HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Village Engineer Aug 1975REPORT OF VILLAGE ENGINEER
August 1975
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Secondary and tertiary treatment has not begun at the Sewage Treatment Plant.
Delays in acquiring necessary motor parts and control parts have caused a delay
in the completion of the secondary treatment system. Delay in the construction
of the lime slurry system has held up the completion of the tertiary treatment.
STREETS
The second mowing of the streets right of way and empty lots has begun.
The removal of the sidewalk in front of the Freeman house on Highland Road has
been completed. A small section of sidewalk in front of the neighbor to the north
was requested by that neighbor, Mrs. Jorrissen,to remain. It was not removed.
An additional small section south of the Freeman property near the corner of
Remington Road was removed. Where the sidewalk was removed, top soil was replaced
and the area was seeded.
The headwall just south of the Davis property one N. Triphammer Road has been.,com-
• pleted,and a section of sidewalk that`was removed during constructicn was replaced.
Additional work was done on cleaning culverts and storm water systems throughout
the Village during the past month in response to notification of storm water pro-
blems after our last heavy rainfall.
The Engineer met with Mr. Edmundson of the County Planning Board on the plans for
routing traffic around the congested areas of the University and the City. The
plan involves cooperation between the Towns of Ithaca and Lansing and the Village
of Cayuga Heights, and the County. Mention was made of the Village's desire to
handle some kind of pedestrian and bike traffic on Pleasant Grove Road. Mr.
Edmundson said there was a possibility of including this in the overall plan of
the County, and that possibly an application for some Federal or State funds for
a bikeway could be investigated. Our major problem of traffic at the Triphammer
and Hanshaw intersection was discussed. It was agreed that the Village would run
traffic counts and some origin and destination studies for the flow of traffic
�through this intersection and supply to the County Planning Board some time before
± Fall. This will fit in with the Village plan of taking traffic surveys as soon
il,' as the overpass over Route 13 was opened. This overpass is now open, although
;.' the slip ramps have not been entirely completed.
j SEAM LINES
In a registered letter, the Engineer was notified by Mr. Tom E. Davis of 211 North
f Triphammer Road that a seater main became blocked and sewage backed up into the
lateral into the lower part of his house. At the time of this backup, the Village
forces cleared the sewer line and inspected the sewer mains that were upstream
from this sewer blockage. Also, flushing of sewer line was undertaken, all in an
effort to reduce the possibility of a re- occurrence to the greatest extent. The
Engineer was notified by the Village Clerk that a court claim was filed by Mr.
1 Davis. This is the second time Mr. Davis has had a sewer backup into his house.
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The time before this, the stoppage occurred in another line into which his sewer
main flowed; and because the elevation of his sewer later and plumbing fixtures
in the lower floor of his'house was below the elevation of the top of the manhole
in the street, the sewage flowed into his house.
NEW WATER LINES
The installation of the new water li n
across the east part of the Village
into the present pump station. Also
of the new water line across private
Cayuga Heights Road, connecting with
East Upland Road.
REPORT Or THE ZONING O -ICER
August 1975
e is completed the full length of Sheldon Rd.
storeyard to connect with the main leading
in the Village, installation is in process
properties from lower Remington Road to
the water line that has been installed in
During the past month, one zoning permit was issued for construction of alterations
for an estimated construction cost of $10,000. One road opening permit was issued
for the 200 block of Triphammer Road to the New York State Electric and Gas Corp.
One occupancy permit was issued to Kimball Realty to occupy the upper east one-
half of 186 Pleasant Grove Road. Kimball Real Estate also requested that their
building at 186 Pleasant Grove Road be permitted to have as tenants in the upper
west one -half of the building the Indian Manpower Planning And Action Consortium.
This is a professional job counseling and procurement organization that works in
conjunction with the Seneca Nation of Indians. Their office staff will vary from
one to four counselors who do most of their work and counseling in the field. It
is the opinion of the Zoning Officer that his use is permitted under the zoning
ordinance and that there is adequate parking on the premises.