HomeMy WebLinkAboutBrents.pdfDear Mayor Woodard and Trustees,
It is a great pleasure to let the Trustees know that Mike Wiese, new Assistant SPW, has started work and
is getting up to speed quickly. He is spending most of his time getting familiar with the DPW operations,
but I have been going over a list of tasks that he will be taking over from Tim and me. He has drafted the
first version of the work order tracking log, and we hope to implement it for the beginning of 2017. Mike
is already following up on some misc loose ends like N. Triphammer Road street lighting.
Since Mike will be needing a vehicle to drive during the work day within the Village, we have been
looking around for a used smaller SUV’s that would work. We had a couple of them located in the
$6,000 range, but for various reasons they are no longer available. Instead of rushing to find a suitable
vehicle before the Board Meeting on Monday, we are recommending that the Trustees authorize a
purchase of a vehicle up to a certain value that could be bought without needing to wait until next
month’s meeting. We would still hope to find something in the $6,000-$8,000 range, but it might be
good to have a cushion to work with. We have not used all of the budget for equipment purchases in
this FY, so no appropriation is needed to cover the cost.
The DPW crew has completed sidewalk replacement (of asphalt with concrete) on Hanshaw Road, down
to Hillside Drive. They will finish the job down to Cayuga Heights Road in the Spring.
Attorney Marcus has drafted a letter of agreement to address Mr. Rubenstein’s concern about the
Village taking ownership of the land under the food scrap shed. The Mayor reviewed and is willing to
sign it, but we are in the process of seeing if Tompkins County wouldn’t be the appropriate party to sign
instead of Village.
TCAT has publicly announced that they are moving forward with their “what is a bus stop” project. This
is an adjustment in the current policy of stopping anywhere/anytime, to stopping at only designated
locations that will have signage. I spoke to Nancy Oltz on Tuesday to remind her that such signage will
need to be presented to the Village and the Trustees will need to approve a legal license to allow for the
installation of new permanent signage.
The overgrown brush at Sunset Park has been trimmed down and the viewshed has been restored
(many compliments from neighbors).
The Public Works Committee has requested that I seek quotes from professional traffic engineers to
evaluate the best options to address the current “level of service” through the N.
Triphammer/Hanshaw/Pleasant Grove road intersections. I will be sending out a Request for Proposal to
the list of engineers who have been pre-approved by NYSDOT.
Chemung Supply with be here next week to do guardrail installation at various sites throughout the
Village. They are scheduled for 2 days. One day will be spent installing new guardrail, and the other day
will be used to repair various damage to the existing guardrail along the lower part of Remington Road.
As previously requested by a concerned neighbor, signs to alert drivers to “curves ahead” and “hidden
driveway” on Pleasant Grove Road have been delivered and should be installed by then end of this
week.
Sincerely,
Brent