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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Engineer Nov 1981VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS REPORT OF ENGINEER - November 1981 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT There are two twelve -inch sewer mains running under Route 13 that carry the entire sewage flow to the Village of Cayuga Heights plant. The older of the two lines was in`place prior to the construction of Route 13, at which time, . the line was encased in a six -foot by four - foot "EAttle pass "for the major distance under Route 13. The portion of the original twelve -inch line which lies noutside the cattle pass on the west side of Route 13, but within the road right of way, which is covered with from 10 to 20 feet of fill developed a break which presumably was from the settlement of the deep fill required for Route'13 construction. The raw sewage found its way through the soil, back into the cattle pass and flowed out the end of the cattle pass. As soon as we were notified of the sewer.line break New York State Department of Transportation'' was notified of the break and that we would be working in the road right of way. The successful closing off of the old sewer line diverting the entire.flow into the new 12 -inch line under Route 13, constructed at the time of our Plant alterations 'and additions, was completed last week. It will be necessary, some time in the near future to reroute the old line through the entire length of the cattle pass and from there to a manhole which has a connecting pipe which has the capacity to take the flow from the two twelve -inch mains. It is anticipated . that it will take about twenty, feet of new twelve -inch pipe to accomplish the new relocation. LEAVES Extensive work has been done on collecting leaves.. Both leaf suction trucks have .been in operation. There have been no breakdowns, and most of the leaves have been collected. There have been few complaints from residents. An effort has been made to follow the trash collection route on the same day as the trash col- lection. 825 HANSHAW ROAD An independent contractor, William Armstrong, has been retained on a time and material basis to effect the repairs required at 825 Hanshaw Road. The Village Engineer has gone over the required repairs on the site with Mr. Armstrong, and he is expected to start the work within the week. SLUDGE PERMITS Sludge permits for the transportation and land application of sludge from our Sewage Treatment Plant have still not been issued by DEC. Negotiations are con- tinuing with DEC by and with our consulting engineers, Pickard and Anderson. CORNERS DEVELOPMENT PLAN The Engineer, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Safety Inspector have.met with Mr. . Mueiler'to discuss the requirpments and problems of the Village in laying out the. entrance, parking, and proposed new building construction at the Corners Community Center. A new proposed plan is in the process by the architect and will be ' re- submitted to the Board in the near future. Page 2 REMINGTON CREEK AT HIGHLAND ROAD DRAINAGE PROBLEM A bid from a contractor for the construction of head and wing wells for the culvert under Highland Road to carry Remington Creek has been received . The amount quoted was $8500 for both wing walls. This project has caused us to already exceed the year's streets budget, and it is not recommended to spend an additional $8500. It is proposed that railroad tie wing walls be put in place at a fraction of that cost and that railroad tie guardrails be placed to protect pedestrians_ and /or yehioles, from the dropoff-near the head wall. 5 -'^f INCH RAINFALL N 2 I This rain was quoted as the heaviest rain since 1935 for the Ithaca area. Extensive flood damage occurred in Ithaca, Dryden, and other surrounding communities. The Village sustained virtually no damage. The Police Chief, the Fire Department, and Bob Tyrrell and Larry Marshall of the Public Works Department, worked throughout the night to make sure culverts kept flowing and basements were pumped out. Clearing stream beds and culvert work in the Village over the past 3 or 4 years paid off. REPORT OF ZONING OFFICER - November 1981 During the past month three zoning permits have been issued for alterations and minor additions for an estimated construction cost of $5,752• Two road opening permits.have been issued to NYSEG to repair gas mains. Mr. Cochran of Tommy Oil met with the Village Engineer this past Saturday to go over his application for a zoning permit for the removal of the old Mobil gas station building and the erection of a small building and a canopy over gas pumps. His application for a permit was denied, as it-did not meet setback distances as re= quired by our zoning ordinance. The Tommy Oil Co. will be applying for a zoning variance. A question has been raised on an allegation of a business being operated by Professor Cowan at his residence on Hanshaw Road. A letter has been addressed to Professor Cowen asking him for information on the matter.