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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of Engineer 1/20/1975• VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 1/20/75 REPORT OF rTIGrn^F.'R STRXTTS Ear:+, Upland Road, at the intersection of Triphammer Road, could be rebuilt to reduce the uphill grade for cars stopped at the stop streets for entering into Triphammer Road. By increasing the depth of pavement some forty feet back from the intersection, motorists could better see both north and south while stopped at the stop streets and could more easily move out onto Triphammer Road at a more gradual increase in speed. Cost of doing this rebuilding work would is as follows: Materials $400 Labor 160 Ec!.jipment 140 TOTAL 700 The actual cut -of- pocket costs, since the labor and equipment would be supplied by the Village work force and Village equipment, would be $400 for materials. This work cannot be done until the bituminous concrete batch plants are open in the spring. • The repair wrrh. for the support of Iroquois Road is underway in front of the Llomquist property. The stream has been relocated, the stone walls'are about three - quarters constructed, backfill of gravel and stone is underway. R;.ccllent progress has been made on the construction of Bolton Point road. The Ville {e equipment operators and equipment continue to do at least their share, and Bob Tyrrell has been most helpful in a supervisory capacity. R.Dlfl '?ED4.T6.L An erce2lent job was done by the Village work force in removing the snow from the Village reads on Christmas morning and also New Year's morning. Both times the work force turned out at three or four in the morning on what was for the rest of us a holiday. Can we afford to salt the roads of Cayuga Heights? A newspaper article with regard to this question is available for Trustees' information. Damage to each car in the area is estimated at *100 per winter from salt corrosion. Pollution of streams and lake and destruction of roadside trees is also a detrimental effect from salting roads. The cost of the salt; and salt - spreading euviinl=t is no small item. So far, we have expended $3,000 for salt in the Vil?.age this winter. We have on hand about $1,000 supply in our stockpile. A.1though the Village has a policy of not salting roads that are on the level and riot on curves, there remains a question in my mind whether • we are not at times oversalting. The Village cannot be expected to have dry, clear roads twenty -four hours a day every day. An expression of policy by. the Board would be helpful. J VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS • 1/20/75 REPORT OF ENGINEER (cont'd) SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT A plea was received from our contractor, Stewart and Bennett, asking for any help or suggestions from the Village, our consulting engineers, or any one else who might be able to help in getting delivery on certain chain manufac- tured by the Jeffrey Company. This chain is holding up the completion of the plant. Although it was ordered and delivery dates were given by the manufac- turer any number of times, delivery has not yet come through; and, as of this date, the contractor has little hope of receiving it. REFUSE COLLECTION The Engineer has talked with Professor Kirkwood, a Trustee for Challenge Industries, and also with Mr. Hugh Corrigan, Manager. Challenge Industries would like to collect glass in the Village at the roadside rather than at a collection point in the Village. They feel that they could pick up most of the Village with their truck in two half -day periods. I suggest that the Village co- ordinate oar requirements with those of Challenge Industries to ensure that the glass is put out in proper containers and information on pickup days is made known to our residents and that we go into this program on a trial basis for a six - months or a year period. • VILI•AGE HALL Insulation has been installed in the attic of the Village Hall in an effort to reduce costs. REPORT OF ZONING OFFICER During the past month, no zoning permits were issued. During the same period, two road opening permits were issued for connecting Village utilities to residential houses. The Zoning Officer has received requests for information about how the zoning ordinance applies to the commercial complex of the Corners Community Center, which has now been offered for sale. Also, inquiries were received requesting the Zoning Officer to give information as to what would be required if the pipeline contractor for the Bolton Point water system were to locate his construction trailer headquarters on the Savage Farm inside the Village. After discussion with engineers from Cornell University, the owner of the land, it waa detenained that the contractor would not locate his headquarters in the Village. •