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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-06-08 # . Minutes 411 LANSING PLANNING BOARD June 8 , 1970 : Town Hall Regular Meeting PRESENT : Mr . Peter H . Craig , Chairman ; Miss Louise Barr , Mrs . Viola Miller , Messrs . Frederick Edmondson and H . B . Ruzicka ABSENT : Messrs . Paul Barron , Sam Baughman n The meeting was called to order at 8 : 30 p . m . On MOTION of Miss Barr , seconded and approved , the minutes of MINUTES the regular meeting of May 11 , 1970 , and the 701 meeting of May 25 , 1970 , were approved as presented . REPORTS Miller Has never received a reply to her letter sent some time ago Public to the New York State Federation of Planning Organizations Relations concerning the possibility of the Lansing Planning Board be - coming a member and receiving their publication . She will write again . Barr Several small apartments are going to be built at the exit Residential of the elementary school on Route 34 . Development • Ruzicka The transition at the Cayuga Rock Salt Company has proceeded Business and very well . The strike has been settled . Industry A small hardware store has been opened in the former Howland store . Craig Read aloud the following excerpts from an article entitled SEWER FUNDING "House Votes to Triple Funds for Water and Sewer Lines " which appeared in the New York Sunday Times of May 17 , 1970 : The House has voted to more than triple to $ 500 -million the money for helping small communities build water and sewer lines . The money was added to an omnibus appropriations bill that now carries about $ 17 . 3 -billion for the De - partment of Housing and Urban Development , . . . Mr . Niederkorn has felt that this study would be helpful . The TRAFFIC STUDY format for the study should be programmed by him , and would enable the Planning Board to ascertain how many persons would be needed to conduct the study . The fact that the present date is beyond the school year for both Cornell and the sec - • ondary and elementary schools makes it questionable whether such a study could be made now . It would be necessary to ob - tain permission from the New York State Traffic Division for the Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , June 8 , 1970 , Town Hall , Regular Meeting , page 2 study , as it involves stopping cars and asking questions of • the drivers . On the other hand , postponement of the study un - til fall might make it too late to be useful to Mr . Niederkorn . Mr . Craig will telephone Mr . Niederkorn on Tuesday , June 9 , to check on this point . A memorandum will then be circulated to the members of the Planning Board giving them the information thus obtained . Miller A great deal of help has been received in the past from Cornell personnel , which would be practically impossible to get during the summer . Craig The responsibility lies with Mr . Niederkorn as to whether or not the study will be made . Craig Will go before the Town Board at their meeting on Friday , SUBDIVISION June 12 , with the information that the Subdivision Regulations REGULATIONS are entirely adequate as written , and cannot be put into briefer form ; he will ask for action on them as they are . Miller No progress seems to be being made with the Regulations . Dis - cussions have been held only with the Town Board and several persons invited by that Board . Inquired whether it might be wise at the 701 meeting to try to get some visitors to attend and hear Mr . Niederkorn . The Planning Board might invite some persons who would have an intense interest in the Town . Per - haps Mr . Catherwood - - or if he is out of town , Mrs . Catherwood - - Dr . Fisher , and possibly Mr . Butler would be interested in at - tending . Ruzicka Felt that Arlyn Rounds might be persuaded to attend , as he has evinced some interest in the matter . Barr Suggested that the following developers might also be asked to attend : Horvath , Kulakowski , Schoenfeld , Daniel Cochran , Cima , Nangeroni , and Wood . Edmondson Feels that until there is something really exciting to talk about at such a meeting , outsiders should not be invited to attend . Miller Recalled that at the former public hearing on Subdivision Regu - lations there were almost no major differences of opinion on the regulations as then presented . It was decided that inviting developers to a 701 meeting would be a good idea . A week in advance of such a meeting Mr . Nieder - korn will be informed of the plans by Mr . Edmondson . Mrs . Miller will make personal telephone calls to the developers to extend the invitation . It was also decided not to have a newspaper notice , but that anyone who might really be interested could be • invited . It was further suggested that Jim Cirona and Roger Sovocook be invited by personal telephone call . Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , June 8 , 1970 , Town Hall , Regular Meeting , page 3 1111 Miller Feels that if the Planning Board is willing to give to the RELATIONS Town Board the essence of actions taken by the Planning WITH TOWN Board , it would seem that the Town Board should let the BOARD P lanning Board know when they pass regulations and handle other matters which should rightfully be handled by the P lanning Board . So much is handled by the Town Board in executive meetings that attendance at their regulat meetings by members of the Planning Board does not serve to keep the P lanning Board well informed . Ruzicka Voiced his opinion that this is a resonable assumption Barr Agreed with this . There may be some objections , but the Plan - ning Board should be informed about such matters , as they come under Planning Board jurisdiction . Edmondson Does not know what the attitude of the Town Board is on this matter . Craig Our minutes should show that we never receive any information from the Town Board . Since he became chairman of the Planning Board , two requests have been received from the Town Board , one for Subdivision Regulations , and the other for maps . Both were supplied to the Town Board . Ruzicka Announced his intention to resign from the Planning Board as MEMBERSHIP of this evening . Mr . Craig will send a memorandum to each RESIGNATION member of the Town Board accepting with regret Mr . Ruzicka ' s AND resignation for personal reasons . In this same memorandum REPLACEMENT there will be suggestions for replacement . The names to be suggested are : Mr . Alan Taylor or Milliken Station Road , and Steven Farkas , Jr . , of 91 Drake Road . Both of these men have agreed to serve if asked . Miller MOTION to send this memorandum to the members of the Town Board ; motion seconded and approved . The Board expressed its regret to Mr . Ruzicka that he finds it necessary to resign . Mr . Ruzicka offered his services for the future in any suitable work . Craig Stressed the necessity of starting the Board meetings promptly MEETINGS in the future , and also pointed out the necessity of the secretary ' s telephoning each member ahead of time , to remind them of the meeting dates . The next 701 session will be on Monday evening , June 22 . The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 20 p . m . •