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Town of Dryden
Planning Board Meeting
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Hybrid – Zoom
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Planning Board - 2025
IP Z Ex Ab
Tony Salerno, Chair (2029) x
John Kiefer (2027) x
Frank Parish (2028) x
Chris Morrissey (2030) x
Craig Anderson (2025) x
Bill Griffin (2031) x
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Alternate, Pat Brenna (2025) x
Other Staff or Board Members, I.P., or on Zoom
Ray Burger, Director of Planning (IP)
Joy Foster - Recording Secretary (Z)
Dan Lamb – Town Board (Z)
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AGENDA
6:00 pm Call to Order
1. Welcome – Quorum Check
2. Public Comment Period
For items not on the agenda, and limited to 3 minutes per person.
3. 338 Lower Creek Rd - Sketch Plan Review W/SEQR
4. Zoning Rewrite -
Review of agenda for 11/6 ZAG meeting
Phase 1 Redline, Phase 2 Scope, Recording Secretary
5. Planning Department Update
6. Town Board Update
7. Minutes Approval – 09/25 PB
8. November/December/January Planning Board and Zoning Meetings
4th Thurs in Nov falls on Thanksgiving Day.
4th Thurs in Dec falls on Christmas Day.
Consider one meeting in December (PB/ZAG)
1st Thurs for ZAG in Jan falls on New Year’s Day
9. Executive Session (If needed)
8:00 Adjourn
Next Zoning Advisory Group (ZAG) Meeting: November 6th, 2025, 6:00 pm
Next Regular Meeting: TBD
Agenda subject to amendment.
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#1. Welcome – Quorum Check & open the meeting at 6:04 PM
Frank Parish will be acting chairperson tonight in Tony's absence.
#2. Public Comment Period – No comments offered from the audience or by Zoom.
#3. 338 Lower Creek Road – Sketch plan review with SEQR.
The Planning Board reviewed this Sketch plan at last month's meeting. Applicant Zbigniew (Joe)
Klimkiewicz is present and has shown the changes asked of the PB. He showed the separate septic
systems and said there will be a shared driveway agreement between the 4 units in the event the property
is subdivided and sold.
The project is a Type II SEQR exempt.
Motion to approve the site plan with Standard Conditions of Approval dated : F. Parish
Second: B. Griffin
All in favor: yes, unanimous
#4. Zoning Rewrite – Results of Recent ZAG meeting.
• The PB has received redline documents for Phase 1 updates back from Nan. Tony will be
sending this out to ZAG along with the agenda for the November 6th ZAG meeting. Other
discussions are needed around the Phase 2 scope.
#5. Planning Department Update – Ray Burger
• The RFP for the housing study on Route 13 near the NYSEG node has gone out.
• Telecommunications tower application on Snyder Hill Road was introduced at the last Town
Board meeting.
• IthacaTrails.org website has been updated.
#6. Town Board Update – Dan Lamb
• Progress on Rt. 13 and Freese Rd. bridges. DOT has replied, and we are close to putting them out
to bid.
• We are continuing to explore moving to Town-Wide Fire district
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• Had long budget meetings; there will be a small tax levy increase.
#7. Minutes Approval – Sept. 25, 2025
Approve the Minutes
Motion: F. Parish
Second: C. Anderson
All in favor – unanimous
The Board discussed the Nov. and Dec. meeting dates.
November/December/January Planning Board and Zoning Meetings
The next regular meeting of the PB will be on December 9. This meeting replaces both the November and
December meetings since they fell on holidays.
The November ZAG meeting will be on the 6th, and December’s will be on the 4th.
1st Thurs for ZAG in Jan falls on New Year’s Day, so the new meeting date will be decided at the
December meeting.
Adjourned: at 6:40 PM