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VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
Report of Zoning Officer
December 1974
A letter has been received from the attorney for Robert R. Sprole of
Highland Road i.0 reference to my letter requesting that the application be filed
for a zoning permit to construct an antenna pole. Mr. Sprole's attorney stated
his legal reasoning for his opinion that this application was unnecessary. The
matter has been referred to the Village Attorney, and action now rests in the
hsiids of the Village.
A request has been received from Cornell University to construct tennis courts
on their property in the vicinity of Parking Lot A. A plot plan will be I-resentecl
at the Hoard meeting December 3.6th.
A request was received from Mr. Indelicato for an occupancy permit for his apart-
ment complex at 316 Highland Road. The zoning officer has met with Mr. Indeli-
cato, inspected the premises, has co- ordinated with the Village Safety Inspector,
Mr. Dymek, and also has met with Mr. T3lidge, a neighbor who has expressed interes+,
in construction of the additions at 316 Highland Road. to make sure they comply
with the permit and restrictions placed on the construction by the Village Board.
During the past month, cue building permit has been issued for a single family
house for an estimated construction cost of $60,000.
VILLAME OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
Report of Engineer
December 1974
REFUSE COT=CTION
The adopted policy o5 the Rcard of Trustees to here the Vill age refuse collection
the same schedule as the City of Ithaca has been put into operation. Continued
publicity should be given to tb3.s fact so that the Village residents are aware of
when collections *aill.be made without calling the Village Office. The refuse
collection crew ht-.a been notified not to go b=. ^_k for collections of trash that
were not put out at the proper time or the proper dry, as this is very time
consuming and costly.
Mr. Robert Tyrrell reco=ended the purchase of a super vacuum mounted on a truck
chassis that had but 35,001` riles and nus in eyeellent condition. As a decision
on the purchase ci this trunk and Fitper vacuum was necessary before this Board
meeting, the mattzr was discussed wit)a the Chairman of the Public Works Committee,
Trustee Allee. After both the k-t-gin_n_ and Trustee Allee inspected the vehicle,
discussed the mattez with Me. Tyrrc , cnd investiested to find that there were
funds available in t::e. re`+iee eollecticn budget, the decision was made to Purchase
the piece of equipment for p?s000.
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Report of Engineer
December 1974
• VILLAGE STORAGE BUILDING
page 2
The extension to the pole barn storage building authorized at the last meeting
of the Board has been ccmpleted according to the plans and specifications for
the prise of $29390.
A request has been received to relocate the proposed water line in connection with
the reptping of water lines in the Village to connect the Village to the Bolton
Point system. The request was to move the water from the west aide of the
Village storage building to the east side of the Village storage lot running
perpendicular from Sheldon Road in a southerly direction. This new location is
a mach easier area in which to construct a new water line. Although it will
have to go under the Village salt storage shed, it will be more convenient for
the Village to have it installed along the east side of the Village storage yard.
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A legal paper granting permission for the Village to enter onto the property of
the Blomquists' on Irogaois Road to deposit rock fill to support the sideralk
and road area was drawn by the Village Attorney and submitted to Mrs. Blomquist
for her signature. The legal permission has now been signed and is on file in
the Village Clerk's Office. We have proceeded with construction. Trees that
were large and involved with wires in the area were removed by contract with the
General Tree Service. It is the plan of the Public Works Foreman to start work
• in this area the beginning of the week of December 16th.
Permission was granted to Mr. John Babcock to remove a dead maple tree on the
southeast corner of Remington and Cayuga Heights Roads which was within the
Village road right of way. Since this tree i-me not involved with wires and was
dead and presented some am" traffic hazard, permission was granted for its
remcrral.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Detailed cost breakdcrm for the piping, work in connection frith the.construction
of the proposed scum tank has been received from our consulting engineers,
Teetor- Dobbins. It is their recommcndrtion that this proposed price of $5,188
for a scum tank as a change and extra be authorized by the Village Board of
Trustees and the contractor be notified as soon as possible so that construction
can start on this extra. It is recommended by the Engineer that the Board vote
to approve this change and extra at the Decennoer 16th meeting. This, as you may
recal., was a change auggestad by our operator and thought uy our consulting
engineers to be an excellent way to give flexibility in the operation to ensure
maximum treatment of sewage.
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Report of Engineer page 3
December 1974
• SEWAGE TREATMENT PLA11T (cont'd)
Our sewer plant operator, Mr. Gary Gleason, has recommended that a change and
extra be aatthorised to install a time clock on the grit chamber. At present,
the grit chanl,er operates on a 24 -hour basis, and the removal of grit is relative-
ly small. The installation of a time clock would reduce the power consumption for
the operation and also reduce the wear and tear on the mechanical parts. The
grit chamber has a large hopper with sufficient capacity to store grit, and the
actual operation of •th -e grit removal mechanism would be a very small fraction of
the 24 -hour day. It is the recoanendation of the Village Engineer that this
request, be authorized and referred to our consulting engineers for proper design
anti a cost estimate.
Word has been received from our consulting engineers that the extensive tests on
the trickling filter media at the plant have been completel, and that our reports
on these tests were submitted to the Village through our consulting engineers and
are on file in the Village Office. The media was found to meet the specifications
and is therefore acceptable to our consulting engineers and the governmental
agencies that are helping finance the plant.
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