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The following decision was made after hearing the report of..Trustee Lewis
on his inspection of 624 Highland Road.
REAL PROPERTY Preliminary Assessment 1st Revision of Assessment
Location Land Total Land Total
624 Highland Road 5000 20000 5000 1$000
Final Assessment,
Land Total
4000 1000
Meeting adjourned at 7:55 P -M-
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Vera W. Snyder
Village Clerk
MINUTES of the Annual Residents meeting., held at the Cayuga Heights School
on Monday., February 280 1966 at 8:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Mayor
Trustees
Police Chief
Engineer
Treasurer
Clerk
Frederick G. Marcham
John Bebbington
Katherine Ensworth
Taylor Lewis
Leroy Young
Lowell T. George
John B. Rogers
Gordon Wheeler
Vera W. Snyder
Forty Village residents present.
Motion was made., seconded and. carried that Mayor Marcham act as Chairman
and Clerk Snyder serve as secretary.of the meeting. .
Mayor Marcham. reported on Village affairs for the period April 1� 1965
to date.
Events of special interest to residents being briefly as follows:
1. We are now a second class, instead of a third class Village due to
population increase of over 3..000 persons.
2. The County Sewer Agency is active in their endeavor to create a
county -wide sewer district instead of having many small districts.
3. Our claim against the State for payment for.land taken for.Route 13
may need to go to Court of Claims for final settlement.
4. We have good cooperation with the Town of Ithaca in use of their
equipment.
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5. Fire protection is now also extended by the Village to the southern
part of the Town of Lansing (Triphammer Shopping Center) in addition
to protection to Northeast Town of Ithaca Water District and Forest Home.
Copy of Mayor's complete report on file in Village Office.
Treasurer Wheeler gave his report for the period June 1, 1965 through
January 31, 1966 with bank balances as follows:
General Fund $44,284
Sewage Disposal & Maint. 27,o64
Sewer Lines Extension 4,953
Water Improvements 49
Capital Construction 10,231
Trust & Agency 42800
Water & Sewer Capital Reserve 3,856
Street Improvements 7,928
Fire Dept. Equipment 8,375
Tax Stabilization Fund 20,420
Report Outstanding Indebtedness:
Serial Bonds
- Fire Station
$27,000
Serial Bonds
- Sewage Treatment Plant
197,000
Serial Bonds
- Sewage Collection Lines
351,000
Serial Bonds
- Water System Improvements
126,000
Serial Bonds
- Roads Improvements
90,000
Bond Anticipation Notes
(Sewer Plant Expansion)
Total Indebtedness
,•e. 69•
A detailed report is on file in the Village Office.
To be paid by:
1/15/75
1/15/86
1
1/1/89
8/ 1/70
1 year
Engineer Rogers reported on his activities explaining the road opening permit
fee of $5.00 and deposit of $100 which is returned to property owner if
surface is satisfactorily restored. On completion of Route 13 the state
turned over to the Village, Renshaw Road, Cayuga Heights Road and Wyckoff
Road, a total of 3.7 miles which will now need to be maintained by the
Village. This brings our total miles of road in the Village to 20.
We have purchased a 4 -wheel drive dump,truek to use for road work as well
as snow plowing. We added a sand and salt spreader to our present 1959
Chevrolet dump truck.
We received $9,500 State Aid this year toward operating costs of our,-.Sewage
Treatment Plant. We have extended sewer service to the Northeast Sewer District
in the Town of Ithaca and to Lansing Sewer District No. 1.
As Zoning Officer Mr. Rogers stated 4 requeste,6 for variances had been
made to Zoning Board of Appeals, all of which were granted.
The following requests were made to the Board of Trustees:
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1. Request'for erection. of :a gas station at 830 Hanshaw.Road:- denied.
Q. ')Request to rezone-Residential District�to Multiple•Housing,District : on
Pleasant Grove Road - denied.
3. Request from Cornell University to construct parking lot in Multiple
Housing' District.; Zoning'changed:to:permit the.parking lot.:
Chief of Police Lowell George gave his report for calendar year.
There were 11 Criminal Arrests
411 Vehicle and. Traffic Law Arrests."'. ^
287 Parking Tickets issued Y
399 Complaints .handled
Report is on file in the Village Office.
Police Justice,William Tucker Dean gave his. Annual: Report'. :covering the
year 1965.
432 Traffic matters were handled compared.to:269:in;1964: :
7 Cases -'on other matters . - ::S
$6,243.00 was collected in fines and forfeited bail•and:irransmitted
to the;State Comptroller: - :;Report is on file. in the .Village
Officer: ". -. Z - •-c
Fire Chief Roger Morse presented his annual report on the Fire Department.
There are 60 active members in the Fire Company, 200 associate.:members. .
There were 62 fires,and/or calls,'being 15 more,than: the year before.)
Firemen spent 1,886 hours on active duty. This does not include time of
night driver and bunkers or,of'.volunteers at informal :Sunday.morning.workout.
Fire losses during the year•were light,': well under 7$1,000.
Annual pump tests in'late' fall = indicated normal performance.of. :both itrucks.;
The Cayuga Heights. Fire Company,No.•1 Inc.,.remains well: prepared.and one.'.
of the best equipped =ln Tompkins County.
Report is on file in the Village Office.
Treasurer Wheeler presented the tentative budget for 1966 -67:. i ^.: . _.
EXHIBIT A
SUMMARY COP, BUDGET.::
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-Sewer
.:':: Sewer.•.. 1
:-.Water
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1`:Total %of.
.. General
_;Plant. :dS'..•Lines
:..:
:Improve.
all Funds
Fund
Fund
Fund
Fund
V8,612
Revenues - Other Than Taxes .:135,`712
': 31015.
69 ;000..
23;685o;;
Appropriated Surplus..
Real Estate Tax Levy
-17 ;100
152,585,
.:1,3t000
152,585
= -22000 J.
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:''2 000.'.:
-G-
.c.', 100
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TOTAL REVENUES
305,397
200,000
71,000
25,685.:.
8,712
TOTAL REAL ESTATE
ASSESSMENTS
- $14,147,878
a .108 mills
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Mr. John Munschauer, Chairman of the Nominating Committee presented the
following slate: .
® For Mayor Frederick G. Marcham
For Trustees Robert,T. Dean
Mrs. H. °Darker Albright
David Call..
Henry F. Enzian
Carl H. Nelson.
j Rdne.F. :Randolph
Robert S. Boothroyd was nominated from the.floor by Paul Brainard.
It was regularly movedi seconded and:carried.that'nominations be closed.
Meeting adjourned at .9:15 P:M.
Vera'.W. Snyder
2/28/66 Village Clerk
A. A PUBLIC HEARING was held on March 21, -1966 at 7 P.M. in the Village
Office at 194-Pleasant Grove Road to consider -the amendment of Article XI,
® Zoning - Sectioh 2 Residence District by adding Item 9. "Any cemetery '
purpose approved by the Village Board."
PRESENT: Mayor Fredick G. Marcham
Trustees Katherine Ensworth
Taylor Lewis
David Weatherby
Zoning Officer. • John B. Rogers
Clerk . Vera W. Snyder
Representatives of Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association"
Secretary - Treasurer - Clarence Mitchell
Vice - President Burt Jewel
Director - Ralph Mungle.
Village residents: Mr. & Mrs..John Home,
Mr. Mitchell explained the reason for requesting the approval of the amendment
so land purchased could be used for cemetery purposes and thus enable the
cemetery to sell off lots and to maintain the cemetery. This strip of land
approximately 635' x 110' would be divided into about 1,000 lots,12' x 41.
Public hearing closed 7:15 P.M.
B. MINUTES of a regular meeting held 'on Monday, March 21, 1966 at 7:.30 P.M.
in the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road.
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