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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-03-02INCORPORATED 1857 r ./ ti r t VILLAGE of DRYDEN DRYDEN, NEW YORK 13053 Mr. Frederick A. Grout Resident Engineer NYS Department of Transportation Third Street Extension Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Fred: TOMPKINS COUNTY March 2, 1984 Re: Proposed drainage of Dryden Enterprise property, New York State Route 38 Superintendent Bell posed drainage patte Route 38 north of th poses that all drain road) should go into Street and flow then Village is very conc blems in the Lewis S your attention the f ga rn e ag d ce er t'r of ve me a for th Village e f rom itching southe ned tha eet are lowing: 1)- The present Lewi Egypt Creek is i Village has been of Dryden replac ture for more th tells us they ha this project. 2) The bridge does to carry Egypt C present time. F copy of t e Dryden E of Dryden Lewis Stre on the ea rly to Egy t this wit a. I shou he s nter . T et E st s pt C 1 ca ld 1 k p h x i r u i etch of the pro - rise property on e sketch pro - tension (new de of Lewis eek. The se severe pro - ke to bring to s Street bridge acr n sorry condition, requesting that th e this antiquated s an two years. The ve no money to unde not have sufficient reek at flood stage looding on December oss The e Town truc- Town r t a k e capacity at the 13 , 1983, N Frederick A. Grout and o risen To pr the a and e of it b r i d g •flood 1age. n F hi opo cre ven wi e c bu T e 9 s a t 1 a h brua her e to ge o ua11 1 ad nnot i n e s is i ry tha ad f D Y t d v ha s e s s s 1 n d r h 0 n i page 2 - 4, 1984 the op the dr yden En e Godda fumes o dle and and res niply un foun e n i n g a i n a g e terpri rd pro f wate will i d e n t s accept d 0 s p r u a March 2, 1984 the f th f rom e pr erty t h a Itim in o b1e. creek e bridge all of operty north t the ately ur Vi1- (3) Egypt Creek on the west side of Lewis Street passes through the Brookside Drive and Greystone Drive subdivision areas. The banks of the.creek are quite low as are the eleva- tions of the residential properties. During the recent flooding this creek was carrying water at 100% capacity. Flooding was avoided only because the Village had undertaken to dredge Egypt Creek from the subdivisions westerly to Spring House Road. We were also fortunate in February that the ice had melted since previous experience shows that ice jamming causes extensive flooding to these residences especially on Brookside Drive. The effect of the new larger volumes of water will certainly cause residential property damage: If the state plans to undertake the proposal shown on the sketch then they should be willing to�re- build the stream banks through the subdivisions. (4) N number of groups including the Village of Dryden, Town of Dryden, Dryden School and George Junior Republic are presently discus- sing with DOT the dangerous situation along Route 38. DOT is proposing that a sidewalk be built for pedestrians walking from Route 13 to the existing sidewalk on the Dryden School property. Because of the number of pedestrians coming from the Village, our Vil- lage has also discussed a sidewalk on the east side of Lewis Street running north to Route 38. H Frederick A. Grout - page 3 - March 2, 1984 The to b drai crea side s n s w i e a ze of t constru ge show the di Iks. he ditches wh cted to accom n on your ske fficulty of i ich would have modate the tch would in- nstalling the I believe that if the state intends to effect the drainage pattern shown on the proposed sketch then it should be willing to replace the Lewis Street bridge before any con- struction begins and to install the above - mentioned side- walks simultaneously with the construction of any drainage ditching. Egypt Creek's banks must also be improved. M E L : g h s copies to Ra -ymo Dryde Dryde Dryde Board Steve Frank nd n T n T n V of n L R. F. Nova own Boa own PI 11 age Truste Macho L i g u o r Sincerely yo JOOOV Michael E. Lane Mayor k, P.E. rd nning Board Planning Commission es vec, SCS i, P.E., Commissioner of Planning ri 6 r qq ,' �d a o F r i� t 3 i W 4 I I r 1 -y v - -- S i t' e 4 I i 'i i i i � I c I i �I i yi Ij 1 V � i y I y I 1 I ,I ,I i At I I i \` F u ' J S INCORPORATED 1857 ®I �v� VILLAGE of DRYDEN DRYDEN, NEW YORK 13053 Dryden-Town Board 65 East Main Street Dryden, New York 13053 Gentlemen: TOMPKINS COUNTY March 2, 1984 Enclosed is a copy of a sketch I received from NYS Department of Transportation showing the proposed drainage pattern from the Dryden Enterprise property (shown as "Cotterill property" on the sketch). The pro- posal is very disconcerting because of the potential volumes of water that would flow along Lewis Street to Egypt Creek. This would increase the likelihood of flood- ing, particularly with respect to the Wood property on Lewis Street and the,Brookside Drive and Greystone Drive subdivisions. I am enclosing copy of a letter I have written to Mr. Fred Grout of the NYS DOT voicing objec- tion. I am sure that the members of Board can appreciate this very serious asking that you take whatever action is vent the implementation of the proposed for the Dryden Enterprise property. M E L : g h s Enclosures copies to Town Planning Board Frederick A. Grout Village Planning Commission Board of Trustees the Dryden Town situation. I am necessary to pre drainage system Sincerely you/s. Michael E. Lane` Mayor