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�r Date : July 11 , 1983
Time : 7 : 30 P .M .
,� Present : Chairman V . Miller , L . Hirvonen , T . Kick , H . Ley , L . Montague
Absent : R . Briggs , S . Cleveland , W . Cook
• Guests : Mr . & Mrs . William Straub
I . Minutes of previous meetings
, - June 13 , 1933 -
MOTION : L . Hirvonen moved to accept the minutes as read . Ho Ley seconded
the motion , carried unanimously .
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IIa Officers ' Reports
H . Ley - secretary - H . Ley received a copy of a letter sent from L . Mon-
tegue to Mr . George Lorson re his proposed subdivision located on
Cherry Road in the Town of Lansing
;';. . R . Briggs - treasurer - absent
•= 'V . Miller - chairman - V . Miller reported that she bed delivered some infor-
• mation to M . McElwee re the proposed zoning ordinances but has not
heard from the Town Board as of this date . George Stevens , who
works closelywith M . McElwee on thisof
project is out town .
L . Montague - subdivisions - L . Montague reported that he has not heard from
Mr . Lewis Roland re his proposed subdivision to be located on Trip-
hammer Road between Waterwagon and Asbury Roads . If and when he
does , he will notify V . Miller and. keep her up to date .
III . . L . Montague told the members present that he had been contacted by Mr . William
Straub who was very concerned about a building that was being erected on the
Arno, Finkledey Subdivision . Mr . Straub lives on Sperry Lene -and feels that
when the structure is completed it would obstruct his view of Cayuga Leke .
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L . Montague went by and checked the height of the building; end it measured
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. ' 32 ' . He pulled out the minutes of May 1I+ , 1979 in which there is specified
a deed restriction that Mr . Finkledey or two neighbors would have to approve
of any _ plans in the subdivision . Mr . Armstrong and . Mr . Nagel , both neigh-
bors had approved Mr . Paul Byrne ' s plans .
Mr . Straub told the members that his main concern was the obstruction et his
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view . He recalled that at the Planning Board meeting two to three years ago ,
Mr . Finkledey , surd that his plans called for one or two story structures . He
felt - that that may have influenced the Board ' s decision .
V . Miller informed him that that was not the case . She told him that as a
subdivision the Board had nothing to say , without zoning , about the types of
homes to be ' built . The Board could only decide on the land itself , the sub -
dividing . of it , roads , public utilities , : safety and that type of thing . She
added that the Board always asks about the style of buildings and sometimes
makes comments on them but without zoning there is nothing that they cannot
permit .
L . Hirvonen recalled the meeting with Mr . Finkledey and his satin;; that he
wanted all of the people in his subdivision to have the view .
Mr . Straub said that Mr . Finkledey did not seem pleased with the structure
' . going up . Mr . Straub felt that there should be something in zoning to pre-
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• vent hideous structures from going up . He felt that two could play the
"5 game and he was thinking strongly about that .
' V . Miller commented that beauty was in the eye of the beholder and what might
?• uA , please one person might not please another . She did not think that the Town
Board could ever rule on what types of homes people could erect .
Mr . Straub said that he and his wife had hired en attorney who felt that
, : they had a. strong case against Mr . Byrne . He is not personally optimistic
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about the outcome but was hoping that it might serve as e test case for
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71P Mr . & Mrs . William Straub - continued .
the future in Lansing .
Mr . Straub said that a Mr . Abbott came to him and described his building
- 0 plans . Both Mr . Abbott and Mr . Wells are battling over the same lot . It
is located in the Finkledey subdivision , directly below his home .
He then asked if there were any restrictions about putting mobile homes . on
lots in Lansing . V . Miller told him no , not if there weren ' t any restrictions
in the deed .
T . Kick told him briefly of the controversy over e modular /mobile home on
Maple and Armstrong Roads . There wads e deed restriction there but the
people concerned waited too long before coming to the Board . He also told
Mr . Straub that the Planning Board has been working on zoning for the Town
of Lansing and has submitted it to the Town Board .
L . Hirvonen told Mr . Straub that it would be very nice if he would work as
a neighborhood leader for zoning when the time comes .
H . Ley felt that it all came down to money with Mr . Finkledey and his desire
to sell off his lots .
Mr . Straub wanted to know when the next Town Board meeting was . V . Miller
told him the following evening . He considered attending it end expressing
his views .
Mr . & Mrs . Straub then left the meeting .
IV . T . Kick reported that there have been no water meetings in about a year .
L . Hirvonen asked T . Kick who should be contacted if a person was interested
in forming a water district . He told her , the Town Board .
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Meeting adjourned : 9 : 30 P .M .
Next meeting : August 8 , 1983 - 7 : 30 P .M .
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