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Home My WebLink About1982-04-12 MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MELTING HELD MONLA .APR L .12, 1g82 AT 7 w, O P®M. Those present: Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Lllard L. Sovocool, Councilman Verb. Rankin, Jr. , Councilman Gordon C. VanBenschoten, Councilman Francis P. Carey, Councilman John Fitzgerald, Attorney Also present.. Leland Cornelius, Wayne Hall, Managers of ACC, Robert & ,Jean Dempsey,e Ray c Shirleyver Douglas Goodsell, Joan. Beck ,.p y� y y y: � t Stephen Gob el, C.B..: rJenn n s, Robert La an. Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Carey, that the minutes of March 8 be approved as mailed. Ayes Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Highway Fund Claim Nos. 96 127 in the amount of $10, 143.41 and. General Fund Claims Nos. 88 - 107' in. the amount of $1,698.02 were presented for audit, Mr. Carey moved that the bills be paid and the clerk instructed to draw warrant for them, Seconded by Mr. Sovocool. Ages - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, , Robinson. Frank Carey reported on Tompkins County Transportation projects. Three are under way -- Bus between Last Ithaca ,Sector, Cornell, Judd Falls Road and Cayuga Heights; Tomtran - Ithaca to Cortland to serve BOCLS and. TC3. Trying to get funding for five buses Don't know whether they will- come to Groton or not. Will check into. The third and most important project - they axe in the process of developing Last Ithaca Connector Line to Pine Tree Road, Judd Falls, Route 366, Varna and then across to Route 13. They are trying to get financin.g for that. Phil Shurtleff reported gown of Ithaca has agreed to fund cereal maps for proposed East Ithaca Connector Line. County will pack up portion of cost. Topographical work will been next week. McLean Bride has been opened to traffic. B1'11 ebbs will talk with State about Route 8 culvert beingcaved in by the Trailer Park. Supervisor Robinson will be attending ..a Fin :d-ia1 Management System' ,Seminar in Binghamton on April 21st, Leland Cornelius and Teresa Robinson attended CHIPS meetin `in Montour Falls, Bookkeeping procedures for roads wexed° , uss d t RESOLUTION NO. , 10 APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION INSPECTORS, CUSTODIANS AND RE,-CHECKERS . Moved by Mr. Carey, seconded by Mr. Sovocool Ayes - SQvocoQl, Rankin, VanBenschoten,- Carey� Robinson . r Resolved, that the following be appointed as Election Inspectors, Custodians. and Re-checkers fox 19824 D i atr,ct 1 Re cans Be ocrats= .�, Charlotte Rankin Patricia Senecal Mildred Christofferson Mary ,Adams District 2 Grace Ann. French Arlene Ba.vern. Lucy Wadsworth � � � �. � B arbaxa, Greene Myra Hathaway B a Harmon District Ruth Bel Margaret O'Hara } Victoria Stevenson No a�Neville Donna Wilson Janet Phelps District 4 Betty Brown Helen Graham Geo ie T'llotson Mary Parker Custodian Gurdon C, Lockwood Leonard Proper Re-Checker8 Robert A. Brown Ross A. Rockwell Wayne Hall, Manager, American Community Cablevis ion, was present to inform Board and residents of Route 38, Old Stage Road and Chipmans Corners had of a pro-rated construction cost for Cable TV to be extended to them. Estimated project cost (High) $29,569.32 and (Low) $22,969,32. , If there are 30 subscribers, the high pro rata.share is $574.96 and the low $446.62. This covers 2.06 miles from Route 222 around the triangle. Residents objected to paying for trunk line along Cayuga Street in the Village. Mr. Hall explained that the line in place is only a feeder line to Trailer -Park and is not sufficient to .,handle line extension to triangle. Mr. Hall, Mr, Shurtliff, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Robinson will meet on April 28th or 29th to discuss project, Annual road inspection was set for Monday,. April 19 at 10:00 A.M. On Wednesday night the Planning Board, Atty, Jack Fitzgerald and Teresa Robinson met to go over legal points' of zoning more than substance ofthe law. Board discussed adopting as a Local Law instead of Ordinance and publish reasonable summary. Clerk will look into cost, of publishing. Photocopies of ordinance will be given to each board member next week. Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Sovocool, .to' hold public hearing on proposed zoning ordinance amendments on May 10, 1982 at 8:00 P.M. at the Town Hall, Groton, N.Y. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, There being no further business, Mr. Rankin moved to adjourn meeting, to seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten at 9#50 P.M. Ayes ovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Colleen D. Pierson Town Clerk MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD-MON DAY..MAY 0 q82 AT '�� 0 P.M.. , Those present. Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Francis P. Carey, Councilman Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman Gordon C. VanBenschoten, Councilman Verl Rankin, Jr. , Councilman Jack Fitzgerald, Attorney Also present: Leland Cornelius, Phil Shurtliff, Wayne Hall and approx. ten citizens for Rt. 38 Cable TV Line Extension Mr. Rankin moved that minutes of April 12 be approved as mailed. Seconded by Mr. Carey. Ayes Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Highway Fund Claim Nos. 128 to 153 in the amount of $6,208. 18 and General Fund Claim Nos. 116 to 137 in the amount of $4,105.73 were presented for audit. Mr. Carey moved that the bills be paid and the; clerk instructed to draw warrant for them. Seconded by Mr. Sovocool, " Ayes Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Phil Shurtliff reported there was a vacancy on the Environmental Management Council. Lyle Raymond was appointed previously to represent the town. Official notification of the appointment will be mailed to the county. Gypsy moth is the main county problem right now. Mr. Shurtliff asked Leland Cornelius to accompany him and Mr. Mobbs on a sour 'of Groton on Wednesday, May 12 at 1:00 *PM* Hazel Hunter was present on behalf of the Senior Citizens to thank the Town Board for their generous donations that made it possible for the Senior Citizens to go on bus-trips. These trips are enjoyed by 70 75 people. Mrs. Hunter plans to resign as of December 1982, Wayne Hall, Manager of American Community Cablevision, spoke to board and Route 38 residents, regarding Cable TV Line Extension, 'Area lies within village 6/10 of a mile. Footages axe correct -- did follow pole line when measuring total length of 1.48 mil.tes. He had prepared some options for consideration: 1) spread cost evenly over entire town; 2) low rate 26.72 and high side 34.92 -- simple payback analysis with project payoff in three years or 20.06 and 26.00 in four years; 3) spread whole thing over entire town - Present rate $6,00 extra to all subscribers would be $4,41;