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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-09-14 / f • • , Minutes LANSING PLANNING BOARD September 14 , 1970 : Town Hall Regular Meeting PRESENT : Mr . Peter H . Craig , Chairman ; Miss Louise Barr , Mrs . Viola Miller , Messrs . Paul Barron , Samuel Baughman , Steven Farkas , Jr . ABSENT : Mr . Frederick Edmondson The meeting opened at 8 : 15 p . m . The minutes of the special meeting of August 24 , 1970 , were MINUTES approved as distributed . Miller Reported the receipt of a letter from the New York Planning REPORTS Federation acknowledging the previous letter from the Planning Public Board and enclosing membership materials . The Planning Board Relations will join the Federation for 1971 , inasmuch as 1970 is so far advanced . The cost will be $ 35 . 00 . Barr Reported as follows : Treasurer ' s Report • Budgeted amount $ 1 , 750 . 00 Expenditures to date : Basic Studies $ 510 . 30 Secretarial Services 435 . 69 Miscellaneous Expenses 5 . 65 951 . 64 Balance on hand $ 798 . 36 Farkas All arrangements with the Lansing High School are complete for the Public public meeting of October 26 . If there is a charge for custodial Meeting services for the meeting , the Board will approve the expenditure . Baughman The committee from Sewer District #2 will meet with the Town Sewer Board on September 16 . This is a public meeting , which he is District unable to attend , but believes someone from the Planning Board should be there . (Mr . Farkas will attend . ) He has been elected chairman of the Civic Improvement Committee for the Lansing Lions Club and will welcome suggestions for projects . Craig Reported on the August meeting of the Sewer Agency . Discussed Sewer the proposal of a sewer commission which in turn would hire a Agency sanitary engineer who would be in charge of all sewer agency activities and who would he responsible to the commission , • Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , September 14 , 1970 , Town Hall , Regular Meeting , page 2 • The problem of financing of Sewer District # 2 was discussed , with the following proposed as a means : 1 . Hookup charge 2 . Use charge 3 . Ad valorem charge 4 . Living unit charge The district setup is based primarily on what the Agency calculates the usage will be . One alternative which has not been considered is that Lansing not be involved just at this time . Cayuga Heights and the Town of Ithaca can manage without Lansing . However , if Lansing partici - pates now , it will not have to pay exhorbitant sewer rates later on . Mr . Craig is not at all convinced that this is the time for the installation of sewers in Lansing . If Lansing is in - volved in the Sewer District and the intercrptor line is in - stalled on Route 34 , this will add another $ 120 per year in taxes for each living unit . Miller If Lansing is not in at the inception , the plans as to size of the facilities will be governed accordingly . Craig The only economically feasible way to get sewers is to put the • dwellings near the sewer lines . Miller Does not object to Lansing ' s going into the system , but does ob - ject to the installation of the big interceptor sewer at this time when there is no use for it . Craig If Lansing does accept the sewer system , then it must also ac - cept forced development . The County Sewer Agency will meet the early part of October . At that time there should be information as to whether there will be Federal aid for the interceptor system . Craig Tom Miller developed a microfilter system which was not ac - BOLTON cepted by the State authorities , and this well - site is there - POINT fore completely up in the air . WELL - SITE Craig About the middle of August he had received information from TOMPKINS Frank Liguori concerning the manner in which proposed legisla - COUNTY tion of any planning board must be submitted to the County PLANNING Planning Board for its approval before enactment by town boards . DEPARTMENT A quorum of the mambers of a planning board , plus one , can over - ride any decision of the County Board . Miller Suggested that the Subdivision Regulations be sent to the • Tompkins County Planning Board for their approval . Craig Mr . Liguori hasprepared a chart showing the controls in nearby Minutes , LANSING PLANNING BOARD , September 14 , 1970 , Town Hall , Regular Meeting , page 3 towns . The Towns of Enfield , Newfield , and Lansing are the only ones with no controls whatsoever . The towns which border Lansing all have some form of controls . Craig Submitted Mr . Liguori ' s letter of August 10 , 1970 , and the asso - ciated information , for the Planning Board file . Craig This involves the highway between Ithaca and Cortland . None of RELOCATION the area proposed for relocation is within the Town of Lansing , OF ROUTE 13 but it would have an effect on traffic onr .Route 13 at the Trip - hammer and Warren Road intersections . A brochure from the New York State Department of Transportation is to be passed from one member of the Planning Board to another as quickly as possible , so that each member may formulate his own opinion . The opinions should be submitted to the State by thirty days from September 3 , 1970 . Mr . Craig will attend the meeting of October 15 at Dryden , as this is a matter of extreme importance to Lansing . Craig Attended the meeting of September 11 , at which time : Mr . Beck- TOWN BOARD with presented his intention of building one house at the top MEETING of Ludlowville Hill ; the road to it will serve that one house only . Mr . Horvath announced a subdivision of about forty units • in the vicinity of Armstrong Road , which will involve a new road . Mr . Craig had asked Mr . Williamson about the status of the Sub - SUBDIVISION division Regulations , but found that no progress had been made , REGULATIONS although they had been given to Mr . Williamson on June 26 , 1970 . Miller Believes that the Town Board should be informed that the Planning Board has the power of subdivision control . There apparently was no mention of referral at the Town Board meeting . Craig Photographs have been taken of the south end of Cayuga Lake , and PUBLIC pictures of the north end will be taken shortly , for use in a MEETING OF presentation . Mr . Niederkorn has been asked to make his pre - OCTOBER 26 sentation interesting to all residents in Lansing , not merely to those in the south end of the town . Mr . Craig will also make some pictures from a plane . Mr . Niederkorn is to present at the 701 meeting on September 28 a definite outline for the October 26 meeting . The aim of this meeting will be to interest Lansing residents and give them informative material , but not to antagonize them . "A New Look at Lansing " was suggested as a title for the meeting . Craig Suggested that old early photographs could be blown up for a "before and after " presentation . • Miller Mentioned that dumping is going on on some of the newly acquired airport land owned by the County . The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 50 p . m .