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Minutes
• LANSING PLANNING BOARD
`� July 14 , 1969 : Town Hall
• Regular Meeting
PRESENT : Mr . James Showacre , Chairman ; Mrs . Viola Miller , Messrs . Paul
Barron , Peter H . Craig , Frederick Edmondson
ABSENT : Messrs . H . B . Ruzicka , James Wood
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 8 : 20 p . m .
Minutes of the regular meetings of April 14 and May 19 , and of MINUTES
the special meeting of June 23 , 1969 , were presented . These
were approved on motions duly made , seconded , and carried as
follows : April 14 , MOTION by Mr . Craig , seconded by Mrs .
Miller ; May 19 , MOTION by Mr . Craig , seconded by Mr . Edmond -
son ; June 23 , MOTION by Mrs . Miller , seconded by Mr . Edmondson .
Showacre Had had a visit in Syracuse with Messrs . Breene and Hanson . 701 FUNDS
Their office is up to date on the planning and political situa-
tion in Lansing . The subject of the meeting was the contract
between the State and Mr . Niederkorn . Messrs . Breene and Hanson
said they would try to expedite Mr . Niederkorn ' s proposal of a
limited housing element in the 701 . There was some concern
• over the acceptance of the mapping , and they were going to talk
with Mr . Niederkorn relative to whether he would accept the ex-
isting maps in the mapping element of the Scope of Services .
Messrs . Breene and Niederkorn held a meeting , but Mr . Showacre
has not heard what the outcome was . Mr . Niederkorn has to re -
✓ iew what has been done , before he can give an answer . The
Syracuse office had recommended that there be a joint meeting
o f their office , the Planning Board , and Mr . Niederkorn , to re -
view the Scope , the work that has been done , and to set up a plan
o f attack . Mr . Niederkorn did not want to do anything until he
had a contract with the State , although he would review the work
in the meantime , so that when there is a meeting he would be pre -
pared to make some recommendations . No one has discussed this
with Mr . Niederkorn , since that time . It will require a periodic
call from the Chairman of the Planning Board to keep this matter
alive in the Syracuse office , but it was decided to wait at least
two weeks for possible developments before bringing up the matter
again with Syracuse .
The members of the Planning Board then discussed the definitions DEFINITIONS
of various terms as supplied by Mr . Edmondson :
1 . Town planning
2 . Comprehensive plan
3 . Zoning ordinance
4 . Subdivision regulations
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5 . Capital program
Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , July 14 , 1969 , Town Hall , Regular Meeting , page 2
It was suggested that they would be completed by the time of the
I/ next meeting , August 11 , and that from them the Board hopes to
derive satisfactory definitions suitable for its use .
It was suggested that a digest of the assets of the Town of TOWN ASSETS
Lansing would be a good subject for a future meeting , and a re -
quest was made that this be placed on the agenda for the next
regular meeting of the Planning Board .
Barron Announced that out of the $ 1 , 750 budgeted for the Planning Board , BASIC
a total of $ 664 . 73 had been spent , leaving a balance of $ 1 , 085 . 27 , STUDIES
out of which fixed commitments of approximately $ 150 would prob -
ably be paid . It was the sense of members of the Planning Board
that the Board therefore has a working balance of $ 900 .
Edmondson In the discussion which followed , regarding the publishing of
the Basic Studies , Mr . Edmondson recommended the addition of a
preamble , and that the reports be given some continuity in order
to have a format for the entire report , so that each section can
stand both as a part of a comprehensive plan and as a separate ,
independent report .
It was the sense of the Board that this material should be pub -
lished by September of 1969 , or that publication should await
its inclusion with the 701 material .
• Mr . Edmondson was requested to work on the material , and volun -
teered to do so with Mr . Niederkorn in order to come to a firm
feeling for its appropriateness and form .
Showacre Asked whether it would be possible to abstract the material in
some way , so that there will be no duplicationof what will be
in the 701 publication . The Board felt that this could not be
done . As published in 701 material , the Basic Studies material
would be recognizable , although in completely different form .
The graphics and presentation would be entirely different . It
was felt that a great many persons who will read the material in
its full form would not read it as published by Mr . Niederkorn .
Craig Stated that the Board will then publish the material unless for
some compelling reasons the material should not be published . A
report on the estimated cost will be ready for the next meeting ,
to be worked on by Messrs . Showacre and Craig .
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 50 p . m .
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' sY
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( 1 ) Town Planning is the process concerned with the shaping and guiding with
the public consent of the physical growth and arrangement of towns in
harmony with their social and economic needs .
(2 ) A Comprehensive Plan is a long - term plan describing the goals of the
Town . It serves as the pattern for the future growth and development
of the Town . It shows existing and proposed roads , parks , public reservations
and buildings , utilities , and other features existing and proposed .
(3 ) Subdivision Regulations are controls placed upon the use and development
of land , based on the principle that land development is a provilege be -
stowed by the community upon the prospective developer . These regulations pro -
vide guides for the reafe , sanitary , and efficient subdivision of land within
the Town .
(4 ) A Zoning Ordinance establishes and defines land use districts of the
Town , and regulates the use of facilities within said districts so as to
promote the health , safety , and welfare of the Town .
(5 ) A Capital Program is a plan of capital projects proposed to be undertaken
• urindg a six- year period , the estimated cost , and the proposed method of
financing .
F . W . Edmondson Jr .
R . D . #1 , Groton , N . Y . 13073
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