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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-03-12 240 MARCH 12 , 1969 The regular monthly Board Meeting was called to order by Supervisor Lee at 7 P . M . Present were Supervisor Lee , Councilmen Todd , Ogden & Cotterill , and Assessor Wells . Absent - Councilman Gridley & Attorney Amdur . The Meeting was opened with the Pledge Allegiance to the Flag . Supervisor Lee asked the Town Board if they were prepared to approve the January Minutes . There were no corrections or additions and the minutes were approved as sent out . Supervisor Lee then asked if there were any corrections or additions to the February Minutes . They were approved as sent. out . Supervisor Lee at this time introduced Mr . Rocco Lucente who was present to find out if the Town Board was prepared to approve the roads , and take them over in his proposed trailer park . Supervisor Lee informed him that Attorney Amdur was absent from this meeting and she was checking into the legal aspects as to whether or not the Town could accept roads in a trailer park . He further stated that Mr . Case , Highway Superintendent had looked at the proposed development butrad no comments at this time . He - stated that the trailer park had been approved and recommended by the Planning Board . Councilman Todd remarked that he was not ready to approve it yet , and both Councilmen Ogden & Cotterill felt they would like to study the situation more carefully , however , all Board Members felt they would rather see a trailer park then have trailers scattered all over the Town on separate lots . ° STANDING COMMITTEES Sanitation - Councilman Todd stated he had nothing to report this month . Building & Grounds . - Councilman Ogden had nothing to report at this time . Planning - Councilman Ogden reported that Mr . Neiderkorn had turned the 701 project over to the 701 Commission . Everthing was in the Board room and he went on to report that the large booklets " The Dryden General Plan " had been placed in various libraries and that it would to be signed out of the Town Hall should anyone be interested in reading it , as only a limited number had been printed . The small booklet " The Dryden General P lan " Summary Report and Future Land Use Map could be g iven to anyone requesting one . He further reported that the Planning Board had two meetings last week . Supervisor Lee reported he had received a petition from residents on the Yellow Barn Road requesting a change in the zoning , and that Mrs . Dedrick had called h im and said she had a petition for him requesting a change in the zoning in the area between Etna & Freeville . Councilman Todd reported that he was a representative on the Egypt Creek Watershed Project of which Dr . Crispell was Chairman and that the project was presently at the State level where they would run a cost benefit formula to see if this would be feasible and from there it would go to the Federal Government . He asked the Town Board what they thought of the Town making this a recreation area should it be approved , should the Community College locate elsewhere . He went on to report that it would be relatively inexpensive to put in gravel and sand to make a swimming area and clear some brush to make a picnic area . He felt that perhaps the Highway Dept . could do most of the work and save money should this possibility be accepted . He futher reported that should the Egypt Creek Watershed Project be approved it would serve three purposes , recreation area , flood control el and water storage . The only question raised by the Board Members was whether or not they would receive complaints from other areas of the Town should this be done , and whether or not they would receive requests from other areas to do the same type thing . As this project is still in the planning stage no action was taken by the Town Board . Supervisor Lee reported he had received a letter from Mr . & Mrs . William Layton informing him they were in favor of the proposed zoning ordinance . Supervisor Lee read a letter from Mr . William Deming , District Principal of the Dryden Central School District expressing his approval and appreciation of the Planning Guide completed by Egner & Neiderkorn , and expressing his appreciation to the Supervisors of the Town of Dryden for making this survey possible on behalf of the Board of Education . L.N . 2411 Supervisor Lee reported he had a call from Mr . Jayne asking him to check into the house numbering as both their house number . and the house across the street owned by Spaulding ' s were using # 41 . A check of the records ✓ evealed that Mr . Jayne ' s new house number was 41 and that Mr . Spaulding ' s o ld house number was 41 . This causes much confusion , but as the Town Board does not have the authority to make people change to their new assigned numbers this problem will go on indefinitely . Supervisor Lee reported he had a copy of the letter to Mr . Dickinson from Constance E . Cook informing Mr . Dickinson that she had submitted to the Office of Local Government the question of whether the Town Board may hold a permissive or advisory referendum on zoning . The Office of Local Government had answered , stating that the general rule prevailing in this State is that a referendum , whether advisory , binding or one of the other possible types , cannot be held by a local government unless specifically authorized by the State Legislature . This rule is founded on the concept that we have a representative form of local government whereby the govern - "l ing board thereof is empowered by the constitution and the Legislature to govern and to provide the services and facilities required by the people therein , within prescribed limitations . There is no general State statute which authorizes municipalities to submit the question of whether or not to adopt a zoning ordinance to a referendum , and to do so is invalidated by the Courts , and in respect to an advisory referendum , this is merely taking a poll of public opinion . A public hearing must be held prior to final action , thus the public would have an opportunity to express its opinion . SEWER DISTRICT # 2 Supervisor Lee reported he had received a memorandum from Tom Miller on the estimated unit costs for this district , based on construction bids received February 27 , 1969 . Total amount to be financed Total Project $ 340 , 000 E stimated Fed . & State Aid 92 , 440 $ 248 , 060 or $ 250 , 000 Annual E stimated Cost - 1st Year $ 17 , 500 Principle & Interest E stimated Unit Cost - $ 76 . 00 per unit 28 . 80 Charge from the City 10 . 00 District use ( elec etc . ) $ 114 . 80 Supervisor Lee at this time stated that Audit & Control will not approve a district when it goes over $ 10 . 00 per month and this is nearing the panic area . However , this district is almost sure of an additional 136 units by various property owners due to enlargement of the trailer park , additional apartment houses and a plaza , in which case the cost would drop to $ 47 . 80 per unit 28 . 80 city 10 . 00 district use $ 86 . 61 Supervisor Lee at this time reported that Mrs . Amdur had the information n ecessary and was ready to resubmit to Audit & Control . The bids are on a sixty day limitation period and we would need fast action in order to ✓ eceive the okay and hold another Public Hearing . Supervisor Lee reported that the Varna Fire Department had burned the • house on the Ashton Property now owned by the Town of Dryden on March 8th and he felt that the Town Board should make a donation to them from Sewer District # 2 . He further stated that Freeville Fire Department had gone to Varna to cover , and that the Dryden Fire Department had gone to Freeville to cover . The question was then raised should a donation be made to all three Fire Companies . RESOLUTION # 52 DONATION VARNA FIRE DEPARTMENT Councilman Todd offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the Town Board of Dryden make a donation to the Varna Fire Department in the amount of $ 50 . 00 and let the Varna Fire Department decide whether or not to give to the Freeville & Dryden Fire Departments . 2nd Councilman Ogden Roll call vote . - all voting YES FISCAL REPORT Highway Fund Deposits $ 127 , 095 . 02 tax money - Highway funded Checks 36 , 110 . 67 payroll , bills & grader $ 166 , 038 . 76 Balance 3 / 1 / 69 242 General Fund Deposits $ 3 , 051 . 13 Checks 32 , 201 . 08 $ - 1 , 005 . 10 Bal 3 / 1 / 69 Fire Protection Districts & Light Districts being paid and not Funded yet . Health Insurance $ 4 , 184 . 63 Bal 3 / 1 / 69 Social Security $ 557 . 16 Bal 3 / 1 / 69 Supervisor Lee reported that the Compensation bill from Carey Insurance Agency for the year 1966 had not been paid as yet , Mrs . Amdur was looking into the legal aspects as to whether or not we were liable due to the fact we were not billed , and the fact they used the wrong census figures . Supervisor Lee reported that the Youth Application had been submitted and okayed for the coming year . NEW BUSINESS - None COUNTY BRIEFING • Supervisor Lee reported that the recommended site on Route 13 North of the Village for the Community College had been rejected by the Tompkins County Board of Supervisors , and that a three man committee would be appointed by the Board of Supervisors to work with the College Trustees to select and recommend sites for the College . He reported that the Cortland County Board of Supervisors had also rejected the site due to the fact they wanted less expensive land . The option on the present three recommended sites expire September 1st and he stated he had heard there were people interested in picking up the options on these sites . He further stated that the State would have the final say so , and they felt this was moving along at a more rapid pace then it needs to , and that the College could stay on a temperary site from three to five years . Supervisor Lee reported that there is presently a bill in the Senate whereby a Supervisor to the Town could also be the County Representative and it would be enacted in the next week . Supervisor Lee reported that the 1970 census would be by Election Dist . Supervisor Lee reported that the County was working on a County Land Fill Dump and had appointed Mr . Frank Liguori to recommend one or more sites . Councilman Ogden asked the Town Board if they would approve April 16th as the next Board Meeting date as he would be going on vacation and would not be present on the regular meeting date . RESOLUTION # 53 APRIL MEETING DATE Councilman Ogden offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the regular Board Meeting for April be held on the 16th instead of the 9th . 2nd Councilman Todd Carried RESOLUTION # 54 HIGHWAY BILLS Councilman Ogden offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the Highway Bills be paid as audited . 2nd Councilman Todd Roll call vote - all voting YES RESOLUTION # 55 GENERAL BILLS • Councilman Todd offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED that the General Bills be paid as audited . 2nd Councilman Cotterill Roll call vote - all voting YES RESOLUTION # 56 DISPOSITION OF RECORDS - HIGHWAY Councilman Todd offered the following resolution and asked its adoptiion . RESOLVED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden that Mrs . Marlene Luss Town Clerk be , and hereby is authorized to dispose of record item numbers 145 , 155 , 156 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 165 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 175 , 176 & 177 issued pursuant to section 11 _4 , on Records Dispositon Request List No . 114 - TC - 6S of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and be it further 243 e RESOLVED that the Clerk of this Board be , and hereby is , directed to furnish a certified copy of this Resolution to Marlene W . Luss , Town Clerk to be forearded to the Commissioner of Education . 2nd Councilman Ogden Roll call vote - all voting YES Meeting adjourned - 9 P . M . Next Meeting date - April 16 , 1969 , Town Hall at 7 P . M . Gary A . Lee - Supervisor Marlene LUss - Town Clerk • • •