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Board present agreed it would be desirable to purchase a leaf pickup. (To be financed
13ith garbage packer over 3 years)
Treasurer Upchurch suggested we take a look at status of surplus and perhaps es- 1
tablish a reserve fund to use surplus up in May. After discussion decided to make
appropriations to existing reserve funds of Sewer, Water and Street Improvements.
Attorney Newman left since no more trustees came to complete a quorum.
Sewer Fund expenses as budgeted add up to $489800 without Contingent Fund. Looks like
it would be necessary to increase sewer rent 30 %.
Water rates could be reduced about•25% on last year's rates, which were .27 per foot
and 1.50 per thousand of Total Assessment. 25% reduction would result in a charge
of .20 per foot and 1.15 per thousand.
Meeting recessed at 6:25 P.M. Vv
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MINUTES of a Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees held March 9, 1962 at 5:00 P.M.
in the Village Office to complete the 1962 -63 Budget and Grievance Day petitions.
PRESENT: Mayor Marebam; Trustees McElwee, Dean, Wheeler & Norton; Engineer Rogers;
Treasurer Upchurch; Attorney Newman.
Sitting as a Budget Committee the 1962 -63 Budget was again discussed and the fol-
lowing changes were made; '
Hourly rates for Village workmen were rounded off as set forth in attache tentative
budget and it was
VOTED to raise the Contingent Fund to $10,474.
VOTED to provisionally accept 1962 -63 Budget and present to the Village residents on
March l9th.
The Board sitting as Board of Assessors then reviewed the remaining petitions for
changes in assessments.
After discussion of information on Cornell property known-as former !Savage Farm and
the opinion of Attorney Newman it eras
VOTED: a) Not to tax land in dispute on Hanshaw Road and North Triphammer Road.
Real property tax to be based on 1000 feet frontage to•a depth of 300 feet on North
Triphammer Road at $5,000 appraised value per acre. (6.9 acres)
b) To set an appraised value of $2000 per acre on interior land (90 acres)
(Exempt)
To set an appraised value of $59000 per acre on Hanshaw Road frontage of 500 feet to '
a depth of 200 feet or 2.3 acres and on 434 feet on North Triphammer Road to a'depth
of 200 feet or 2 acres. (Exempt).
These changes are made on the condition that we receive from the University a firm
and specific commitment on the use of all of the land plus discontinuance of actions.
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VOTED to reject Schoenfeld petition for revision of 1962 assessment.
Petitions for change of
assessments
were reviewed and
final assessments set
on the
following properties:
French
Norton
Wheeler
Engineer
Preliminary
Treasurer
Final
Location
Name
Land
Total
L and
Total
122 Randolph Road
Shoemaker
1,900
1-11-6-00
19900
119000
117 Warwick Place
Bitely
11900
129500
19900
129500
118 Warwick Place
Bearden
19900
14,400
19900
129500
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The veteran exemption of $100 additional for Jack C. Kiefer, 629 Highland Road, was
approved making total exemption $19150. ,
Adjourned at 7:30 P.M.
Vera W. Snyder, illage Clerk
MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights held in the Cayuga Heights School Library at 7:00 P.M., March 19, 1962.
PRESENT: Mayor
Marcham
Trustees
Baker
Dean
French
Norton
Wheeler
Engineer
Rogers
Treasurer
Upchurch
Police Commissioner
George
Fire Councilman
Quinlan
1) VOTED approval of minutes of meetings of February 20922,23, and March 9, 1962
previously furnished Trustees in mimeographed form.
2) VOTED approval of Abstract of Audited Vouchers dated March 19, 1962 in the
following amounts:
General Fund 19354.72
Sewer Fund 389.86
3) Mayor had no report.
4) Engineer Rogers explained problem regarding snow removal on sidewalks and it
was VOTED to ratify the Engineer's emergency action in having the Finger Lakes Con-'
struction Company do the sidewalk snow plowing on February 25 and 26. ;
VOTED approval of the following appropriations.
CORRECTED 5/21/62
GENERAL FUND TO
A-103-710
A- 125 -400
A- 290 -400
SEWER FUND G- 123 -410
FROI4
A-290-750
G- 290 -65o
AMOUNT
100.00
200.00
5.00
200.00
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Zoning Offieer.Rogers stated Attorney had advised him the request of the Pleasant
Grove Cemetery, through their attorney Enos Pyle, to use the land north of the cem-
etery which is zoned as "residential" for cemetery purposes, would have to be'denied
and referred to Zoning Board of Appeals.
VOTED to instruct the Zoning Officer to communicate with• Zoning Board of Appeals
regarding decision.
5) Attorney absent.
6) Treasurer Upchurch distributed mimeographed copies of his 9 months' report
which had previously been mailed to all trustees. This report through February 28,
1962 showed the following bank balances: General Fund $40,584.31; Sewer blind -Plant
$23,506.52; Sewer Fund -Lines $49166.00; Special Assess. Fd -Water Impr. $59432.61;
Capital Fund -Sewer $1,162.30.
VOTED to incorporate the Treasurer's report in'the minutes of the meeting.
7) Report of Police Commissioner was read and ordered placed on file.
VOTED permission to. Commissioner George to send Fred Whiting to School of Instruc-
tion to be held in Syracuse April 3, 4, & 59 1962.
After discussion of Mayor Marcham's report on the call of State Civil Service
men at the Village Office regarding titles of Mr. Quinlan and Mr. Whiting, it was
VOTED to change Mr.,Quinlan's title from Building Safety Inspector to Fire Inspector,
VOTED to correct Mr. Whiting's title to that of Sergeant.
VOTED to change the listing in telephone book for Police Department as follows:
"Work days after 4:06 P.M. and Saturdays, Sundays & holidays, call AR 2- 2444."
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VOTED to authorize the Clerk to request the installation by the New York State
Electric & Gas Corporation of a street light on pole #36 -1 on Wyckoff Road between
Highland and Ridgewood Roads. .
8) Report of Fire Councilman was read and ordered placed on file.
Meeting recessed at 8:00 P.M. to attend Annual Residents' meeting An Auditorium.
Meeting of Board of Trustees reconvened at 10 :00 P.M. in Library.
9) VOTED approval of a total of 101 hours overtime for February snow removal, for
Mr. Cornelius, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Garvin, . Geyer and Mr: Hayes.
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VOTED - Resolve that the amount of�`p 3 be levied upon.the taxable real property
of the Village for the;year 1962 -63 as real property taxes and the completed and
verified assessment roll be filed with the Village Clerk:
CORRECTED - 5/21/62 - Levy on real"prpperty corrected to $1399891. .
VOTED - Resolved to authorize and direct.the Clerk to extend and.carry.out upon the
Assessment Roll the amount to be levied against each parcel of real.property shown
thereon, according to the total levy of $199y87& previously authorized.. '
CORRECTED - 5/21/62 - $139989i.
VOTED Approval of the Sewer Roll in the aggregate amounts of
$194179500 for land assessment (includes outside village)
80,705 feet for average width of lot.tincludes outside village)
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1,067.3 units for sewer use rental (includes outside village) & further,
approval of the individual:Jmoperty apportionments totalling the above'mentioned
aggregate amounts, and ordered the so completed sewer roll to be filed with the
Village Clerk.
To provide for individual charges on the basis of the approved apportionment,
it was
VOTED- Resolved that the amount of $719065.17 be levied for 1962 -63 sewer
charges based on the following: Special Assessment Fund $26,653.17 comprised of
$4,823.67 based on land assessment and $21,829.50 based on average width of lot
assessment, 'hnd $44,412.00 for sewer use rental plus as charges omitted
in 1961 -62 and that the Clerk extend upon the Sewer Charge Rol , the individual
charges as computed from the individual property apportionments.
CORRECTED - 5/21/62 - Omitted charges on sewer rent to be $1,506.69
VOTED- Resolved that the amount of $6005.76 be levied upon'.cthe real 4)roperty
benefited in the Village for 1962 -63 for Water Improvement Charges, comprised of
$1,955.36 based on total assessment, land and buildings, and $4050.40 based on
average width of lot assessment, and that the Clerk extend upon the Water Improve-
ment Charge Roll the individual charges as computed from the individual apportion-
ments.
10) VOTED to set, date for Annual -Organization Meeting of Trustees at 8:00 P.M.,
Monday, April 2, 1962. (V.L. Sec. 87).
11). VOTED- Resolved to recommend tentative budget to the new Board for adoption.
22) VOTED to set date for Public Hearing on the budget, on or before April 15,
1962 (V.I7 Sec. 109). Suggested date April t, 1962 (7:30R.M.)
13) VOTED to adjourn at 10:20 P.M.
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Vera Vera W. Snyder
Village Clerk
MINUTES of ANNUAL MEETING of the Village residents held at the Cayuga Heights
School Auditorium on Monday, March 19, 1962 at 8:00 P.M.
There were approximately 25 residents present in addition to the Village Officers.
1. Mr. W. T. Dean moved that Mayor Marcham serve as Chairman of the meeting.
Motion seconded and carried. Mayor Marcham appointed Clerk, Mrs. Snyder, to act as
Secretary of the meeting.
2. Mayor Marcham briefed the residents on the progress of Route 13 relocation,
mentioning interchange which Village Officials had tried to have eliminated from
plans with no success; possibility of annexation to the Village of land in the Town
of Lansing between Village north boundary and new road which would involve extension
of Village facilities to this area.
Stated further that the largest owner of undeveloped land is Cornell University,
with approximately 160 acres of land on which University may build, thus making,
' demands on Village facilities, mainly sewer services. Commitments outside Village
consist of
1) provide sewer service to Airport and Cornell Research Park,
2) provide sewer service to Hanshaw Road Sewer District,
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3) half committed to Northeast Water District to provide sewer service there
if necessary development takes place; with land between Village and Route 13 being in
fourth place. We already provide fire proteetion to the Northeast Water District and
Forest Home area. The Town of Ithaca has approached us regarding cooperation for
police protection.
Mention was made of municipal cooperation which was moving along at one time .
with one meeting a month but now has gone into hibernation..
Regional Planning Committee has gone on with its work and is undertaking study
in area of municipal cooperation, surveying the availability of. various kinds-6f
services in this neighborhood.
Board of Trustees acts as Board of Assessors yearly in January to assess proper-
ties in Village. The Board has considered the possibility of employing a professional,
assessor, cooperating with the Town of Ithaca. In this way sufficient funds would be,
available to employ an efficient person to do.this work.
3. Treasurer Upchurch passed out and reviewed financial report covering period
June 11 1961 to March 319 1962. Copy attached..
4: Mr. Rogers discussed road improvement program accomplished last year and out-
lined proposed work for coming fiscal year, as budget permits. This work will finish
our north -south roads and then will hit cross roads such as Kline, Northway, etc. .
Also plan program of ditching and keeping roads i.n.good condition. Ditching will ne-
cessitate digging up some lawns in right of way. Shade tree work has included re-
moval of elm trees having Dutch Elm disease which is killing off our elms, probably .
will take half our trees within next five years.
In street and sanitation department, we plan to purchase a packer which will ,
keep wind from blowing papers off truck. Because of numerous complaints, we plan to
purchase leaf pick -up attachment for truck thus eliminating need of placing leaves
in containers.
Vie plan to expand our sewer plant facilities and the preliminary plans have
been approved by the state. Final plans are to be submitted in the near future.'. We
expect to let bids for work in June or July, cost estimated at $125,000.
lie are fortunate in having men working for the Village who are well qualified
and faithful. Harold Cornelius, our sewer plant operator, has been with us since
1957 and his assistant Delbert Grover for the same period.].Steven Oltz joined their
staff in 1959.
In our street maintenance work crew, we have'Walter Hayes with 17 years of ser-
vice, Ralph Garvin with eight years and Andrew Geiger seven years. Frank Haskins, our
foreman, will have been with us thirty years in May.
5. Police Commissioner Lowell T. George read his annual report and it 3.s on file
in the Village Office.
6. In absence of Police Justice Kerr, Mayor Marcham read his.annual report and
it is on file in the Village Office..
7. Fire Councilman Quinlan read his annual report and it is on file in the ,
Village Office.
8. Treasurer Upchurch presented the tentative budget for 1962 -63 and discussed
the various items. It is also on file in the Village Office. It was suggested a
reserve fund be set up for replacement of equipment such as packer so it would not all
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come out of one year's budget.
One resident suggested it would be cheaper to hire a bus to carry children to
school than to pay school guard for services at The Parkway and Hanshaw Road.
9. The Nominating Committee report was presented by Chairman, General Ralph
Hospital: 1. For Mayor F. G. Marcham
2. For Police Justice
3. For Trustees (2 year
term, 6 candidates presented)
William A. Kerr
Robert T. Dean
Robert J. Kane
Thomas E. Norton
Thor N. Rhodin
RaymondVanHoutte
DavidlC, Weatherby
No nominations being made from the floor, nominations were closed and the Mayor
declared these nominees would be duly presented for election tomorrow, March 209 1962
at the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road from 4 to 8 P.M.
Meeting adjourned at 9 :50 P.M.
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Vera W. Snyder
Village Clerk