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t 34th Annual Planning
Institute Report
• October 13 - 14 - 15 1972
A full program was presented which provided excellent and provocative
presentations . The attendance at most of the meetings was very good .
Monday morning ' s opening session dealt with mobile and modular homes ,
revenue sharing , and cooperation between political sub - division ' s
Shepard D'rogin of the Office of Planning Services , spoke on the subject
of Impact of Factory Manufactured Housing in New York State . He showed
slides with his talk . The years 1971 and 1972 showed 14 , 000 mobile
homes coming into New York State each year . There are 95 , 000 recorded
in this state at present . Most are shipped in from other states . Of
interest locally , it was shown that in percentage of mobile homes in
the 931 towns in New York State that Preble and Newfield ranks
second and third respectively . In 1971 , 79 , 000 mobile homes 14 foot
in width were produced . Fourteen ( 14 ) states permit 14 foot homes to
'be transported on the highway . The average cost of a 'mobile home is
$ 8 . 75 per square foot . 90% of homes sold under $ 15 , 000 in New York
State are mobile .
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The changes in the sub - division last passed in the 1972 session are in
Town Law Section 276 .
• Frank Cerebone from U . S . Housing and Urban Development : Majority of
his talk was on funds for flood areas . He stated there has 'been
3600 mobile homes moved into the southern tier in last ten ( 10 ) weeks .
Joseph Driscoll , Nassau County Chief Executive : Spoke on cooperation
'between political sub - divisions . ( Politics is the art of compromise )
Nassau County - - 1 . 5 million people ( larger than seventeen ( 17 ) states .
It has 71 fire districts , 68 school districts , 64 villages , 2 cities ,
3 towns . It was a very interesting talk as to how the problems of the
whole county are solved through political cooperation .
On Monday afternoon we were :presented a choice among four ( 4 )
concurrent sessions . One session , presented 'by James Coon and
Sheldon Da'msky , attornies with the Office of Planning Services , provided
information on the legal aspects of PUD as well as a review of the
Fundamental operation of the Zoning Board of Appeals .
Robert Jonas from the soil conservative service discussed prosper land
use and site planning .
John McAlevey again spoke on the zoning ordinance in the town of
Ramapo . Their ordinance not only stresses what can go here and there but
when it can 'be placed there , working on a fifteen ( 15 ) year plan .
Mr . Ronald Pederson First Deputy Commissioner of the Department of
• Enviro'mental Conservation , in the absence of Director Diamond , delivered
the keynote address pointing out to those :present the importance of the
upcoming Enviromental Bond Issue to the municipalities .
There was an unexpected dramatic moment when at the conclusion of
Mr . Pederson ' s speech , Mr . Ben Webster ( newly elected vice president )
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asked for the "mike " . First he graciously thanked Mr . Pederson and he
expressed the anger and dissappointment of the Federation at the failure
of Mr . Diamond to appear , noting that this was the second time that
Mr . Diamond had committed himself and then at the last moment not
fulfilled the commitment .
Tuesday morning sessions started during 'breakfast . The early risers
( including the Groton contingent ) heard Joseph Missavage , Director of
the Broome County Planning Board , discuss the problems of flood plain
zoning .
A 'lnock planning 'board meeting was held immediately following . Members
participating were all members of planning boards from around upstate
New York . Three separate meetings were held :
1 The way most planning boards operate ( slipshod .
2 � The proper way to hold a meeting .
3 ) A mock public hearing on a proposed new shopping center in
a residential area .
In addition to the meetings mentioned there was opportunity to meet
and enjoy the company of other planners from throughout the state and
. discuss similar situations .
It is my opinion that these sessions are very helpful to those of us who
are interested in planning the future of our towns . I find that much
knowledge can be gained 'between sessions just by making acquaintances
with other planners and asking questions .
Respectfully submitted ,
George L . Tot-man
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12 /5 /72