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TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD
Date : February 14 , 1994
Time : 7 : 30 p . m .
Place : Lansing Town Hall Board Room
AGENDA
7 : 30 p . m . Open Meeting - General Business
Approve Minutes for January
8 : 00 p . m . One Lot Subdivision - Leo Mahool
East Shore Drive - 42 - 1 - 28
8 : 15 p . m . Report Park & Recreation Comm - Nicholson
( Bikeways )
8 : 30 p . m . Boundary Change - Siottje & Harris
Dandy View Heights Road - 25 - 1 - 7 . 62
9 : 00 p . m . Boundary Change - Kennedy
Change Three Lots to One - 15 - 1 - 30 . 62
9 : 15 p . m . Any other business to come before the Board .
Develop Agenda for the presentation to the
March 2nd Town Board Joint Meeting .
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TOWN OF LANSING
Planning Board
® Monday, February 14, 1994; 7:30 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS
* Denotes Present
* Jackie Baker Cheryl Nickel
* Lin Davidson, Treasurer * Larry Sharpsteen, Chairperson
* Brad Griffin * Robert Todd, Vice Chairperson
* Viola Miller * Al White
* George Totman, Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer
* Larry Tvaroha, Town Councilman
PUBLIC PRESENT
Dan Broadway 6 Maple Avenue, Lansing
John Dean 8 Conlon Road, Lansing
Bonnie Grover 250 Drake Road, Lansing
Allen Fulkerson TG Miller, PC, 203 North Aurora Street, Ithaca
Gay Nicholson One Maple Avenue, Lansing
Mary and Tim Walters 182 Ludlowville Road, Lansing
Review of Summary from January 24, 1994
Page Two, First Paragraph, Third Sentence - Brad Griffin clarified that no development
within 100 feet of a wetland can take place without a permit. Page Two, Second
Paragraph, Second Sentence - .Brad stated that if a permit was issued by the DEC, than
the Zoning Officer would have no reason not to issue a building permit. George
Totman responded that he is working from the State regulations that state that no
building permit is to be issued for within 100 feet of a wetland. If a building permit
was issued from the DEC, George stated that the issue would then be taken care of.
Same Paragraph - Robert stated that the sentence should read "that there are state and
federal wetland regulations. " Page Two, Second Paragraph, Fourth Sentence - Brad
clarified that the word "permitting" should be replaced with "prohibiting. " Page Two,
Third Paragraph, Second Sentence - Brad stated that the sentence "that doesn't mean that
the town wouldn ' t be responsible " is misleading. He felt it should instead read "that
the town doesn' t assume responsibility for the state statute. It would only assume
that responsibility if it were misleading in regard to the state statute . " Page Two,
Third Paragraph, Fifth Sentence - Brad stated that federal regulations do not allow
development of wetland without replacement is not true. Instead, federal policy
encourages replacement but does not require it. . Larry Sharpsteen thought that John
Homa had stated that there is a federal regulation that requires 2 for 1 replacement of
wetlands . Brad stated that the requirement can be made a part of the permit, but the
law doesn't say that development is not allowed without replacement. Page Two,
Fourth Paragraph, Third Sentence - Brad questioned the statement "would the board
then withhold granting of the subdivision because there is a wetland involved. " He
stated that threshold is not precisely the one that would prohibit the granting of any
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subdivision. This statement was rephrased to read : "withhold granting of the •
subdivision because of the wetland involved until the appropriate state permits have
been gained. " Robert pointed out that in that sentence George was just asking a
question, and here Brad is giving an answer. Page Two, Fifth Paragraph - Brad
remembered someone mentioning that they would like to hear some responses to
questions from the DEC and /or Corps of Engineers. He thought it would be a good.
idea to hear from the responsible parties directly. Page Two, End of Discussion - Brad
remembers Robert making a recommendation that taking on the aetval administration
of wetlands regulations is a part of board duties . Page Four, Third Paragraph - Larry
Sharpsteen believes that there was discussion regarding the second meeting of the
month in February and that it would take place in addition to the joirit meeting with
the Town Board . OTHER - , Brad stated that the state statute isa permissive law; it
doesn 't forbid actions, but it requires review and permit. He felt this was quite a
significant difference.
Al White made a motion to accept the summary as amended; Viola seconded. VOTE:
ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
GIS Maps, Paul Schenkel
Lin Davidson stated that Paul Schenkel took on the job of the GIS mapping and to
get an official map of the Town of Lansing. Paul stated that the maps he is
presenting this evening were automated off the US Geological Surveys . The most
recent revisions to the maps of the Town of Lansing were made in 1978. Since then
there have been quite a few changes . These maps were automated using the same
USGS information as the Tompkins County Department of Planning is using. These .
maps can be brought up on their computers and manipulated anyway. It uses the
State Planning Coordinate System, which is quite easy to make" - any additions or
revisions that may take place in the future. Rather than sending the map to a printer
::for copies, it could be sent to a plotter printer for a copy within 30 minutes. Any
feature can be incorporated into the map, for example wetlands or flood planes. The
issue of scale is unlimited;. once everything is in the computer, the maps can be
focused in any particular area or neighborhood. Paul stated that Tompkins County
already has done the mapping for anything greater than a 15 percent slope.
Paul stated that the GIS system has many valuable features, including the capability
of unlimited scaleon maps. Another nice feature is that "mailers" can be done, for
example, for all the people with wetlands on their property, or with more than 200
feet of road frontage, or all lake frontage property. Lin stated that one of the goals of
this project is to generate an official town map. He stated that there are several
corrections and changes that still need to be made to this map.
Lin stated that the Highway Superintendent very strongly recommended that private
roads be put on this map. George Totman stated that after he, Lin, and Paul had
prepared the first draft of this map, they passed a copy to the Highway
Superintendent and his staff for their review. Mrs . Avery very closely scrutinized the
map for its correctness of the road names and their spellings . Several mistakes were
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® identified. Cheryl Nickel questioned where they will be getting the information for
plotting the private roads. Paul stated that some of the private drives up until 1978
are on the other maps. Viola felt that the maps should clearly differentiate between
public and private roads . Larry Tvaroha questioned whether the town would have
any liability in putting private roads on the official map. George stated that anyone
can go to the Assessor's Office and look at the maps, which include all the private
roads. Some people may want their privacy protected, and there are all different
levels of private roads in the Town of Lansing. Paul stated that a separate map could
be generated that identifies the private roads, but would not necessarily be for
distribution. Robert agreed that there are going to be things on the official map that
not everybody agrees with. This map would be used for planning purposes. Larry
Tvaroha stated that the UMC did a survey of unique natural areas, and those maps
are not something that would necessarily be widely publicized for the sake of
protecting those areas.
Lin stated that the next step from here is to get a feeling from the board as to
whether they want the private roads on the official town map, and have another map
without the private roads which could be distributed. Larry Sharpsteen followed up
on Larry Tvaroha 's commented as to whether the town would be liable if the private
roads were mapped. His comment addressed the issue of the owners of the private
roads some day asking the town to take care of the roads . He suggested that Paul
® explore this concern and report back before there is a decision made as to whether to
include private roads on the official town map .
Cheryl questioned how accurate the roads are and when the tax parcels are put in,
will there be some adjustments from the flyovers. Paul stated that other towns that
have broke down digitizing the DOT maps and overlaying them on top of the tax
parcels are usually fairly accurate. There are some newer subdivisions that are not
mapped out in any way, and the accuracy of those will change . Larry Sharpsteen
stated that there is a map of the southern part of the Town of Lansing that has quite
a few of the newer subdivisions on it in quite some detail, which could be made
available to Paul. Viola questioned whether there could be clear differentiation
between the town, county, and state roads . Paul stated that they are identified
differently, and on the official map will be in different colors as well .
Lin stated that he and Paul will make the corrections and changes to the map and
prior to mapping the private roads, they will be speaking with the Town Attorney.
Larry Tvaroha felt that the information regarding private roads should be included in
the database, but would like to hear the opinion of the Town Attorney about
including them on the official map.
George stated that as per the original agreement between Lin and Paul as to price, to
date all the funds have been expended. This project was initially thought to be fairly
simple, but there have more extensive changes needed . Larry Sharpsteen stated that
® he would like to know if there are any changes that the Town Board would like
made and then will discuss fees for the additional work to be completed. He
clarified whether the changes would be included in the original price . George stated
that there are a few changes that need to be made from the other maps, but the " `
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majority of changes are new items. Lin asked Paul how much more time he would
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anticipate that he needs to make the changes and to add the private roads. Paul felt
that would depend on how clearly marked out the private roads will need to be.
Cheryl suggested marking up one of the maps showing Paul what they would like to
see, then forward it to him to make the changes. Larry Sharpsteen stated that the
board will identify what it wants a price proposal on in order of priority. Once the
price proposal is received back, the board will review it and make a decision as to
how to proceed.
ONE-LOT SUBDIVISION, Leo Mahool, East Shore Drive , Tax Map #42-1 -28
George reminded the board that this request was discussed at the last meeting. He
stated that he has received a more detailed survey map, which he distributed a copy
to all the board members . At the last meeting, the board asked that George get the
comments from the Village of Lansing Planning Board as to what they did with their
part of this subdivision. Viola questioned whether this should be a boundary change.
George stated that this was the main focus of the discussion at the last meeting and
whether this should be a boundary change or a subdivision.
Leo Mahool questioned what defines a subdivision and a boundary change . Al
White stated that normally this case would be a boundary change except the fact that
this is between two municipalities (Town of Lansing and the Village of Lansing) . IP
Essentially this will be taking a piece of land off of one tax map parcel in the Town
of Lansing and attaching it to the other tax map parcel in the Village of Lansing. . A
case like this would also normally be a boundary change because there is no road
frontage involved. Larry Sharpsteen stated that because this is between two
municipalities, it should be considered as a one-lot subdivision.
Leo -Mahool stated that the Village of Lansing Planning Board has already approved
this as a one-lot subdivision. George stated that he initiated the contact to the Village
regarding this parcel. Larry Sharpsteen was concerned that there was no contact
from the Village, and he cited a similar case on Cherry Road where both
municipalities were involved in the subdivision.
Viola commented that this should be considered as a subdivision with a variance.
The Planning Board reviewed the SEQR and received a negative declaration.
Al White made a motion to ; accept the proposed subdivision of the Mahool property.
This division of land is to be added to an existing parcel within , the Village. The
requirements for road frontage are to be waived, because it is attached to the other
parcel which has significant road frontage . The public hearing is waived . Viola
Miller seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
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® BOUNDARY CHANGE, Slottje and Harris, Dandy View Heights Road, Tax Map
#25-1-7.62
Allen Fulkerson appeared before the Planning Board representing Doug and Martha
Harris, who are requesting a boundary change of their property on Dandy View
Heights Road. The Harris ' are making a request to subdivide a 60-foot strip off of
the entire North end of their lot to provide access to the rear lands that they own in
common with Slottje.
George pointed out that the continuation of Beckwith Lane beyond Dandy View
Heights Road is not a public road . All the properties along Dandy View Heights
Road have been purchased, and the Harris ' want to provide access to their property
behind these lots . The Harris ' currently own Lot #2, and are proposing a boundary
change for the 60-foot wide strip to be taken from Lot #2 and consolidated with the
41 .9 acres. This will provide for ingress and egress to this large parcel.
George pointed out that this right-of-way should have actually been required when
the original proposal was submitted, but the impression at that time was that
Beckwith Lane was going to be extended, which is no longer the case.
Al White made a motion to accept this boundary change as proposed. Noting that
• the SEQR was reviewed previously for this property, Al waived a second review.
Lin Davidson seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
BOUNDARY CHANGE, formerly Kennedy Subdivision, Lansing Station Road, Tax
Map #15-1-30. 62
George explained that one owner has purchased all three lots and would like to file it
as one lot.
Al White made a motion to accept this boundary change as proposed . This boundary
change eliminates the lines between lots 13 and 14 and lots 14 and 15, combining
them into one lot from the original subdivision on Lansing Station Road. The board
has previously conducted a SEQR on this property and further waives the SEQR.
Robert Todd seconded . VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY
FURTHER BUSINESS
Joint Meeting with the Town Board - Larry Sharpsteen reconfirmed that there will be a
• second meeting of this board in the month of February. In addition, there will be a
joint meeting with the Town Board and the Planning Board scheduled to update
them on the Lansing 2010 project. Cheryl asked if the joint meeting could be moved
back since the final reports are being requested by February 28. By moving the
meeting back a week or two, it would allow her more time to compile all the
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information. Larry Tvaroha said he would ask the Town Board which would be the
preferred date; he will ask for March 9.
The Parks and Recreation Committee appeared before the board to review their progress
to date and to receive feedback. Gay Nicholson asked that everyone introduce
themselves. Viola suggested that in general it would be helpful if the board members
had name cards for the public meetings. Gay began discussing a handout about
multi-use trails. The trails are gaining in popularity across the nation because they
serve so many different users groups, for example, walkers, bicyclists, joggers,
equestrians, cross-country skiers, skaters, bird watchers, people in wheelchairs,
people with baby strollers, etc. They use them for various recreational as well as
transportational purposes . There are central benefits that have been noted to accrue
from multi-use trails, such as, environmental quality, reducing air pollution, traffic
congestion, healthier people, preserving open space, and creating a sense of
community for the people that surround and work on these trails .
The Planning Phase starts out with a physical assessment of the trail corridor and
trying to figure out what to do to put a pathway there. A very important part is the
cultural assessment and at that point contact is made with all of the potential
adjacent land owners to the trail corridor. There are some fears, worries, and
concerns cited in the handout about liability issues, property values, and crime. Gay
stated that are a number of resources available that address these concerns. She
doesn't feel that there is that much to worry about; property values don't go down40
and crime doesn't go up. She stressed the need for extensive community
involvement.
The Design Phase focuses on the idea to think local. Think local history, using local
resources, topography, climate, and dominate flora . Things like fruit-bearing vines
(blackberries) along the trail are a very nice feature.
The Management Phase is about keeping the trail safe, popular, and protected. Gay
encouraged everyone to read through that section for further information.
She stated that the large number of users groups on these trails make them an
equitable investment of tax dollars . Local surveys have demonstrated very strong
support of a "Lansing RecWay". From the survey conducted at the Lansing Days in
June it was determined that most people would prefer to see some type of trail
system or nature preserve versus more public park space. Even stronger support
was found in the winter phone survey conducted by this committee. Of the 130
survey respondents, 79 % indicated that in general members of their family would use
a bike or walking path network in Lansing if it was available. The most popular
segments for a trail were from the schools to the ballfields and from the schools to
Myers. The third most popular trail was from the ballfields to the Triphammer Road
area by Armstrong / Horvath.
Funding Sources - The ICET program will provide up to 80 % federal funding towards
a multi-use trail . The committee has met several times with Dave Boyd and Carl
Hecht in Tompkins County Planning, and have been told that the proposal from the
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® Town of Lansing has a very strong possibility of being funded. There aren 't very
many people in Lansing, but it meets important criteria in getting the grant in terms
of historic preservation and connecting residential, commerical, and recreational sites.
Proposal - The proposal is for the trail to connect into the town center area . Since that
area has not clearly been defined yet, the trail is proposed to begin / end behind South . 14
Lansing Video on the town 's land and would connect with the schools . Eventually
they would like to connect the trail to Myers and Ludlowville . The committee has
spent time looking into the first two phases of this proposal (Schools / Town Center,
and Schools / Myers) both by plane and on foot. They have taken aerial photos,
which they reviewed with each board member. The committee has contacted Pat
Conlon and Ralph Barnard to get permission to walk their land, and the Sobol
property is still in probate. Between the schools and the town land there is only
three land owners involved in terms of purchasing land from them. Both Ralph and
Pat knew what the committee was working on and didn' t have a problem with it.
Gay felt they would probably be interested in selling a corridor.
Bonnie Grover began by describing the corridor that the trail would take and then
presented the aerial photographs. It would begin behind the elementary school and
along Brickyard Hill Road to the Methodist Church and across Brickyard Hill Road a
along the road behind Baumgras' then to Conlon Land which comes out in the back .
yard of the Fire Hall behind the woods on Beech Road coming out on Conlon Road,
down Conlon Road then into the town land . There has been a lot of interest in
putting in a parking lot off of Brickyard Hill Road to allow access to the hills for
sledding. This lot would be connected to the trail as well .
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This committee has also been looking preliminarily into the trail from the schools to
Myers Park. All Saints Church has shared some ideas with the committee as to how
the trail might cross the road and be directed to the park. They have not contacted
the land owners from the Church property to the gravel pit. Larry Tvaroha
questioned whether they would try to purchase the lands or secure easements . Gay
stated that according to Dave Boyd, the federal program requires that the sponsoring
agency own the land . But, he has looked at over 70 applications and many of them `.
do not own the property they wish to run the trail through. Gay felt that the funding
source is setting a precedent for the property not having to be owned but rather
contain an easement. She stated that the property involved with this corridor would
be two churches, schools, and the fire department, and perhaps they could be
convinced to arrange a long-term lease of the property, for example.
Larry Tvaroha stated that if this committee were to purchase a 50-foot wide corridor
through someone 's property, that would essentially divide their lot into two lots `A
increasing their taxes. He felt that anyway that that impact could be minimized
would beneficial . Gay stated that the 80 % funding will only pay for actual costs,
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such as the cost of gravel. If the gravel was donated, than that cost would not be
eligible for consideration under the 80 % . The trail is proposed to be 50-foot wide, fir -. ,
which is wide enough to prevent conflict of uses. A trail of this size would also
accommodate shrubbery for buffers to property owners, etc. It is recommended that
the trail be 10-foot wide with a 3-foot shoulder, and it is recommended to be paved
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in order to attract the largest variety of uses. George questioned whether the
committee was aware that sponsoring agency receiving federal funds is required to
make the multi-use trail handicap accessible . Gay responded that that means that
there should not be more than a three-percent slope.
Larry Sharpsteen stated that a 50-foot right-of-way / easement works out to be
approximately five acres per mile . The committee looked into the purchase price of
these lands and came up with about two miles of a 50-foot right-of-way and is
between $10,000 - $15,000 for 11 - 12 acres of land . Robert Todd commented that
most of the Sobol land looked to be road frontage and would be more expensive.
Mary Walters stated that the price quoted of $1 ,000 per acre was for non-buildable
land . Larry Sharpsteen questioned the price for 11 - 12 acres would be $15,000. Gay
pointed out that other communities that have put in these "trails have found that
property values have increased around these trails .
Telephone Survey - Gay felt that from the telephone survey there is strong political
support of this multi-use trail. Larry Sharpsteen questioned in what area of the town
do the people live who responded to the telephone survey. Gay stated that this was
a random survey of registered voters in the Town of Lansing. This survey covered
every district; they surveyed the same percentage of people in each district.
Larry Sharpsteen acknowledged that deadline for submission of the grant proposal is
April 1 . He questioned with submission of the grant and what that commits the
town to. If the town is awarded the grant and accepts the money, than will the town
be committed to completion of the project. Larry questioned at what point they
would need a firm estimate of the cost. Gay stated that they could have a relatively
rough estimate in terms of that they don't need to know precisely where the trail will
go and where it will cross the road . That can be part of the engineering cost of the
grant. They should be at the point where they know where the general corridor will
be/what the land value is, and an estimated cost of installing the kind of trail they
are envisioning. They have to be able to say where that 20 % of the Town of
Lansing's responsibility is going to come from. Larry Sharpsteen asked Larry
Tvaroha if the Town Board were to commit to this project, how soon would the
board need to have an accurate estimate. Larry Tvaroha stated that the committee
will need to have an estimate by the April 1 deadline regardless. Gay added that this
project will not be implemented until 1995, and wouldn' t need to be considered in
this year's budget.
Robert Todd questioned what the estimate is for maintenance once the project is
completed. He felt this would be a direct tax payer expense and was concerned
about it. Gay doesn't have an estimate for thisyet; she is still doing some research.
It is not uncommon for maintenance responsibilities to be given to "friends of the
trail", "adopt a trail", or boyscouts, etc. They can all help with pruning and trimming,
surface repair, and upkeep of benches . Larry Sharpsteen liked the idea of "adopt a
trail", but added that humans tend to have a short attention span. Would these
maintenance responsibilities then fall to the town for upkeep. Anotherarea of
concern to Larry is that of safety. Bonnie stated that safety was a major consideration
in the planning for this trail . They looked to maintain the trail in open areas and
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® within yelling distance. Eventhough they are off the road and in nature areas, none
of the areas are really far off the beaten track. Within the handout distributed, safety
was discussed and was reported that crime in areas with the trail actually decreased
because there were more people and activity around the trail .
Robert Todd questioned who would administer the trail once it was set up. Gay
stated that it could vary between local, county, or state. The committee would like to
see the Parks and Recreation Department of the Town of Lansing be the
administrator with the Highway Department also involved in some facet.
Gay stated that Steve Lawson mentioned to her the national figure of $96,000 per
mile for a 10-foot wide strip. She believes that this figure would include all the
design fees, consultant fees, etc. Dave stated that Kevin Kaufman had mentioned the
figure of 87.6 cents per square foot with 2-foot wide shoulders. Larry Sharpsteen
stated that this would still work out to be $55 per foot for paving.
Gay stated that April 1 , 1994, is the deadline for the grant application. It is only to
be 10 pages in length, and the committee will be working at gathering as many
letters of support as possible to include in the application. Once the final report has
been submitted by the Parks and Recreation Committee of the Lansing 2010 project,
the committee will evolve into the Lansing RecWay / Greenway Coalition and work
toward gathering community support and awareness. Cheryl added that the grant
application could also include a proposal for sidewalks within the town center.
The committee has discussed a marketing strategy for gaining community
involvement and support. They would ask that people sign up to buy and help plant
some of the greenery. This will be a way of saving money, but also a way to really
involving the community.
Lin Davidson stated that everything he has heard is positive, but would increase the
amount anticipated for the purchase of the land . Robert added that he would like to
see a yearly estimate for taxpayers for the maintenance of that trail . Gay felt that the
Highway Department would be able to give some kind of estimate for the needed
maintenance. Robert felt it is important to be able to let the taxpayers know what
this trail would cost them per year. Brad suggested the committee look into this
question aside from Pete Larson. This is a legitimate question and one that is bound
to be brought up again. Viola suggested that the committee check with the Village of
Lansing, who has been working a project similar to this for many years and should
be a valuable resource of information.
Larry Sharpsteen asked Larry Tvaroha what he felt the Town Board would like to see
in this grant application. Larry Tvaroha is encouraged by the degree of a formalized
trail. The more uses it could be geared to, the more acceptable it would be to people .
Gay stated that she has asked for a meeting with the Town Board to review the grant
application. Larry Tvaroha stated that they will be setting a date at their meeting this
week. He also felt that the concept of the plan needs to be accepted and approved , .
by the Planning Board before the Town Board would consider supporting the
application. Larry Sharpsteen asked Gay if they were planning to include easements
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in the application . Gay wasn't sure, but said she would check with Dave Boyd for 41
appropriate wording and whether it needs to be included or not. Robert was
concerned that the "fine print" of the application specifies that the property be owned
by the sponsor. Gay responded that the reviewing agency is not reading the fine
print and may be setting precedent by accepting some grants with easements.
Larry Sharpsteen stated that in general the Planning Board is in agreement with the
plan. This is a desirable project, but he felt that the issue of maintenance costs needs
to be addressed. Gay stated that they will be applying for the grant in two phases, in
hopes of getting funded for the portion from the schools to the ballfields. In the
future, they will apply for more funding for the other phases . The motto of this
project, if funded, will be "Take The Trail . " They have already done some sketches
and plans.
Gay asked if Pete Larson would be willing to give some estimates as to maintenance
of the trail . Larry Tvaroha thought that if Pete was presented with some numbers,
acreage; etc., he could probably provide some estimates . After getting some input
from Pete, the next step for this project is a meeting with the Town Board .
Viola thanked the entire committee on behalf of the Planning Board for all their
efforts into this project.
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Robert Todd made a motion to adjourn this meeting; Lin Davidson seconded. VOTE:
ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSELY
This meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Submitted by Michelle Eastman
The next meeting is scheduled for February 28, 1994 .
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