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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-04-19T13 4 -19 -07 10 TOWN OF DRYDEN SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING DRYDEN VILLAGE HALL April 199 2007 Present: Supv Steven Trumbull, Cl David Makar, Cl Mary Ann Sumner, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr. Elected Officials: Bambi L. 1-loilenbeck, Town Clerk Other Town Staff. Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney Daniel Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner Henry Slater, Zoning Officer Kevin Ezell, Zoning Officer Supv Trumbull called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and lead board members and audience in the pledge of allegiance. PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 2 - 2007 AMENDING CORTLAND ROAD SEWER DISTRICT RENT LAW Supv Trumbull opened the public hearing and Town Clerk Bambi L. Hol.lenbeck read IN the notice that was published in The Ithaca Journal. Atty Perkins advised the board that the Village of Dryden passed a local law increasing their rates. The Board has had the text of the proposed local law for more than seven days, so following the close of the public hearing, the board is free to act:. There were no comments from the board or audience. The board considered the unsafe structures at 1995 and 2242 Dryden Road. Atty Perkins has provided the board with proposed resolutions regarding those structures. Kevin Ezell said the owners of 2242 Dryden Road have had plenty of opportunity to respond. As noted previously, the owners of 1995 Dryden Road are deceased. Atty Perkins said the distribut:ees of the decedents have been identified. With respect to 2242 Dryden Road, ZO Slater said that about 5 years ago the owners indicated they would take care of the problem, but work has ceased and there has been no response to requests to remedy the situation. Cl Makar asked for an update on 972 Dryden Road. K Ezell said the owners of that property have commenced work. They have straightened the walls somewhat but have not done any construction or applied for any permits to reconstruct it at this point. Their intent is apparently to repair the structure. Atty Perkins said if the owners apply for a building permit to reconstruct on the same site, they will be granted a permit. If they don't apply they will have to remove it. K Ezell will convey that message to the owner. RESOLUTION #82 - RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO TOWN OF DRYDEN LOCAL LAW NO, 2 OF THE YEAR 1981 (THE TOWN OF DRYDEN UNSAFE BUILDINGS LAW) WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES AT 1995 DRYDEN ROAD SCl Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: Page 1 of 7 q4t e rVB 4 -19 -07 WHi.REAS, the Town Board has received a written report in such form and detail as it deems appropriate with respect to the condition of a garage located at 1 995 Dryden Road, and WI IEREA , the garage has completely collapsed and is unfit for any purpose, and WHEREAS, numerous atteiripta by Town staff to contact the owners of said garage, have been unsuccessful, and WHERP,AS, the record owners of th r, garage and premises are now deceased and no estate proceedings have yet been filed in the Tompkins County Surrogate's Court, and WHEREAS, the Town has identified the individuals it reasonably believes to be the distributees of the deceased owners of said premises, some of Txhom reside in Tompkins County, Few York and in Cortland County, Vew York, and WHEREAS, after considering such report, photographs of the collapsed garage and comments from Town staff, NOW, 'rHEREFORE, IT (S RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that 1.he garage at the premises knou,-n as 1995 Dryden food (Town of Dryden Tax Parcel No. 46,- I A-2) owned by Charles WehIand and Marjory Wehland as shown by the latest tax rolls of the Town of Drvdcn is determined to br unsafe and dangerous, since it has coin pl etc ly collapsed and cannot be used for any purpose, and it is further ORDERED, that said garage shall be demolished and removed from the site in onmpliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and permits, including the Town of Dryden Unsafe Buildings Law, and it is further ORDERED, that notice pursuant to the Unsafe Buildings Law be served upon James Virgadama, George Virgadamo, Anna Whyte and Judith Virgadama, being some of the apparent distributees of the deceased owners, and who apparently reside in Tompkins County, New York or in Cortland County, New York, or upon as many of them as can be located locally who it is hereby determined may have a vested interest in such premisr,43, and all of whom are of full age and capable of representing the interests of all persons interested in such premises, and it is further ORDERED, that a hearing on this demolition removal order shall be held before the Town Board on May 10, 2007. 2nd Cl Stelick Roll Call Valle Cl Makar Yes Su pv Tru m bul I Yes Cl Stelick yt;s I Sumner Yes RESOLUTION #83 - RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO TOWN OF DRYDEN LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF THE YEAR 1981 (THE TOWN OF DRYDEN UNSAFE BUILDINGS LAW) WITH RESPECT TO THE PREMISES AT 2242 DRYDEN ROAD Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: 0 Patre 2 of Tli 4-19-07 • WHEREAS, the Town Board has received a written report in such form and detail as it deems appropriate with respect to the condition of certain barns located across from 2242 Dryden Road, and WHEREAS, the barns have completely collapsed and are unfit for any purpose, and WHEREAS, attempts by Town stiff to have the owners of said barns obtain the required demolition permits and demolish and remove said barns have been unsuccessful, and WHEREAS, the Town has identified the individuals it reasonably believes to be the owners of said premises, who reside in Tompkins County, New York, and WHEREAS, after considering such report, photographs of the collapsed barns and comments from Town staff, NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the barns across from the premises known as 2242 Dryden Road (Town of Dryden Tax Parcel No. 47.- 1 -7.3) owned by Robert Carpenter, Evan Carpenter and Brenda Carpenter, as shown by the latest tax rolls of the Town of Dryden, are determined to be unsafe and dangerous, since they have completely collapsed and cannot be used for any purpose, and it is further ORDERED, that said barns shall be demolished and removed from the site in compliance with all applicable laws, Hiles, regulations and permits, including the Town of • Dryden Unsafe Buildings Law, and it is further ORDERED, that notice pursuant to the Unsafe Buildings Law be served upon Robert Carpenter, Evan Carpenter and Brenda Carpenter, being the apparent owners, and who reside in Tompkins County, New York who it is hereby determined may have a vested interest in such premises, and all of whom are of full age and capable of representing the interests of all persons interested in such premises, and it is further ORDERED, that a hearing on this demolition removal order shall be held before the Town Board on May 10, 2007. 211 Supv Trumbull Roll Call Vote Cl Makar Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Stelick Yes Cl Sumner Yes PUBLIC BEARING ETNA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. INC Supv Trumbull opened the public hearing at 6:15 p.m. and Town Clerk read the notice published in The Ithaca Journal. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider increasing the amount of the contract with Etna Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. from $68,000 to $108,000. Cl Sumner explained that in the budget process $40,000 was reserved because there were some concerns about: the response rate of the department, and certain requested items had not been received. The contract has been amended to state that the $40,000 will be paid on receipt by • the Town of an inventory and replacement: schedule and a 2006 year end finance report. $35,000 of the $40,000 will be designated for their equipment reserve fund. She has received a year end call report and they responded to about 130 of 144 calls last year. That was Page 3 of 7 TB 4 -19 -U7 • confirmed with the 911. center. Part of the reason that their stats come out a little strange is that they often respond in their own vehicles. She said they are doing a good job in Etna and accepting help rather willingly and it is time to give them a vote of confidence. Cl Stelick asked whether she had the statistics on the other departments in the Town and whether Etna was comparable to them. She has the information but has not thoroughly reviewed it yet. Etna has had some pretty successful recruitment in the last year or so. Supv Trumbull closed the public hearing on the Cortland Road Sewer District: Rent Law at 6:20 p.m. There were no further comments. RESOLUTION #84 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW #2 OF 2007 A LOCAL LAW Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby adopts the proposed law referred to as "A local law amending Local Law No 2 of the year 2004 which (rc)established the Cortland Road Sewer District Rent Law" as follows: 1. Section 6(b) of Local Law No. 2 of the year 2004 is hereby amended by substituting for the table of amount of water usage and rate set forth in such section, the following table: AMOUNT OF WATER USAGE RATE First 1.250 gallons $ 46.25 (minimum bill) Next 1.3750 gallons $ 3.68 per thous and or part thereof Next 25000 gallons $ 4.30 per thousand or part thereof Next. 20000 gallons $ 4.61 per thousand or part thereof Next 40000 gallons $ 4.93 per thousand or part thereof Thereafter $ 5.24 per thousand or part thereof 2. This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State and for all billing periods which begin on or after April 1.6, 2007. 2nd Supv Trumbull Roll Call Vote Cl Makar Yes Supv Trumbull Yes C1 Stelick Yes Cl Sumner Yes Dan Kwasnowski said he had received a call from Anne Leonard of Hammond Hill Road. She is applying for some trail grant funding through the Friends of Hammond Hill group and • they need a sponsor to administer the grant. There is no required match. Everything will be done in the State Forest so there are no issues with private land. He asked the board whether thev would endorse the grant and they said they would be glad to help. Page 4 of 7 TB 4 -19 -07 isZO Slater said he had spoken with Tompkins County Purchasing regarding the furnishings for the new Town Hall. There is a County pricing bid opportunity that is a little bit better than the State bid. There are two vendors that are qualified, one is McNamara Office Supply of Ithaca and the other is Syracuse Office Environments in Syracuse. He would like to ask them each to review the project and then ask them each for both a state and county pricing bid. The Town could then select the one that is most attractive. He added that delivery and set up could be included in either contract:. ZO Slater said that in January the board reviewed a proposal to make a couple of hatchway changes on the town hall to accommodate getting equipment up to the catwalk and servicing it once it is in place. The change order needs to be authorized. RESOLUTION #85 - APPROVE CHANGE ORDER CRP# 10 Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this 'lbwm Board hereby approves Change Order CRP # 1.0 and the Supervisor is authorized to execute the same. 2nd Supv Trumbull Roll Call Vote Cl Makar Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Stelick Yes 40 Cl Sumner Yes ZO Slater reviewed the progress on the new Town Hall building and said that it may be completed ahead of schedule. Supv Trumbull closed the public hearing on the Etna Fire contract at 6:30 p.m. RESOLUTION #86 - APPROVE ETNA FIRE CONTRACT Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby authorizes an increase in the contract amount for the Etna Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. from $68, 000 to $108,000 and the Supervisor is authorized to sign the same. 2nd Supv Trumbull Roll Call Vote Cl Makar Yes Supv Trumbull Yes Cl Stelick Yes C1 Sumner Yes Atty Perkins has given the Board a memo regarding a proposal from G DeVincentis to settle the matter between the 'rowan and DeVincentis over their rejected bid for the sewer manhole project. Cl Stelick said he felt: the Town talked with them in good faith and they did not respond in good faith with an offer is more than originally quoted. The equipment is in • place and the town will continue to move forward. Atty Perkins will convey the sense of the board to DeVincentis. Cl Sumner said she did want to cover some of their cost, but not that much, Page 5 of 7 TB 4 -19 -07 Atty Perkins has received the survey of the Parke -babes property prepared by TG Miller. He explained that the survey shows the existence of a spring house on the property and right: of -way that is not really of concern because it was reserved to the people who eventually conveyed it to Parke- Dabes. There is a wooden fence that encroaches and was apparently built: heading toward a survey pin that is not where it is supposed to be. There is some concern about a pin that appears to have been set at some point without the benefit of an instrument. He said the spring house appears to be in very bad shape. He said it was not uncommon to have different properties in that area served by springs, with more than one property sometimes sharing a spring. Almost: all of those have been abandoned since the water service was installed. There is no reference to the spring house in any of the deeds in the area. Atty Perkins said he doesn't believe it will interfere with the projected use of the property. With respect to the fence, he said we could write to the property owners and acknowledge that it is there and state that it is not to be rebuilt on the property. The board asked Atty Perkins to make the neighbors aware that they are encroaching. With respect to t:he Cayuga Press HUD loan, Cl Makar has done some research on commercial interest rates for loans at local lending institutions. He said he feels the 4% agreed to last week is not close to what they should be charged after having defaulted on the loan. The best rate he could find was from Tompkins Trust Company for 7.75 %. He said the 2% they received from the Town was an incredible deal and now that they have left, the Town should hold them accountable and use that money in other sways. Cl Sumner said she has a little sympathy for wanting to be a little generous with Cayuga Press because they are still employing Dryden people and they are continuing another 40 business at their old location. She said she can't see raising the rate to roughly equal to a commercial loan, but could see splitting the difference and suggested perhaps 5% or 6 %. Cl Makar said he wondered how many Dryden people are employed by Cayuga Press at this time and how many were there before they left: Dryden. He would also like to know if they have rented the space and if so, what kind of business is there now. Rates of pay are different for retail as opposed to industrial. He would be alright with having the rate changed and then making a further rate change after those questions are answered. He'd like to know how the board is going to hold this company accountable, or any other company that may decide to come to town. He asked if it wasn't a family that had been in town for a long time would we treat them so nicely after having taken a loan and leaving town eight years later. Supv Trumbull said Peter Schug called him today after receiving the proposed amendment to the loan agreement. P Schug questioned the increase in the interest rate, said he still employs Dryden people, and that he will not be able to come up with $250,000 a year from now (if the loan is called in). He indicated he probably would not sign the amendment and said he would be willing to come talk to the board. Cl Stelick said he thinks it is a good questions before any meeting with P Schug. contract is a contract and it specifically has the town is attempting to do is something tl said the offer is generous. idea that the board have answers to Cl Makar's Pie said he is sort. in the middle on this one. A remedies on default and the default is there. What iat is legal and trying to be fair about it. Cl Sumner Cl Makar said the principal amount could be to remortaged@I and the interest rate increased and the payments would be about the same. That may be an offer the board should consider. Page 6of7 T13 4 -19 -07 CI Sumner said she is a little concerned about a business that is operating that close to the line. Cl Makar said they had to have done some cost benefit analysis for moving to Cortland and deciding that: he couldn't stay here and knowing that the loan could be called. CI Stelick asked Cl Makar to put his questions in writing for the Supervisor who can then give them to Peter Schug. He would like the answers before any scheduled meeting with P Schug. On motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Respectfully- submitted, s Itoe2 /6/aty:L, Hollenbeck Town Clerk Page 7 of 7 • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 RECEIVED MAY 2 4 2007 11 ILLAGE OF DRYDE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF TOMPKINS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PETITION FOR ANNEXATION Re: Smith Realty and St. John's Dryden Realty Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Held on t 7:00 PU at 65 East he 19th day PM. BLIC HEA Main St of Apri RI re 1, NG; et, Dryden, New York, 2007, commencing at REPORTED BY: PDQ COURT REPORTERS MICHELE L. RICE, RPR Notary Public 746 Route 41 Smithville Flats, New York 13841 (607) 863 -4911 APPEARANCES: REBA TAYLOR, Mayor BOB WITTY, Village Trustee. RANDY STERLING, Village Trustee DAN WAKEMAN, Village Trustee MARY ELLEN BOSSACK, Village Trustee DAVID DUBOW, ESQ., Village Attorney RON MOORE, Village Supervisor MARGARET RYAN, Chief of Police BAMBI HOLLENBECK, Secretary STEVE TRUMBULL, Town Supervisor STEPHEN STELICK, JR., Town Board Member MARTIN CHRISTOFFERSON, Not present MARY ANN SUMNER, Town Board Member DAVID MAKAR, Town Board Member MAHLON PERKINS, ESQ., Town Attorney ABBY HOMER, Secretary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing MAYOR TAYLOR: Okay. It's 7 :00. have a public hearing scheduled on a petition for annexation. I'd like to open the public hearing at 7:00 and the purpose of the hearing is to consider the petition 2 We for annexation submitted by Smith Realty and St. John's Realty Corporation and whether the proposed annexation is in the overall public interest. I'd like to first say we need to elect somebody to chair this hearing. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: You want to do it, Reba? MAYOR TAYLOR. I'm getting good at this, right? Reba. STEVE TRUMBULL* Marvelous. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Good job, MAYOR'TAYLOR: Right. And next I'd like to introduce to everyone the panel that's here from the Village and the Town. We have Steve Trumbull, Steve Stelick, David Makar, did I get that, right? I have not met you yet. PDQ COURT REPORTERS t • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 3 DAVID MAKAR. Sure, MAYOR TAYLOR: Bambi Hollenbeck. We have a court stenographer who is going to be taking this in full. Mary Ann Sumner. Abby Homer, who is our Village Clerk taking notes. I'm Reba Taylor, I'm the Mayor. Village Attorney David Dubow; Mary Ellen Bossack, Trustee; Randy Sterling, Trustee; Dan Wakeman, Trustee; Bob Witty, Trustee; our Superintendent of Public Works Ron Moore, and your Police Chief Margaret Ryan. That being said -- and in the audience is Mahlon Perkins -- Mahlon wave -- who is the attorney for the Town. I would like you to know that the exits are there and that the restrooms are over there (indicating). Should there be a fire please do not use the elevator. And Ilwould also like to ask if everyone has signed in or is signing in so that if we need to get back to anybody we have names and contact numbers. And to start this off I would like to allcw the Petitioner to present what they're ruQ UUURT REPORTERS 1` 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 4 hoping to do. And I would also like to ask, as we get to questions and statements from the public, that anyone who wishes to address the Board please state your name and your address and speak clearly so that the stenographer can keep track of everybody. And also any of the members of either Board, if you're speaking would you please state your name so that when the stenographer is transcribing this she'll be able to know who said what, please. DAVID DUBOWa If I could just for record confirm at least for the Village and T believe Mahlon can confirm for the Town that notices of the public hearing were published -- I think in the case of both the Town and the Village -- on March 19th, which complied with the time requirement for doing so, and thatIthe hearing is being held within the time permitted by statute and that the Village likewise has a certification from the Village Clerk's Office with respect to the mailing of the required notices to the Petitioners, the YDQ COURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 5 Petitioners' Attorney, the Town Attorney, myself and the School District, MAYOR TAYLOR: Does everyone mind if we just make for -- it sounds like there's more people coming in. I'd like to reiterate for whoever's come in late we have sign -in sheets. One is for the public hearing and one is for the regular Board of Trustees meeting. If you're here for both please sign both. If you're here for just the annexation please sign the annexation one. And now we'll continue on with our meeting. Who would like to speak on behalf of the Petitioner? DAVID PARKS: Hi. I am David Parks. I'm an attorney representing Cliff Smith, who's Smith Realty, and George Michelis, who is the President of St. John's Dryden Realty Corporation. And we are seeking annexation of the properties immediately north of where we are right now into the Village. And I would just like to say that although the infcrmation I'm providing is in the petition LJU� UUURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing itself, I'd just like to reiterate that the annexation of this property would allow the property to be fully developed. We are seeking to have a motel or a hotel placed on the location, which would be immediately south of the location where there is going to be a Dollar General store, and it would be immediately north of -- of the Al Restaurant -- Family Restaurant. And the -- our ability to do that development is contingent upon the availability of sewer and water services. Based on the existence of the following, sewer, police protection, water, it is urged that the full development of that site would in effect be in the overall public interest. We would also note that the -- we have been informed that if the parcels are annexed into`the Village that a sewer line could be run through the property, thereby eliminating an existing pump station which is immediately north of the property, and that in effect would save the Village money in terms of operating that pump station. rLW UUUKT REPORTERS • • 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing I would also note that the development of these parcels would increase the tax basis for that -- for the Village, rJ obviously would increase the tax revenue for the Village, and it would increase the tax revenue for the whole County based on the development of that parcel, and therefore it is urged that it is in the public interest. I would also note that we have had significant interest-from the Tompkins Cortland -- or is it Tompkins Cortland Community College, TC3, requesting that there -- that this type of development go forward, precisely because they would like to have places where they could hold meetings, have their faculty or visiting students stay immediately in the area, and so they have expressed an interest. And for that reason hlso we would urge that it is in the public interest for this to happen. In terms of the other requirements afforded by case law and statutes, I would say that the annexation of these parcels and development. of these parcels in this manner PDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing would serve -- there's a contiguity of parcels. It is not -- the parcels that are proposed to be annexed would be contiguous to the existing Village. It is -- it would not create an odd shaped area. And the development of these parcels, especially commercial development of these parcels, would be in keeping with the existing development in the area, including the Al Restaurant and all the development that is south on Main Street, at -- that keeps with the unity of purpose and community that is required by statute. And obviously therefore for those reasons we'd urge that the annexation be approved. And if you have any questions I'm open to questions. MAYOR TAYLOR: Does anyone have any questions frbm the Petitioner? map? STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: DAVID PARKS: Yes, STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: that everybody could see? PDQ COURT REPORTERS Do you have• a A large map • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing DAVID PARKS: We had smaller versions of this map that were mailed with the petition itself. I don't know how you want to -- STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Okay. MARY ANN SUMNER. I've got one. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: You're talking this one here (indicating)? DAVID PARKS: Yes. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Okay. I was wondering if you had a map of the whole area. DAVID PARKS: I have a tax map of the whole area. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Is that broken down by whatever has already been annexed? DAVID PARKS: As far as the Village is concerned? STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Yeah. DAVID PARKS: The only map that I was able to obtain was from the Village itself, and I'm told that that hasn't been actually updated since. PDQ COURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Were you involved in the original petition that was withdrawn because of some errors in it? DAVID PARKS: Yes, that is correct. And the original -- the original petition included some residential properties, as well as commercial properties, and also because of the errors that were in it we withdraw that petition and decided that the unity of purpose and community would be 10 better served by limiting it to the existing petitions. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: So, what are the changes from the original petition to the current one as far as any properties that were removed? DAVID PARKS: All of the residential properties were removed. STEPHEN STELICK, JR.: Thank you. MAYOR TAYLOR: I'd like to remind everyone again, if you're going to make comments please state your full name so the stenographer will know who's talking. Does anyone have any other questions PDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing for the Petitioner? 11 If not do we -- I don't know exact procedure on who should go next, but do the attorneys have any concerns with this petition as it was submitted? I think maybe we'll entertain those next before we go any farther. Does that sound reasonable? DAVID DUBOWa Sure. I mean, I've sent a memo to the -- to the Village with respect to what I believe are all minor irregularities. I think they're instances where St. John's Dryden Realty Corporation is in some instances with Corp. and some instances with Corporation, their reference is to individuals as being owners, when I think the clear intent is that it's the entities with respect to which those individuals are principals. And the only other irregularity that is something that, again, I think can be for the Board's consideration eventually is that the statute is quite clear about having the authentication of the Petitioner signatures be on the bottom of the page in which the signature appears, and in this Yll� COURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing case the authentications are on the page following each signature, which again, I don't think would be considered necessarily a substantive irregularity. It's probably one the Board can review in making its findings and presumably determine that the 12 petition is still valid notwithstanding that irregularity. Those are the only issues that I've cited to the village. MAYOR TAYLOR. Mahlon? MAHLON PERKINS* I think David's correct in his brief comments. My concern was the more significant substantive irregularities in the first petition, all of which have been corrected. There are these minor glitches, if you will, but I don't think they're fatal. The Town does not intend to file any written objections as required by the statute as to those matters. MAYOR TAYLOR. Okay. Reba Taylor. I have a question, because you discussed in the petition the elimination of a sewer pump station, and I guess I need some clarification of what sewer pump station CUu I.UUt' T KEFURTERS • 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 13 you're talking about, because I have a feeling it's not a sewer pump station that belongs to the Village. I have a feeling it's the Mott Road sewer pump station and it is not ours. right. GARY WOOD: She's absolutely right. MAYOR TAYLOR. Is that correct? GARY WOOD: Yes. Gary Wood. She's DAVID PARKS: In terms of serving the public interest I did limit it to the benefit of the Village, but the overall public interest, I believe it would serve them. MAHLON PERKINS* Actually I think it is located in the area that's proposed to be annexed. MARY ANN SUMNER* the Town. ' MAHLON PERKINS: But it belongs to Well, currently it does because it's in the Town. MARY ANN SUMNER. Okay. DAVID DUBOW: Maybe -- this is David Dubcw speaking -- maybe somebody could PDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing explain the basis upon which the Petitioners believe that that pump station would no longer be necessary. There may be some technical reasons that not everybody is aware of, because I think the representation has been that that might be able to be eliminated in the event that this property was annexed to the Village, and I think somebody might need an explanation as to how that might be possible. GARY WOOD: Gary.Wood, Petitioners' engineer. It's intended that some day we would develop a screen going from the intersection of Ellison and Enterprise Drives up to Mott Road and then, of course, a gravity line could run from where that pump station now is on Mott Road down to that intersection, and that would take away the maintenahce of the pumping station, that's all there is to it. DAN WAKEMAN0 Dan Wakeman. The pumping now occurs to pump along Mott Road in the intersection of Mott and Fourth. GARY WOOD: And then from there it's ruQ CUURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 21 22 3 4 Public Hearing gravity. DAN WA[CEMAU MAYOR TAYLOR: Right. Are there other members of the public that had questions? Yes? DONNA WASSUUG : name's Donna Wassung All right. ray I`ve been living in the Town of Dryden for a couple cf years rOW4 I lire in the Little Creek Trailer Park which is directly across from the Al Restaurant, so I would like some clarification about where these parcels are 15 in relation to where I live in the community that I lave in right across from the Al Restaurant? DAVID PAREc a it will be directly across the street from you. DONNA WA SUN : Oh, that's real comfc tin Okay. I have a couple cf concerns here. One of them is that Dryden is built on an earthquake fault line and 1 really thinly that building up Dryden excessively is Hoot prise. l know people who have grown up in Dryden. I have friends who PDQ COURT REPORTERS • t • 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 16 have been living here for decades and have verified minor earthquakes that have happened here before and a trailer that blew up in the trailer park that I live in right now. The-re is an abandoned bed- and - breakfast right near the trailer park that i live in and if that business wasn't thriving I'd questl.on whether a motel or motel is goI to thrive in the same area, and I think it would he much more in character with the Village of Dryden tc areiRovate the bed -and- hreakfast rather than build a new hotel or motel. MAYOR TAYLORa Thank you. Other comments from the public? (Whereupon there was no verbal response) MAYOR, TAYLOR: Anyone? MICHAEL LANE& Yeah, I'll speak. I'm Mike Lane. Michael Lane. I live iz1 the Village of Dryden on East Main Street. 'phis ks now the at least the second at least one Other petitioned area has been rVV UVURT HEPURTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 17 annexed to the Village in the area north of the Village borders. I don't know how many petitions have been received from that area. What's happening up there is a transition. I believe that if you travel north on Route 13 from the Village of Dryden most people would not understand that the Village stops at•Route 38, rather it continues at least through TC3, and with some of the proposed building it will be continuing even further than that, This commercial area has been associated with the Village for many, many years. The Town of Dryden is huge. It's one of the largest Towns in the State. And there are many commercial areas in the Town. But this one has always had an association with the Village. The idea of annexing this property to the Village makes sense in the long run but there are other issues that I would assume everyone needs to look at and that is why has the number of properties decreased? I understand from ten parcels to four parcels. What about those other six parcels? What FDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing about other properties in the present sewer district, including the trailer park and other dreas7 W We know we have sewer problems in the Village with our plant. I've proposed to get other -- at other meetings the s,ggestion that there be the possibility of a joint sewer plant among the two Villages, Drydenn and -- F'xeeville and the Town of Dryden which could address the kind of long term needy that areL needed for this area as it becomes annexed and also for the needs of the two Villages. Y think that these Boards need to look at those issues, as well. There's definitely a community cf I nterest between the area north of the V3.11age and the Village of Dryden itself, It makes a lot of sense for the people up there to havb the same services as the rest Of the Village. At the same costs, including things like police protection, which they're -- they do not have now. Including things like street lighting, road maintenance and equal rate on the sewer rUW �UUKT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing costs. So, I think this is a continuing 19 saga. I really think it needs to be done in a larger mode. I think that these properties should be annexed to the Village but I think that it's part of the iceberg that needs to be viewed under water at this point because big part's down there. Thank you. MAYOR TAYLOR: other? Steve? STEVE TRUMBULL. Thank you. Any Yes, Steve Trumbull, Town Supervisor, Dryden. I just -- there were like ten or twelve original parcels that were going to be annexed and they dropped off, does anybody know why this happened? How can they just disappear? I'm just curious. DAVID'PARKS: T was retained by Cliff Smith and -- David Parks. I was retained by Cliff Smith to do the annexation. Originally we had many people who were -- showed interest, but ultimately some of them signed -- some of them wanted YDQ COURT REPORTERS • • t 1 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 1Q 1 J. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 22 23 4 Public Hearing to do it but didn`t end up getting on the petition. There were many defects in the original petition that was withdrawn and ultimately it was decided that too Many panties joining in on the partition annex, the petition itself, actually made it more complicated and harder to make a case. These two parcels were commercoial Properties, they were contiguous to the Village, it made a lot more sense to limit them to these parcels. And obviously I'm retained by Mx, Smith anti, you know, a decision was made that we would move forward with just those parcels. MAYOR TAYLOR: Comments? Mike? MIKE HATTERY: Any other questions? Mike Hattery. I live at 4 Ora stone Drive in the Village of Dryden. The'taro previous annexations that these two Boards have approved in this azmoa north of the Village along with this petition Will I believe -- I also -- another characteristic of mine is I'm also cuTzentl sitting on the CDUnty's Empire Zone Board -- PDQ COURT REPORTER 0 • t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 4 Public Hearing along with this parcel will bring into the management of one municipality almost the entire subzone of Empire Zone -- Subzcne 21 north of the village. There's maybe 5 or 10 percent that would be outside, but I think this, the annexation of this petition, the approval of this petition, would lying, I oink, it not 100, at least 90 percent of the icemaining Empire Subzone into the Village with access to water and sewer and that permits the Empire Zone which I don't think you know -- it was just recently approved and has begun to be administered ithln the County -- that would permit the deliverer of a number of benefits that are supported by Mate tax dollars to new developed commercial development within the zone, Sc. l'think for those reasons it's also in the public interest from an economic development point of view to see these parcels, in addition to the previous annexations that these two Beards have approved, aggregated in one municipal PDQ COURT REPORIERS 1 • s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 it 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Publlco Hearing planning, zoning and service delivery situation. Thanks. MAYOR TAYLOR. Thank you. At this point I would like to ask our attorney to read into the record -- we got three different letters regarding the annexation. One of them is Gax'y's cover letter but the rest are letters regarding the actual anneXation. o, David, if you would read those and note who sent them. DAVID 1]UQW: Sure. The first is from Gary Wood on behalf of the Petitioner, and it reads directed to the Village Board members and the Tow-n Board members -� and it reads as follows: "'S wanted you to have an insight into the concept we have in mind if you approve the requested annexation. LFor this purpose I am enclosing a generic development plan, that we prepared to perform the basis for a traffic analysis and a stormwater plan. Both of these studies have been submitted to the Department of Transpoxtation as part of our PDQ COURT REPORTER 2 • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 l 13 14 15 16 17 1$ 19 20 1 22 23 4 Public Hearing application for a highway access, which was originally sahmitted to them almost a year ago. "At the present time there's active 23 interest in developing a motel adjacent to the Al Restaurant. This would be contingent upon the availability of public water and sewer. The building to the noxrth of it zs intended to hetiL the Dollar General store, that we have been trying to site fox about three years, providing it can be a complIrshed this construction season, The rest, of the buildings represent, possible future office buildings. "We look forward 'to meeting with ynii. "Cordiazly," and signed by Xr. wood. The second is from thie Tompkins County Area Development. That's the letterhead. 'It is written by Heathen Filiberto, the Empire Zone Coordinator, it s directed, to SupeLlviscit7 Trumbull and Mayor Tayloxc, and reads as follows: "Dear supervisor Trumbull and Mayor Taylor: "The land that is subject to the eJQ UUURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 22 23 24 Public Hearing 24 above referenced petition for annexation is located in the Tompkins County Empire Zone - the North Dryden Sub -Zone. The Empire Zone's program is a vital component of the State's efforts to revitalize and expand the New York economy. Empire Zones are particularly attractive in that they offer numerous tax incentives for qualifying businesses located within the Zone. "The Tompkins County Empire Zone's primary focus is on the growth and expansion of high technology and manufacturing firms. Vacant land in the North Dryden Sub -Zone could be very attractive for these types of firms to locate given the proximity to Route 81 and the Syracuse area. However, to fully reach this development potential businesses must have access to water and sewer infrastructuime, "In 2002, TCAD" -- that's the initials for Tompkins Area Development 11 solicited input from local municipal leadexship to help determine the configuration of the County's Empire Zone, PDV COURT REPORTERS • • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 Pubiic Heaxing It was our understarnding fxom the irxformation provided by Reba Taylor and Deb Grantham at that time that this axea would have access to water and sewex infrastructure in the near future. "TOAD is the administrative entity for the Tompkins County Empire Zone and supportive of the petition for annexation in so far as it could provide a means fox future access to infrastructure that would then allow for private sector business I nvestment in this axeea. It is in the public interest to promote strategic, sustained econam,ic growth in Tompkins County. " And again, that's signed by 1heatheic Filiberto of the Empire Zone Coordinator. The third correspondence is a memo directed to Mayor Taylor and the Dryden Board of Trustees. It is from the Village Planning Board. And lit reads as follows: "Dear Reba and Board: "This letter is in response to the Peti4ion for annexation of properties PDQ COURT REPORTERS 5 i • 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 23 4 Public Hearing 2& immediately adjacent to the northern edge of the Village of Dryden, as submitted by Smiths Realty and 5t. John's fealty Corporate, owners of the subject pro peat . In general the Village Planning Board -is supportive of growth foxr the Village. Howevex, there are some issues currently facing the Village that need to be studied and answers provided, before an annexation of this magnitude becomes a reality. "Currently the Village faces two important and Critical concerns regarding sewage treatment plant replacement and adequate wateLr supply as defined by the Tompkins County Health Department in a recent communication. In neither case has a specific plan of upgrade or ianprov4ament been determined and Clearly communicated to Village residents. Both of these infrastructure services could be adverse. impactedt ahould the proposed annexation take place prior to having a plan in place to resolve existing concerns. "While the petition states general, PDQ COURT REPORTERS a 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 1l 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 19 20 21 2 3 4 Public Dearing potential both of these terms underlined -- "benefits to the Dryden community, the overall tone of the petition emphasizes both immediate and long- term benefits to the Petitioners if the annexation occurs. The petition cleanly defines the benefits of municipal water and sewer services, police and fire protection, and other Public Works services to be gained by the Petitioners. However, it fails to recognize the likely ongoing, increased casts village residents would incur tc provide these services. It is in the best .ntezest of Village residents that the necessazry research be conducted so that these costs can be determined and ,Wade known prior to a decision on the annexation petition, "The decently adopted Comprehensive Plan for the Village points out the current 'Small village' atmosphere as a major attrihute of the Village and emphasizes the need to maintain this atmosphere residents curxantly enjoy. While growth may be Vi)Q LUURT REPORTERS 7 • s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1� 1X 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 0 21 3 24 Public Hearing 28 desirable it must be carefuily planned, with both communication of loth benefits and potential shortcomings to Village residents. We encourage you to have all of the facts before you, paxticularly on Chi issues described above, and cleanly communicate them to Village residents prior to a decizion on thin petition." And it's "respectfully submitted, " signed by Gene German, the Chaixperson of the Dryden village Planning Board. MAYOR TAYLOR DEB HATTERY. on the Planning Board. Yes? Tym Deb Hattei�y. I'm I am in agreement with this letter in part as far as annexation gees . Y was not in favor of sending this letter, partly because I don't know all the facts about the plans for sewers and water', annexation process. I realize this is So, you know, perhaps ycu may want to take a little bit of time and explain that but... AYOR TAYLOR: At the present time Reba Taylor -- at the present time PDQ COURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 la 19 0 21 2 23 24 Public Hear Ing 29 we're looking into a water problem that has been noted by the Tompkins County Board of Health in regard to if our main well were to go offline for three days or any substantial amount of time the Board of Health does not feel that we have an adequate supply of water to currently supply the residents of the Village with no additions of any type to the Village. Any -- be it new housing, be it annexation or anything. They have requested that we explore other water resources and develop a new water site. To that end we've had DPW meeting and we've also had a discussion on this Board about rehaading the well that we currently have on Jay Street to pump more water for the as a present fix, but we're also asking Ed Bugliosi to come In and do a presentation' fox the Board regarding other water sources that might be potential resources for the Village to use. And Ed is here, X see himr and we actually have a Board meeting in May that r'm asking Ed to come and discuss this as PDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 .12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing a -- so we can start looking forward to a real plan of where we might get another -- sink another well and establish a new water resource. 30 Ed, do you have any comments on -- or would you like to make any comments regarding our water sources right now? ED BUGLIOSI0 Ed Bugliosi. I guess I'm speaking as a resident and also part of the Planning Board, and I do work with USGS, who is conducting currently a study of the aquasystem with the Town and County. I guess one question I have is: What extra demand are you anticipating from the parcels you want annexed? yet. GARY WOOD. ED SUGLIOSIa important question. You don't know that? No, we don't know that That would be a very And I guess right now the state of knowledge from USGS is we're not really sure where to sign them. We have some ideas -- some good ideas from the Town and County on studies, so that's what I would hope to address, but I think it's a PDQ COURT REPORTERS • • 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1G 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 Public Hearing pretty irapoaetant issue and it does need to be addressed correctly. MAYOR TAYLOR* And I would like to also add that the Board of Health is 31 agreeable to us resleeving and putting a new head on the current Jay Street well as a temporary f_iX. They want a plan forward of what we're going to do to establish a new water source. That's why S've asked Ed if he's willing to work with the Village. And ho does have an excellent Powerpoint, I've seen it, and I think it's going to be very beneficial to the crest of the Board members. Mr. Woodr if you`d like to come to that meeting you're coxodially invited. See what's going on with our water. But I think it's important to note that we realize we have these problems and it's definitely something that has to be looked at in conjunction with any type of annexation process that goes on. And the ether section of it is also out current sewer system and our current sewer, the impact this would have on our PDQ COURT REPORTERS • :• • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing current sewer system. Everyone knows that we're in the process of trying to rehab and rebuild the sewer plant. There's been questions regarding the current inflow into the plant and how much of the plant -- whether it's at capacity or if there's any spare space in the current plan, and until we have this study completed we're not in a position to say, oh, we can move forward, that our current development plan is correct, or that it may be too small. And at the present time we are anticipating having new flow monitors in place in the plant, the middle -ish part of May, and 32 hopefully we will have some actual flows and measurements by June that will give us a pretty accurate figure of what is actually happening in that plant. And if the figures that we started with and sent to DEC to have our new plant built are correct or not. We have plans approved by DEC based on previous engineers' studies but there were questions regarding what was in the plant and the flow and so we've -- we are PDQ COURT REPORTERS t • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing revalidating these figures, and once that's done then I think we'll be in a position to move forward. And, as I said, it all depends. Our current DEC approvals are still in place, I have talked to DEC, they just ask -- I just actually sent a request 33 today for more money out of the State for -- out of the Revolving Fund Loan for this project, and we are -- and we gave them new target dates for this project. A lot depends on the results of these flow monitoring things that are going on at the present time or will be going on in the near future. Does that help answer peoples' questions regarding that? It's not like we don't know and it's not like it's not going to be addressed before we come to a conclusion regarding annexation. I mean, if -- one of my questions in the actual annexation petition is item 23, with regards to facilities once annexed, sewer and water, police and other Village services would be entirely provided by the Village, that would not necessarily mean PDQ COURT REPORTERS • ;0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing that it would be immediately available, because if we have to wait until a plant is built and we don't.do a plant for a couple of years, that would be when it would be available. Because there just may not be space to put anything more in there right now. And we currently are obligated to a new housing development that has been approved and has been sited and is under construction, so this Board has to really consider everything before we can make a decision. And I know we get back our W transcriptions and we evaluate all of it and we make findings from that, and I'm going to rely on David's time frame, because I always forget how many weeks or months or whatever we have, days in here, so could you reiterate what those are? DAVID DUBOWa Yeah. Both Boards have a period of ninety days from today, so that's ninety days after the public hearing, to render findings. I will point out at least with respect to the Village's position PUQ COURT REPORTERS • t • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 35 that an environmental review is required, and I think each by the Village and the Town, and I think the case law in New York is becoming relatively clear that the greater the specificity of a project proposed for property to be annexed, the greater the responsibility of the municipalities involved to do a SEQR review specific to those uses. So, if somebody were simply proposing to have property annexed to the Village from the Town but without any particular plan or with no certainty as to what development might take place, I think in both cases in the past when that's been the case the Villages and the Town, I think, have taken the position that the environmental review is generic in a sense to the annexation of those parcels proposed froth the Town to the Village. In this case I'believe given that it's very clear what the property owners are proposing for the parcels involved, that there will be a need for the municipalities to do a more thorough and specific PDQ COURT REPORTERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing environmental review with respect to those particular projects which would address water and sewer issues certainly, and other environmental issues that would need to be addressed. That may impact the timetable f* and the efforts that the municipalities have to undertake to determine ultimately what their findings are going to be. MAYOR TAYLOR: ED BUGLIOSI: Ed? Ed Bugliosi. And I think it's critical for the Village and Water Department to understand what the demand would be, the anticipated demand. think you need to get those numbers. MAYOR TAYLOR: Mr. Wood, is that I something that you might be able to at least give us some theoretical type letter or numbers on what might be an anticipated amount of water and sewer that could be used or anticipated? GARY WOOD: To a point I can -- Gary Wood again. To a point I can answer that. Typical office building is designed for 30 gallons per day per employee, so 100 PDQ COURT REPORTERS • t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing 37 employees scattered through three or four buildings is only about 3,000 gallons a day. I don't have the figures in my head for a motel, to be honest with you. And I would also point out to you, though, we may have confused the issue a little bit here. We are asking for an annexation, we're not asking for sight plan review. And each one of these projects would have to come back to the Town or the Village Planning Board for review and could not be approved until the facilities -- we go through that SEQR review with every project. It says, is the police adequate? Is the fire protection adequate? Is the water adequate? And all those things, so that has a second review. This is for the annexation. MAYOR`TAYLOR0 For the annexation. GARY WOOD: And although we have a Dollar General in mind, we know that the sewer's available on the north road, North Street there, and we can drill a well for the Dollar General. So, for that project we PDQ COURT REPORTERS • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Public Hearing don't need the well capacity -- the water capacity from the village. So, there's issues to be addressed at the second stage, I think. MAYOR TAYLOR: Okay. I just -- to -- to be above board with everyone, I don't want anyone thinking, oh, if an annexation happens you immediately have M water and sewer capabilities, because that is not necessarily true. And I• certainly wouldn't want anyone saying, well, the Mayor said, and feeling they were misled into believing that, oh, this is going to be there like a magic overnight thing, and it's not. I mean, Y have done a little research into the possibility of water lines and funding for water lines and grants that are available to`put water lines out there and there are things out there. There are cost sharings and like that, but there is -- there are funds available, mostly up close to a half a million dollars actually for a project at the present time, so it's not FOU C UURT REPORTERS i • Public Hearing 39 1 like there's not money available and there's not -- especially with something that's in 3 the Empire Zone, you get a whole lot more 4 points when it's in an Empire Zone, but 1 5 just don `t want anyone fei filing that it's a 6 magic kingdom here and the minute if an 7 1 annexation is approved you've automatic get 8 1 water and sewer, because that might not he 9 txue and z donft want to mislead anyone anywhere along the line on this, okay? 11 Are there any other questinmL or 12 comments frown anyone in the room? On the 13 Boards? Any? 14 (Whereupon there waH no verbal 15 16 17 is 19 20 response) MAYOR TAYLOR: Seeing none we'X1 Close the public hearing on the annexation. And I thank all of you for coming and for giving us yolir input, And as David said, we have ninety days to make our findings to get 21 1 started with this. And what do we have to 22 do after that? Do we have to do another 3 24 public meeting or =- DAVID OUBOW; PDQ COURT REPORTERS Yeah, you will have i 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3 4 Public Hearing 40 obviously those three months or those ninety days to review the transcript, review whatever ether information has been made available and each Bcard independently is entitled to make its own determination as to the findings that are xequired. MAYOR TAYLOR: Okay. We close the Public hearing at 7:43. Thank you all for coming. I appreciate your time and your comments, and if anybody thinks of anything after this meeting that you didn't think of or you didn't think was enough consequence to ask during the meeting, feel free to call either my office or Supervisor T =umbull's office. We will get the questions to the right people for some answers. Just so that you know that we're available for you. Thank you. (Wherbupon the proceedings were concluded at 7:43 PM) PDQ COURT REPORTERS I % • 0 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 STATE OF IT NE YOUR i COUNTY OF CORTLAND i certify tha transc:riptl PUBLIC REAR day of Apri 1. MICHELE t the foregoin on of the proc IN, held in D 1, 2007& s L. g is eedi ryde RICE, RPR, do hereby a true and accurate rigs in the Matter of a n, New York, on the 19th MICHELE L. Notary Pub PDQ Court 746 Route, Smi.thville (607) 863 t r+ r . RICE, RPR lic Reporters 41 Flats, NY 13841 4911 41