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Home My WebLink About2011-05-18Presrnt.= Elected pfriaia1 = Other Town Staff, TB 5mJ4 -mNI I TOWN OF DRYPEN TOWN BOARD MEE TIAAG May 18, 2011 Supervisor Mary Linn Sumner, Cl Stephen Stelick, Cl Joseph Solomon, Cl Jasun I Cifcr, Cl David MakOr Sambi L. Avery, 'Town CJerk Jack ]hush, Highway Superintendent Supv untner opened the boa rd meeting at 7.0( p.m. and kc)art Tf7! rnbers and guests parl'iCiPw :CC in the pled of allegiance. TOWN CLERK RESOLUTION 099 [20111 ,APPROVE MINUTES Supv Sumner• offered the foJIowing resolution and asked for its adoption' RESOLVED, that this Town Board hCrrcby approves the meeting minutes of April 5, April 13, and April 20, 201 1. 2n" Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes 1 Solomon Yes Supt Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes CllTIZENS PRIVILEGE Sfi phanie Mulinos presented the Dryden Youth C',ommiw�iou annual report and thanked the board for Lhcir continued support cal the comnusaion. The report outlines the progrwns that were funded in 2010 anti gives mernbership :end revenue in forma l'Jon, It is available on the Town or Dryden website, Supv Sum e. Sumner said there currently two vacancies on the commission, one representing the Town and one representing the Village of Fre- ville for anyone who iS interested in youth dev(dopment. They have marveIaus program s for young people :il' risk. ]Deborah Cipvlla- 1Dennis read the attached statement urging the Town to continue to work toward protecting the town from the effects of hydrofracking. Supv Sumner saki the Town is frying to move ahczid with the existirog zoning proposal anC} it will be u el`ul to have thail in place before adding the heavy industry regulai'ions. She doesn't want to hold the whole package up_ The critical environmental areas should be ready for introduction in July_ The road regulations may not be ready in July_ Someone today said they expect the sGEJS to be releasrd in August_ Thv Planning Board is planning a joint meeting, Pqg€ l OF 111 TF3 - -m i S-201 1 Cl Leifer said it is necessary 1'o understand the- language of the industry and use the right terzn� in our document_ Bob Beck said N., agrees with Deboi& }7 ipolla- Dennis and thanks board for taking on the hydroi<rack1ng issue. It is a huge issue and really iIn port Euit. He urged the board to be proa('tive not reactive and move as quickly os possible. There are many people in the community that feel strongly (about this. This is extreme) }� critical and we need to do what we c:�n to pt5otect our community and environment_ Decades ago there was a proposal for a nuclear p[}wcr plant on the east shore of Cayuga Lake, and more recently a proposal for a f:nrinty landfill in the Town of Dryden. Those battles were won. He had an eleven year struggle against a proposed grave] mine in Malloryville. If that had not been successful, there: wouldn't now be a nice nature pmseive there. He asked the board to do the joib right with the ordinance to make it effective as quickly as possible. Supv Sumner tha.nke�d him for his work on the Con ;uervation Board defirning the critical environmental areas. She said the total of the areas defined is about 57% of the area of the town, mostly wet] andis, that can't be risked with heavy indus fry - Sharon Searles of Etna. said she is concerned with the profosal to close their post office. She ii i.i:ended the public hearing on the m a Mier_ The post office has a procedure and }part of what they must address iN i:he effect on the community and employees, the analysis of the ec n<}mI a savings to the past office anti other f:�s; tors_ 'f he cormunity needs to rally as much public support as possible: to fight this. The post office isn't aware of the demographics and geography in Etna and haw much a part of i.lo, community the post office is. Seeurity of mail is impprtanl:. She feels rural delivery presents a safety issue with RoLih� 13 and Route 366. The community doesn't understand why Lima was targeted. The post office cited the reason it is on 1:he: list is that after the postmaster retired she was not replaced. She; fears the Post Office will look at only economic factors when they need to look at the human factor. The community association will suffer, and they support the building and the; playground_ Supv Sumner said the board does plan to support them and would appreciate any information she has_ Sarbara VanDusen, retired Etna Postmaster, said picking post offices to close is like Russian roulette. Sniall offices are vulnerable. She has things in her letter to refudiate the post office's position. They think there is a financial gain to be had by closing the Etna post office and she feels there is not- Whilc she; was postmaster a post office operai.ions manapr visited and said Etna was one of four in his district of 7S making a profit_ Hilary Lambert, Executive Director of Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, said last fall in i:F1c cleft zoning there was a proposal to expand gravel mining to some extent. She was told that last week there was a proposal to expand what was proposed last fall_ Opening large area s of the town to gravel mining would put a lot of the strearns and creeks at risk from additional sedimentation and debris, alzd might make us a target for subcontractors in i:he gas industry who will be needing gravel.. She is concerned and hopes that people will be aware of that language and deny it and keep gravel mining at: present legal standards. Supv S u1-nner said she is not aware that it is much of an exp;�nsicn, but will check into it. Cl Leifer said that some of the area was changed from rural residential to rural agriculture_ D Kwasnowski is getting additional information to the board on this. Ci Solomon said that because 57% of the town is in a critical environmental. area, and with the buffers required in the proposed zoning law, there yell won't be any place in the town where such an occurrence can happen, nthc,r i:han the existing gravel )nines_ Page 2 oi' 1D TB 5-12P-20 11 Cl SlOick said he doesn't believe there is any support for , Urger area where this is permitted_ 0 It just needs to be clearc.,d up, Nancy Miller, 501 Midline Road, said she and her husband own property With a valley Chat the vest branch of Six Bile Creek travels through, S hr. asked the board to be expedient about banning high volume hydrofracking. At the ol:hor end of Irish Settlement there is an application for vertical fracking at the Cook ]~arm. She understands once a N. rrinit has been given ii; could be gTandfathered and go down farther. If there is a spill at the Cook Farm, it is likely to flow toward the Village of Dillyden. A spill at her end or Irish Settlement Road of chemicals and wastewater could go into the wetlands of the east branch of Six Mile Creek. It then gryvs to Slatervill e and into Ithaca and into Ithaca's water supple, She asked the board to bt, expedient anti gel. it banned in Dryden so we are not. the beginning of something thail affects tens of thousands of people in our area. She is pleased with the board's efforts, upv Sumner would like someone. to (;heck on the StatL.i% of the Cook perrnii :_ Marie McRae said she crime prepared to address the issue of expansion of gravel mining areas and presented her written comrrir,nts (attached). the invited the board and others present CO a shovaing of the Movie Gasland at the Dryden Fire Hall this Friday evening at 7 :00 p. m. Judy Auble- azzaro of Etna said she realizes the E lIrna post office matter ig federal matter_ They can't clue_ it simply bec�rxuse it iR not financially- profitable_ Fart of the ReorganWa.tion Act of 1970 saes that I:hc postal service will provide a maximum degree of effective and regular service in rural areas where the post office is not self - sustaining. Etna l,as be(. n a self - sustaining office in the past. The Etna Post 0fl;oe is very much the center of the community. Everything that happens there happens mostly because the post office is them. neighbors meet there. The rc-rit provides just under $5,000 a year for the community center and it would be a major setback if they lost that: income. The community center maintains the community hall and playground and makes the building available for public functions, Any help from the board would be appreciated. A petition has been posted at i;he office. Jae Wilson, 75 Hunt Hill Road, read the attached letter, and added ##3: "Vote on ,Jason's proposal in July. Otherwise you will be creating vulnerability to the so called doctrine if you risk having the s El released before the'xn' is passed, Mark Walker, Johnson Road, said he is new to the area. It is an inc -,dibly beautiful area. He is amazed and horrified by the akmounl: of toxic chemicals used in hydrofracking. It could seriously impact people wanting to come to the area. Hydrofracking can da.rrrage the long -term ability to gain and keep new visitors here_ hflike Lane sr�icl hr saw a pall in the paper that said 50% of people approve of hydrofracking and 50 °l4 don't, He suspects that the 50% that do live downst i.l :r whc;rc there isnt going to he any hydrofracking. He doesn't believe those figures are true in Tompkins County or Dryden and we need to keep that in mint], The petition submi(ted by I)RA 1% proof of local concern, Tompkins County is not happy and will continue to lead in some of the investigations in hydrofracking issues, There have been controversial, environmentally oriented things in the }past. One was the proposal from NY EG in the 1960's or 1970's for a nuclear power plant on Ciayijga Lake. A number of pcoplc_ carrkc_ oull aguinst 11: and it was not built, A nuclear waste dump was pmposed for Central Few York area and people in Madison County and other places that were. upset acid organized and they were able to stop it. Most are glad it didn't happen_ The same Puge. 3 uC 10 TD 5- E8 -2U1J thing is likely true, for hydrafracking_ Looking back on this in a few years, well be glad it didn't happen. Cl Solomon said he did draft a letter regarding the P'tna Post Office L5ftuation and egve it to the board tonight, He will Pharr iil with intrrested residents_ HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT/DPW Highway Superintendent Jack Rush has previously provided board members with a proposed §284 Agreement, an agreement between the Town Board and Highway Superintendent: to spend town highway funds_ CI Ma kar asked whether thr ilown would schedule its work on Ellis Hollow Greek Road arnund the construction on Ellis Hollow Road. Traffic an Ellis Hollow Road is one way now and is being diverted across Ellis Hollow Greek Roae1_ J Bush srjid he didn't anti6pate there being any problems, but he will take that into consideration. RESOLUTION #10D 120 11) — APPROVE §254 AGREEMENT Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for ii;t5 adoption; RE OLVED; that this Town Board hereby approves the 2011 §284 Agreement, 2„ "L Cl Solomon Roll Gal] Vote C;I stelick Yes Cl Solornon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes T'he agreement was signed by the Highway Superintendent an bou.rd members. Board members have received and reviewed a proposed resolution :authurizing highway purchases through a neighboring cournty bid, RESOLUTION #101 X2011) - AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, J�QUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES OR CONTRACT FOR SERVICES THROUGH TOMPKINS COUNTY OR ANY COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption= W H CRZAS, the town sup Vrintendent of highway} ; is required to corn ply with the requirements of Genera! Mu nicipal Law 103{ 1) regt- firing the letting or bids for public work and Fau.rchase contracts, and WHEREAS, Oeneral Municipal Law 1.03(3) permits the purchase through 'Tompkins County by the token superintendenf of highways such materials, equipment, supplies and contracts for srrvices as have been the subject of the County's bid process for such materials, equipment, supplies of con tract s for services (herein "purchases'°J, and WHEREAS, Gerieral Municipal Latin 103(3) also permits the purchase through any county within the state by the town superintendent of highways purchases which have been the subject of that county's bid process, provided such "unity has authorized such purchase in its contract with its vendor tuid has adopted the rules prescribed by County Law 408 -a (2) setting the conditionck under which, and the mariner in which such purchases may be made, and 'ft3 5.1 8-2011 WHEREAS, for reasons of efficiency, cost savings, and providing as many options as possible, for such purchases by the town superintendent of highways, it is in the public interest to authorize such purchases through Tompkins Country and other counties, now, therefore FEE IT RESOLVED, that the town superintendent of highways be authorized to make such purchases through Tompkins Country, or through any other county within the state which has so authorized such purchases. grid CI Solomon Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes C1 Leifer Yes J Bush has provided board members with a proposed Use of Town -Owned Highway Machinery, Tools or Equipment Agreement for 2011, and asked them to approve it. RESOLUTION #102 (2011) - APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF TOWN -OWNED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that this `Mown Board does hereby approve and authorize the Agreement for Use of Tovwn- owned Machinery and Equipment with the Town Highway Superintendent. 2,A Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes J Bush announced that $227,948.08 in CHIPS money will be coming from the state. RECREATION DEPARTMENT No report. Supv Sumner said that Melissa Bianeoni has asked that adoption of the final draft of the Recreation Master Plan be postponed until next month. COUNTY BRIEFING Mike Lane said the Game Farm Road bridge work will be put off to 2012 because of lack of funds. The county will be working on a new version of the road preservation law. They are trying to coordinate in some way with the towns, but there are differences in what the towns need. They may be able to set an example at the county level. Timing is an issue because of when the sGEIS may be approved. The County has been told by the Supreme Court to remove the legislative chambers from the county courthouse, which is the county office building. The Court is a tenant because of a deal made in the 1970's that said that county court employees would be taken over as state employees in return for the counties agreeing to maintain the facilities. The County is obligated to provide two large courtrooms. There is one in the main court house /county office building, and one in the old court house. When court is held in the old court house the judge I':gc S of 10 TB 5 -I5 -21111 has to go across the parking lot and take security staff with him. He doesn't want to do that • anymore. They had expected some funding from the Office of Court Administration, but now they are saying they don't have any money and the County now needs to spend its money. This will put the legislature's chambers into the old courthouse and they will probably have to do it twice, especially if in a few years they build a county office building they call the center of government. They won't be able to bring their staff with them. The staff is immediately adjacent to the chambers in the courthouse. They would stay there and be immediately adjacent to the court room. Legislators and staff will then have to walk back and forth between the two facilities. The judge has said if the legislator doesn't at least do this, he will get a court order and the county will have to do the 3.8 million dollar project originally recommended. The independent redistricting commission is proceeding. They have received 30 applications for the nine slot.s. The government operations committee has reviewed the applications and is interviewing 16 individuals on the next two Saturdays. They hope to then make a recommendation to the legislature for a committee and a chair of that commission. Towns should put their ideas in front of that commission. Martha Robertson said Judge Mulvey wants the legislature out by January 1. The Office for the Aging is moving to West State Street in the old Carpet Bazaar building at cost of one million dollars for purchase and renovations. if the legislature chambers move to the old courtroom there will be an expense. Last night the legislature voted to set a levy target. They asked the county administrator to prepare a 2% increase budget and a 5.4% levy increase. A 2% levy increase would allow them to raise the total levy $812,000. The new state cuts are $850,000. Other mandates take them to a 5.4% levy increase. Co ven with that they will have to • cut 3.1 million in services. Their maintenance of effort levy is 13 %. A 5.4% levy increase for an average home will be an additional $56.00 on their county tax. It is going to be unpleasant and hurt people. She will at the Dryden Grange next week (at 7:30 p.m., Dryden Fire Hall) with Mike Lane and Brian Robison to talk with people about county issues. County staff is going to prepare a schedule of meetings around the county for later in the summer. Ellis Hollow Road is being repaired. It is a mess, with one -way detours, and some dangerous situations because people go the wrong way. The Sheriff is doing enforcement. They expect work to be completed in mid July. PLANNING DEPARTMENT No report. ENGINEERING No report:. ATTORNEY No report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Page 6 of 10 1413 S- 18 -201 1 B Avery reported she had met with a group of people that were concerned about some • provisions in the, dog control law that was adopted in January. The language proposed by the town attorney with respect to females in season is satisfactory to them. They also would like a discounted license fee for senior citizens and owners whose dogs of.), canine good citizen certificate or higher training. Supv Sumner said she would be happy to consider that and suggested that the board take this up after the zoning law is adopted. NEW RESOLUTION # 103 (2011 ) - ESTABLISH PLANNING DEPARTMENT Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: WHEREAS, the Town Board, under the New York State Constitution Article 1X, Statute of Local Governments Article 2, Town Law Articles 9 and 16, and Municipal Horne Rule Law Article 2, is empowered by local law or ordinance to regulate the height and size of buildings, the percentage of lot that: may be occupied, the size of yard, the density of population, and the location and use of structures and land for trade, industry, residential or other purposes; and WHEREAS, among the most important: powers and duties granted by the legislature of the State of New York to town government is the authority and responsibility to undertake town comprehensive planning and to regulate land use for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the Town is charged by law with administration and enforcement of New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code; and • WHEREAS, the Town is responsible for the protection and enhancement of its physical and visual environment; and WHEREAS, the Town is authorized to enact and administer local laws and ordinances for the protection and enhancement of the safety, health and wrell -being of persons within the town; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED THAT that the Town Board hereby establishes the Town of Dryden Planning Department with the following responsibilities: • To provide, as needed, technical information and recommendations to the Town Board, Planning Board, Conservation board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Recreation Commission, as well as to town departments • To establish a procedure for periodic review and revision of the Town's Comprehensive Plan, Residential and Commercial Design Guidelines and land use laws and ordinances • To facilitate long range environmental, economic and community sustainability planning • To administer arid enforce zoning, subdivision and other land use local laws and ordinances • To administer and enforce the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code 0 • To maintain records of its planning, zoning and code enforcement functions Page 7 of 10 TH 5 -I8 -2011 and, it is FURTHI: R RESOLVED, that the Planning Director appointed by the Town Board shall be responsible for and direct the activities, functions, programs and responsibilities of the Planning Department.. 2ir1 Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes There were some items inadvertently omitted from last; week's abstract and the bookkeeper has requested authority to pay them in advance of next month's abstract. RESOLUTION #10412011) - AUTHORIZE ABSTRACT 06 PREPAYMENTS Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that: this Town Board authorizes the bookkeeper to complete the following contractual prepayments for abstract number b: Dryden Ambulance Inc, Mahlon Perkins, Gena Leonard, Richard Leonard, and Gena Leonard- Kennel Lease. These are required due to the exclusion from abstract 5. 2iii1 Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes C1 Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Yes Cl Makar Yes Cl Leifer Yes Supv Sumner read a letter from residents of Leisure Lane thanking the board for allowing tow-n attorney, Mahlon Perkins, to represent them in a recent dog case. They thanked Atty Perkins for his time, effort, and negotiation skills, and said it is refreshing that local government takes its ordinances and citizens' complaints seriously. Supv Sumner presented a revised water agreement with the Village of Dryden to provide water for a proposed Cortland Road Water District. Town representatives will be attending the Village board meeting tomorrow night and she would like to present it tomorrow night. RESOLUTION #105 (2011) - AUTHORIZE WATER AGREEMENT WITH VILLAGE OF DRYDEN - CORTLAND ROAD Supv Sumner offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption: RESOLVED, that in the interest of the advancement of the Cortland Road Water District, this Town Board hereby approves a Water Supply Agreement with the Village of Dryden, and authorizes the Town Supervisor to execute it and fors ;yard it to the Village. 2114J Cl Stelick Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes Cl Sumner Yes Supv Sumner Yes Nagc 9 (11"10 TR 5 -18.2 I I i Makar Yes l 1_if<_r Yes upv Sumner said they have drafted a new Code Enforcernent Agreement with the Village of Dryden. it is similar to prior rears and there is essentially no increase in the cost to Village. They have added section to alI OW the Village to contract for planning services at additional hourly fee_ RESOLU'T'ION # 106 12011) - AUTHORIZE CODE ENFORCEMENT AIYREEMENT WITH VILLAGE OF DRYDEN C1 Solomon offered the f(iIIowing resolution and asked for its adoption; E3OLVFlD, that this Town lac rd hereby apprt -yes the contract with the Village of Dryden for provision of code enforcement services at an annual cast of $23,001. per year, wi th planning and mapping services to be billed sep;�rakJy, and JLe Tnwn Supervisor is authorized to execute the same. 21h Cl Makar Roll Call Vote C1 Stelick Yes Cl Solomon Yes Supv Sumner Y(!s Cl Makar Yes 1 L ifr'r Yes An agreement between the Village and 'Town for Montgomery Park and the Wall Street is Fall field was received by the supenrisor yesterday. Melissa Bianroni has mcommended that the hoard not act on it tonight bccause it has not yet been reviewed by her or Atty Perkins- he also did not include some of the expenses under the agre(;ment in her budget for this year because she did not hear back from the village prior to the time the budget was adopted. C1 tOick said he may have an opportunity to taik about it ai, the village meeting tomorrow night, Board members have received the recommendations from M Biancorni for the program g-rants for community centers, and Super Sumner asked for approval of the amounts recommended. RESOLUTION 0107 12011) - APPROVE COXMUMTY ASSOCIATION PROGRAM GRANTS Supv Surnncr offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption= RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the following cotnmunity� center program grants: Dryden Community Center Cafe Allis Hollow Community Center Varna Community Association Etna Community Association 2nd Cl SWick Roll Call Vote Cl Stock Cl Solomon S11PV Sutnncr C3 Makar l Fifer Yt�s Yes Yes Yes Yes I'aqgn'1 aC 14] $25500.00 2,500.00 2.,500.00 450.00 113 5 -18 =201 1 Recommendations for the infrastructure grants for community associations will be forthcoming. Cl Stelick said he attended the New York State Town Clerks Association Banquet on May 3, 2011, as a guest of Bambi Avery, to see her installed as Treasurer of the Association. It was nice to see her commitment; to her position and her professionalism recognized by her peers. Supv Sumner said she has copies of letters from TCCOG and the Water Resources Council requesting a 90 -day comment period after release of the sGEIS for hydrofracking. She will prepare a similar letter, and Cl Leifer will deliver it. to Jim Seward on Friday. Cl Leifer suggested a joint meeting of the `I own Board, Planning Board, Conservation Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals to review language for a hydrofracking ban in the Town prior to the next agenda meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS Emergency Services Committee - Supv Sumner said she attended half day training on public information officers and emergency preparedness. Finance Committee - No report. Personnel Committee - No report. Loans and Grants Committee - will be touring the NYSEG building on Friday with Heather l:iliberto. Technology Committee - No report. Infrastructure Committee - Met last week and will be at the Village Board meeting tomorrow night. Recreation /Youth /Community Centers Committee - No report. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Re ectfully su itted, 1jthl'/ Bambi L. Avery r Town Clerk Paee 141 of 10 18 May 2011 Statement w Town Board of Dryden Deborah Cipolla- Dennis 964 West Dryden Road Freeville, NY 13068 Town Board Members, Thank you so much for all the work that you have put forth on the proposed zorning effort. I know that all of yrru are working very lard to craft [lie best possibie zoning lathatyou can. As you know, I am concerned about what might happen to our beautiFul town if extreme natural gas extraction -comes to Upstate New Fork. You all took a monumental step towards protecting us last month when you passed a resolution to move Forward with consideration of adopting regulations to ban heavy industrial methane gas drilling. After attending last Wednesday's agenda meeting, I a unsure i f i t: is the Board's intenpon to include this land use prohibition in the version of the zoning law on which your plan to vote in July, 'Phis is very troubling to me, f believe that it is imperative that the Town has protections in place by the end of July. We do not want to get into a situation where the Mate is accepting permit applications and we do not have our land use rules in place. Therefore, ]r urge you to move forward with including this prohibition in the current zoning law. 1 agree with Joe that it would be a good idea For the Town Board, the Planning Board and anyone else interested, to meet and review in -depth the prohibition language proposed by Jason Leifer. This is a complex situation and a simple law may leave the To %vn vulnerable, I think it would be beneficial for everyone involved to review the proposed language and discuss the reasons for its inclusion or occlusion and this needs to happen soon. 1 reiterate again, this needs to be completed in July, As most of you know, I have a farm up on the hill. Things can get really muddy on my farm in rain season. From time to time I have a truck load of gravel brought in to put down in muddy spots. My daughter recently had a garage built and she needed gravel delivered for her driveway and front walk. I know from personal experience that gravel is pretty cheap on a per ton basis at the mine. Most of the cost is in the trucking charge. So it does make sense to have gravel mines within reasonable distance of any town so that stone and other products are available for construction and maintenance work. And people in Dryden have • several gravel mines we can choose from. However, I am concerned about a recent re -write of the regulations for gravel mining in the town of Dryden. If my understanding is correct, if the wording is left to stand, under the new zoning ordinance the area where gravel mining is a permitted use would be greatly expanded from areas where it is now a permitted use. This disturbs me greatly. The gas extraction industry consumes enormous amounts of gravel. One of the stories from PA is the story of a man who had built a gravel mine business. He made a decent, sustainable living from the gravel mine. He hoped to pass the land and the business along to his sons. When the gas J l extraction industry came to town it not only bought his gravel but dug out his mine until it was empty and forsaken. No more sustainable family business to pass along to his sons. If we allow greatly expanded gravel mining areas in our town, even with a successful ban on drilling, we are inviting the extraction industry in to dig up the land and lay it bare. I do not want to see that happen in Dryden. I urge you to re- consider this change, to re -visit the surface mining regulation, and keep gravel mining a permitted use only in in limited areas. Marie McRae 710 Irish Settlement Rd • Possible Etna Post Office Closure: Picking post offices to close is like playing the Russian roulette. If your postmaster gets promoted, gets sick, transfers or retires your office is automatically on the closure list. Should all landlords limit their repairs to leased buildings, because their postmaster might retire or might get sick? Those would not be very safe or pleasant buildings in which to do business. The Etna Community owns the building in which the post office is located. They pay the electric and the rent is very low. The post office is located in a small corner and heat is minimal. There is no problem with the post office remaining in this building. Repairs have been timely and some repairs very extensive recently. Thank you to the Town of Dryden, which has been very supportive to the Etna community. • The LISPS has a set phrase "there is an estimated annual savings to place this office on a rural route". 1 doubt this is true for this office. 1 would like to see a dollar amount on this "estimated savings ". Not compared to what "postmasters in training" have done with the office, but with what a customer oriented, budget and safety conscious postmaster has been able to do in the past. The LISPS says there is no good source for "budding" postmasters. 1 have worked in 28 post offices (large and small) before becoming a postmaster. In two of the offices I helped with the extensive Officer In Charge lists. (These are employees who want to be considered for "postmaster in training" positions or postmasters who want to up or down grade to a different office for various reasons). I've been through the process of filling a very complicated multipage application, a board sorting through the multitude of them that have been submitted for a particular position and then interviews with boards made of other 0 postmasters and if lucky at that time with the Post Office Operations Manager for final approval. This is a highly competitive and sought after position. It's easier for the LISPS to close a post office if there is no postmaster at the time. Making more retail units less accessible is a step backwards. Smaller offices have always been scapegoats for larger problems and larger offices, when many of them are not making any profit. Etna was number one in revenue out of the 75 offices in the Central NY West area, 71 were making no profit at all. If any office should remain open, it should Etna. Respectively, Barbara J. Van Dusen Postmaster Retired Wvandusen@twcny.rr.com 607= 749=4274 607= 310 =8227 Public Comment Statement to the Town Board of Dryden Prepared for the May 18, 2011 1\lecting Re. 13an on High Impact Industrial Uses I am Joe Wilson. 1 live at 75 Hunt. Hill Road in the Town of Dryden. As you know, I am your appointee to the Natural Gas Task Force of the Tompkins County Council of Governments. You might not know that I practiced law in California for 15 years before moving Last and am a retired member of both the California and Delaware Bar associations. I have also been admitted to practice before several Federal Courts. have read many of the proposals to create local bans for the various practices which make up what we call "fracking." I have read many of the legal memorandums which argue the pro's and con's of different approaches to this issue. I have read the precedent cases in New York and Pennsylvania. I have attended a number ofmcetings where New York lawyers have discussed what will and will not work. Of the proposals I have read, the one which .lason submitted barming high impact industrial uses is by far the most likely to be successfully defended in court. The one .lason submitted is also detailed, touches on several areas of.'the Zoning Ordinance on which you have been working for many months, and the way it works takes study to understand. i listened to your conversation at last Wednesday's Abstract and Agenda meeting about Jason's proposal. I came away with the distinct impression that with all the other things you have to do, you had not had time to study and understand the details of this proposal and howv it works in a legally defensible way. 3 Therefore, I urge and request you to dot things regarding this proposal: 1. Don't assume that a shorter, more direct, and less detailed version can be successfully defended in court —the likelihood is that a simpler, shorter, direct ban will be struck down. 2. Set a study session -style meeting before the next Abstract and Agenda meeting where you and those who are interested can go through the proposal in detail and understand li`: Respec why this Joe w oast V i C ` r y� A OEM M11 sC - c" i Dryden Town Board Meeting Dryden Town Pull 93 East Main Street Wednesday May 18, 2011 � 7:00 PM 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3, Roll Call 4. Public Hearing 5. Citizens Privilege 6. "Town Clerk B Avery a. Approve Meeting Minutes for 4 -5, 4- 13.4 -20 -2011 7, Highway Superintendent /Dept Of Public Works J Bush a. Revised 284 agreement b. Authorization to purchase off neighboring county bid c. Use of Town o%wied equipment agreement 8. Recreation Department M Bianconi a. Recreation Masterplan - defer until June 9. County Briefing County Rep 10. Planning Department 11. Engineering A Sciarabba 12. Attorney M Perkins 13. Unfinished Business 14. New Business a. Resolution establishing Planning Department M Sumner b. Authorization for prepayment on Abstract 6 M Sumner c. Fee waiver request J Leifer d. Letter from Leisure Lane residents M Sumner e. Water agreement S Stelick/J Solomon f. Code Enforcement Agreement g. Montgomery Park/Wall Street Ballfield agreement 15. Committee Reports (3 minutes or less each, please) a. Emergency Committee — Public Information Officer Sumner /Stelick b. Finance Committee Makar /Leifer c. Personnel Committee Stelick/Leifer d. Loans and Grants Committee Makar /Leifer c. Technology Committee- Makar /Leifer f. Infrastructure Committee Solomon /Stelick g. Recreation /Youth, /Com.munity Centers Committee Stelick/Leifer • Community Center Program Grants 16. Future Agenda Items 17, Executive Session (if necessary) is The Next Abstract and Agenda meeting will be Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 7:30 PM Town of Dryden Town Board Meeting May 18, 2011 Name - {Pl'eas6 Print Address or Board ,v kank, u t c,ttiaS � � olio -fie 9 D. tbr4de., P�Q F�ee✓tPe. NAVcle rn(Li.C, 9� :sai .�# i_ rl f L - v dco Nrc\jov O Lot wS o� (C f l r��VI I'C 'r 5 -1841 SPEAKER SIGN IN SHEET If you wish to address the Board under citizens privilege of the floor please sign in below. Speakers will be limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please provide the Clerk with a written summary of your statement. Name 1�ebod'c3A� (�.� po11C - nMS `l J' h(\JCq M r LL E 2 Address i/ Y&I ,'A • Z71AJ.) // � c WWAAPP M & 4 �"(R /Lf,4 X7/z c c T, V, /,cam 06/02/2011 11:06:16 MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR TO THE TOWN BOARD OF THE Town of Dryden: scant to Section 125 of the Town Law, I hereby render, the .following detailed statement all moneys received and disbursed by ;ne cJurinc the month of May, x'011 DATED: Junc 2, 2011 SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 04/30/2011 Increases Decreases 05/31/2011 A GENERAL FUND - TOWNWIDE CASH - CHECKING 3501026.24 3,369.34 148.74 196,373.43 3501176.98 196,563.40 TOTAL 350,028.24 3,179.37 148.74 CASH - SAVINGS 227,476.27 SL1- VARNA LIGHTING DISTRICT 467,092.62 196,370.59 498,196.30 CASH - CHECKING 0.00 CASH IN TIME DEPOSITS - CD 11512,986.61 313.72 0100 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 436,079.01 2.25 lo076,907.60 313.72 5,291.23 PETTY CAS:: 600.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 679.17 4,000.00 0.00 41E ?9.17 DPI /J Equipment Capital Reserve 34,248.90 0.00 0.00 340246.90 Town Buildi'ng5 Capital Reserve 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Recreation Capital. Reserve 301,630.11 0.00 0.00 301,830.11 General Capital Reserve 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 TOTAL 20 1,81,190.40 6670466.05 8291013.00 2,019,643.45 DA HIGHWAY TOWNWIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 64,214.07 64,21.4.07 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 1,372,501.28 40,650.73 64,214.07 1,349,137.94 HIGHTyAY EQ'JIPe'4ENT CAPITAL RESE 378,815.85 160.98 0.00 378,977.83 TOTAL 1,751,318.13 105,225.76 128,429.14 1.,728,115.77 B GENERAL - OUTSIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING 0.00 2:1 „702.15 21,702.15 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 437,685.30 5,638.01 211702.15 421,621.16 PETTY CASH - POSTAGE 1, 979. ;1.9 0.00 0.00 1, 979.19 TOTAL 439, 664.49 2'7, 540.16 43, 404 .3330 423, 800.35 DS HIGHWAY OUTSIDE FUND CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SFl- DRYDEN FIRE DISTRICT 0.00 2,238,914.46 2,2881914.48 63,178.95 158o440.1/2 227,619.07 69,178.95 69,178.95 136,357.90 0.00 2,378,175.65 2,378e 175. 65 CASH - SAVINGS 3501026.24 148.74 0.00 3501176.98 TOTAL 350,028.24 148.74 0.00 350,176.98 SL1- VARNA LIGHTING DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING 0.00 313.72 313.72 0100 CASH - SAVINGS 5,602.,0 2.25 313.72 5,291.23 TOTAa., 5,602.70 315.97 627.44 5,291.23 Page 1 MONTHLY REPORT OF SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 04/30/2011 Increases Decreases 05/31/2011 �SL2- ETNA LIGHTING DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SL3- MEADOW /LEISURE LIGHTING CASH - CHECKING CASH - SA;'INGS TOTAL SM AMBULANCE DISTRICT CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS1- SAPSUCKER SEWER - UNITS CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS2- VARNA SEWER - UNITS CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS3- CORTLAND RD SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS POSTAGE TOTAL SS4- MONKEY RUN SEWER CASH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS5- TURKEY HILL SEWER CASHH - CHECKING CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS6- PEREGRINE HOLLOW SEWER CAS:: - C?31rCKT_IdG CASH - SAVINGS TOTAL SS7- ROYAL ROAD SEWER 0.00 252.6.1 0100 252.67 1,114.90 0.00 4,202.60 "14.88 i.68 0.00 252.67 41,873.94 3,951.67. 4,202.60 254.35 505.34 3,951.60 0.00 3,694.22 202.64 1.48 0100 202.69 202.64 1,114.90 0.00 3,493.06 31694.22 "14.88 204.12 0.00 405.28 41,873.94 3,493.06 0.00 393,667.11 343, 667.1.1 56,828.71 56o941,00 1.21.84 57,062.84 189.22 56,828.71 189.22 0.00 1,114.90 0100 181,468.93 1,114.90 360.85 56,941.00 56, 941.00 1i3,882.00 f_i . 00 0.00 286,647.95 286,897.95 57,017.93 0.00 57,017.93 1,114.90 1,475.75 0100 46.45 46.45 1,114.90 0100 96,635.51 3.80,714.8E "14.88 181,468.93 1,475.75 46.45 46.45 2,229.80 0100 96,635.51 180, "14.88 150.05 0.00 92.90 41,873.94 96,635.51 41,873.94 0.00 214,00 .46 39,509.17 41,873.94 211,643.69 56.00 0.0.E 0.00 56.00 2;1,4,064.96 81,363.13. 83,747.88 211,699.69 0.00 4402.58 402.58 0.00 i93,846.10 383.51 402.56 193,827.03 1.93, 846.1.0 786.09 805.16 193, 827.03 0.00 227.20 227.20 0.00 461,839.00 372.95 227.20 161,983.75 161,638.00 600.15 454.40 161,983.75 0.00 96,578.36 46.45 103.60 46.45 46.45 0100 96,635.51 96,578.36 150.05 92.90 96,635.51 Page 2 MON'rHLl' REPORT OF SIJI'I RVISOR I Balance Balance 04/30/2011 Increases Decreases 05/31/2011 CASH - CHECKING 0.00 235.22 23 .22 0.00 CASE: - SAVINGS 18,515.49 47.77 235.22 18,288.04 TOTAL 18,515.49 242.99 470, 44 18,288.04 SW1- VARNA WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 721.40 721.40 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 357,419.40 876.26 72:1,.40 35 3,574.26 TOTAL 35"7,419.40 1,597.6E 1,442.80 357,574.26 SW2- SNYDER HILL WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 178.17 178.17 0.00 CASH - SAYINGS ?3,792.29 358.33 278.17 73,972.45 I TOTAL 73, 792.29 536.50 356.34 73,972.45 SW3- MONKEY RUN WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 783.08 ?83.08 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 215,230.35 594172 783.08 215,041.99 TOTAL 215,230.35 1,377.80 11566.16 215,041.99 SW4- HALL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 203.78 203.78 0.00 isCASH - SAVINGS 29,471.64 12.44 203.78 29,280.30 TOTAL- 29,471.64 216.22 407.56 29,280.30 SW5- TURKEY HILL WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 199.16 199.16 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 216,590.26 839.37' 199.16 217,230.47 TOTAL 216,590.26 1,038.53 398.32 21.7,230.47 SW6- ROYAL ROAD WATER CASH - CHECKING 0.00 78.67 78.67 0.00 CASH - SAVINGS 33,949.23 14.39 78.67 33,884.95 TOTAL 33,949.23 93.06 15 7.34 33,864.95 CD REHABILITATION LOANS AND GRANTS CASH - CHECKING 165,166.05 0100 150.00 165,016.05 TOTPtL 165,166.05 0.00 150.00 165,016.05 TA AGENCY E'UND CASH - TRUST L AGENCY 7,275.86 128x562.70 128,461.65 7,370.91 TOTAL ?.275.56 128,562.70 128,461.65 7,376.91 CORTLAND ROAD SEWER BAN CASH - SAVINGS 24,798.65 0.00 0.00 24,798.65 TOTAL 24,798.65 0.00 0.00 29,793.65 Page 3 I NIONTHLY REPORT' OF SUPERVISOR Balance Balance 04/30/2011 Increases Decreases 05/31/2011 0 I HE CAPITAL FUND - BARN CASH - SAVINGS 30,232.11 12.85 0.00 30,244.96 TOTAL HF CAPITAL FUND - FPIG CASH. - SAVINGS TOTAT, TOTAL ALL FUNDS 30o232.1.1 1.2.85 0.00 30,244.96 t I 95,295.61 40.50 0.00 95,336.1.1 95,295, 61 40.50 0.00 95,336.11 9,540,643.87 1,304,3.40.26 1,4751364.15 9,369,419.98 Page 4