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TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING . BOARD
Date : 26 September 1977
Time : 6 : 00 P . M . Tour
8 : 45 P . M . Town Hall
present : V . Miller , D , Hardie , . B , Bement , L , Winter , J . Burke
Guest Speaker Paul Komar , NYSEG area representative
Invited guests - Bill Stewart , Phillip Munson , George Stevens ,
Jack Stark . Alsoon the tour , Peg EcElwee , Jim Riley ,
Sam Baughman . The latter guests were unable to return ..
to the Town Hall . lr
A special meeting of the Planning Board and invited guests was
called to take advantage of the opportunity to viewpresent and
future sites for fly-ash disposal and to tour 1 Milliken Station . .
Invited to join us were the candidates running for public office
listed above . Mr . Paul Komar of NYSEG was our guide who described
the various operations and answered questions related to the sites , :
Milliken and the proposed Cayuga Station .
Following the tour , coffee , cider , and donuts ';were 'served at the
Town Hall for all who could return . At that time , Mr . Komar
misk answered more questions and gave further information regarding the
proposed Cayuga Station .
I . Cayuga Station
A . Capacity - 850 megawatts
B e Stack height . - 650 feet
10 Millikenstack height - 200 feet t
2 . Despite its height , the stack will primarily blend
with the environment and appear on ' the :skyline only .
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C . Site selection i
1 . $ 80 million save By siting the plant in the heart of
the customer service area . r
2 . $30 million is spent siting a plant ,
D , Fly-ash disposal area
1 . Required to present 2 areas to siting board . They are. :
( a ) on NYSEG land - east of Cayuga Station site
( b ) square of landscbounded by Rte . 34B , ' Fenner Rd . ,
Davis Rd . and Jerry Smith Rd . 'l
2 . If siting board should choose areab , landowners
would be required by law to sell to NYSEG ,
E . Environmental concerns ' .
1. . Sulfur - acid rain
a . NYSEG meets EPA requirements with low- sulfur coal
from Kentucky
b . desulfurization studies are being made
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I . Environmental Concerns - continued
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2 . Railroad service
a . number of cars will double from 50 to 100
b . • improved rail bed will allow train to increase
speed from 5 t 20 mph through Ithaca ,. thereby
not increasing the time it takes to clear a
crossing .
3 . Trucking •
a . will resume for Milliken - more economic
b . will not be used for Cayuga. Station
F . Advantages to Lansing
1 . tax dollars
2 . full - timeemployment for. 70 - 804' people
G . Future hearings on Cayuga . Station
10 Oct . 17 , 1. 8 , 19 re : need and economic difference
between Lansing and Somerset .
2 , Nov . - in Ithaca environmental hearings
H . Approach
At the next meeting , it will be discussed whether or not
the PB wishes to
a , contact opposition groups such as the Cayuga Lake
Conservation group , and the League of Women Voters .
b , express itself to the 5 siting board members .
II . Historic Presevation in Tompkins County
irA . The above named book was circulated among members and
discussion followed on the possibility of the Town
exploring in more detail its historic sites . .
B . MOTION : D . Hardie moved to authorizeV . Miller to go to
the Town Board revenue sharing meeting , 27 Sept . 1977 ,
to request $ 3 , 000 to be used to employ some young people
to renovate some places of historical interest in the
town , and to suggest that they work tivith some older
residents who would provide resource `,information on
these places , Seconded by . J . Burke , carried unanimously .
Adjourned : 10 : 15 P . M . it
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