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The second regular meeting of the month of the Town Board was held at
15 Terrace Road with Supervisor, Robert P. Blatchley presiding. Other
Board members present were Justice Donald Eaton;,.Jus?tice.l.Ronald Fish was absent;
Councilmen, Sherman Griswold and Ray Miller. Othere present were; Town
Engineer, William Rowell; Town Clerk, C hristine Canestaro; Deputy Town
Clerk, Theresa Fortin; Town Highway Supt., Carl Eaton; Water & Sewer Dept.
Supt., Fred Walker; Zoning Enforcement Officer, Don Fowler; Town Historian,
Barbara Ingraham; Legislators, Delmar Palm, Henry Wadsworth and intern
Mike Glazier; Attorney George Yeager and the committee for Bell Dr. Residents;
several residents of the Town and news reporter, Skip Chapman.
Supervisor Blatchley called the meeting to order and the pledge of
allegience was given by all in attendance.
The Town Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting. There were no
Iscorrections or additions. Upon motion of Councilman Miller, seconded by
Justice Eaton, all voting aye, the minutes were approved as read.
Legislator, Henry Wadsworth thanked the Town Board for their interest,
and the highway department for their help in the McGraw Cemetery project.
Justice Eaton gave the following report for the month of May:
339 cases completed; $6,068.00 turned over to Audit & Control;
$4,080.00 being held in pending cases.
Supervisor Blatchley gave the following report:
He had been spending some time on recreation needs of the town.
The basketball court at Lamont Circle playground had been completed.
A claim had been placed with the Insurance Company for the damaged
equipment at Blodgett Mills playground.
State funds had been applied for, for Blodgett Mills & Lamont Cr.
playgrounds.
He had met with the environmental group and the firemen.
Additional traffic signs had been put up on Starr Rd. & Rte. 90.
Supervisor Blatchley read a letter from Charlotte Angell, Chairman of
Cortland County Democratic Committee listing people recommended to serve as
election inspectors for the coming year. Upon motion of Justice Eaton,
seconded by Councilman Miller, all voting aye, the letter was ordered received
and filed.
Attorney, George Yeager, advised the Board he had not heard from Attorney
Fitzgerald regarding the details of the escrow agreement proposed to the
committee of the Bell Dr. residents. He requested that the Town Board hold
a special meeting on June 25, 1975 on the matter of Bell Dr. so that if
corrective action by the Town Board becomes necessary, it can be accomplished
within the 90 day period required by law.
Supervisor Blatchley stated that William Rowell had suggested a meeting
of key people involved with the Meadowbrook project, to try to resolve some
of the problems confronting Mr. Gorman at this time. He said he would try to
have such a meeting before the special meeting of the Town Board.
RESOLUTION #94: ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD TO
DISCUSS THE BELL DR. PROBLEM
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller, all voting
aye and adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board will hold a special meeting on Wednesday,
June 25, 1975, at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Rd., at 7:30 P.M. for the
purpose of discussing the Bell Dr. matter.
Town Historian, Barbara Ingraham, gave a report on what she has done
since taking over the office of Town Historian. She also gave a Bicentennial
Committee report. Both reports are attached to and made a part of these minutes.
RESOLUTION #95: AWARDING OF BID FOR CINDER & SAND SPREADER
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller, all voting
aye and adopted.
WHEREAS, pursuant to resolution #76 for the year 1975, sealed bids were
solicited for furnishing and delivery of one new and unused cinder and
sand spreader in accordance with the specifications set forth in the
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information to bidders, and
WHEREAS, two sealed bids were receeved and opened, and
WHEREAS, Hanna & Hamilton, Inc., 17 Shannon St., Bath, N.Y., 14810
submitted the lowest bid, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville does
hereby award the bid to Hanna & Hamilton, Inc., in the amount of
$4102.00.
Mr. Kermit Rowe, McGraw Fire Chief, spoke briefly on the need for
a water supply for fire fighting purposes in the Polkville area. He
reported he had spoken to several businessmen and residents in the area
and they all favor a source of water supply for that need.
Mr. Sherwood of the McGraw Fire Dept. reported the department had
answered 23 fire calls in 1968, 27 in 1969, 21 in 1970, 27 in 1971,
4.4 in 1972, 31 in 1973 and 37 in 1974.
Justice Eaton advised Mr. Rowe that a formal petition of the property
owners in that area should be presented to the Town Board so that a feasability
study could be authorized to find the best possible solution for supplying
water to that area.
Mr. Benny Gunzenhauser read a letter he had written to the Town Board
regarding the formation of an environmental committee for the Town of
Cortlandville. A copy of the letter is attached to and made a part of these
minutes. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller, all
voting aye, the letter was ordered received and filed.
A short discussion followed on the merits of having such a committee.
Budget demands for the committee were discussed and it was determined that
any expense involved would be minimal (not to exceed $100)and that all
persons serving on the committee would not be paid.
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RESOLUTION #96: SANCTIONING THE FORMATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL GOMM-ITHTEZ
FOR THE TOWN OF CORTLANDVIZLE,
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller, all
voting aye and adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville does
hereby sanction the formation of the Environmental for the
Town of Cortlandville. C�nN, Ss N
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Mrs. Bonner, of Penguin Trailer park, read a petition signed by several
residents of the Munson Corner area requesting a play area and equipment for
the area. There was a great deal of discussion on this matter. The consensus
of the Board was that the Town.was not in a position to buy any land for any
"mini" parks and that the home owners should assume responsibility for play
areas in their neighborhoods. They also pointed out that the Town of Cortlandville
had three parks, one in Blodgett Mills, one in McGraw, and one in Lamont
Cr., where all the children of the town were welcome to go. The petition
was not filed. 0
Justice Eaton stated that the town would reserve a portion in the
rear of the new Municipal building for highway equipment and one office
for the zoning enforcement officer. The rest of the building could be used
by the fire dept. As to when the fire dept. could move in, it was decided
that the matter should be tabled until the legal advise of the town attorney
could be obtained, and a new lease drawn up. It was thought, they could
possibly move in the first of July.
William Rowell reported he. -had submitted drawings for the desired
relocation of pipe lines at the intersection of rte. 281 & McLean rds. and the
increase in capacity of the pipe lines, to the Dept. of Transportation. Cost
estimates were also supplied. Mr. Rowell stated the contract would be let by
the town, under town supervision, and the town would be reimbursed for the
cost of relocation of comparable facilities. Estimated cost to the state at
this time, he said,would be approximately $40,300.00 and the cost to the town
for the increase in pipe capacity would be approximately $6,700.00.
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Mr. Rowell reported he had been given verbal permission by D.E.C. to
proceed with the new 12" well installation. He reviewed his cmmunni ions
with Mr. Petocchelli in a letter to the Town Board. Mr. Rowell �' at authorization
be given to enter into a contract immediately with Hall & Co., Inc., low bidder,
for installing the new well and also recommended that the town authorize
Rowell & Associates to proceed with the preparation of contract documents for
installation of the pumping facilities. Mr. Rowell advised that a hearing
had been set by D.E.C. for July 15, 1975 at 10:00 A.M., at the Town Hall in
the event there are written petitions filed for the hearing, if not, the
hearing will be cancelled.
RESOLUTION #97: AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR
INSTALLATION OF 12" WELL
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all
voting aye and adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Supervisor be, and he hereby is, authorized
and directed to sign a contract with Hall & Co., low bidder, for the
installing, developing and testing of a new 12" well supply for
Water District I.
Ken Morse of Lamont Circle requested permission to use the land in
back of the new municipal building for a baseball or softball field for
the older boys and girls ball teams. Justice Eaton suggested the town
board should look over the condition of the area before granting
permission for its use.
Legislator, Delmar Palm, asked Mr. Rowell if anything further had
transgressed on the Locko Glazier sewage disposal problem. Mr. Rowell
advised him that the health dept. was handling the matter and that they
would probably take suitable action as soon as they received the analysis
report from the laboratory in Albany.
RESOLUTION # 98. AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR ONE NEW 1975 A TON
PICKUP TRUCK FOR THE USE OF THE HIGHWAY DEPT. SUPT.
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Miller, all
voting aye and adopted.
RESOLVED, That the Town Clerk be,and she hereby is, authorized and
directed to advertise publicly for sealed bids for the delivery of
one new 1975 3/4 ton,four wheel drive, pickup truck as per specifications
set forth in the information to bidders, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the sealed bids received will be opened at 8:00 p.m.
at the town hall, 15 Terrace Rd., Cortlandville, N.Y. on July 2, 1975-
Justice Eaton advised the Town Board that the highway supt. had
reported to him that the paving of Bowling Green and Winkle Way had been
completed and that Mr. Niederhofer had lived up to the terms of his
agreement. In view of this fact, Justice Eaton recommended the return of
the $6400.00 certificate which the Town Clerk is holding in escrow, pending
the satisfactory completion of the road.
RESOLUTION #: 99; AUTHORIZATION TO RETURN $64.00.00 CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT TO
MR. LaVERNE NIEDERHOFER
Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting
aye and adopted.
RESOLVED, That the Town Clerk be, and she hereby is, authorized and
directed to return the $6400.00 certificate of Deposit being held in
escrow, to Mr. LaVerne Niederhofer.
Justice Eaton reported that after the board meeting of June 4, he wished
to clarify Justice Fish's report that the mailman had refused to deliver mail
to the town which was incorrectly addressed, so he contacted Mr. Polanko,
mail delivery supervisor, regarding the matter. Mr. Polanko, he reported,
advised him that they do not have a problem with the Town of Cortlandville
address and that he had contacted Niagara Mohawk regarding bills sent to
Cortlandville customers on Delaware ave. Part of the street is in the City
and part in the Town of Cortlandville. People in the Town of Cortlandville
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have old house numbers on their houses, but Niagara Mohawk is using fire
numbers on their billing. These fire numbers are not on the houses and
new mailmen do not know where the bills using the fire numbers should be
delivered. Mr. Polanko, he said, advised him that if he ever had any
problems with the Town of Cortlandville address, he would contact the
Town Clerk, not some other agent.
Justice Eaton requested permission to attend the Justice Seminar
at Canton, New York, July 20-25, 1975-
RESOLUTION #100,: AUTHORIZATION FOR JUSTICE EATON TO ATTEND THE JUSTICE
SEMINAR AT CANTON, N.Y.
Upon motion of Councilman Griswold,'seconded by Councilman Miller,
all voting aye and adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That Justice Eaton be, and he hereby is, authorized
to attend the Justice Seminar being held at St. Lawrence University,
Canton, N.Y. on July 20-25, 1975,and be it further
RESOLVED, That he be reimbursed for any expenses incurred regarding
same, subject to audit by the Town Board.
The Town Clerk read a proposed resolution she had received from
Highway Supt. Louis Wagner regarding the marking of town roads by the
County Highway Dept.. Mr. Wagner was not in attendance to explain the
resolution, therefore the Town Board withheld action until they learned
more about the proposed project.
There being no further business, upon motion of Councilman Miller,
seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:00 p.m..
Respectfully submi
CHRISTINE CAN ARO
TOWN CLERK
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HISTORIAN REPORT
Cortlandville will be represented on a quil-t in the shape of the county. The
quilt will be made in conjunction with The Home extension and the Historical
Society. Cortlandville will be represented by the red brick school house that
formerly stood on the corner of Rt.'281 and Groton Avenue, by the marl ponds
in So. Cortland, and by a building at the Historical Society.
We have a Revolutionary War Soldier buried in the South Cortland Cemetary. His
names was Johnathan Stanbro. We will be getting a marker for his grave from the
government. We will have to see to -it that it gets set in concrete or some
permanent medium.
I have checked some of the area cemeteries and they are in deplorable condition.
Conable Cemetary.... Need 11 stones reset, 18 stones are leaning badly,
4 stones are broken and down. Top soil is needed where the wooden boxes have
broken up and the ground has given way over 4 graves. Several chuck holes need
filling and 2 stumps need removing.
Blodgett Mills ...... 5 stones are broken and down, 6 stones are leading
badly, 10 need recarving, a new fence is needed, and all that is left of 17 stones
is jagged pieces of rock sticking out of the ground.
So. Cortland ........ One dead tree needs cutting down, and several have
dead branches that need removing. Several trees along the stone wall should be
removed before they ruin the stone wall. They are only young trees so now there
is no problem, but they will definitely disturb the walls if let go. Several
stones are down and broken, and several are leading.
These cemeteries are much too -much for one year, but over a period of a
few years I think we should take care of them, and possibly have one large stone
put in each cemetary with the names and dates of all the people who either have
no marker, or whose marker is not legiable.
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Barbara Inr�rahar�
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BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
REPORT
The Bicentennial Committee has been meeting for several months now and
has gotten several projects under way. We have one major problem, and that is
not enough people. We will be having a meeting this Friday night to work on
this one specific item.
Cortlandville, as you probably all know by now, has been designated a
National Bicentennial Community by Washington. Hopefully we will be presented
with the Bicentennial Flag and scrolls by a Government official at a board meeting
in the near future.
In orderto become a Bicentennial Community, applications specifying
certain projects under special guidelines must be made. Our projects are to
be:
#1.• To research and designate the oldest standing homes in the town of
Cortlandville. The owners must be visited, and pictures taken of the homes.
If the owners are agreeable, we will have an open house day when the oldest
homes will be open to the public with costumed people telling the history of the
house.
#2: A permanent public Colonial Herb Garden dedicated by Cortlandville
to the people of the county, to be located at the County park at Little York.
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We will be attempting to get some of the bricks from the landmark "Hotel
Cortland" when it is demolished in a few weeks to be used as paths in the garden.
#3. A Bicentennial Festival. Ray and I will be going to Concord, Mass.
this weekend to speak with Captain Bill Dolan of the Concord Minutemen. For those
of you who are not familiar with this group, they are.the first reconstituted 18th
century minuteman unit in the country. Their outfits are authentic, their muskets
are authentic, some being actual muskets used in the Revolution, others being
specially made in Belgium to be exact reproductions. They have researched the
two hundred year old documents and regulate their group exactly the way the original
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minutemen did. They are, in a sense, reliving history. Since their revival in
1962, there are over 100 other minuteman and malitia units that have sprung up
along the Eastern Seaboard. Some numbering more than 400 members. The Concord
Minutemen have set the example and the spirit is spreading. On April 19th, 1983,
all of these groups will gather in Newburgh, N.Y. to end the Bicentennial years.
In the ancient charter it was discovered that all of the other towns had
sent their rosters to the state for payment for their drill and service time. The
Concord Minutemen voted not to request payment. This is a polity they have
rigidly followed.
The Concord Minutemen have represented Massachusetts at the inauguration
parades of Nixon and Johnson. Because of their policy not to accept payment,
they do not accept many invitations. For this year they have voted to go to the
Orange Bowl Parade and Disney World. So far, we have only oral confirmation,
but we have been told by the Captain that the only invitation they have voted on
to accept so far for 1976 is Cortland, N.Y. We have discussed Housing and meals
with the Holiday Inn. The Captain has said over the phone that there will be 65
minutemen, 40-45 will be bringing their families at their own expense. He also
said that they do not like to accept more than payment -for --their transportation
and $10. per man for expenses, coming to about $900. In talking to the manager
at Holiday Inn, we find that the cost for meals and lodging alone, at rock bottom
prices will be about $750. It would seem at this price that the minutemen would
be bearing alot of expense for our benefit. It will be to straighten out things
like this, that Ray and I will be talking to them this weekend. The festival
is set for Sunday, June 27th, at Dwyer Park. When the Minutemen perform they do
Colonial drill, Musket firing, and fife and drum music.
We are in the process of trying to aquire a grant from the N.Y. Foundation
for the Arts to finance bringing a Colonial dance troup her for the festival.
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If funds will allow, we would like to bring a British unit to do 18th
Century drill. -
That pretty much capsualizes the three projects.
Aside from these projects, we have sponsored trips to Concord and
Ticonderoga for the two reenactments, marched in one parade, and are in another
one this weekend. We have a bake sale planned for the Cortlandville Mall in two
weeks, and another trip planned to Philadelphia in September. Films of the previous
Bicentennial trips have been shown to various area groups and organizations.
Co -Chairman Cortlandville
Bicentennial Committee
Barbara Ingraham
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To the Board of Cortlandville:
Gentlemen:
At the suggestion of our Town Supervisor, Bob Blatchley, a..group of
interested citizens have held two meetings to organize a commission
called -the "Cortlandville Environmental Management Commission".
Our purpose is to discuss a wide range of environmental problems,
both present and future, of our town. We are impressed with the
fact, that a'number o•f future town developments merit thoughtful citi-
zen input and we are willing to help provide that input. Some.of the
areas that we hope to cover in an advisory capacity to this distin-
guished board'is as follows:
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Airport
2.
Master Plan
3.
Noise Element
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Snowmobiles
Bike Trails,
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Rte. 13
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Agriculture Districts
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Recreational Areas
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Water Problems
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Clean-up
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Other situations as they arise
Cortlandville, the fastest moving township in Cortland County, is
extremely fortunate to have so many capable citizens willing and
able to offer their expertise for the sole purpose of having a fine
place to live.
This board.is made up of the following members. 'It gives me great
pleasure to read to you the names in alphabetical order.
/� Wm. Ackroyd - Chief Electrical Engineer, GAF Corp., Binghamton
•� Jas. Bugh -Prof. of Geology, State University College at Cortlar_c
(Gail Burdick - Medical Ass't and Housewife
Chairman -Benny Gunzenhauser - Farmer, Breeder of Reg. Holsteins
/ Stanley NadolskP -.Retired. Businessman_
•6 Chas,. Proctor - Farmer
.s"'Jas. Swinehart - Prof.. of Chemistry
V. Chairman -Marcel• Verrando - V. Pres . & Gen. Manager - PTM Corp.
Jane Zogg - Artist and Housewife L~ N
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In addition., Mr. Blatchle� and Mr. Don Fowler have agreed to be
co -secretaries.
Gentlemen: The committee has asked -me to suggest that you officially
recognize this commission at this -meeting, since we have another meet-
ing'planned for tomorrow evening. Our purpose is'to be helpful in
the future development of our town,. and it is my hope that you•will
look favorably upon this request.
Benny Gunzenhauser - Chairman