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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-02-08Thursday Evening, Feb. 8, 1968, Public Hearing 7:4.6 P.m. Regular Town Board meeting, 8 He: Tax reduction/ over 65/ Present at _`eeting -were Board members as follows: Deputy Supervisor Sherman Griswold,presiding, Justices Donald Eaton and Ronald Fish, Coiincilman Henry Wadsworth. Others present at the meeting and Hearing were Rudy Krauklis, Book-keeper for Supervisor's acco"Luits,Town Attorney, John J. Gardner, Town Engineer '4illiarron Rowell. Highway Superintendent Harry Cooper and Fred Walker, Superintendent of 7Arater Installations. Supervisor Frank K. Taylor was delayed at another meeting until later. Public Hearing on Tax Reduction for those property owners age 65 and over who can qualify was held at 7:45 P.M. notice of advertisement was read by Town Attorney, John Gardner. 'leeves an-1 Hugenin asked questions regarding Tax re- 10 ductions, N%th no othe2- comments the Hearing was closed at 8 P.M. Town "1.er1-% Lelan 1n.Brookins read the minutes of the last meeting and they -vic-re. approved. Seventeen resident's of Lamont Circle wiere present at this Board meeting- and their spokesman,14rs. Adelaide Under -wood pre- sented a petition with. every resident Is name ezoeptIng and Mrs. PaDalia -,,jl,).o are presently out of Town (124, names) reauest- in- the Town Board that they be permitted to use. the original numbers on Lamont Circle (at that time, thrjz 064) for their postal address's , and not the Fire numbers 'which are dup-icalk-led and in triplicate in this little area and have caused a great decal of confusion. According to ';he original plan .of Niagara Mohawk Power Co., the Fire numbers.were to be used in the mural Area's and were not to be displaced by numbers already in existence. The Cortland Post Office has been supplying City Delivery for some time to the Blinker light on 281 and Route 13 and including Lamont Circle. Their only .iiandate concerning house address is an ord,erly-,- system of nizi-iibering with no dupications. ,073-T Motion was- made by Mr. Eaton and seconded by Mr. Wadsworth that this petition be received and. filed by the Town Clerk. N.Ross Hall, a resident stated that they wanted some action on this request tonight as they had been waiting some action since last summer. *,3q- The Town Clerk presented two requests for House Trailer renewals, one from Hilda Bradshaw on West Road and one from Fred Walker, Gallagher Road. Motion was made by Mr. Eaton seconded by 11jr. Wadsworth that reauests for these renewals be granted, this motion was carried. a Fee of 4`�10.00 each renewal was paid to the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk read. a letter.from. State Transportation Authority denying the lowering of the speed limit on the Kinney Gulf road. Motion was made by Nr. Eaton seconded by Mr. Wadsworth that this letter be filed, motion was carried. M 1� Regarding Petition of Residents of Lamont Circle: Whereas, the Town Board on June 61� 1962 did adopt a Resolution adopting auniform numbering system of numbering roads, streets, avenues and public buildings and places throughout the Town; and Whereas, said uniform system is impractical for the numbering of Lamont Circle, upon Motion of Justice of the Peace Donald Eaton ,seconded by Justice of the Peace Ronald Fish, IT IS THEREFORE-, RESOLVED that said Resolution be and the same bgreby is amended to provide that said resolution shall not apply to .Lamont Circle and the original numbering shall be used by the residents and the Town. Vote polled: Griswold yes Wadsworth yes Eaton yes Fish yes Mr. N.Ross Hall asked the Board about a Stop Sign at Rte^281 and Lamont Circle and better lighting on the Circle also, felt there was a need of a Traffic Light at the intersection. Town Attorney Gardner reported that he had received a telephone call from Martin Ahlstrand of the State Transportation Authority, that they had changed their mind in regards to a new road in the rear of the Sunoco Gas Station and Tinelli's Diner on Route 11 and that they will build a fence in front of said properties. Mr. Cooper Hgwy. Sup't. gave a report of Highway activities for the month of January 1968. Town Engineer W. Rowell gave a report on the exhaust system recently installed in the Town Garage. He recommended that the voucher in the amount of 4300.00 which Henry Baranello billed the Town, be held up until the exhaust system is working properly. Melvin Race ,Dog Warden asked the Board to furnish ammunition for a tranquilizer gun ,which he will buy. Justice Eaton told Mr. Race the Board would take this under consideration. Fred Walker reported that the three water leaks have been taken care of during January. Mr. John K.Knight of Cazenovia, N.Y. explained the General Code Publishers Corp. program, to uniform mown Ordinances. ')X30 Motion was made by Justice Eaton seconded by Justice Fish that the Town Clerk write a letter to the Acme Pest Control , terminating their services as of March lst. 1968. Motion was carried. Backhoe Bids which were opened by the Town Clerk Feb. 2, 1968 at 10 A.M. were discussed by the Board. Supervisor Frank K. Taylor and members of the Board will go to Horseheads, N.Y. to investigate S.C.Hansen Inc. the low bidder,($ 6925.00) as to their equipment and service. Motion was made by Mr. Griswold seconded by Mr. Wadsworth that the Supervisor be empowered to invest the sum of yp65,000.00 in Certification of depositis. This motion was carried. 1 • • 1 t 4 1 �J 1 14Motion was made by 1�1r.. Wadsworth seconded by Mr. Griswold that 3 lights be installed on Hillside Drive and two lights on Parti Drive This motion was carried. #0 WHEREAS, n public hearing has been held by the Town Board of the. Town of Cortlandville at the Town Hall, 3577 Terrace Road, in the Town of Cortlandville, on February 8, 1968, at 7:45 o'clock P.M. in the matter of the adoption of a resolution_ exempting real property from taxation pursuant to the Drovisions of Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law; : - _u���--�-�� Upon motion of . e . is . . . . e . . . . . . . . . . and seconded by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and carried unanimously, be it RESOLVED, That the .Assessor of the Town of Cortlandville shal exempt from taxation real property owned by __ persons sixty-five years of age or over, to the extent of fifty 7pereentum (50%) of the assessed valuation thereof upon all future lAssessment Rolls of the Toirn of Cortlandville, pursuant to the pro- visioi.s of Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law. 4+k , Motion was made by Justice Eaton seconded by Councilman Wadsworth that all bills as presented and read by the Town Clerk and audited by the Town Board be paid,with the exception of ;M O.00 to Henry Baran.ello, WAX.. XXA General Ii'un_d 318,373.19 less 000.00 Highway Department Water District 1 Water Dist. rr 2 Sewer Dist. rr= 1 5,338.21 2,100.02 208.80 442.60 This motion was carried. See Resolution page 13, regarding a,portion of lands of Hobert I Bacon, (Ridge Road ) There being no further business, meeting was adjourned. Lelan M. Brookins, Town Clerk/ Cortlandville LMB:mb 43 Q 1 1 • Upon motion of and seconded by . . . . . . . . the following resolution was unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, The State of New York in connection with the constrluc- Ition of Interstate Route 505, County of Cortland, has appropriated (lands from the farm formerly owned by Robert I. Bacon, which makes the , westerly portion of the Ridge .Road a "dead-end" highway; and WHEREAS, The Town desires and intends to maintain said west portion of said Ridge Road, which will require a "turn -around", ha ling a radius of 60 feet at the easterly terminus thereof; and WHEREAS, Said Robert I. Bacon has offered to convey by deed the Town a parcel of land from his farm to provide enough land to construct said turn -around, and has delivered to the Town a pro -Dos deed dated February 2, 1968, conveying all of his right, title and interest in a portion of said turn -around as shown on a maD of a portion of the lands of Robert I. Bacon, made by F. Donald NcKee Milton A. Greene, Licensed Surveyors, dated January 23, 1968: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the aforesaid "turn -around" on the easterly terminus of Ridge Road be, and it hereby is, formally accepted as portion of a public highway of the Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County, New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Town of Cortlandville be, he hereby is, authorized and directed to record the aforesaid deed in the Cortland County Clerk's Office. Ly EU .