HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Mayor 4/7/1975REPORT OF THE MAYOR FOR THL VILLAGE BOARD MEETING - April 7, 1975
My chief activity during the past weeks leas concerned the involved affairs of the
Village of Lansing, the Town of Lansing, County Sewer District No. 1, Pyramid Mall,
and the County Health Officer.
A press report and radio news some two weeks ago made it appear that the Chairman
of the Sewer District had said that the District would have control of the Village
Sewer Plant in two or three months. I wrote at once to Dr. Gaffney, County Health
Officer, the attached letter. While this was in the mail, further news reported a
contract had been signed between the Sewer District and Pyramid which would be the
basis for them to seek a p=.t^^it from the Health Officer, who had said that Pyramid
could not build until they had a permit.
At a meeting of the County Sewer Agency on March 28, I asked Frank Ligouri, who had
been present at the Sewer District meeting, what the circumstances were in which
the Distict had signed the contract. I reminded him that until the Village moved
over the sewer plant to the District, they had no jurisdiction. He replied at once
that the contract had been entered into on two conditions: namely, that it would
have no effect until (a) the District owned the plant and (b) that it could be
shorm at that time that the Villag,2 of Lansing was not making plans to provide the
Pyramid District with sewer service.
"Fair enough," you might sey, "that's the end of the story." But this particular
matter is never what it seems. Mayer Smidt, of the Village of Lansing, reports he
took up with Frank Ligouri the question of the terms on which the District had
entered into the contract with Pyramid. Ligouri gave the same answer as he gave to
me. Smidt then asked were the two conditions written into the contract? Ligouri
said, "No, they were not."
I do not know if tine omission was an accident. I think it clear that in the plans
of political forces outside the Village concerning the fate of Lansing Sewer
District No. 4 and the Pyramid Project, much has happened and is happening that we
do not know. This is, I judge, reason enough for the Village Board to take a firm
stand on clear and legally sound matters of principle.
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
REPORT OF THE ENGINEER - April 1975
The money paid for salaries of all the Public Works men during the current fiscal
year plus money still to be paid for the salaries of our regular full -time men
between now and the end of the current fiscal year, 1974 -75, will exceed the moniee
listed in the budget for Public Works Salaries by about $600. The work done by our
men on Spruce Lane, for which we will be reimbursed, and the work done on Bolton
Point Road more than account for this overrun. The Board did approve the commitment
of funds to exceed budgeted amounts for the Village participation in the construc-
tion of the Bolton Point Road. Because of budgetary problems, does the Board now
wish to reduce any further overrun on the present budget by eliminating part -time
and summer help until the start of the next budget year?
REPORT OF ZONING OFFICER - April 1975
One permit was issued for the construction of a new residential home in the Village
for an estimated construction cost of $38,000. One street opening permit was issued
for the period since the last regular Board meeting.