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PUBLIC HEARING
TOWN OF DRYDEN
LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 1998
MARCH 17, 1998
Deputy Supervisor C. Hatfield opened the Public Hearing at 8:15 am.
Members participated in the Pledge of Allegiance.
No members of the public were present.
Atty Perkins referred the Board to the resolution passed by them on March 10,
1998. The proposed language of the local law makes reference to Local Law No. 4 of 1997
and hereby extends the moratorium established by that local law to May 18, 1998, which
would be two months from the date of this public hearing.
Upon motion by Cl Grantham, seconded by Cl T Hatfield and unanimously carried,
the public hearing was closed at 8:20 am.
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Bam bi L. Hollenbeck
Town Clerk
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TOWN OF DRYDEN
TOWN BOARD MEETING
MARCH 174 1998
A meeting of the Town Board immediately followed the Public Hearing regarding the
adoption of Local Law No. 1 of the year 1998.
The timetable discussed at the March 10, 1998, for adopting regulations regulating
telecommunications towers was reviewed: Comments are due to Atty Perkins in writing by
March 31. By Ap he will make revisions representing any comments and get them to
the Board prior to the A 14 Board Meeting, at which time the Board may introduce one
or more proposed amendments and schedule a Public Hearing (for April 28). After that
hearing and hearing those for and against the proposals, the Board could choose one or
send it back for further revision. Revisions could be made by May 5 and a Public Hearing
held on May 12. This would be an adequate amount of time to adopt regulations prior to
the expiration of the moratorium.
Cl Grantham distributed a list of comments and concerns from the Planning Board
which they would like to see addressed in the new regulations.
Atty Perkins informed the Board that they will have by the first part of next week a
total of three proposals (incorporating the comments of the Planning Board) to consider.
Board members were asked to advise Atty Perkins if they have a preference.
Discussion was had that the regulations should be drafted to encourage co- location.
• The incentive is the built -in monetary saving to the telecommunication companies by
making use of existing structures. New towers will require a new special permit process
including engineering and siting studies. The Planning Board would like the Board to
consider adopting ridge line laws.
RESOLUTION #91 - ADOPT LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF THE YEAR 1998
EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS
Cl T Hatfield offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board adopt Local Law No. 1 of the year 1998, a Local
Law extending the moratorium established by Local Law No. 4 of the year 1997.
2nd Cl Grantham Roll call vote - Cl T Hatfield - Yes
Cl C Hatfield - Yes
Cl Grantham - Yes
Cl Grantham requested that Mike Allmendinger be notified of the date we meet with
Time Warner. Cl T Hatfield would also like to invite the Villages of Dryden and Freeville to
this meeting. We need to educate ourselves with respect to the process. We aren't getting a
lot of feedback from the Cable Commission. Time Warner is prepared to move forward. Cl
T Hatfield has two very simple objectives: (1) He would like our community wired so that
we're ready to go into the next century (to have a choice between phone lines & cable); and
(2) to have control over what comes out of this public access thing for the Town of Dryden.
Cl T Hatfield is concerned that the City of Ithaca will be paying the biggest share to the
consultants and that the City may benefit more than the Town. The issues are very
different for the City of Ithaca than they are for Dryden. Dryden residents have options
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when it comes to television reception. 97% of the residents of the City of Ithaca cannot
receive more than one commercial signal. The important thing to come out of this is not
TV, it is internet communications and the ability to access all this data and information
that is out there. We help create competition between the cable companies and the
telephone companies, who right now have a monopoly on this. The City seems to be more
concerned about the programming side of this than the delivery of the services at which
they are delivered. Those outside the City have choices in the way in which they receive
television services, i.e. antenna, dishes.
By the next Board Meeting we should have some dates from Time Warner and be
able to choose a date that is convenient for most of us.
Meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
13ambi L. Hollenbeck
Town Clerk
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