HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Engineer Dec 1981M
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Snow has been falling in small quantities but at frequent intervals. This requires .
salting and sanding quite frequently, thereby increasing the costto the Village.
Snow removal policies continue as they were last year. Police Officers on duty notify
Bob Tyrrell at any time night or day as to road conditions. Bob Tyrrell inspects the .`• '',
roads and calls in a crew if he thinks it is necessary. Use of a mixture of sand and
salt, using as little salt as possible but still keeping roads safe, continues to be
our policy. Salting and sanding of intersections, hills, and bad curves is our,policy
but straight sections of streets will be plowed but not salted and sanded.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
A letter of justification for the increased fees from Pickard and Anders on'._v -as reviewed
and found adequate as a prerequisite for payment of.the additional.$6,628.00, This pay-
ment was therefore authorized. Letters to State Senator William Smith and to Represen
tative Sam McNeill, as requested by the Board_rt the Special Meeting on December, 7, had,.;
already been sent by Mayor Marcham.,
Dave Petruccelli was notified that up to $1000 was.authorized to pay for the TOX lab'
tests and the accompanying report addenda to the Village application,£or a:sludge
disposal permit and that -no further costs would be paid without prior negotiations.;
The TOX.test has been-made; results are favorable.
According to'a newspaper article iti'The lthacgJournal of December 15:,the Town.of Hector-
Brill take up:the matter of sludge from outside Schuyler County at a special meeting
on Monday, December 28.,,
REPORT OF ZONING OFFICER:
One road opening permit was issued to NYSEG for a test station in Texas Lane.
No zoning permits have been issued during the past month. No communications have been
received from Tommy Oil•. The Village Office has heard indirectlythat they are no
longer interested in the Mobil Station property. Saturday, December 12, Dr. Rubenstein: "'
owner of the Village Green, expressed'interest in the Mobil Gas Station. 'He stated
plan was to remove the gas station and extend his building for additional office space.
Monday, December 14, Bob.Shaw of the.Villsge Real Estate and a client met with the
Zoning Officer to explore the possibility of operating the gas station as is with sale
of additional merchandise - "incidental to gas sales operation ". Not to include any
automotive repair work .`'..An additional site plan for landscaping at. the Corners
Community Center has been received from Architect Mueller. The plans will be available
at the Board meeting. Ownership of the Mobil Station property will be a factor in
the Community Corners access to Hanshaw Road and Pleasant Grove Road. Therefore,
decision on the Community Corners site plan approval should not be made until the
ownership.of the Mobil Station property% is established.
REMINGTON CREEK AT HIGHLAND ROAD
Wing walls at the Remington. Creek culvert are under construction under Highland Road:,
The virtues of rip rap versus railroad ties was again reviewed, and it is the opinion
of the Engineer that railway ties would be the better of the twoat this location.
It should be explained that it is`not a single wall of railroad ties but a four —foot .
deep cribbing constructed of railroad ties with a considerable number of "dead men"
backfilled with gravel that will give each of the wing walls a solid, permanent type.
construction that will be resistant to erosion and flood damage. A small dyke or
berm was left in the ditch line to the north of the culvert by the machine -that was
used to clean out the creek bed. Although the height of the berm was not at an
elevation to cause water to flow to the south rather than to the north at a flood
stage, the berm was removed. The cleaning of the upstream creek bed was investigated
and the more or less "vee" bottom of the creek now existing creates a higher velocity
of the water and therefore there is less tendency .for gravel buildup than a flat,
broad stream bed. In addition, the gravel that was moved out of the bottom of the
creek bed is necessary along the south bank, the Norberg property, to protect against
further bank erosion.
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