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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17-1975256 Wednesday, December 17, 1975 7:30P.M. Pg. 1 The second regular meeting of the month of the Town Board was held at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Rd. with Supervisor, Robert P. Blatchley presiding. Other Board members present were: Justice, Donald Eaton and Councilman,Sherman Griswold. Councilman,Ray Miller was late (9:00 P.M.) and Justice, Ronald Fish was absent. Others present were: Town Clerk, Christine Canestaro; Town Attorney, John Gardner; Town Engineer, William Rowell; Zoning Enforcement Officer, Don Fowler; Highway Supt., Carl Eaton; Water & Sewer Dept. Supt., Fred Walker; Bookkeeper to the Supervisor, Renee Biladeau; Legislator, Shirley Fish; News reporter, Skip Chapman; and one resident, Mel Pierce. The meeting was called to order by the supervisor 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 Councilman, Griswold, all voting aye, the minutes were approved as read. 1 • The Town Clerk read a letter she had received from-ffie Town of Virgil advising of a public hearing which would be held on Dec. 17, 1975 at 7:30p.m. at the Virgil Fire Station on the matter of a request from Sammons Communication Inc. to erect a building and communications tower on the Tower Rd. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman, Griswold, all voting aye, the letter was ordered received and filed. The Town Clerk read a letter she had received from A.V.M. Election Systems Division requesting the town to check out possible requirements for voting machines and placing orders early if machines were needed. The Town Clerk read a copy of a letter from Ceravolo & Comis, Inc. to Rowell & Assoc. stating that they would not be held responsible for any damages caused by Rowell & Assoc. or Edlund Mfg. Co. in the process of relocating the water line on rte. 281. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye,the letter was ordered received and filed. The Town Clerk reported she had an application for a house trailer renewal permit from Henry DeYoung for his house trailer located on rte. 11 RD#l, McGraw. She said the zoA ng enforcement officer had investigated the site and it meets with conditions set forth in the trailer ordinance. RESOLUTION #179: AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE HOUSE TRAILER RENEWAL PERMIT Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman, Griswold, all voting aye, and adopted; BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Clerk be, and she hereby is authorized to issue a house trailer renewal permit, upon payment of proper fee, to Henry DeYoung for his trailer located on rte. 11. Said renewal permit to expire April 15, 1976. Assessor Robert Wells gave a report on County Tax rates and Town of Cortlandville Corsolidated tax rates. A copy of this report is attached to and made a part of these minutes. Justice Eaton gave the following report on his Justices activities for the month of November: 419 completed cases $6,502.00 in fines and forfeitures turned over to the state comptroller $1,855.00 being held in pending cases Supervisor Blatchley reported: 1). He had received a letter from Mr. Sanford of the Association of Towns alerting the towns to the fact that the state legislature is contemplating reducing state revenue sharing and urged the towns to write to their assemblymen and senators. Mr. Blatchley said he had done so today. 2. He had met with Harry Taw to discuss the improvement of financial arrangements for the town. As a result, he has been able to obtain 5 3/4% interest on certificates of deposit rather than 52%. Mr. Blatchley said he would like to have the tax monies collected put into a day to day savings account rather than the non -interest bearing checking account as has been the policy in the past. Attorney Gardner said he would find out if this could be done. 1 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1975 Pg. 2 3. He had attended an Office of the Aging meeting. They talked of establishing a nutrition program in the Town of Cortlandville. 4._ He had attended a meeting of the Environmental Commission. One of their projects, he said, is to design an official seal for the Town of Cortlandville. He also had recommended Mr. Mel Pierce to fill an opening on the commission. 5. He signed and submitted the H.U.D. application. Regarding Cortland Cooperative Ins.'s request for rezoning in Blodgett Mills, Don Fowler reported he had spoken with the County Planning Dept. and was advised that the proper referral form (#4) had not been sent to them as yet. He has not heard from Attorney Folmer, who was to supply the proper data to accompany the referral form. Attorney Gardner said he would contact Mr. Folmer and advise him that the transcript of the hearing has been filed with the town clerk and that the referral can be sent to the County Planning Board as soon as Mr. Folmer supplies the proper data. Don Fowler said he would follow up on this matter also. RESOLUTION #180: AUTHORIZATION FOR SUPERVISOR TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH VILLAGE OF HOMER & A CONTRACT WITH T & M DINER INC. FOR SEWER SERVICE Upon motion of Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice Eaton, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Supervisor be, and he hereby is, authorized to sign a contract with the Village of Homer,setting up a schedule of quarterly sewer service charges to be used by the Village of Homer in basing charges to the Town of Cortlandville for the connection to and the use by the T & M Diner for the sanitary sewer,owned by the Village of Homer, that runs to the rear of the diner; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Supervisor be, and he hereby is, authorized to sign a contract with the T & M Diner, Inc., setting up a schedule of quarterly sewer service charges to be used by the Town of Cortlandville, in basing charges to the T & M Diner for the connection to and the use by the T & M Diner for sanitary sewer that runs to the rear of the diner and owned by the Village of Homer. RESOLUTION #181: AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS MEETING Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That all town officers be and they hereby are authorized to attend the 1976 annual meeting of the Association of Towns being held in New York City on February 16, 17, & 18, 1976; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any employee of the town who has been authorized by his superior be, and they hereby are, authorized to attend the 1976 annual meeting of the Association of Towns; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all necessary expenses incurred regarding same, be reimbursed, subject to audit by the town board. Motion was made by Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye, that the final meeting of the year 1975 be held on 12/30/75 at 8:00 p.m.. Motion carried. RESOLUTION #182: APPOINTMENT OF RUSSELL PARSONS TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED,That Russell Parsons be, and he hereby is re -appointed to serve a five year term on the Zoning Board of Appeals, commencing 1A/76 and expiring 12/31/80. RESOLUTION #183: APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM CLEMENS TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD Upon motion of Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice Eaton, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That William Clemens be, and he hereby is, re -appointed to serve a five year term on the Town Planning Board, commencing l/l/76 and expiring 12/31/80. 5 8 Wednesday, December 17, 1975 Pg. 3 RESOLUTION #184: APPOINTMENT OF LINDA BLANCHARD TO C.A.P.C.O. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That Linda Blanchard be, and she hereby is appointed to serve a two year term on the C.A.P.C.1O. Board of Directors, commencing 1A/76 and expiring 12/31/77. RESOLUTION ##185. APPOINTMENT OF GAIL BURDICK TO THE CORTLAND COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Upon motion of Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice Eaton, all voting aye and adopted. BE IT RESOLVED, That Gail Burdick be, and she hereby is, appointed . to serve a two year term on the Cortland County Environmental Management Commission, commencing 1/1/76 and expiring 12/31/77. RESOLUTION #186: AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR NEW BROCKWAY TWO AXLE DUMP TRUCK FOR USE OF THE HIGHWAY DEPT. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye and adopted. RESOLVED, That the Highway Supt, be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to advertise publicly for sealed bids for the furnishing and delivery of one (1) new heavy duty Brockway two axle dump truck - snow plow combination, per specifications set forth in the information to bidders. Delivery to be made to the Town of Cortlandville highway garage on County Rte.117 at Polkville, N.Y.; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That sealed bids received: will be opened at 8:00 P.M. at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Rd., Cortlandville, N.Y. on January 7, 1976. RESOLUTION #187: AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR NEW 1976 TRACTOR LOADER BACKHOE FOR USE OF THE WATER & SEWER DEPT. Upon motion of Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice Eaton, 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 furnishing and delivery of one (1) new and unused, current model production, 1976 tractor -loader backhoe, per specifications set forth in _the information to bidders. Deliveirto be made to the Town of Cortlandville Water & Sewer Dept. Garage, 17 Terrace Rd., Cortlandville, N.Y.; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That sealed bids received will be opened at 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 15 Terrace Rd., Cortlandville, N.Y. on January 7, 1976. Legislator, Shirley Fish presented a petition requesting a reduced speed limit on Fisher Ave. to 35 MPH. The petition was signed by 18 residents of Fisher Ave. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye, the petition was ordered received and filed. RESOLUTION #188: PETITION TO CORTLAND COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPT. FOR LOWER SPEED LIMIT ON FISHER AVE. Upon motion of Justice Eaton, seconded by Councilman Griswold, all voting aye and adopted. WHEREAS, The town Board of the Town of Cortlandville has received a petition from the residents of Fisher Ave. requesting a lower speed limit on Fisher Ave.; and WHEREAS, The Town Board does recognize the need for a lower speed limit on said road to provide for better safety of the residents; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Town Board of The Town of Cortlandville does hereby petition the Cortland County Supt. of Highways to make application to the State of New York for a lower speed limit on Fisher Ave. from N.Y. State rte. 281 to N.Y. State rte. 11. 59 Wednesday, December 17, 1975 Pg. 4 Fred Walker was officially advised by the Town Board not to do any work on private property unless authorized to do so by the Town Board. Mr. Rowell reported that he would be meeting on Friday with Mr. Porter, principle owner of the property in the proposed sewer District #2, to review time schedules and proceedures for the establishment of, construction, and formation of the district. Regarding South Cortland Water, permission to connect to Pyramid Properties water line has not, as yet, been received. Mr. Rowell said he would try to resolve the problem of sewer service to the motel on rte. 11 in the town of Cortlan dville, unless otherwise directed by the town board. Justice Eaton said he thought the water ordinance should be amended to reflect the increase in cost of city supplied water. Mr. Rowell suggested that the town board wait on this until the Meadowbrook water service has been resolved, which he indicated would be resolved in approximately one month. There being no further business, upon motion of Councilman Griswold, seconded by Justice Eaton, all voting aye, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.. Respectfully submitted, CHRISTINE CANE RO TOWN CLERK • 1 County of Cortland Town of Cortlandville, Tax Year 1976 11'alue, True Va.. ue ;88 39,u2q. ,917,424. o I a n d -\.- i 11 11'a,-.: I'\atr Aver. Co.' 1 0, Cor -a) J.1 :,L o i000 .00 less than aver,--q,,(,, lunicipality for -I 7- Coun )�atc Inc 1,21J. y + C' c, i r) r, a t- us 13-35 Co-(�`k-,Iandville 9. 24 .27 + 6.07 2� 21 30 64 + 12 . 4 .17 + 1.54 6.27 + .4(, 1. a,,-� C r I'? . 29 a r at, i o n 'i. o . 4 o 9'.99 + 2.36 r e e Scott 12.09 + 2.56 Solon 12-72 17.4-3 3.99 9.96 Tavlor ril 10-38 + 2 . 6 i: u s t o n Virgil 6.83 dil.let 28.6o 8.81 Average increase per 000-,:)'4,. 20 Cort,landville increase "1], 3 - 93 less than average Cort-landville-'j"? share of total County levy: 19 7 3 - 2 1jL' , 19 7 4 - 2 4c/ 10 % i . 19 7 5 - 2 6r�--L 1976-/24;L TOWN OF CORTLAINDVILLE Consolidated Tax Rate/1000 1976 Citv School District_ NicGraw School District School- County, out- out- r ire- �28.32 9.24 4.11 �p � 2 .. /1000 School- County, out- Town, out- Fire - �20. 1 9.2.4 4.11 .99 �3 H • 9511000 17orner. School. District ScizooJ_- $22.11 County, out- 9.24 Tov.,n, out- 4.11 Fire- ��3 5/1000 Village of I',:cGralq Dryden School District School- y25.52 County, out- 9.24 Town, out- 4.11 Fire- y,39.8 6/1000 dater District Charge-�.586/1000 Sewer District Charge- 0 School- �20.61 County, in- 17:89 Toven, in- 3 _._.0 u42.20 Village tax 12.50 Total 5'.70/1000 1 Village of Homer School- �22.11 County, in- 17.89 Town, in- 5.70. $ 3.70 Village tax 9.05 Total $52.75/1000_