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Home My WebLink About1967-08-15August 15, 1967 rF The Lansing Town Board. met in regular session at the Lansing Town Hall on August 15, 1967 at 8 P.M. with Supervisor Dates presid.ing. ROLL CALL Harris B. Dates Supervisor Present Charles Howell Councilman Present James Kidney Councilman Present Floyd. Ferris Justice Absent Fred. Spry Justice Present Donald Sharpsteen Highway Superintend.enti Present Kenneth Tarbell Assessor Chairman Present Oliver Hold.en Assessor Present James Howell Water Superintend.ent Present Robert Williamson Atty. Present Jane Bush Clerk. Present • Visitors: Reporter Patricia Nord.heimer, Cecil Shulman, Peg Kimball, James S:howacre, Frank Horvath, William LaLond.e;& Kim Davis. MOTION was made by Mr. Spry and. seconded. by Mr. Howell that the minutes of the July.,meetings as submitted. by the Town Clerk be approved.. I Carried. Mr. Frank Horvath mad.e inquiry in regard. to the proposed, road. which he has previously requested. the Town Board. to consider. After d.iscussion, the Board. stated. that they would, consider accepting a road. if built to specifications when presented. to them on two conditions; 1) that it have a 20'0 fte temporary turn around. and. 2 ) that the Town be dedicated. a 50 fte right -of -way or a bonafide agreement from a land. owner to guarantee that eventually the said. proposed. road. would. be a through- road.. Mr. Kim' Davis requested. the Board to consid.er an informal referendum being held. on Election Day in ord.er that-the Lansing voters could. state their opinion by ballot if they were in favor or not in favor of Planning and. Zoning for the Town. Atty. Williamson questioned. the legality of a proposition being held at a General Election which would result only in d.etermining the sentiments of the people, however, he will research and. write for an informal opinion. Supervisor Dates reported. that Engineer's from Albany would. meet informally, Thursday, August 17th at 11 A.M. with Town officials in regard. to the State School und.er consid.eration on the site owned. by the Watchtower Bible and. Tract Society on Route 340 'Councilman Howell suggested. that the Engineer's be encourged. to thoroughly investigate the possibility of obtaining their water supply from the Myers well of Lansing Water District #2. The progress to d.ate on the formation of Proposed. Lansing Sewer District #2 was discussed in detail. Supervisor Dates stated. that the Village of Cayuga Heights has agreed. in principle to accept the proposed district into its sewer plaint system. Atty. Williamson explained. in detail the proposed. agreement which has-been drawn up- between the Town of Lansing and. the Lansing Terrace Apartments Inc., in regard to Proposed Sewer District #2. After d.iscussion by the Board. the following Motion was offered.:: . MOTION mad.e by Mr. Spry and. second.ed. by Mr. Howell: That the proposed agreement between the Town of Lansing on behalf of Lansing Sewer Dist. #2 and the Lansing Terrace Apartments Inc. is approved subject to 1) the formation of Lansing Sewer District #2 and 2) that said district as formed includ.es at least the area shown on Lansing Sewer District #2 petition plan dated. June 26, 1965 made by O'Brien and. Gere and the Supervisor is authorized to execute same on behalf of the town, Carried. MOTION mad.e by Mr. Howell, and. second.ed. by Mr. Spry : To authorize the Supervisor to contact the Village of Cayuga Heights for future sewerage service beyond. Sewer District #1 and Proposed. Sewer Dist. #2. Carried. Mr. Cecil Shulman, property owner in the southeast part of the town suggested. the Town Board. look into build.ing its own sewer plant. Atty. illiamson informed the board. of the y. progress of the Schoenfeld. Development in regard to water and. sewer extension, map dated. October 31, 1966. Mr. Howell offered. the following resolution and. moved. its adoption. RESOLVED that state lottery tickets be sold. during business hours at the Lansing Town Hall. Seconded. by,. Mr. Dates, Discussion followed. at which time Mr. Spry stated, that he felt_ it undesirable to gamble in government buildings, Vote of Town Board. . . . . (Aye) Charles Howell, Councilman Vote of Town Board. . . . . ..(Aye) James Kidney, Councilman Vote of Town Board. . 0 0 a (No) Fred. Spry, Justice Vote of Town Board. . . . . (Aye) Harris Dates, SupEwisor Vote of Town Board . . . . (Absent) Floyd. Ferris, Justice Carried. Letters read, from Mr. Dean Weibly and. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Long con- cerning the Lansing Park, Letter read from Harry S. Hamilton, Atty. regarding Sewer_ District being extended to St. Joseph's Lane. Letter read. from M.H. Thaler, partner of Northeast Co,., advising the Town of Lansing that Northeast Co. has no objection to vehicles and. equipment owned. by the Townof� Lansing using the parking,,,lot area of Northeast Co. ' for the purpose-of turning around. and. , maneuvering vehicles at the-end, of the street which the Town of Lansing is to. 'receive title to from Otto Schoenfeld.. This is the street which runs north and south.extend.ing from Sheraton Drive to Route 13, Planning Board. Chairman, James Showacre, reported. that Herbert Ley had resigned from the Lansing Planning Board.. Appointment to - replace Mr,•Ley will be made at the September meeting. Assessor Chairman Kenneth Tarbell reported that the full value of taxable property this year would. be approximately $65 million in comparison with 59 million last year, the difference due to new construction and. the new countywide reappraisal figures. Supervisor Dates presented his monthly report and. explained, same in detail. Mr. Kidney offered. the following Resolution and, moved. its adoption. RESOLVED, that the following persons be appointed. Republican Inspectors'of Election in the 2nd. district from July 15, 1967 to July 15, 1968. Mrs. Katherine L. Davis, R.D. #1, Groton, N.Y. Mrs. Ruth C. Moravia, A.D. #1, Groton., N.Y. Mrs, Geraldine Hatfield., R.D. #1, Lud.lowville, N.Y. (Alternate) '` y~ Mrs. Jacoba.M. Baker, R.D. #1, Groton, N.Y. (Alternate) .,a Mr. Spry�'14second.ed. the resolution to accept the recommendations of the Republican Committee of the 2nd. district and. at the same time wished. it sprea?