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The first regular meeting of the month of the Town Board was
held at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Road, with Supervisor, Robert
P. Blatchley presiding. Other Board members present were:
Justices, Donald Eaton and Ronald Fish and Councilmen, Sherman
Griswold and Ray Miller, Others present were John Gardner, Town
Attorney; William Rowell, Town Engineer; Christine Canestaro,
Town Clerk; Renee Bilodeau, Bookkeeper to the Supervisor; Rudy
Kraullis; Fred Walker, Water & Sewer Dept. Supt.; Legislators,
Shirley Fish and Delmar Palm; Tony DeSanta, & Mr. & Mrs.
Raymond Ingraham of the Cortlandville BiCentennial committee;
Chief Riter and members of the Cortlandville Fire Dept., and
Skip Chapman, newspaper reporter.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Blatchley
and the pledge of allegience was given by all in attendance.
The Town Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting.
There were no corrections or additions. Upon motion of Justice
Eaton, seconded by Coucilman Miller, all voting aye, the minutes
were approved as read.
The Town Clerk reported she had sold three building
permits during the month of January with a total declared
valuation of $22,200.00. The Zoning Board of Appeals was
inactive during the month of January and the Planning Board's
only action was the recommendation made to the Town Board regarding
the Zoning Ordinance, written in the minutes of the meeting of
January 22.
udy Krauklis reported the financial status of the Town
as of 031775 as follows:
General Fund Balance $215,553.50
Water Dist. I 101,089.95
Water Dist. 2 1,638.40
Water Dist, 3 3,761.54
Sewer Dist. 1 °' 38,223.58
Highway .Fund 30,829.34
comprised of:
Repairs & Improve. $6836.59
Bridges 9:415.53
Machinery 4,433.12
Snow Remov.&Misc, 10,144.10
Mr. Krauklis reported that the Supervisor had invested
Town monies in C.D's as follows:
General Fund $90,000.00
General Fund - outside 40,000.00
Highway Fund 120,000.00
Supervisor Blatchley read a letter he had received from
Legislator, Delmar Palm regarding the fire at the Super Saver at
the Groton Ave. shopping plaza and the hazardous condition which
exists there due to people parking in the fire lane. Mr. Palm
referred to a call he had received from Mr. Thomas Morton who
was concerned that had the fire occured during the daytime hours,
it could have been a more disastrous situation due to the parking
situation. Mr. Palm requested that something be done about this
if possible.
Upon motion of Coucilman.Miller, seconded by Justice
Eaton, all voting aye, the letter was ordered received and filed.
Mr.. Palm made a verbal suggestion to the Board, asking
that the Board take corrective measures when making revisions
and adopting new codes for the Town of Cortlandville.
Supervisor Blatchley.reported, in furthering the beautification
cause, he had received permission to burn two more delapidated barns
and also had received assurance that one of the largest junk car
yard problems would be cleaned up. Also, he stated, he would keep
a close watch of the dangerous intersection at Starr Rd. & Rte.90.
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He said there had been another accident there on Sunday (2/2)
which lie reported to the State Dept. He promised -to pursue
the problem until some action is taken by the State.
He reported that as a result of an investigation he
had made at the Penguin Trailer Park, one lady found out she
was on the wrong electric rate charge and would receive a
substantial rebate from Niagara Mohawk Power Co.
. Tony.DeSanta, Chairman of the Cortlandville BiCentennial
committee introduced Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Ingraham, members of
his committee. He advised that there would be a meeting of
the committee on February 20, which would be open to the
public. Mrs. Ingraham explained about the trip that some
townspeople would be making to Lexington and Concord, Mass.
on Patriots Day and gave a brief description of the celebration
which would be taking place there. "This'oshe said, "is part of
the Heritage phase of being a Bicentennial Community. Profits
realized from this bus excursion would be used for fund raising
purposes. Mr. DeSanta stated, the committee plans to have
exhibits on the Town Hall lawn this summer, as part of the
celebration. Mr. DeSanta requested $200.00 to help finance
committee projects for fund raising.
RESOLUTION #22: AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR TOWN OF
ORTLANDVILLE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Justice Fish,
all voting aye, the following resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, that $200.00 be appropriated from the
General Fund Unexpended Balance to be used by the
Town of Cortl.andville Bicentennial Committee for use
in the Town's patriotic observation of the Bicentennial.
Mr. Rowell reported he and Fred Walker had inspected
the South Cortland Water system and he is deeply concerned
for the safe use of the water supply. He'is presently preparing
a map showing details of the facility and will be making
V) further investigation and costs involved.
The Town's liability to the problem was discussed.
Attorney Gardner advised that the Town would have no financial
liabilities but there was a moral liability involved.
Mr. Lewis Yaman, a South Cortland resident, said he
had been on the system for 26 years and has never known it to
be polluted and he has always had an ample supply of water and
is satisfied with the existing system. He suggested that the
spring well could be extended up above the ground so that water
would run around the well rather than into the well.
Another resident of the area stated he and Roland Oaks
were not interested in the line coming down from the spring for
the number of reasons stated by Mr. Rowell, but they were
interested in the extension of the district, so that they
could get water pressure for fire hydrants, especially.
Mr. Rowell reported on his investigation of the
adequacy of the water wells and pumps. His"proposes-1 at this
time"he said "is to center on the installation of,a new
casing, a new screen and. a new pump facility with the intent
for full development of the aqua-fer; such that some years
Bence, we will put in a second large pump so that we have two
pumps, either of which can take care of our demand". "This",
he said, "would be time consuming and costly", "but," he advised,
"any monies to be spent, should be used in this direction".
He stated that with the installation of a larger pump,
the cone of influence would be increased and was concerned with
the probability of pollution from the septic systems on Terrace
Rd. and for the same reason, he advised, he would discourage
any building on the Town property on the corner of McLean and
Terrace Rds. If a building was to be permitted on this property,
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"My thoughts", he said, "would be to not develop the aqua-fer
to its utmost, but to look to other possible sites for water
.supply in the future and to me, this would not be proper
service, as we know the water is here. If we concentrate our
supply where it is now, it will mean that our electric needs,
supervision and chlorination will be centralized and operation
costs will be beneficial in that direction",
Justice Eaton suggested that, in view of Mr. Rowell's
report and recommendations, that the Town should look to other
areas for a permanent fire station.
Justice Fish inquired of Chief Riter if the feelings
of the Homer Fire Dept. had changed regarding coverage of the
Cortlandville area by the Homer fire dept. Mr. Riter stated
that he had talked with Mayor Calale and neither could forsee
any problems and that the Dept. was prepared to assume coverage
for a number of years yet. Justice Fish state=he was concerned
for the residents of this section of Cortlandville as they
would be burdened, in the near future, -with server and water
facility extensions and that priorities should be set; and that
with the cooperation of the Homer Fire Dept., the fire protection
problem could be put off for a few more years. Mr. Riter
assured him that they would be prepared to supply the coverage
needed for a number of years yet.
RESOLUTION #23: PROHIBITION OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ON
TOWN PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF MCLEAN AND TERRACE RDS.
Upon motion of Justice Donald Eaton, seconded by Coucilman,
Ray Miller, all voting aye, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Town Engineer has advised the Town Board
that the construction of any building on the Town property
located at the corner of McLean and Terrace Rds. would be
a possible threat to the safety of the Town's water supply,
and,
WHEREAS, The Town Board of the Torn of Cortlandville feels
that the water supply should be protected from any threat
of pollution, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That the construction of any building
on the Town property located on the corner of McLean and
Terrace roads be, and it hereby is, forever prohibited.
Roland Oaks, speaking as a tax payer.-, commended the
Cortlandville Fire Dept. and requested that the Town Board look
for a permanent site for a fire station and asked that his
.,remark be entered into the minutes of this meeting.
RESOLUTION 124: AUTHORIZATION TO LOOK FOR FUTURE MUNICIPAL LAND
Upon motion of Justice Donald Eaton, seconded by Coucilman,
Ray Miller, all voting aye, the following resolution was
• unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, In the interest of the safety of the Town of
Cortlandville's water supply, the Town Board has prohibited
the construction of any buildings on the Town property
located at the corner of McLean and Terrace roads, now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Board investigate possible
sites for future Municipal building purposes.
of Pleasantview Dr
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moore/wished to be considered for
sewer hook-up whenthe sewer line is laid for Terrace Rd., as
they have been having problems frith their sewage system. Mr.
Rowell said he had not considered Pleasantview Dr. in any of the
four proposals presented to the Town Board, as he was not aware
of any existing problems. However, he would investigate the
possibility of working that area into plan #2 of his proposals.
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Justice Fish suggested they get a petition requesting
a survey of -the area and in this way, it could be determined
how many residents wish to be hooked -up to the sewer system.
Justice Eaton suggested that the Town Board request
Mr. Powell to pursue Plan #2 of his proposals. All members
of the Board agreed that this was the most feasable at this
time, and requested Mr. Rowell to proceed with this plan.
Supervisor Blatchley asked the Board if they were
ready to take action on the building codes as yet. He
indicated adoption of the code was necessary to.come under
the Federal Flood Insurance program. The Board members
stated they were not prepared to take action at this time
as they were still studying the codes. •
Mr. Rowell stated he was reviewing the fire codes
with Mr. Fish. However, he felt that a letter of intent
to adopt the building codes would be sufficient for the
Federal Flood program. The matter was tabled.
Supervisor Blatchley advised that the Task Force which
had been appointed to review the Ordinance, would be meeting
on Monday night, February 24.
Mr. Rowell brought up the subject of annexation of
a certain portion of the Town of Cortlandville to the village
of Homer, which he had discussed at the last meeting; and
requested the Board's feelings on this possibility. The
Board indicated they would be willing to meet with the Village
Board to discuss the possible annexation.
Justice Eaton gave a report on the cost of portable
generators for the Water and Sewer Dept. as follows:
Farm Line ® 17 AAmp. 5 HP, SF, Alternator,about $350,00
Skyline Elec. 18.8 Amp.5HP,SF, it 297.69
Kellogg Auto 18,0 Amp.5HP,Sf,Generator 320.00
Justice Fish stated he would like to know the manufacturers
of the above before purchasing, as some generators were known to
be troublesome. Fred Walker was directed to obtain a quote from
Cortland Wholesale Elec. also.
RESOLUTION #25: AUTHORIZATION TO PAY AUDITED BILLS
Upon motion of Justice Fish, seconded by Coucilman
Griswold, a1.1 voting aye, audited bills were unanimously
approved for payment as follows:
General Fund
Water Dist 1
Water Dist 2
Water Dist 3
Sewer Dist 1
Highway Fund
claims #'s 1-52
claims#1®16
claim #1
claim #1
claim #1.' & 2
Claims #1-L1
Total
$16,553.62
1,393.82
215.55
253.60
19255.00
39,848.07
759, 519.66
Supervisor Blatchley requested that the remainder of
the meeting be a closed meeting.
Closed meeting in session:
RESOLUTION #26: APPOINTMENT OF HARRY THOMAS AS TEMPORARY
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Upon motion of Justice Donald Eaton, seconded by Coucilman
Sherman Griswold, all voting aye, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED,That Harry Thomas be, and he hereby is,
appointed as Temporary Zoning Enforcement Officer for the
Town of Cortlandville until such time as a permanent
Zongin�Enforcement Officer can be appointed.
Robert Bean's trailer park was brought up for discussion.
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Mr. Rowell explained that several years ago when Mr. Bean
wished to extend his trailer park, he was requested to supply
plans to show what the construction was going to be, the
location of streets, and the location of water and sewer
facilities. To the best of his knowledge, Mr. Rowell said,
"Mr. Bean did not sewer the lower section of the park, although
the maps show some existing sewers there, as of that time, and
I do not know what part of the lower park has public sewers.
With the recent concern of septic tanks and tile fields not
working properly, the park has been investigated by the Health
Dept, and others. The Health Dept. requested that Mr. Bean
tell them which units were on the public sewer system and which
were not. Mr. Bean has not supplied this information to the
Health Dept., but has provided them with some general information.
The Health Dept. event back to the site and had further conferences
with Mr. Bean and at this time, found that the first information
given by Mr. Bean was completbly inadequate and inaccurate. The
-Health Dept. does not know which trailers are on public sewer
and which are not and they are considering taking some action
to ask Mr. Bean to supply the proper evidence as to the number
of units in the park and which are connected to the sewer system
and which are not.". Mr. Rowell state the Health Dept. indicated
to him they would not issue a permit until Mr. Bean supplys them
with more and proper facts. Mr. Rowell said he had also heard
rumors that,the park was not meeting the Town's trailer ordinance
requirements as to lot size and placement of units. There are
provisions, he advised, whereby the Health Dept. could demand
that all units be put on the public sewer system and they wish to
know what the Town Board's feelings are on the subject.
Justice Eaton recalled that when the new trailer
ordinance went into effect, Mr. Bean, at a hearing, was told
that he would have to comply with the requirements of the new
ordinance. Mr. Bean indicated he would thereafter comply. Each
time a trailer was moved out, he would see that any replacements
would meet the requirements -of the ordinance.
Justice Fish stated that he and Mr. Brookins had made a
complete survey of the park at that time and had written dorm
each visable violation of which they counted 18 in the lower park
alone, as he could recall. Mr. Bean, he said, had promised to
take care of the violations by moving trailers into the -new park
as soon.as it was developed. However he did not do this.
The Town Board concurred that the Town Board would
sanction the fact finding hearing which is planned by the Health
Dept. and that The Town Board also sanctions the enforcement
of the Public Health Laws in the Torn of Cortlandville.
There being no further business, upon motion of Justice
Fish, seconded by Coucilman Griswold, all voting aye, the meeting
was adjourned at 10:10 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SU ITTED
RISTINE�AXRO
TOWN CLERK