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December 3, 2003
The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall
Boardroom at 6:00 p.m. with Supervisor Farkas presiding.
The Supervisor called the meeting to order and took the Roll Call.
ROLL CALL
Stephen Farkas Supervisor Present
Katrina Greenly Councilperson Present
Doug McEver Councilperson Present
Meg Overstrom Councilperson Absent
Francis Shattuck Councilperson Present
Bonny Boles Town Clerk Absent
Guy Krogh Town Attorney Absent
PUBLIC HEARING — INTERMUNICIPAL WASTEWATER (SEWER)
AGREEMENT:
RESOLUTION, offered by Mrs. Greenly and seconded by Mr. Shattuck:
Notice of Public Hearing upon Intermunicipal Wastewater (Sewer) Agreement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, in the
County of Tompkins, State of New York (the "Town"), will meet at the Town Hall,
located at 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, on the 17th day of December, 2003, at
7:05 P.M., for the purpose of conducting a hearing upon a proposed Intermunicipal
agreement to provide, among other things, sewer systems in and for the Town of Lansing,
consisting of and including up to 38 linear miles of public collection sewers, up to seven
pump stations, together with related improvements such as line connections, interceptors,
and parts necessary to create coterminous sewer service areas that interconnect the
Village of Cayuga Heights sewer system and the City of Ithaca sewer system with
proposed future sewer districts in and for the Town of Lansing, at which time and place
said Town Board will consider such agreement and hear all persons interested in the
matter. Copies of the proposed Agreement between the above sewer treatment facilities
and the City of Ithaca, the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights, and the Towns of
Ithaca, Dryden and Lansing are available for review at the Lansing Town Clerk's Office.
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Katrina Greenly, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor
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AGREEMENT:
RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mrs.Greenly:
Notice of Public Hearing upon Intermunicipal Wastewater (Sewer) Agreement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing, in the
County of Tompkins, State of New York (the "Town "), will meet at the Town Hall,
located at 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York, on the 17th day of December, 2003, at
7:15 P.M., for the purpose of conducting a hearing upon the adoption or rejection of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement ( "FEIS "), as prepared by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, to consider the environmental impacts of a
proposed Intermunicipal sewer agreement between the City of Ithaca, the Villages of
Cayuga Heights and Lansing, the Towns of Ithaca, Dryden and Lansing, and the Village
of Cayuga Heights and City of Ithaca wastewater treatment plants, with a proposed build
out that will include areas of and within the Town of Lansing, which will consider,
among other factors, alternative routes and locations for piping runs and facilities, the use
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of vacuum, slope and other sewer line types, wastewater discharge locations,
topographical and geologic concerns, erosion, dust generation, and soil impacts, the use
of water resources, effects upon water tables, wetland preservation issues, the effects
upon flora, fauna, unique natural areas, air resources, viewsheds, and visual resources,
odor generation, noise impacts, and effects upon cultural resources and land use and
zoning, transportation, demographic and fiscal impacts, and the effects upon school
districts, community services, growth, and planning.
The proposed Intermunicipal Wastewater Agreement may provide, among other things,
.sewer systems in and for the Town of Lansing, consisting of and including up to 38 linear
miles of public collection sewers, up to seven pump stations, together with related
improvements such as line connections, interceptors, and parts necessary to create
coterminous sewer service areas that interconnect the Village of Cayuga Heights sewer
system and the City of Ithaca sewer system with proposed future sewer districts in and
for the Town of Lansing.
At the aforesaid time and place the Town Board will consider the FEIS and hear all
persons interested in the matter. Copies of the FEIS are available for review at the
Lansing Town Clerk's Office.
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Katrina Greenly, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor
WATER RATES FOR THE YEAR 2004:
RESOLUTION, offered by Mr. Shattuck and seconded by Mrs. Greenly:
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby establish
the following water rates for the Town of Lansing residents for the year 2004:
Water Rate
Operation and Maintenance Fee
TOTAL RATE
$ 2.04 per thousand gallons
$ 45 per thousand ag llons
$ 2.49 per thousand gallons
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Katrina Greenly, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Doug McEver, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Francis Shattuck, Councilperson
Vote of Town Board ... (Aye) Stephen Farkas, Supervisor
On motion, meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 6:10 p.m.
