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Minutes of a Special Meeting held in the Village Office at 5:30 P.M. on
August 17, 1965.
PRESENT: Mayor Frederick G. Marcham
Trustees John Bebbington, Jr.
Robert T. Dean
Katherine Ensworth
Taylor D. Lewis
David C. Weatherby
Treasurer Gordon B. Wheeler
Engineer John B. Rogers
Attorney Roger B. Sovocool
Guests 18 members of the public including from
Cornell University Vice Presidents Mackesey
and Burton, Attorney Barnard and Mr. Egner
of the Planning Department.
The Mayor stated the purpose of the meeting; namely tb consider Cornell
University's application for a building permit gor the construction of a
car -park. He described the procedure set forth in the recent amendment
of the Zoning Ordinance. The University, he said had paid the appropriate
fee.
Mr. Mackesey and Mr. Egner spoke of the University's need for a car -park
and of the studies which led them to design the present program. To
questions put to them by Villagers andmembers of the Board, they said that
the proposed car -park would not create more hazardous traffic problems in
the Village, that Pleasant Grove Road within the Village was adequate for
the expected traffic, that they anticipated no increase in water run off
with consequent overloading of the present stream flow, that the area would be
adequately patrolled by the Campus Patrol, that it would be kept clean,
that there would be no offensive signs, that there will be reduced lighting
after 10:00 P.M. and that the Shelters would be open all night.
To a question from the Villagers asking whether the University intended to
extend the car -park to an area approximately twice as large as that now
proposed, Mr. Mackesey said that the University had contemplated such a
plan but had made no firm decision. The Mayor pointed out that under the
terms of the new ordinance a proposal to increase the size of - the lot would
have to be measured against the terms "size of the use, the nature and
intensity of the operation and the size of the site in ielation to it ".
The present proposal affects 1 /10 of the University property. A proposal
to increase the use to 1/5 would raise grave questions, in view of the
ordinance.
At 7:00 P.M. the Board went into executive session. At 7:05 P.M. it
declard itself to be in regular session.
Trustee Lewis stated that he would not take part in voting.
RESOLUTION 758 - GRANT PERMIT FOR CAR -PARK
VOTED resolved to grant Cornell University a building permit for the car -park
described in the site plan already submitted on file. Voting YES were
Trustees Bebbington, Dean and Ensworth. Voting NO was Trustee Weatherby.
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Meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M.
8/17/65 F. G. Marcham
Clerk pro tem