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TOWN BOARD MEETING
JULY 12 , 1983
Minutes of the Town Board meeting held July 12th
'Supv Cotterill called the meeting to order at 7 : 30PM
Members and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call was by the Town Clerk : Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Webb , Clm Metzger
and Atty Perkins
Absent : Clm Evans , Clm Jordan and Z . O . Stewart
I _ Supv Cotterill appointed Clm Webb to audit the general fund bills and Clm Metzger
to audit the highway bills .
Approval of the minutes : Motion was made by Clm Metzger and 2nd by Clm Webb that
the minutes of the special meeting held on June 20th be approved as submitted .
COUNTY BRIEFING
Co Rep Tillapaugh reported that the Planning and Public Works Committee has reviewed
the text of the German Cross Rd bridge and it has gone out for bid .
Also reported that the County Board did approve the request for the increase in
the amount in funding for the Dryden joint sewer study .
Also was concerned about the new channel on the west side of the Freese Rd bridge
that it might wash away if something isn ' t done .
COUNCILMAN PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
Clm Webb was concerned about people dumping refuse from septic tanks on the Malloryville
Rd and was wondering if Z . O . Stewart had found out anything ? There was some discussion
and will" have to be checked out with the Health Dept .
TOWN CLERK
Reported that Local Law # 1 - 1983 has been filed with the State of New York on
June 17th. 1983 .
ZONING OFFICER
Z . O . Stewart was absent so Town Clerk Lloyd read his report .
16 permits were : issued for the month of June . 4, one- family dwellings ; 4 additions ;
4 mobile homes ; 1 private garage ; 1 storage building ; 2 swimming pools .
Total of 15 for the first 6 months .
ZBOA had 3 hearings for the month of June and all 3 variances were granted .
1- Kirby Werninck wanted to build a house at 500 W Dryden Rd on a 150 acre lot with
only 94 ft of road frontage .
2- Yellow Barn Devel . Corp . building lot of 4 . 35 acres with only 121 ft road frontage
3- Dr Jacobson ; use variance . requesting permit to add on to his veterinary hospital
and kennel at 136 North St .
ZBOA took action on David Neish hearing held on March 1 , 1983 . Mr Neish was
requesting a permit to have a mobile home on a 10 acre lot with only 60 ft of
road frontage . The permit was granted on the grounds that Mr Neish did act in good
faith as a purchaser of the property but felt that some action should be taken
against Mr Hardesty .
The next ZBOA meeting will be held on Tues . Aut 9th instead of the regular meeting
on Aug 2nd .
22 people have been contacted regarding unregistered or junk vehicles . 14 by
% written violation notices and eight by personal contact . 2 or 3 of these may have
to be turned over to the court .
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
Hwy Supt Humphrey reported that he has met with the county engineer with regard
to the German Cross Rd . bridge .
• RESOLUTION # 115 AUTHORIZE TOWN JUSTICE TO ATTEND ADVANCE
TRAINING SCHOOL AT ST . LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board authorize Town Justice Edwin Sweetland to attend Advance
training school at St . Lawrence University from July 26th to the 29th , and to pay
expenses .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
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CORRESPONDENCE;
Ambulance report
Received letter from Cablevision and they are ready to talk about franchises .
Received letter from a resident complaining about the SPCA . They are not
answering doglcomplaints . There was some discussion and Supv Cotterill said
that he will look into the matter .
Request for airesolution from someone in Columbia County . They are proposing
to submit a request to the state ; a law that would regulate speed limits on
town roads tolthe town jurisdiction , to the county on county roads and to the
state on state roads . There was some discussion and the board decided to
table the decision at this time .
JUSTICE REPORTS : Judge Sweetland - $ 5001 . 00 Judge Newhart - $ 2680 . 00
FINANCIAL REPORTS . REVENUES EXPENSES
General Fund A $ 5599 . 06 $ 14183 . 23
General Fund 1B 456 . 18 1026 . 08
Fire Protection District 373 . 36 - 0 -
Federal Revenue Sharing 225 . 14 1633 . 38
Highway 94402 . 53 95738 . 88
RESOLUTION # 116 AUDIT GENERAL FUND BILLS
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the general fund bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Webb , Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 117 AUDIT HIGHWAY FUND BILLS
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the highway bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
NEW BUSINESS;
Hwy Supt Humphrey reported that Cortland Asphalt is going to do a new type of
system on resurfacing the road and will be no charge to the town . They are
going to doiBaker Hill Rd . , Yellow Barn Rd . , Spring Run Rd , Johnson Rd and
Mt Pleasant1Rd .
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Adjourned : 8 : 00 PM
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Susanne Lloyd
Town Clerk
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