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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-01 1/25 /72 Roger Gleason A move was made to seek approval of the northerly route for Rt . 13 by the Department of Transportation recently to take advantage of the Federal funds mentioned- in the article . The Central New York Regional Planning Board has the lower of review over all plans for the region by public agenriess they reviewed the Department of Transportation ' s proposal last week and returned the proposal to the Department of Transportation for further work on alternatives . Essentially , this means that the Regional Planning Board has turned down the proposal as it now stands : 2hmnbdh= Cortland County , as you know , is a member of the Central New York Regional Planning Boards Tompkins County is not . I am informed by Extension sources that the reason for the Regional Planning Board ' s refusal to accept the highway plan is largely due to dissatisfaction with the northerly route (the one coming into Groton and ending at the Homer interchange with Rt . 81 ) :)y Cortland County, which favors the southerly route connecting with Rt . 81 south of Cortland . According to the reports on routes published in the newspapers last year $ selection of a southerly route would probably remove proposed Rt . 13 from Groton entirely , or at least greatly liminish its effect on Groton , depending upon a number of alternatives chosen. I am also informed that the farm of Martin Beck near McLean would be heavily affected by Selection of the northerly route for Rt . 139 and that he has kept informed of developments . Some Ldvice for the concerned farmers of Groton was given to me to pass on to you : Groton farmers have iot involved themselves strongly enough with the Tompkins County Planning Board, i . e , made their views known strongly , when the Board makes decisions and approves plans for Rt . 13 : What happens nowt' The Department of Transportation will probably make the next move by ;uggesti#g alternative routes which they feel may reduce objections to the present route and seek approval of the planning boards concerned once again. How long this will take , no one knows . ..he State still must come up with 34 of the cost , according to the article . Even tf the plans are Lpproved, no one seems to kno if Albany will pay even 30 % at this time .