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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-06-14 MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD .MONDAy v Whose present: Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Ellard L. Sovocool, Councilman Gordon C. VanB enschoe ,. Councilman... Francis P. Ca ey, Councilman Verl Rankin,, Jr. , Councilman Jack Fitzgerald, Attorney Also present: Leland Cornelius, Don Lowe -__ A Mr. Carey ,moved -that the minutes of May 1C be approved as mailed:,. Seconded. by Mr. VanBenschoten. Ayes �- Sovocoa�., V enschotea-, Carey, po`b nson Rankin -- Absent, :highway Puna Claim Nos, 1,54 to 182 in,the amount o f. $39,603-CCU d teeneral Fund Claim Nos. 146 to 17Q in the amount-.of 1E �6a were,presented for audit. Mr. Rankin moved-that the bills be paid and the clerk ins=tructed to .raw warrant for them, Seconded by Mr. Sovocool. Ayes - ovocool, Rankin, VanD ens.choten qq;rey,' Robinson.: a Monthly reports From the Town Clerk, Town Justice and Zoning Officer were reviewed. Attorney* verified that car Y dealers, and g ages on route 222 are_ . a. not an excep-ta�,n From the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to junk, cars. Supervisor, Attorney and Zoning.. Off cer will meet. at 11:00, A.M., on Thursday to go over zoning -procedures, Board reviewed correspondence and the examination report` of the accounts and fiscal of airs of the gown of Groton for- the period January 1, 1979 through December 31, .198 2. Don Lowe, Director of the Tompkins County SPCA,. spore,to the .boaXd, about ncreasing: costs to the SPCA thus an. increase in dog,-fees :is. needed at this point in time, He will subm-it a three part._ proposal., i .c. ude 'N.-dime study, analysis of what the do and a budget breakdown. . ' y y g dest tying F the a.pe' :for an increase in contract. He asked the board to consider increasing dog'license Fee $1,001, o Supervisor Robinson.t stated that Town Representative, Phil Sh t .i ' ', has a initiated a summer job program for youth .to work' approxima; c�.y it hours per week. Matching town and. county funds would be used. ' Y'ouths would have to be supervised.. Moved by Mr... .ankin to. ptable taking action a this time. Seconded by, Mr. saovocool. ayes - ovocool, Rankin, V en.sc .open,,, Carey,- Robinson.. The Town of Groton has been apportioned $32,682,00 under CHIPS (Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement) Program. Quarterly instalments equal to one fourth of the apportionment will be mailed staxting J e Y25, 1982. The gown's allotment must be expended. {For -capital Construc- tionill,projectsk"W"" highway improvements with service lives of ten or more years. The present law continues C= lPs 'or the next Fouryears. No :rowed was designated for this year due to uncertainty of receiving funds, Moved by ; * R. 4 ek�in -to table any action sbconded, by M . Val enschotenw" e Ayes Uxianihnous Supervisor Robinson suggested aT6wn a ain' look into getting*windo s on Town Offices to cut down :on h eat. loss. 'Previous efforts fell throught' s .n c e the company went bankrupt. Information was received From Insurance Company, on coverage �of.volunteer fireman. Everyone is covered--no problems, Discussions was held on the appointment of Building and :dire Code enforcement officer. Town must have someone to inspect public meeting places with a capacity of 50 people or more. After considerable discussion, the 'Following motions were made Moved by Mr. VanBenschoten, seconded by Mr. Sovocool to get a hold of Atlantic Underwriters and have them explain to us their services and fees, Ayes _ Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Carey. Nay - Rankin. Abstain Robinson. Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Carey to contact, R. Walpole, Fire Chief, and have him explain services, and fees. .Ayes ® kin( "-V r#. . scho ',, .Carey, Nay, sovocool. Abstain Robinson Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Sovocool, to ,2jpoint Donald Cummi S to serve a fl*y2 n1p r B of ear term on the, Zo Board eals replacing Gordon Hoy who has resigned. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Moved by Mr. Sovocool, seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten, to 4p-p I'*nt Janet Bell as Chairman of the ZonjnaBeard of A eels, Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, Supervisor Robinson, Attorney Fitzgerald, George Totman and Gaxy Evans will meet Thursday, June 17, to discuss zoning changes in preparation for hearing. Highway Superintendent, Leland Cornelius, discussed with board bidding for Fuel oil which is a state requirement, We will have to consider putting in a larger storage tank. Board authorized Mr. Cornelius to get prices on tanks, Locks on town building are so worn that they should be replaced. Cook's Lock Service left samples and prices for board to consider. Moved by Mr. Rankin, seconded by Mr. Carey, to purchase new locks for entire buillding. Ayes - Sovocool, Rankin, VanBenschoten, Carey, Robinson, There being no further business, Mr. Rankin moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Mr. Sovocool, at 9:30 P.M. Ayes - Unanimous Colleen D.. Pierson Town Clerk MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD MON Those present: Teresa M. Robinson, Supervisor Francis P. Carey, Councilman Ellaxd L. Sovocool, Councilman Gordon C. VanBenschoten, Councilman Verl Rankin, Jr. , Councilman Absent: Jack Fitzgerald, Attorney Also present, Leland Cornelius Mr. Carey moved that the minutes of June 14 be approved as mailed. Seconded by Mr. VanBenschoten. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson. Will hold off paying bill for Railroad Grossing since Village now ors property. Railroad property is being' re-negotiated. Board wishes to leave as is with property owners having the option to purchase. Cleo Lucas will check with Atty. Perkins to find out where property owners stand. Highway'Fund Claim Nos. 183 to 206 in the amount of $62,432, 12 and General Fund Claim Nos, 185 to 207 in the amount of $4,870.66 were presented for audit. Mr. Rankin moved that the bills be paid and the clerk instructed to draw warrant for them. Seconded by Mr. Caxey. Ayes - Sovocool, VanBenschoten, Rankin, Carey, Robinson, Supervisor Robinson-has had four complaints on Phil Shurtliff's junk cars on Route 222. After contacting Mr. Shurtliff he stated that caxs have been sold to junk dealer and will be removed soon. Also tJohn Anderson is working for Ithaca Scrap and has a contract with County Dump to removed items from dump,, He is dumping on Brown Road in violation of the Town of Groton Zoning Ordinance, Supervisor will talk with Mr. Mobbs to see what the situation is, Received a report from Human Services Coalition on Learning Web program, Project is just getting going. Needs more time to evaluate before a decision is made whether to continue or not, Board will be kept informed of project. Board discussed summer job program for youth. Consensus was that the To has very few jobs that youths could do. Also, supervision would tie up an individual thus creating a shortage of manpower. Supervisor will contact Learning Web to see if they will supervise. She will also look into Village hiring Town kids and supervise and Town will pay. No action was taken on a Fire Code Inspector since Supervisor received no communication from either source,