at the meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting, please be aware that there is a public hearing on proposed modifications to the fence ordinance that will be first on the agenda $t 7pm. We erre also doing research into the TCAT'$ legislated authority to make/change bus routes in the Village. More information about this authofity will be presented to the Trustees at this meeting. It is important to us to know the legal relatiQnship (or lack of) between the Village and TCAT for all past/future bus issues on all streets, not j(rst Northway Road. Part of the opposition that you cite in your letter is based on issues relative to the safety of pede:strians (primarily children) at the schpol driveway. We are also concerned about this situation, regardless of the TCAT bus situation. Therpfore, we have a meeting schedule with the school district to take a look at possible modifications and improvements of the traffic impacts at that location. If you have any questions before tne meelin9, you can call me at 257-5536. Sincerely, Brent Cross Village Engineer **********t<***** Abigail Cohn 272-7170 This message is to acknowledge the petiti oppclse TCAT's proposed change of route your request, we have invited Nancy Oltz _T--