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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-09-13 1411111116 . Of TObMPKINS COUNT �'Ilk,,�A - � THENT OF HEALTH . ° cb*;;., a1Svt.i p °w.,.,,s•qt r Willard C . Schmidt , M . D . , M . P . H . . ` " ' ititi tress )true CXD[ , 1287 Trumonsburg Rood Commiuionor of Health Ithaca, Now Perk September 13 , 1979 v ono 273-7272 4 Mr . John Caren c/o Ithaca High School O ffice of the Principal 1401 North Cayuga Street Extension Ithaca , New York 14850 • RE : Keeney Development Tax Parcel 7 - 19 - 1 - 10 . 2 , 44 acres Dear Mr . Caren : Thank you for expressing your concern about the Keeney Develop- ment on South VanOstrand Road in the Town of Lansing . All four trailers on the site were located and utilities installed by Mr . Keeney without Health Department approval , and prior to our , knowledge of the project . He was notified that we believed he was • operating a mobile home park without a permit on April 27 , 1979 . Sub - sequent to that , the site was investigated , and discussions led the Keeney ' s to decide to divide the property so that a mobile home park d id not exist . A fifth mobile home was removed . Therefore , the con- ` ditions of the trailers , grounds , and access are beyond our jurisdiction . One of the wells , serving a Keeney residence and one trailer , h as not been proven satisfactory for bacteriological quality . The residents of these two units have been advised to boil all water prior to consumption . We will continue to work with the Keeney ' s on this problem and may be forced to take legal action under Article VII of t he Tompkins County Sanitary Code if contaminated water is continued to be served to others , Non-Compliance Certificates have been issued for the three se - wage systems built without a permit from this department . Investiga - tion so far reveals rock is 41 to 5 feet below ground surface in these areas , and no sewage was seen on the ground surface or in nearby streams . o r ditches . Mr . Keeney has been notified that these systems are in ✓ iolation of Article VI of the Tompkins County Sanitary Code but we do not contemplate further legal action at this time . Ilk Mr . John Caren September 13 , 1979 RE : Keeney Development Page 2 I hope the above clarifies ouractions in this matter . e Very truly yours , . (ler Li it\ ►. Ofill".8#M. i I • John M . Andersson , P . E . 1 Director , Environmental Health $3181A/ms cc : Lansing Town Board Lansing Planning BoardX Theodore Keeney • I t ; I 1 I % I I I •l. '1 it 11 ; , IIt1 ( ' I , . , I ) I . I1 I . l . . I l ' 11 I 1 II , , . I e t i I