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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-02-10 TB 20 ' 5 FEBRUARY 10 , 1993 The Lansing Town Board met in Special Session at the Lansing Town Hall Board Room at 7 : 00 P . M . with Supervisor Kirby presiding . ROLL CALL Jeannine Kirby Supervisor • Present H erbert Beckwith Councilman Present P aul Butler Councilman I Present J effrey Cleveland Councilman Present ® Larry Tvaroha Councilman Present B onita ' Boles Town Clerk - Present Richard Thaler Town Attorney . Present a . . - VISITORS : George Totman , Sharon Bowman , Alvin White , Mr . and Mrs . John' Orr , Mrs . Joyce : Cima ., : Mr.. and Mrs . Kriizek and daughter , Mrs . and Mrs . William Childers , Mr . and Mrs . David Cox , . Mr . and Mrs : Dale : Skoch , Liz Biss -, • Ken Schmidt, Cornelius : Dr. ost , Betty King , 'Ethe1 * Beck , Al Phillips , Mr . and Mrs . Fred Stone , Joanne Mancini , Dave Herrick ( 7 : 30 P . M . ) , : Tom Todd ( 7 : 40 P . M . . ) and about 15 to - 20 other area residents . The Supervisor ' called . the: meeting to order and had the clerk take the Roll Call . _ • Proof of Notice having been furnished , the Public Hearing on ✓ epairs and replacements and . expenditure of monies for the Lansing Community Center ( Town Hall Annex ) was called to order at 7 : 00 P . M . RESOLUTION . offered by • Mr .. Beckwith and seconded by Butler : RESOLVED . that . no one appeared voicing any objection to the ✓ epairs ' . and replacements to - the: Community Center , all persons desiring to • be heard , having been heard , : the Public Hearing was terminated at 7 : 03 P . M . . 1110 it . ✓ ote- of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey . Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote •of . Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , : Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine : Kirby , . Supervisor ✓ roof ofi Notice having been furnished , the Public Hearing concerning _ the rezoning of the flight - path hazard zone - at the • Tompkins County Airport was called : to ^ order at 7 : 15 P : M . A 'number of area residents showedmp to voice their concerns . Some of their concerns . were as follows : . -. ! 1 John Orr of 987 Warren Driveasked why the Town was interested in . expanding the hazard area for : the airport.? Mr . Alvin White e xplained that the - Airport hazard _ zone -is defined by the F . A . A . as being an area that is one mile , wide. and four miles long . The area w ill • be extended to the extent : of the runway . addition which. . is 800 feet whichi • w-i l l - automatical ly extend' it ' . •across Triphammer and out into the field area but . .the hazard - _zone itself mill only be e xtended the same distance as the : length - of the runway . - The rest of itis defined and is " always there "within a Federal controlled airport . Mr . White then gave . the following explanation : it At the time . that the change . was originally projected , Mr . White was Chairman ' of the Lansing Planning Board . It - has been d iscussed , for ' approximately ? . three . , to four - years . . The Planning B oard ' s - major concern is the biggest - hazard in the airport hazard zone . ' irs- • 'noise '. Some complaints came . from . the Whispering Pines subdivision in _regard to the noise level . exceeding the federal g uidelines . ' The Planning Board became . concerned - because the more h ouses that are in that area ( off the end of the runway ) , the more people are - going to . complain about the noise . : .When the F . A . A . ✓ eceives a certain number of complaints , they will then designate 206 continued February 10 , 1993 n oise abatement procedures for the airport . He felt these procedures were an additional hazard because it amounts to a very e xcellerated manual attack to the edge of the airport , at which time they tip over and retard the throttles to reduce the noise as they go out across the area . He felt that if there is adverse w eather conditions , it could put the airplane into a hazardous condition . The reason the Planning Board has asked for the rezoning change is strictly not to have any more houses in the area that is proposed to be made into industrial and light commercial . . Mrs . John Orr asked why the Town would want to allow a business that could employ 35 to 70 people versus a home with two people as two people would not complain as much as 70 people would . Mr White " stated that complaints are received primarily on weekends and after 9 : 00 P . M . and before 7 : 00 A . M . at which time , most business are closed . He stated that business do not complain about airplanes going over but that the people are the ones who complain . Mrs . Orr stated that they have lived in their house for 27 years and your mind becomes a custom to the airplanes . Mr . Thaler gave the audience the following information on the background of the problem : When the airport was established on East Hill the Federal ✓ egulations required a hazard zone to be created . About two years ago , the Town Board received many complaints about the noise pollution . They felt the airplanes that were coming in and taking o ff were not staying in the suggested landing pattern that was created by the F . A . A . When the County announces that they wanted to renovate the airport , the original suggestion by the engineer ' s was to extend the runway by 1200 feet to the west . Based upon that , a number of ✓ esidents in the area then came to the Town Board with complaints and the Town Board commissioned Mr . Thaler to oppose such an e xtension along with the help of Mr . Cox and Mr . Tucker and various people to come up with the audio readings to show that the noise pollution was more than the experts said it was . This was presented • at the Public Hearing where the Town opposed the extension of the ✓ unway and suggested the County do something about trying to confine the landing pattern into the areas that originally were set o ut . Because of the opposition of the Town of Lansing , the County did not approve the 1200 foot extension but went to the fall back position of 800 feet . At the time this was presented , the experts suggested and came to the point of indicating it was going to be an absolute necessity was to rezone part of the land that lay immediately west of the end of the runway . The reason for the proposed rezoning is to protect someone who comes intothe area from buying something that they eventually could feel they were not fully advised of . ( noise nuisance and airplane failure ) After studying the problem for about three or four years , the Lansing Planning Board made a recommendation to the Town Board to change the zoning in the area . Al Phillips of 12 Bean Hill Lane felt the Town should be protecting the people who are already there and not worry so much about future residents . He felt this would decrease the present owners property values . He felt the Town was trying to protect themselves from a legal matter that could take place in the future and not about the present home owners . Mr . Thaler indicated that the hazard zone was established at the same time the airport was e stablished and therefore the present owners properties were in the hazard zone . Mr . Thaler stated that the titles should have noted that the properties were in the hazard zone . • Mr . Orr asked if the Town . Board was aware of the fact that if the area is rezoned , the banks are very hesitant in giving loans to ✓ esidential housing located in industrial zoned areas ? Pat Cox of 31 Forest Acres Drive felt that it did not make since to her because if the Town wanted to keep houses out and allow businesses to go in , there would be a larger amount of people in a business during the day time when an accident is more likely to happen . Ken Schmidt of 149 Hillcrest asked what the current zoning was continued February 10 , 19932 ��'`z o n the area being discussed . Mrs . Kirby stated that it was all ✓ esidential . Mr . Schmidt was concerned about bringing in an industrial zoned area that would be located next to a very nice ✓ esidential area . He also felt it would have a negative effect on the property values . Liz Biss of 28 Forest Acres Drive who also owns a parcel of land on Triphammer Road had questions in regard to the map as far as being able to understand boundaries involved . Her _ major_ concern w as that something like a U . P . S . could be built in their backyard . S he was - also very concerned about that lighting problems that could occur . ill Dave Cox of 31 Forest Acres Drive wanted to know what the distance was from the . point to Liz Biss ' s house . Mr . Thaler stated that it was 30 feet east of it . Mr . Cox felt it was very sad that the Town Board ;w,ould vote on something when they did not know what it would do to the property . values . Mr .. Co * was also concerned that the Town Board would vote . on .the proposed rezoning right after the P ublic . Hearing was closed . . . Dale Skoch . - of 33 . F.orest Acres Drive . asked when the Town Board w ould . vote . on it . Mrs . Kirby stated that she was not sure when it w ould happen . - . . . Mr -. Scotch also asked why one third of the .area was outside of the . hazard zone . Mr . .White stated that the hazard zone is set by the F . A .. A.. . . and not. the Town . Mr .. ., Cornelius Drost ' questioned why the . Warren Road Business P ark . was in the areato be rezoned as he felt itwould then fall under the regular industrial . zone regulationswhich are a lot lighter than what is in place right now . Mr . Drost stated that this w as arPlanned .Development Area . . ( PDA ) . Mr . White stated that the P lanning Board was more concerned about . the . noise pollution than the hazard . . . _ , . . A_ resident - stated that the hazard zone was mot the issue , but that the _ rez.oning . of a residential area to an industrial. area was . The question was asked if the Town Board had the power to change any zoning at any time . in the . T.own of ; ' Lansing . Mr . Thaler stated . . that , ..the-y. did but _ only after. a Public Hearing was held . ® . . . . . Ethel Beck . of 25 . S.tormyview Road . stated that . she understood there .. was .. a . development - proposed that would extend Bean Hill and S tormy. View . . _and . include 17 - more lots , - , all . of which are in the hazard z.one .. She . wondered if it . made . sense to put 17 more homes in the hazard . zone .. . Al White . felt . it . did not make . since to put any h ouses at the end of a runway . He was - concerned that whenpeople g et . a hold of . . their _ representative and -complain about the noise at the _ airport , _ the . F, .. A .. A . will : not change - anything but will send a message _ that . all aircraft . wi l l use . ,•noise abatement .. . . . . .Mrs ... . Beck : felt that maybe . the - County . should . buy the land in q uestion . . . . . . . _ . : Mr . . White_ . stated . that . the planes - willbe : lower when they are landingto _ the . southeast because their touch down point will be 600 feet _ farther . .b.ack_, towards Warren Road . . Liz , Bi.ss asked when the DC9 ' s would be gone and if the planes coming _ in_ will . be. quieter.?.. . , . . . _ . _ Betty . King _ of . 8 _ Hi.l l crest Road stated that she knew . she _ woul d h ave . airp-lane -: noise when she -bought . - her house . She felt that the planes _ that _ were . coming - in . now were already. quite low and wondered h ow . much _ lo.wer . they . could get . Mr . White stated that they could be 6.0 _ t.o 8A ; .feet . lower over her house ontheir . landings . She stated that she . _ was . already zoned . industrial . . _ . . .Mr . . . Thaler stated . that the Town . . B.oard could do one of the following..: . ._. r . _ . 1 .. _ Accept , the recommendation of the Planning Board for the Ill remediation of having peoplego into the area not knowing that thereds going to be a potentialnoise problem . If this were to be done the _ Town _ Board would agree with the rezoning as proposed . . 2 . . . The Town _ Board - could require , that something be - filed in the County . .Cler.k ' s office . that would state that any deed that is d rawn _ for sale.: _fo.r any property in thearea must have a warning showing . that it is. _in the hazard zone and is subject to noise pollution . . . . . _ . • . . . 3 . _ The Board could also do nothing and send it back to the 2 0 '8 `_ . continued February 10 , 1993 Planning Board. Joanne Mancini of 22 Sky - Acres Drive •stated ' that they built their house in 1976 and the reason they built where they did was because they wanted to live in a zoned residential ' area . They were concerned about their property values but feels the Town Board is fail=ing thein buy not protecting ' them She stated that this would be a` ' step' 'backward if it were to be rezoned as industrial . Betty King felt that if someone buys in the area , they should be told the property is in the hazard zone and then the decision w ould be up to them . Al Phillips felt Route 13 should be relocated and the problem • be solved rather than to do a bandage job . Mr . Thaler stated that property values were important to the Town Board. He asked if it were more detrimental to have a light industrial zone then to have a warning at the County Clerk ' s office stating that if you buy this property you are in the airport hazard zone and subject to noise pollution ' or doing nothing and have someone move in and ask why they were not told ? The appraisers told Mr . and Mrs . Orr that within 10 years after their house was sold , it would be automatically gone . They w ere advised not to put any more money into their home . They also told the Orr ' s that within 10 years their property value would g row tremendously but the buildings on the property would be d evalued to nothing . She asked if the Town Board would consider buying the homeowners out . She also stated that the noise from U . P . S . is very difficult to live with . Fred Stone of 5 Bean Hill Lane asked why these properties could not be grandfathered in some way ? He would rather see the d eeds stamped " hazard zone " . A resident asked if they could give input to the Planning B oard . Mrs . Kirby stated that if the Town Board was to pass this back to the Planning Board , the residents could go to a Planning B oard Meeting and voice their concerns . Mrs . Dale Skoch of 33 Forest Acres Drive asked if the Planning B oard had the final say . Mrs . Kirby stated that the Town Board was the Board who had the final say . She asked why the Planning Board • w as not present . Al White was representing the Lansing Planning B oard . She asked in what year the area was designated a hazard zone area and why was she not notified of it when she bought her house . S he asked what recourse she might have . She stated that she did not w ant the zoning changed . Mr . White stated that he would hate to see the area developed into houses and was surprised at the response of the people . He also stated that if the Town Board passed this proposed zoning change back to the Planning Board , he felt the Planning Board would d rop it due to the response of the people . One resident felt that the noise abatement might be the best solution but the Board and Mr . White felt it was very dangerous . Mr . Cox did not feel the traffic nor the noise was a problem but was concerned that a U . P . S . or a Motel could be placed 30 feet o f Liz Biss ' s property line . He stated that he was not necessarily opposed to the zoning change but was opposed to the extent of it . H e asked if the Town had approached Cornell about paying full taxes o n the property mentioned . Mrs . Kirby stated that they already pay the full amount . He mentioned the possibility of approximately 1 , 000 feet of green land . ( Due to lighting ) He was also concerned about one of the streets being opened as a main street to the industrial zone and wanted to be sure this did not happen . He stated that residents had signed up to help on committees but were n ot contacted as of yet . He felt the Planning Board should of had an input meeting before the Public Hearing . A resident asked that if a notice was put on the deeds or filed in the County Clerk ' s Office , if along with that , if a person signed off• , there could be a disclaimer stating that they could not file ` any future complaints with the Town Board relative to the n oise that they are going to be subjected to in the area . Mr . Dave Cox stated that in the Zoning Rules and Regulations , it states that the Zoning Officer will stamp " Hazard Area " on all o f the building permits issued in that area . Mr . Thaler stated that continued February 10 , 1993 would only happen after a person has already bought a piece of land . Joanne Mancini asked for a show of hands of the people attending the meeting . Dorothy Krizek stated that the Krizek ' s did not want any industrial zoned land and the Town Board should keep it residential . A Hillcrest resident stated that there was already enough traffic on Hillcrest Road and they would hate to see more . P at Cox felt that after the airport cut down all the trees , it made a big difference in the noise . She said that the 1111 representatives from the airport stated that if the runway was e xpanded , they would plant more trees . At this time Mrs . Kirby asked for a show of hands for the following : 1 . How many would be in favor of the zoning change as the P lanning Board has proposed it ? No one raised their hand . 2 . How many would be in favor of stamping the deeds at the County level ? Mr . Totman asked who would be responsible for stamping the deeds ? Mr . Thaler stated that something would be ✓ ecorded in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office that would be picked upton . the title . ( The deed itself would NOT be stamped ) . Mrs . Kirby asked how many would like to see something put on file in the County Clerk ' s Office to warn new homeowners ? The total of people w ho would like to see this happen was 4 . . 3 . How many people would like the Town Board to do nothing ? The - total show of hands was 18 . RESOLUTION , offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr . Tvaroha : RESOLVED , that the Public Hearing on the proposed zoning change be terminated at 7 : 25 P . M . ® Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman Vote of Town Board . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Mr . Tom Livigne , a representative from Cornell , phoned Mrs . K irby and asked that it be stated in the minutes that Cornell U niversity • Real Estate Departmentwas opposed to the proposed zoning change and asked for more time to determine how the plan w ould effect Cornell University . . - ORDER AND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN BOARD , TOWN OF LANSING ESTABLISHING WATER DISTRICT NO . 7 , EXTENSION 10 At a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Lansing held at the Lansing Town Hall on February 10 , 1993 at 7 : 30 p . m . P resent : Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman Larry Tvaroha , Councilman - Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Paul Butler :, Councilman In the matter of the establishment of Lansing Water District No . 7 , Extension 10 , Town of Lansing , County of Tompkins , State of N ew York , pursuant to Article 12 - A of the Town Law . WHEREAS , a map , plan and report have been prepared in such manner and in such detail as has heretofore been determined by the Town Board of the Town of Lansing , relating to the establishment of a proposed water - district in the Town ; and WHEREAS , such map , plan and report have been duly filed in the Town Clerk ' s Office in said Town ; and ,210 continued February 10 , 1993 WHEREAS , said map , plan and report was prepared by T . G . Miller & Associates , P . C . , Engineers and Surveyors , Ithaca , New York , who are duly - licensed by the State of New York , which showed the boundaries of the proposed district , a general plan of the water system " and a - report of the proposed improvements , the estimated e xpense . bf these - improvements , the proposed method of financing , w hich map , plan and report are on file in the Town Clerk ' s Office for public inspection , and all other ' matters required by law to be stated ; and" ' WHEREAS , the map show the proposed water district , water mains ; fire hydrants and other related and necessary appurtenances ; and WHEREAS , as Order was passed on January 20 , 1993 designating February 10 , 1993 at 7 : 30 p . m . at the Town Hall in Lansing , New York , to consider the plan , map and report and to hear all persons interested in this matter and to take action as required by law ; and WHEREAS , the said Order was published and posted as required by law ; and WHEREAS , a public hearing on the matter was held by the Town B oard on February 10 , 1993 at the Lansing Town Hall as aforesaid , at 7 : 30 p . m . and the matter was fully discussed and all interested parties and persons were heard . Upon the evidence given at the hearing and upon a motion duly made by Councilman Beckwith , seconded by Councilman Tvaroha , the following resolution was unanimously adopted . It is hereby determined that : ( a ) The notice of hearing was published and posted as required by law , and it is otherwise sufficient . 1110 ( b ) All property and property owners within the proposed d istrict are benefitted thereby . ( c ) All the property and property owners benefitted are included within the limits of the proposed district . ( d ) The establishment of this district is in the public interest . IT IS RESOLVED that the district as set forth in the map , plan and report be approved , ' that the requested improvement be constructed and that the necessary easements and lands be acquired u pon the required funds being made available and provided for . IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the district shall be known as the Water District 7 , Extension 10 in the Town of Lansing and shall be bounded and described as follows : see Exhibit A attached . IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the proposed improvement , including construction costs , cost of acquisition of lands and e asements , legal and engineering fees , and all other expenses , be financed by the State of New York . No bonding will be required and consequently there will be no annual assessments for debt service w ithin this district for these facilities . • IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is subject to . permissive referendum as provided in Town Law , Section 209 - E in the manner provided in Article 7 of the Town Law . IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that establishment of Water District 7 , Extension 10 is subject to approval by the New York State D epartment of Audit and Control . 211 continued February 10 , 1993 EXHIBIT A All that tract or parcel of land situated in the Town of Lansing , County of Tompkins , State of New York , bounded and described as follows : B eginning at a point in the westerly highway line of New York State Route 34 , said point being located a distance of 540 + feet southerly along the westerly highway line of New York State Route 34 from its intersection with the southerly highway line of Bower Road , said point also being in the northerly line of Water District N o . 7 Extension No . 1 , said point also being located in the easterly boundary of Town of Lansing tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 13 , Running thence westerly along the northerly line of Water District N o . 7 Extension No . 1 a distance of 300 feet to a point , Running thence south along the westerly boundary of Water District N o . 7 Extension No . 1 a distance of 2 , 630 + feet to a point , said course passing through the Town of Lansing tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 13 and terminating in the southerly line of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 14 , Running thence westerly and continuing along the Water District boundary a distance of 160 + feet to a point , said point being located at the northwest corner of tax map parcel number 31 . - 1 - 15 , Running thence south and continuing along the Water District boundary and the westerly line of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 15 for a distance of 925 . 9 feet to a point , said point also being the n orthwest corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 18 , Running thence southwesterly through the lands reputedlyof the S tate of New York designated as tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 16 . 2 for a distance of 840 + feet to the northeast corner of a tax map parcel designated 31 - 1 - 17 , ® Running thence westerly along the north line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 17 for a distance of 417 . 48 feet to the northwest corner thereof , Running thence north for a distance of 70 + feet to a point , said point being located in tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 16 . 2 , Running thence westerly for a distance of 750 + feet being parallel with and 300 feet northerly from the northerly highway line of New York State Route 34 to a point in the west line of the lands n eputedly of the State of New York designated as tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 16 . 2 , Running thence north along the west line of 31 - 1 - 16 . 2 for a d istance of 32 feet to a point , said point marks the northeasterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 5 - 14 , Running thence westerly along the northerly lines of tax map parcel n umbers 31 - 5 - 14 , 31 - 5 - 13 , and 31 - 5 - 11 for a distance of 735 feet to the northwest corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 5 - 11 , Running thence southerly along the westerly line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 5 - 11 for a distance of 150 + feet to a point , said point marks the northeasterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 5 - 10 , ® Running thence westerly along the northerly lines of tax map parcel n umbers 31 - 5 - 10 , 31 - 5 - 9 , 31 - 5 - 7 , 31 - 5 - 6 , 31 - 5 - 5 , 31 - 5 - 4 , 31 - 5 - 3 , and ' partially along 31 - 5 - 2 for a total distance of 782 . 74 feet to a point , said point marks the southeasterly corner of tax map parcel 31 - 5 - 1 , Running thence northerly along the east line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 5 - 1 for a distance of 115 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof , 21 2 : continued February 10 , 1993 Running thence westerly along the northerly line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 5 - 1 for a distance of 100 feet to the northwesterly corner thereof , said point being located in the easterly highway line of County Route No 186 , also known as Conlon Road , Running thence northerly along the easterly line of Conlon Road for a distance of 150 + feet to a point that marks the southwesterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 4 - 1 , Running thence easterly along the southerly boundary of tax map parcel number 31 - 4 - 1 and along the south bounds of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 8 . 2 for a distance of 735 + feet to the southeasterly corner thereof , Running thence north being partially along the easterly boundary of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 8 . 2 for a distance of 285 feet to a point , said point marks a northwesterly corner of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 9 , Running thence easterly along the dividing line between tax map parcel numbers 31 - 1 - 9 and 31 - 1 - 6 . 2 for a distance of 312 . 75 feet to a point , said point marks a southeasterly corner of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 6 . 2 , Running thence north along the easterly line of 31 - 1 - 6 . 2 for a d istance of 1 , 640 + feet to a point , said point marks a n orthwesterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 9 , said point also being located in the southerly line of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 , Running thence easterly along the southerly line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 for a distance of 630 + feet to a point , said point marks a southeasterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 , Running thence north along the easterly line of 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 for a d istance of 870 + feet to a point , said point marks the n orthwesterly corner of tax map parcel 31 - 1 - 14 , Running thence easterly along the southerly line of 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 for a distance of 1 , 130 + feet to point , said point being located in the westerly line of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 13 , Running thence north along the easterly line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 11 . 2 also being the westerly line of tax map parcel n umber 31 - 1 - 13 for a distance of 1 , 435 + feet to a point in the southerly highway line of Bower Road , said point marks the n orthwesterly corner of tax map parcel number 31 - 1 - 13 , Running thence southeasterly along the southerly highway bounds of B ower Road for a distance of 1 , 430 + feet to the intersection of the southerly line of Bower Road with the westerly line of New York S tate Route 34 , Running thence southerly along the westerly line of New York State Route 34 for a distance of 540 + feet to the point and place of beginning . S aid parcel herein described contains approximately 226 acres . ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Dave Herrick , Town Engineer , reported the following to the Town Board : 1 . The 1992 water revenue information has been completed . D ave felt that the Town ' s surcharge could possibly be lowered . , 2113 continued February 10 , 1993 Mr . Thaler suggested we move the appropriate number of dollars out o f the water general account and put it into a capital account w hich could be applied to the principal debt of the BAN ' s at the e nd of the year . The bookkeeper will check into moving available monies and D ave Herrick will calculate new surcharges for the Town . 2 . SEWER ISSUE : Municipalities have been meeting in regard to the Cline Road bypass which could divert 2 , 500 gallons of flow for approximately 10 years . This would be a rent type situation . The engineer ' s feel it ' s a step in the right direction . Mr . Herrick ® felt it would be good for the Town to enter into a ten year rent program if the other municipalities agreed . Mr . Tom Todd - Lansing ' s County Representative spoke about the following : 1 . The County Budget and Administration committee approved a resolution to go ahead with challenging N . Y . S . E . & Gas ' s assessment of Milliken Station . The school will also participate in this with the initial cost being around $ 24 , 000 . 00 . 2 . The City of Ithaca passed a resolution asking for 50 % of the sales tax . Mr . Todd stated there were NO provisions in the resolution as far as Towns are concerned . He stated that the ENTIRE revenues of the first two quarters of 1993 will go to the County . From then on it will be split 75 / 25 . The one cent raise w ill amount to about eight million dollars . ( 25 % would be two million ) Mr . Todd stated that the Town of Lansing will receive their share in the third or fourth quarter of 1993 . It will be proportioned to the population of the Town . Mr . Tvaroha was very much against the way this is being divided out . 3 . Tom Todd stated that the Budget and Administration committed turned down a proposal to do away with Grievance Day in o utlying Towns . Mr . Todd feels that the one on one contact with 411 elected officials and a professional staff has a lot of merit . The Town Board agreed with Mr . Todd to keep Grievance Day in the Town ' s and not just at the Assessment Department . Mr . Todd also felt the Assessment Department appreciated the local people ' s o pinions . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Tvaroha and seconded by Mr . Butler : RESOLVED , that based upon the concerns raised by the ✓ esidents , the Lansing Town Board opts to take NO action on the proposed Zoning change and ; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that this be referred back to the P lanning Board along with a transcript of the comments that were aired tonight . Carried . In the future , Mr . Cleveland would like to see the Planning B oard hold an informational meeting before a proposal is sent to the Town Board for a Public Hearing . He also suggested that the P lanning Board should notify the people in other ways than just the legal notice . Mr . Tvaroha stated that he would like to see something in place to cover the Town ' s liability in the future and inform III) residents of the risks when purchasing property in the airport location . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Cleveland and seconded by Mr . B utler : RESOLVED , that the bookkeeper is hereby authorized to pay for repairs of the Town Hall Annex out of the Capital Fund Reserve . 2' 1 4 continued February 10 , 1993 Vote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Herbert Beckwith , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Paul Butler , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeffrey Cleveland , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Larry Tvaroha , Councilman ✓ ote of Town Board . . . ( Aye ) Jeannine Kirby , Supervisor Mr . Totman strongly recommended that in the future , the P lanning Board should hold an informational meeting before information for a Public Hearing is given to the Town Board . Mrs . Kirby stated that the year end audit will be held at 6 : 30 P . M . on February 24 , 1993 . Mr . Beckwith stated that on page 199 of the February 3rd , 1993 4111 minutes the name Joe Ferguson should be changed to Jill . RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr . Cleveland : RESOLVED , that the Special meeting be adjourned to go into Executive Session at 9 : 05 P . M . Carried RESOLUTION offered by Mr . Beckwith and seconded by Mr . Butler : RESOLVED , that the Executive Session be terminated at 9 : 15 P . M . and the Special Meeting be reconvened . Carried On motion , meeting adjourned at the call of the Supervisor at 9 : 20 P . M .