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Home My WebLink About1966-06-14 June 14 , 1966 9 : The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was called to order by Supervisor Todd at 8 P . M . Present were Supervisor Todd , Councilmen Lee , Jones , Ogden & Benson , Attorney Amdur and Assessor Wells . Supervisor Todd introduced Mr . William Deming , District Principal , of the tryden School System , who was present to talk with the Board about School Tax Collection . Mr . Deming stated that the school system would like to continue collecting its own taxes , until such time as the County can do all of the. billing . At - the present time the County prints only the tax roll , the school then must hire a CPA to extend the rolls , then IIit is turned over to their appointed tax collector who types the bills , does the mailing , afd2then the collecting . The budget for the 1966 year is $ 1400 . 00 for Collector , $ 600 : 00 for supplies and $450 . 00 misc , which includes printing notices etc . He further pointed out that the school likes to have this money available in the Fall as they try not • to carry much money over the summer , and therefore are short of funds in September . Attached in the minute book are two Collector ' s Report for the 1965 - 1966 Year showing tax monies . Mr . Deming at this time said there were a number of reasons why the school would like to contimedoing the collecting . 1 . One year hence the County could do all the billing , and this would be much more desirable . 2 . The . school would like to control it as longs as they can . 3 . School tax collector could get in in the bank as soon as possible so they could get at the money . Clm Lee then asked about the Ithaca portion that was in the Dryden Township , and was told there had been a previous agreement for the City Chamberlain to collect taxes , and this agreement was for a term of five years :t Clm . _ Lee then suggested that - this Board go into an agreement with the & ryden '°,Central School , not only for this year but for next year as well . RESOLUTION # 78 SCHOOL TAXES Clm . Lee offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that this Town Board enter into an agreement with the Dryden School System whereby they continue to collect taxes for the 1966 - 1967 year and waive the 1% penalty- according to 1328 of the Real Property Law . 2nd Clm . Benson . Carried . . Supervisor Todd then introduced Mr . Harold Fitts , Constable for the Town of Dryden who was here to represent himself and Constable Edward Newhart . Mr . Fitts and Mr . Newhart feel that the Town.; should pay them mileage for the use of their own cars while serving Dog Summons . Mr . Fitts pointed out that they were paid by the county for serving jury summons and other summons , but they were not paid for the dog summons . Attorney Amdur pointed out they were serving these dog . summons for the County so there - . fore could not be paid by the Town . Clm . Lee suggested that Attorney Amdur look into the possibility of getting our constables a salary . Mr . Dennis Moran of O ' Brien & Gere then introduced Mr . Russell L . Sutphen their Chief Engineer. Mr . Sutphen went over the Standard Engineer Agreement that was being presented to the Town from O ' Brien & • Gere . He stated that this agreement was on an hourly rate or per diem , and are as follows : 1 . Soil Borings Per diem Hired done & paid for $1 , 000 .. 00 2 . Land Surveys " " 2 , 500 . 00 3 . Rights of Ways " it Maps & Descriptions 2 , 000 . 00 4.. . design % of Bid Documents , Plans Etc . 5 , 600 . 00 5 . General Supv . % of Const . Office Work 1 , 600 . 00 6 . Detail Supv . Field Personnel 5 , 300 . 00 ' Report Figures Now Const . Estimate $ 87 , 900 . 00 Same 17 , 600 . 00 Same 105 , 500 . 00 Same Engr . , Legal , Etc . 21 , 500 . 00 18 , 000 . 00 Bond & Int . 3 , 000 . 00 ' during Const I . x , 500 . 00 Right of Ways 8 , 000 . 00 6 , 000 . 00 Total 135 , 000 . 00 Total 135 , 000 . 00 96 Schedule for this work : Week of June 20th - A Designer will be assigned . Week of June 27th - A man will come down and walk this area and see about utilities 2 to 3 Weeks for Actual Design Time . Tuesday July 26th - Authorize for letting Bids August 11 , 1966 - Two Week Bidding Period August 16 , 1966 - Award Bid August 18 , 1966 - Sign August 22 - 26 , 1966 - Sign Contract with Contractor Sept . 1 , 1966 - Send Contractor Start Work Order for a six month period SLATERVILLE ROAD SEWER & WATER Mr . Dennis Moran reported that a feasibility study had been done on this road and the figures are as follows : 95 Dwelling units . Water $277 , 000 . 00 $216 : 00 per Unit 52 . 00 City Rate for Water 0 $268 . 00 Total Sewer $483 , 000 . 00 $357 . 00 per Unit 41 . 00 Sewer Rental - City $398 . 00 Total Mr . Moran stated that this would not be feasible at the present time as the houses were not close enough , however , if there was any amount of build - up in the future they would then recommend it . NrA Bud Munch was present and stated that when the Town had topped Freese Road they had moved the sluice pipes and had not put them back and as a result of this whenever there was any great amount of rain fall they had a flooded basement . This problem was referred to the Highway Department . RESOLUTION #79 HIGHWAY BILLS Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the Highway Bills be paid as audited . 2nd Clm . Ogden . ROLL CALL VOTE - ALL VOTING YES RESOLUTION # 80 GENERAL BILLS Clm . Lee offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLV a that the General Bills- be paid as audited . 2nd Clm . Jones . ROLL CALL VOTE - ALL VOTING YES . ELECTION INSPECTORS Supervisor Todd reported that Mr : Dedrick , Chairman - Town of Dryden Deomocratic Committee and Mr . Edward Newhart , Chairman Town of Dryden Republican Committee had submitted their list of Election Inspectors . DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN Dist . #1 Donald Mason Martha Case e ,Q° v S`t I elen- S-tout Agnes Snow — tz t P-au-l4ne-Degh to Elizabeth Reed Dist . #2 rw 41 "� • ` "'Ella Koin.stinen Mildred Sweet �� Zelda Weibly Ralph VanTine Mona Spaulding Dist . #3 Edythe Humphrey Margar t-BRewr l . floc .b,L 4 Helen Cross - Sub Nita Marion Dist . : 4-P�clOcdz #4 Viena Ketola . B�non (� Dorothy Krantz . Marie Peterson Dist . #5 Verna Myers Gladys Stewart ✓ Walter Westfall Frances Terry Dist . #6 Josephine Talbot Velma Blackman Nellie Fulkerson Nettie Williams Dist . #7 Rosalie Yarosh Rena Kirk ` Barbara Ensign Margaret Wilcox Joyce Juhl Sub . Florence Seaman Sub . 9 RESOLUTION #81 ELECTION INSPECTORS Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that these people be appointed Election. Inspectors for the year 1966 .. 2nd Clm . Lee . Carried RESOLUTION #82 ELECTION CUSTODIANS Clm . Ogden offfered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that Charles Downey and John Morey be appointed Custodians . 2nd Clm . Lee . Carried MCLEAN LIGHTING Supervisor Todd reported that the ten ' year Contract for Lights in McLean had expired and he was in possession of a new contract from the New York State Electric & Gas Corp . The Contract was at this time approved - by the Board and Supervisor Todd signed it . Supv . Todd reported to the Board that the Town must appoint a new Historian due to the death of Miss Betsey Clark . Recommendations were asked for , for consideration and are as follows : Miss Mabel Bartholomew Mr . Lewis Gridley DRYDDEN SEWER DISTRICT #1 . Supervisor Todd reported that he had written a letter to Mayor Marcham requesting service for a primary dwelling with a secondary apartment for this district and Mayor Marcham had okayed his request . RESOLUTION #83 UNTABLE MOTION Clm. Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that this proposal be untabled and the petition be properly executed . 2nd Clm . Ogden . Carried . RESOLUTION #84 ` CREATE SEWER DISTRICT #1 Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that this Town Board adopt the Resolution that creates Dryden Sewer District #1 . ' 2nd Clm. Jones ROLL CALL VOTE - ALL VOTING YES Mrs . Amdur reported that they now needed approval by Audit & Control and the Health Department . Lozier Engineers will obtain approval by the Health Department and Mrs . Amdur will obtain approval by Audit & Control . VARNA SEWER Mrs . Amdur reported that we need a formal petition and she has them completed and ready for signatures . Clm . Lee reported that Mr . Munch and Mr . Snow would carry them . It was suggested at this time that . a special meeting be called on June 21 , 1966 to call for the Formal Hearing . It was pointed out at this time that this petition would have to . carry 50% of the Real Property Owners and one - half the • Assessed Valuation . Supv . Todd ' received a bill from T . G . Miller for the feasibility study for the Taggin Wagon Park , and a bill for the feasibility study for the remainer of the Hamlet of Varna . The $900 . 00 for the Taggin Wagon Park had been passed previously by the Town Board . RESOLUTION #85 FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR HAMLET Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that $ 600 . 00 be ' paid to T . . G . Miller for the feasibility Study for the Hamlet of Varna for properties . . adjacent to the Taggin- Wagon Park . 2nd Clm . Ogden . ROLL CALL VOTE - ALL VOTING YES . Supervisor Todd reported that he had received names for persons to serve on the George Junior Republic Citizens Committee from Mayor Stevens of Dryden and from the Freeville Board of Trustees . Mayor Stevens recommended Geral D . Ryan & Henri Ferger . The Freeville Board of Trustees recommended Harold Shepard , Eleanor Bayley and Henry Kirchgraber . The Dryden Town Board recommended Elizabeth Crissey and Marian Wesp . RESOLUTION #86 GRJ CITIZENS COMMITTEE Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the Town Board accept the recommendations from Mayor Stevens and the Freeville Board of Trustees and Mrs . Crissey & Miss , Wesp . 2nd Clm . Ogden . Carried RESOLUTION #87 NOTIFICATION & RESOLUTION Clm . Lee offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the members of this Committee be notified of their appoint - ment and a copy of the original resolution be sent to each . 2nd Clm . Ogden . Carried Correction to the May Minutes . Page 92 -Change Thomas Todd 2nd motion to read Thomas Benson 2nd motion . Resolution #74 add. the word Committee after Town Citizens . Change name of - Richard Kahrs to Robert Kahrs to serve on the Recreation Committee from District #4 . . Clm Ogden made the motion the minutes be approved as corrected . 2nd Clm . Lee . Carried . 0 • HEALTH PLAN The State Health Plan was again discussed . Highway . Superintendent Case reported that he had taken ' s. poll among. his Highway employees and he had . 100% acceptance . C1mr. . Benson pointed out that this would be available to all Elective and Appointive Officials as well . RESOLUTION #88 HEALTH PROGRAM Clm . Benson offered the following resolution and asked . its adoption . RESOL'V our that the Town of Dryden take the necessary steps to join the State Health Program . 2nd Cim . Jones . Carried Clm . Lee reported that the Town Hall in Varna had been moved and was in . place . - ' HIGHWAY • Superintendent Case reported on the work by the Highway Department so far this year , and it is as follows : Paver - Snyder Hill Rd . Sealed - Ferguson Rd . Caswell Rd . Chicahominy Rd . • Bone Plain Rdi. Special improvements on West End of this Rd . Supt . Case further reported at this time that they still had a long way to go . Clm . Ogden asked what is the Law about dumping along Town Roads , and what about the Town erecting signs saying NO DUMPING . . Supt Case reported that he had erected such signs on parts of the Ringwood Road , however there was not much the Town could do about it . PLANNING. BOARD • Supv . Todd reported that the Planning Board had submitted the Road Name Changes for the Southwest Corner of the Town for the Boards approval . i ' 1 RESOLUTION #89 ROAD NAME CHANGES Clm . 411 Benson - offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLV ar that the Dryden Town Board accept these- - changes . 2nd Ogden . Carried . ( Copy of the changes attached ) . Clm . Benson reported that the Planning Board was in the process of writing up a set of bi - laws . He also reported that the name of Dr . John B . Hall had been submitted to replace Ben Sheffy . i . . , RESOLUTION #90 ' APPOINTMENT DR . HALL • Clm Benson offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED - that Dr-. John ' B . Hall be appointed to serve temporarily in place of Ben Sheffy during Mr . Sheffy ' s Sabbatical period . 2nd Clm Ogden . Carried . Clm . Lee reported that the Holly - Family- and the Wood Family would like to change the name of the Money Run Road to Hollywood Rd . , Clm . Lee felt this should be given some consideration as these two families owned all of the property on this road . TOWN PLANNING BOARD . TOWN OF DR YDEN , NEW YORK JULY 21 7 966 )S \\ The Flanning Board for the Town of Dryden met July 21, 1966 in - he Town Hall with members Lengemann , Reed , Hanford , Paterson, and Hardesty in attendance , together with Mr . Denman and Jim Belasco , Fred Lengemann , Acting Chairman , opened the scheduled Public ' Hearing relative to Jim Belasco 's major subdivision , Pine Woods East . The official notice , as published in the Rural News and . the Ithaca k Journal , was read by the Secretary . Mr . Belasco presented four maps which were carefully checked over by the Planning Board . Acting Chair - man Lengemann stated that no phone calls or letters were received re - ga. rc ing t '• is major subdivision . Therefore , as there were no objections by anyone , this was unanimously approved and signed . One copy of the plat will be filed with the Town Clerk of Dryden , one filed with the Town Planning Board , and two returned to Air . Belasco . Mr . Belasco was instructed to file notification with the County Clerk on . the action . • taken by the Planning Board . Public Hearing closed at 8 : 25 F . M. 1_rt. nutes of the June 16th meeting were approved . The second portion of tonight ' s meeting is for the purpose of determining public acceptance of the following road name changes , on :m ior State Htaways in the Town . The road name changes or clarifica - tions proposed are as follows : Dryden Road will continue from Ithaca all the way to the Dryden village line , superseding the Dryden - Ithaca ( c -• Ithaca - Dryden ) Road ; Route 38 running south from the Dryden village line will be known as the Har.ford Road ; Route 13 from North Road to the Cortland County . line will be known as the Cortland Road . There were no written or verbal disagreements on the recommended road name changes . These recommendations will now be presented to the Dryden Town Board for their approval . The latter part of the meeting was devoted exclusively to lire :-; ) . un ' s street list for the purpose of establishing, as near as poses. s :', bes correct names and addresses . This step is essentially important before cards can be mailed for issuing of new house numbers . The following roads were checked : Baker Hill , Beam Hill , Besemer Hill , Boric^. Plan and Bradshaw Roads . co L• / a , (llci :,(5 Gla:;L% e ;j7:7-1 Special Note : the map indicates num_ bering4 from West to East, but :, _`, ' sot list, as compiled by Mr . Denman , indicates from East to Tri view of the fact that the neighboring roads are numbered - . East to West, the Planning Board members agreed to accept the : w• m : ring on Mr . Denman ' s list at this time . 't was suggested the new numbers be applied to Brooktondale and -er 7Ran Crass Roads . Previously these roads had been numbered by the g • . • t r . t t n • post office . The new numbering will allow for additional house numbers . Caanon Road , Cady Lane , Chaffee Place , Cornelius Road , and Cortland Roads were checked . No numbers will be given to Cheryl Place as it is considered a private road . Caswell , West Dryden, Schofield , Cortland and Dodge Roads were next . Mr . Denman stated that if it is necessary for him to re - check lots for numbering there will be a nominal fee made to the Town of Dryden for this service of at least $1 . 00 per house . . Planning Board members felt that the numbers on Dryden Road (east of Dryden Road through Varna ) should be reversed . Changes will be made on the Dryden Road so that even numbers are on the north side and odd numbers on the south side . Dr . Hall reported that .Howard Lelik now resides at house #1100 , • formerly occupied by Lewis Westfall . Dutcher , Virgil , and Ellis Hollow Roads were next . Mr . Denman will again check the area where the several families by the name of Cornelius live for the purpose of house numbers . Ginna Hardesty stated that the Mildred Schutt Estate property now belongs to Dan Topper ; the Howard McManus Jr . property is vacant ; Dr . Harold Purdy is now building next to John Seeley; House #1769 is owned by Robert Jursick ; #183 should be listed L . B . Hardesty , owner ; #234 is vacant ; #283 is now owned by Wilbur Genung ; W373 should, be listed Lotito ; /'529 should be Emmons Ogden , owner . Ellis Hollow South Road and Etna Lane were checked . It was reported that Norm Nolan - has sold his house . - New numbers will be used on ''tna Lane even though the existing -umbers are nearly the same . -- cjt . lu A'r'an %• Gee Hill , Etna , and 1Fall Creek Roads concluded the list for tonight . George Hanford reported the Saroka family owns the barn only- 4288 ; also #390 should be listed Mrs . Fairbanks . Other minor changes were made on the list thus far . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 30 P . M. Next meeting is scheduled 'for AUGUST 18, 1966 . • Respectfully submitted , Marion Steger , Sec . f1.4 • r 99 ' Clm . Ogden made the motion this meeting be . ad,journed until 1 O ' clock June 21 , 1966 . 2nd Clm . Lee Carried Thomas Todd - Supervisor Marlene Luss - Town Clerk June 21 , 1966 Clm . Lee made the motion this • meeting be adjourned until 9 A . M . Thursday June 23 , 1966 . 2nd Clm . Ogden . Carried June 23 , 1966 Meeting adjourned until Saturday June 25 , 1966 . • , • • • •