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Wed. April 5, 1972 7:30 P•M.
A Public Hearing was held in the matter of raising
the 50% tax exemption from $3,000,00 to $4,000.00 for people
65 years or older who could qualify. The Town Clerk read the
notice of Publication which was advertized in the Cortland Standard
Mar, 24, 1972, Irving Reeve of Glenwood -Ave, Lloyd Wildman of Kellogg
Rd. and Burton McKee of RD#1 McGRaw all spoke in favor, as well as
several younger people from Lamont Circle who also spoke in favor.
® After everyone had their say, the hearing was closed. Later in the
regular meeting the following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Town Board of
the Town of Cortlandville, at the Town Hall, 3577 Terrace Road in the
Town of Cortlandville, on April 5, 1972, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. in the
matter of the adoption of a Resolution exempting real property from,
taxation pursuant to the provisions of Section 467 of the Real Property
Tax Law;
Upon motion of Justice Donald Eaton, seconded by Justice
Ronald Fish and carried unanimously, be it
5 RESOLVED, That the Assessor of the Town of Cortlandville
shall exempt from taxation real property owned by persons sixty-five
(65) years of age or over, whose income or combined income for the
income tax period immediately preceding the date of application does
not exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00), to the extent of nifty
percentum (50%) of the assessed valuation thereof, upon all future
Assessment Rolls of the Town of Cortlandville pursuant to the provi-
sions of Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law.
The Regular meeting was called to order by Supervisor
Frank K. Taylor. Other Board members present were Justice Donald
sEaton, Justice Ronald Fish, Councilmen Sherman Griswold and Ray E.
Miller, Rudy Krauklis-Bookkeeper to the Supervisor, William Rowell
Town Engineer, Assessor Henry Wadsworth, Town Attorney John Gardner,
Highway Superintendant Louis Wagner, 14 residents from the Lamont
Circle area, Leonard Bacon, Rev. Donald Pichette of Binghamton, N.Y.
and 4 spectators from the Groton Ave. Area.
The Town Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting and
there were no corrections.
The Town Clerk opened a bid of the Brockway Motor Co. for
a new Heavy Duty Truck with snow plow combination for the Highway
Department at a price of $19,900. Board action on this will be
taken up at the next Board meeting.
hA Supervisor Taylor read two letters from the State Dept.
of Transportation; one of which sets the speed limit of 45 MPH on
Locust Ave: also a speed limit of 30 MPH on Lamont Area Tract.
The people from the Lamont Area want a basket ball
court created on the playground. They were told to bring in a
Sketch plan and estimated costs at a future meeting. They a
also complained about the condition of the fence on railroad
Property,
Rev. Donald Pichette, who owns land off the Ridge
Road wants the Town to shape up the road and ditches to his
property. His Attorney Morris Fitts and Town Attorney John Gardner
will try to find out whether he owns the road or whether the Town
owns it.
Supervisor
Taylor appointed Justice Eaton and Councilman
Griswold
a committee
to investigate an air compressor for the
Water &
Sewer Dept.
Motion was
made by Mr. Eaton and seconded by Mr. Fish
that the
Boy Scouts of McGraw be allowed to pick up the loose
papers at the McGraw
Land Fill. Motion Carried.
Motion by Mr. Eaton, seconded by Mr. Fish that all bills
as presented by the Town Clerk and audited by the Town Board be
paid as follows:
General Fund
$3,475.32
Water Dist. #1
730.89
Water Dist. #2
269.52
Water Dist. #3
35.20
Sewer Dist. #1
669.81
Highway Dept.
3,210.48
Ther being no further business at this time, meeting was
adjourned.
C
LELAN M. BRUOKINS
TOWN CLERK