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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-03-09March 9, 1965 The Lansing Town Board met in regular session at the Lansing Town Hall on March 9, "1965 at 8 P.M. with Supervisor Dates presiding. Harris B. Dates James Kidney Charles Howell Fred Spry Floyd Ferris Donald Sharpsteen Robert Williamson Frank Naegely Oliver Holden Kenneth Tarbell Jane Bush ROLL CALL Supervisor Present Councilman Present Councilman Present Justice Present Justice Present Highway Superintendent Present Attorney Present Assessor Present Assessor Present Assessor Chairman Present Clerk Present Visitors: Mr. Dougherty, Mr. Belcher, Dr. Fisher, Mr. Filmer, Mr. Cirona, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Gibbs & Mrs. Dart. The Supervisor opened the meeting with the Roll Call and having the clerk read the minutes of the February 9th and 16th meetings. Approved as read. The Supervisor introduced Engineer Thomas G. Miller, and asked for his report on the investigation of Bolton Point on Cayuga Lake as a source of water supply for Lansing Water Dist. No. 1. Mr. Miller explained his report in detail and recommended that the Town proceed to drill a test well on Bolton Point and if it provides satisfactory results that Bolton Point be the permanent and main source of water supply for Lansing Water Dist. #1. MOTION by Mr. Spry and seconded by Mr. Kidney, that Mr. Miller's report be accepted for study. Carried all present voted Aye. The Supervisor requested that each Town Board Member carefully examine Mr. Miller's report and be prepared for further discussion on the proposed water district at the adjourned meeting scheduled for Wed., March 17th, Mr. Dates informed the Board that he had received a letter from Mr. Talandis dated March 5th, stating that the'Lansing Water Works Corp. were unable at this time to supply the information that Mr. Miller had requested in his letter of January 20th, Mr. Talandis expects they will be in a position shortly and will get in touch with the town at that time. Mr. Butler reported to the Board that he would furnish whatever information possible at the meeting of March 17th. MOTION by Mr. Howell and seconded by Mr. Kidney, to enter into a contract with Mr. Miller at a price of $150.00 for survey and engineering inventory,costs in order that the town will be in a position to negotiate with the Lansing School Dist, water system and Albany in establishing a water dist. in dyers. CARRIED all present voted Aye. Mr. Howell commented briefly on the progress of the County Sanitary Sewer Dist. Reported that the recommendations of O'Brien & Gere had been accepted and approved. Saturday, March 27th, was the date scheduled for the Town Road Tour with Highway Superintendent Sharpsteen and the Town Board. AUDIT RESOLUTION by Mr. Spry and seconded by Mr. Ferris: RESOLVED, that general fund bills #33 through #47 totalling $ 6 , ,013.42 and Highway bills #48 through 83 totalling $10,720.37 be and the same are hereby approved for payment. Carried all present voted aye. The Supervisor presented his monthly report and explained same in detail. Filed with Town Clerk. RESOLUTION by Mr. Kidney and seconded by Mr. Ferris: WHEREAS, polluted water jeopardizes health, lowers property value, restricts community development, hampers industrial expansion, destroys commercial fishing, degrades recreational area, and impoverishes all it touches, and WHEREAS, all areas in the State need clean water to protect the public health, to enhance the beauty of nature, to encourage proper development, to improve recreational areas for boating, bathing and fishing, to expand the local economy, and to make the State a finer place to live, work and play, and WHEREAS, population growth, urbanization, technology, recreation demands, and rising living standards are greatly increasing our demand for water, while simultaneously these same factors are swelling population, and WHEREAS, many of the people in the State are now adversely affected by polluted water, and our local governments are faced with mounting costs in education and other areas so that they find it difficult to finance needed sewerage facilities, and . I - WHEREAS, Governor Rockefeller has proposed a comprehensive six =year "PURE WATERS PROGRAM" which provided.: grants to municipalities for planning, for operation and maintenance, and for construction of local sewerage facilities; for incentives to industry to build necessary industrial pollution control facilities; and for intensified enforcement of the anti - pollution laws, in order to eliminate pollution in the State's lakes, streams, rivers, and underground waters; and WHEREAS, the "PURE WATERS PROGRAM" proposes a billion dollar bond issue to help finance a 60% construction grant to municipalities for the construction of intercepting sewers and sewage treatment works THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT_the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby affirms its support of the proposed "PURE WATERS PROGRAM" and State bond issue.so that the burden and blight of water pollution will be lifted and clean water-will be available to all the people of the State. Carried all present voted Aye. Sen. Metcalf. Clerk to send copy of above resolution to Gov. Rockefeller, Assemblywoman Cook & The Supervisor adjourned the meeting until March 17th at 8:00 P.M. b Y; _ enSUS Pr il a, 0 S. 0 a UTH L. _NSING — Appli -a• ' ti ns are now being acceped 1 i f i erviewers to help conducE . a special census of the Towne nsing in April. The census will be under the ( direction of a supervisor from . ;the regional office of the U:S. De artment of Commerce, Bu reau of the Census, who is ex= petted to arrive during the week of April 5. Applicants for the positions r 'w will be selected by the census ' bureau official. Interviewers ld be United States citizens ( at least 18 years of age. In addition to being physically t . qualified for the job applic is ( I are required to have a leg • le 4 handwriting.` . � Intere ted persons should con- , tact • e Lansing o I a or app ca& Meeting adjourned at 10 :10 P.M. tz