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A Public Hearing was held in the Village Office at 194 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca,
N. Y., June 25, 1962 at 7:30 P.M. There were 28 residents present.
Mayor Marcham read the Notice: "To Taxpayers of the Village of Cayuga Heights.
A Public Hearing will be held at the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca,
New York at 7:30 P.M., June 25, 1962 for the purpose of hearing all interested persons
for or against a proposed change in Village Zoning Ordinance in regard to extending
the Commercial Zone on the west side of Pleasant Grove Road to and including the pro=
perty recently acquired by the Pleasant Grove Cemetery."
After calling for and receiving comments for and against the proposed change a vote
was taken on the following'..three points:
1) Opposed to any change ........... 0
2) Those willing to support change as it affects'two back strips of
property concerned -- that is, Pleasant Grove Cemetery land and
Earl and Margaret Sharp property ........... 3
3) All those who are in favor of complete change ...........13;
!;Public Hearing adjourned at 8:20 P.M.
Group of residents returned at 8:40 P.M. for clarification of voting.
Th a Mayor
after listening to their questions took an informal vote as follows: .
1)
Those
in favor of no change ............ 1
2)
Those
in favor of rezoning to Commercial the property of Pleasant
Grove
Cemetery and Earl and Margaret Sharp only ............ 7
3)
Those
who are opposed to rezoning the total area up for discussion ... 6
Group left
at 9:00
P.M.
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A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at 9:00 P;M.
?PRESENT: Mayor Marcham; Trustees Dean, Weatherby, Wheeler; Engineer Rogers, .and
Attorney Newman; Guest Ben Boynton.
Mr. Boynton presented plan for extending the Village Office by adding on a room to the
north of ten or twelve feet for accommodating Town of Ithaca personnel and for combining
the positions of Village Clerk and Town Clerk.
He informed the Board the Town of Ithaca is about to add a Water Department. He wished to
find out whether or not the Board is willing to consider this combination and on what
basis.
Mayor Marcham suggested Mr. Boynton prepare a list of advantages to both the Town and
Village as to cost and savings as well as other benefits.
Mr. Boynton left.
The Mayor reported on his and Mr. Norton!s meeting with County Tax Coordinator, Thomas
Payne, regarding our assessing problems. Mr. Payne.explained the County is considering
a plan to assess the properties in the County by a professional assessing concern in a
couple of years, and of his proposed plan to have such a professional study conducted
each year on a certain portion of the county, preferably by Tax District, instead of '
periodically surveying the!entire county at•a large expense.
Mr. Payne suggested we;use the figures of the Town Assessor, Mr. Wells, for the next
two years.
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Mayor Marcham felt we might offer Mr. Wells the sum of $19000 and that he could Fender
useful service to the Village by using our record of changes.
The Board decided to send out the information sheet on lot size to residents in late
summer. In the meantime the Board suggested Mayor Marcham prepare an article for the
,. newspaper, stating exodus of population as reason for later mailing of information.
Engineer Rogers stated the Health Department, through Mr. Liguori, approved dumping of
sludge on Collins' dump.
75. VOTED to authorize Engineer Rogers to negotiate with Mr. Collins on price of
disposition of sludge during construction.
Zoning Officer Rogers reported on violation at 500 Hanshaw Road, John Arthur, owner,
two family dwelling occupied by 11 students. Read letter from Attorney Pyle.
T he Board recommended Mr. Rogers have Mr. Newman write letter, and if necessary to
prosecute, since he had already sent registered letter notifying Mr. Arthur to abate
the violation within 5 days of receipt of the letter or penalty would be invoked.
It was decided to hold off action on the rezoning of the residential area on west side
of Pleasant Grove Road to Commercial until a full Board could be present.
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 P.M.
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Vera % Snyder
Village Clerk
MINUTES of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees held July 9, 1962 at 5:00 P.M. in
the Village Office,
PRESENT: Mayor Marcham; Trustees Dean, French, McElwee and Norton; Engineer Rogers;
Attorney Newman. Guests: H. L. Cole, Jr. representing Truck Equipment Corporation,
G. R. Molinari representing Wm. H. Clark Municipal Equipment, Robert G. Wharff rep-
resenting Syracuse Auto Parts, Inc., Richard Race representing Walter M. Roberts
Enterprises, Inc.
The Clerk read bids which were opened and publicly read at 12:00 noon July 9, 1962 as
follows:
Truck Equipment Corporation bid on 18 cu. yd. Truxmore Pakker
Refuse Collection Body $ 49355•
Walter M. Roberts Enterprises Inc. bid on one Baughman
Ram Pak Refuse Body 3090.
Wm. H. Clark Municipal Equipment bid on 17 cu. yd. Leach
Packmaster Refuse Packing Body 6,000.
Discount if paid within 10 days - 305.
Total .5,T95.
Syracuse Auto Parts, Inc. bid on 16 cu. yd. Heil
' Colectomatic Mark IT Packer Body 59100.
Engineer Rogers ruled out the Truxmore Pakker and Ram Pak as not meeting bid specifi-
cations. He recommended acceptance of the low bid of Syracuse Auto Parts, Inc. on the
Heil Colectomatic Mark II Packer,Body at the figure of $59100.
76. VOTED to accept the recommendation of the Engineer that we purchase the 16 cu. yd
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Heil Colectomatic Mark II Packer Body, and award the contract to the lowest bidder,
the Syracuse Auto Parts, Inc. at $59100.
77. VOTED to authorize Clerk to advertise for bids on a truck chassis for the Packer
Body. Engineer to prepare necessary specifications.
After = discussion of problem on sludge and refuse disposal it was
78. VOTED to authorize the Mayor and Engineer to make such arrangments as deemed pro-
per for disposal of sludge for July, August and September.
The Engineer advised the Board of submission of final plans to the State on addition
to sewage treatment plant.
79. VOTED -.On receipt of properly authenticated documents from State Health Depart-
ment, the Clerk is authorized to put out for bids the addition to the Sewage Treatment
Plant.
After the Mayor and Engineer explained the proposed use of corrugated metal pipe in
the cattle pass under Route 13 to the sewer plant instead of cast iron pipe1as verbally
agreed to by the State Department of Public Works it was
80. VOTED to authorize the ]Engineer to complete negotiations for cast iron pipe at a
projected cost not exceeding $700..
Note:10ost of cast iron pipe to become an item for damages claimed.
After Mayor Marcham read the'.amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as prepared by Mr. New-
man and presented at Public.Hearing on June J25, 1962 regarding the extension of the
Commercial Zone along the west side of Pleasant Grove Road it was
81. VOTED to adopt the change in zoning ordinance as follows:
Amendment of 4th Paragraph of Section 1 of Article XI
WHEREAS, after due notice as required bylaw a public hearing was held at
the Village Office upon a proposal to change the boundaries of the commercial district
as set forth.in the fourth paragraph of Secion 1 of Article XI of the Village Ordinance
so as to extend the commercial district southerly along the west side of Pleasant Grove
Road;
NOW, after hearing all persons who desired to be heard for or against the
said proposal, BE IT RESOLVED, that the fourth paragraph of Section 1 of Article XI be
and the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
"The Commercial District is that area bounded as follows: Beginning.
in the center of North Triphammer Road at the southwesterly corner of the Texas Lane
Subdivision; thence southerly along the center of North Triphammer Road, crossing
Hanshaw Road to the intersection with the center line of Triphammer Road at its eastern
terminus; thence westerly along the center of Triphammer Road to the northwest corner
of the George R. Pfann residence lot; thence southerly along the west boundary of the
Pfann lot 207.9 feet to the southwest corner thereof; thence southwesterly in a straight
line to the northwest corner of the Burr Ripley residence lot;. thence easterly along the
north line of the Ripley lot to the center of East Upland Road; thence southeasterly at
right angles to East Upland Road for a distance of 225 feet; thence southwesterly.para-
llel with':the easterly line of East Upland Road and 200 feet therefrom to the present
north line of lands of Pearl Sheldon; thence easterly'along the north line of lands of
Pearl Sheldon to the northwest corner of lands of Earl F. and Margaret Sharp; thence
southerly along the east boundary of the landslof Pearl Sheldonkto the north boundary
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of lands of Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association at the northwest corner of an addition
to the cemetery conveyed to said Association by Earl F. and Margaret Sharp; thence
easterly along':the north boundary of said addition 619 feet more or less to the center
line of Pleasant Grove Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Pleasant
Grove Road to the center of Hanshaw Road; thence easterly along the center of Hanshaw
Road to theldivision line between the Gardner Rogers and Ella Cushman properties;
thence north along said division line to the southeast corner of the Texas Iane Sub-
division; thence northwesterly along the southerly boundary of said subdivision to the
place of beginning."
82. VOTED approval of Abstract of Audited Vouchers
General Fund $ 2,973.12
Sewer Fund $ 1,512.25
A discussion of zoning violation at 500 Hanshaw Road ensued and Mr. Newman was asked
to investigate further the occupancy of and lease covering this dwelling to ascertain
future action.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 P.M.
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Vera W. Snyder
Village Clerk
MINUTES of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees held at the Village office on
August 14, 1962 at 5:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Mayor Marcham; Trustees Dean, French, McElwee, Norton and Weatherby; Engineer
Rogers and Police Commissioner George.
Mayor Marcham advised the Board of truck bid opening at 12 noon and asked Engineer
Rogers to read.the bids. Engineer introduced Mr. Watts representative of Brockway
Truck and read bids submitted:
1) Ithaca Motors Company bid on a 1962 International - Model R -202 -A at
$7,285.71. Delivery date 45 days after receipt of order.
2) Brockway Truck bid on 1962 - 148. US, chassis at $7,100. _Delivery three
weeks after receipt of order.
3) Duplex :Truck and Equipment, Inc. bid on a Model R-450 Duplex -1962 Custom ,
truck at $8,338 - '.Delivery 30 days after receipt of order.
4) William T. Pritchard bid on a 1963 Dodge Model C -1000 at $7,316. Delivery
60 days after receipt of order.
83. VOTED on recommendation of Engineer to award the contract to the Brockway Truck
Company, for the purchase of their 1962 - 148 L.S. chassis at $7,100.
84. VOTED approval of Audited Vouchers in the amounts of - General Fund $69745.34,
Sewer Fhnd $368.63.
85. VOTED approval of attendance of the Clerk and Treasurer at the School of In-
struction for Village Clerks and Fiscal Officers at Albany, September 10, 11, and
12, 1962.
86. VOTED on recommendation of Police Commissioner George to authorize purchase of
' the following signs: 10 strip signs ® $5.00 - "UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED", 15 speed.
limit signs ® $5.50 - 90 MPH ", 15 U channel posts @ $3.80. .
Attorney Newman reported on the resolution submitted by District Highway Engineer
regarding the payment by Village of cast iron pipe. He stated that he believes it
proper for the Board to pass this revised resolution. The Board adopted the,