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TOWN OF DRYDEN
I TOWN BOARD MEETING
March 12, 2003
Board Members Present: Supv Mark Varvayanis, Cl Stephen Stelick, Jr., Cl Deborah
Grantham
Absent: Cl Charles Hatfield, Cl Christopher Michaels
Other Elected Officials: Bambi L. Hollenbeck, Town Clerk
Jack A. Bush, Highway Superintendent
Other Town Staff: Mahlon R. Perkins, Town Attorney
Henry Slatcr, Zoning Office
David Putnam (TG Millers), Town Engineer
Supv Varvayanis led the pledge of allegiance and stated that while they were still one
board member short of a quorum, they would hear reports and /or comments.
Z i , V - 0 C*Til F ITW W
Jennifer Gla.ab, Recreation Coordinator, said she has attended meetings of the
Recreation Commission, Recreation Partnership, Youth Football League, spoke at the Kiwanis
Club and talked about the possibility of starting a partnership with them. She has developed a
volunteer code of conduct, volunteer application, and scholarship application. There will be a
summer baseball league meeting on Sunday at the Town Hall at 7:00 p.m. She is looking into
a possible fishing derby and concerts at Montgomery Park. She has set up a Pepsi Pitch, Hit
and Run Competition in April.
COUNTY BRIEFING
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Mike Lane said they have been watching the governor's budget and one of the things
Gov. Pataki did in his amendments was to withdraw the proposal that would have required the
municipalities that have empire development zones to pay half of the cost of those incentives
given to businesses to encourage development. Tompkins County is one of the 11 counties
that does not have an empire development zone and they are concerned because of the
competition they are starting to experience from surrounding counties that do have thew.
Some realtors and developers are trying to lure some Tompkins County businesses to places
that have existing unfilled industrial/ commercial space with the tax incentive programs
available under empire development zones. if Tompkins County had an empire development
zone, that would not be the case. The County did apply for a zone last year but was not
successful. One of the areas that Tompkins County had designated was the area north of the
Village of Dryden, and is an area where the Town could see an expanded tax base.
M Lane said he understood that County Assessment had recently sent a. letter to the
Towns regarding the assessment review boards indicating that Town Board members could not
serve on the assessment review boards according to State Law. He said it was a complete
surprise to the Board of Reps and they are wondering if they can serve on those review boards.
The County is looking into the matter.
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AMBULANCE REPORT
® Terri Allen reported that Dryden Ambulance responded to 86 calls in February (203
calls for 2003). The total amount received in February was $16,449.78 ($9,447.45 for 2002
services and $7,002.33 for 2003). Reports were distributed to board members.
Cl Stelick thanked Neptune Hose, together vcith Varna and Freeville Fire Departments,
for giving the board a tour of their facilities.
COUNCIL PRIVILEGE
Cl Grantham stated she had fed -exed the Storm Water Notice of Intent.
Highway
Supt Jack
Bush
informed the board that he would like to attend the 2003
Highway School
and asked
them
to authorize the expenditure of $80.00.
RESOLUTION #S 1 - AUTHORIZE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT TO
ATTEND HIGHWAY SCHOOL
Supv Varvayan.is offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board authorizes the Highway Superintendent to attend the
2003 Highway School and the expenditure of $80.00 in connection therewith.
2nd Cl Stelick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Varvayanis Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
J Bush explained that he had computed the cost of sweeping the roads included in the
area mapped for the MS4 requirements at approximately $8,000 per year using a vacuum
sweeper. The industrial vacuum included in this years budget is minimally $35,000. The one
that was demonstrated included some options and the price quoted for that, used, was about
$58,000. Because he felt the options were important, he suggested that they not: purchase the
industrial vacuum this year, but instead put additional money in the budget next year to
purchase the equipment with the options. Another alternative may be to purchase a vac -
sweeper, which may also do the same thing as an industrial vacuum. There is the possibility of
purchasing a sweeper truck that would have the ability to do % %hat the industrial vacuum can
do. He will not purchase the industrial vacuum this year, but will continue to investigate the
options for next year.
J Bush said he had received a copy of the Notice of Intent and told Cl Grantham that
she had done a great job.
Board members have been provided with the proposed 284 agreement and a project
description for each of the roads that will be scheduled for paving.
J Bush - As I have stated in the past, like changing the oil in the engine of your car or
replacing the shingles on the roof of your house, the Highway Department must perform
maintenance on roads on a regular basis. The goal that has been implemented since 1999 is to
do approximately eight miles of preliminary maintenance and paving each year. This
maintains a fifteen year cycle for the Town of Dryden roads. It is also as important to surface
® treat or seal roads every three to five years. There is no guarantee, however the hope is to
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make the road last fifteen years. New York winters are very hard on the roads and the
® longevity can actually be much shorter. The way the roads have been prioritized are based on
condition, traffic, roughness, importance, length of road and the cost of work to be performed.
All these factors tie into staying within the budget passed in January and ending up at the end
of the year reaching the goal and having a successful year.
Every year, based on the conditions of the roads, there are more than eight miles that
actually need to be worked on. The 284 agreement that I am proposing this year has 7.88
miles of various roads. Other roads, such as a section of Genung Road between Ellis Hollow
Road and Snyder Hill Road and Hunt Hill Road, need paving and other work. These two roads
have been purposely left off the agreement to successfully find a solution on how to move
forward with maintenance and improvements. My proposal tonight after discussions with the
Town Supervisor and Engineer and Attorney is to discuss and either agree or disagree on
spending money for an aerial fly -over of Hunt Hill Road and Genung Road, along with other
engineering services. The Engineer has estimated the cost to be about $21,000.
The two roads would need to be done after the snow melts and before the leaves are on
the trees. If the Board wants to proceed tonight with at least the fly -over, the cost would be
about $6,000. Just so you know, a rough estimate of the total cost of Hunt Hill Road if labor,
equipment and material are used for the determining factor, is probably around $200,000.
Dave Putnam presented the Board examples preliminary planning maps of a road in
Tompkins County prepared from a fly -over in 1996. They show edges of existing pavement,
culverts, light poles, major trees, brush lines, back side of ditches, etc. They can be used for
planning and meeting with homeowners to develop easement maps if working outside the
existing right of way is necessary and assist in engineering work. With respect to the estimate,
once the aerial information is received, the estimate for mapping may be reduced. $6,000
® covers the aerial photo and ground control work done. The critical thing is the two to three
week window in which to complete the fly -over.
Supv Varvayanis said he thinks is a good way to proceed for a plan for the two roads in
question and will move the expenditure. Cl Grantham agrees.
RESOLUTION #52 - APPROVE EXPENDITURE FOR AERIAL MAP OF ROADS
Supv Varvayanis offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board does hereby authorize the expenditure of $6,000 for
an aerial fly -over of Hunt Hill and Genung Roads.
2n(I Cl Grantham
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Varvayanis Yes
C1 Grantham Yes
Supv Varvayanis asked if any members of the audience had come to talk about the 284
agreement. Bill Hume of 130 Mill Street asked about tsec cutting on that street. J Bush told
him that they were looking at trimming trees or brush that hangs over the ditches or shoulder
of the road and before any work is done the residents will receive a mailing. If they are
concerned about anything in particular they can contact him and he will meet them at the site.
Mr Hume was told there was no plan to remove the large maple trees at his residence.
R Seeley asked what part of the budget tree and brush removal came from and was told
® it was under DA- 5140.4, miscellaneous brush and leaves. She asked how many trees would be
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cut and how it was determined they would need to be cut. J Bush said it was included in the
® event they needed to cut trees in order to get the work done; that there may not be a need to
cut trees. Any cut would be in the right of way, in the area the Town has been regularly
maintaining. R Seeley asked if it was necessary to do a SEQR form and was told that tree
removal was exempt from SEAR. R Seeley said she was not certain the projects were exempt
from SEQR and asked the board to consider that it might not be exempt. At:ty Perkins said
that if you are maintaining areas that are already in the right of way it is an exempt activity.
R Seeley asked how the Highway Superintendent knew where the right- of-way for the
roads was and he responded that he knew based the Judge's decision. She asked whether the
Town had deeds to any of the roads proposed to be worked on and was told that Genung Circle
w*as a deeded road.
Supv Varvayanis asked J Bush if at some point it turned out that he needed to work
well off the right -of -way, if it would be unreasonable for him to come to the board, explain what
he wanted to do and do a SEQR. J Bush said it would not be unreasonable.
Peggy Walbridge said she is concerned that the Highway Superintendent's responses
are vague and they got into law suits because they had previously found his responses vague,
and that he should not be surprised that some citizens are asking specifically what is going to
happen. Supv Varvayanis said this is early in the process and the Highway Superintendent is
probably not entirely sure what he will need to do yet, but he believes the Board will hear more.
They will try to have extremely specific plans for Hunt bill and Genung Roads. P Walbridge
asked that the Board try and have enough community input so that they feel they are part of
the process rather than have it imposed by their government. Supv Varvayanis said yes, that
was the whole reason the Town was going through this.
® R Seeley asked that the highway management plan that was talked about a few months
ago made public and asked if the Town could somehow* adopt that so that everyone could see
what the priorities are for the roads. She felt a lot of work went into the plan and she wasn't
sure it was being used; that it: would be interesting for people to look at.. Supv Varvayanis said
that legally it was a public document. R Seeley noted that while the document was prepared a
few years ago, the total sum to be spent on the roads listed in the 284 agreement was about
half what they were listed for on the agreement. J Bush said that plan was prepared by a
Cornell student that had attended a three day school and had no experience when it came to
highway matters and that there were several errors in it. It was done in the hopes that it would
be helpful, however it hasn't because it contains incorrect information and suggestions that
were made that were not sensible. It did not turn out to be what he had anticipated, but it
does contain a list of the roads and the lengths of them. He does not use that to make any of
his decisions. With the winters in New York it is difficult to predict with any accuracy the work
to be done on any particular road.
Supv Varvayanis said that at this point the 284 agreement is a best guess at what
needs to be done and allows the Highway Superintendent to move forward and buy the
necessary materials. If things change the agreement can be modified later.
R Seeley said she raised the matter of the highway management plan because it seemed
to be a good tool, but if that one is not good, perhaps another could be done. J Bush said that
no matter how it is manipulated, every road will get worked in a cycle and as necessary. Supv
Varvayanis asked if a good inventory of the roads could be prepared in the Fall noting their
condition that would be available for citizens. J Bush said it changes constantly and he was
reluctant to put something in writing that: could later be used against him.
P Walbridge said the people who live on the roads drive them every day and there is a
lot of citizen knowledge about the roads they live on and the communities they commute in and
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she hopes the Righway Superintendent will start to become open to citizens input and not see
® it as cross examination. She would like to see some committees for different areas because for
example, the residents of Hunt Hill Road know the drainage and the history and the condition
of the road far better than Highway Superintendent in this Town, and she is sure that is true
on other roads. She hopes the Board and the Highway Superintendent will move toward trying
to get some ways citizens can have input on the process so there isn't a problem later.
J Bush said he disagrees with much of what vas said but agrees that the public does
have input and that is why he has promoted knocking on doors and talking to people and he
doesn't know a better way of approaching roadwork than standing with the property owner and
explaining what is planned. He does not think she is giving Highway Superintendents enough
credit because they are out there when it: is raining and flooding and seeing what is happening
with the water on the road and in the ditches.
C1 Grantham said she didn't think there vas much of a. problem with visibility on
Genung Circle. J Bush said he wants to be very conservative there with what is going to be cut
and is planning only on cutting the smaller growth that has accumulated over the past ten
years. With the heavy snows this winter the snow accumulated on the brush along side the
road and bent it over into the road making it difficult to drive down the road. Brush and tree
removal from the roadside is necessary to prevent this from happening. They need to make the
roads safe and make the roads last.
RESOLUTION #33 - APPROVE AGREEMENT TO SPEND HIGHWAY FUNDS
Cl Stelick offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves the Agreement to Spend Highway
Funds as presented for 2003.
2rut Cl Grantham
Roll Call Vote
Cl Stelick
Supv Varvayanis
Cl Grantham
FINGER LAKES STONE QUARRY
Yes
Yes
Yes
Buzz Dolph, General Manager of Finger takes Stone, introduced Jim Hobart, President
of Hobart Stone, the parent company of Finger Lakes Stone. He explained they are before the
board in response to a letter from Atty Perkins and understand that the board and some
citizens have questions about their operation. He said that the facility has been there for 100
years and zoning came into effect 33 years ago. Since they had been. in business for sixty some
years they were grand - fathered in as a non - conforming use.
What they do in terms of processing and hoNv they might market it or actual stone
products that they might produce changes, the fact that they quarry stone, produce stone,
fabricate it, import it, sell it on a retail basis and wholesale basis has not changed. It has been
the same since his father started working there in 1950. He is not sure if they are a non-
conforming use how they can be brought into compliance.
B Dolph exhibited photographs of quarry activity beginning in 1928. The quarry was
owned by Cornell University at that time and operated by the University un12 1950 when his
father came from Pennsylvania work for the quarry and build Annabel Taylor Hall, Mr. Dolph
then took over the business and it grew rather rapidly for a while. An Ithaca Journal article
dated 1957 shows a photograph of the quarry operation and several more photos of fabrication
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methods used during that time. Business flourished through the 50's and 60's and in the late
0 60's they provided the stone for the Albany South Mall. The quarrying activity and fabricating
activities on site were probably as big as they had ever been and the period of largest
employment was probably during 1969 when zoning came into effect. They worked two and
sometimes three shifts to meet demand. During this time the quarry probably had the largest
amount of affected property in its history. Of the 180 acres owned at the time, two- thirds of it
were being stripped or quarried, using heavy equipment and blasting. A new fabrication mill
was built and new machinery acquired. Aerial photos of the affected area (1969) were shown to
the board. Half of the total property was subsequently reclaimed and sold as residential lots.
During the .1970's Mr Dolph became ill and the activity in the quarry fell off. He died in
1979 and B Dolph took over the quarry operation with just a few employees. He began to grow
the business and employed more people. In 1994 and 1995 he began to automate, putting
computers on the saws which would allow them to run all night with no one there. People
hours were limited to daytime hours. They began winding down some of the quarry operations
at that location and began quarrying at: other locations, which has allowed them to begin to
reclaim areas of the quarry.
For a brief period of time they tried to promote different types of landscape products,
concrete wall retaiu*ng systems, pavers, and other things directly related to the type of
business they are in, with a different medium. That didn't work out and since 1977 they have
given that up. They continue to grow in terms of creating new products. They are trying, to
employ more people, become more profitable and increase their activity, as most businesses do.
In 2000 B Dolph sold his stock in the company to Jim Hobart, but continues to work and
basically play the same role he always played.
In responding to some of the questions that have brought up about: how much they
have changed, B Dolph said they have changed, but they are doing the same basic business
they have always done. They have always sold stone and landscape/ stone related products on
a retail basis. It has been done since 1950. They have always imported different types of
stone. They are currently importing more than they ever have, but his father imported all of
his flagstone and flatstock that vas sold on various projects all over the state. It was imported
from different areas and fabricated. Historically, the milling operation is the operation of the
business. It is a quarry, but 201/o of their payroll historically goes to operating the quarry, and
809/6 goes to fabricating stone. They take big rocks and make them into little rocks.
There was a question about advertising different kinds of products. B Dolph says he
has run the same ad twice a year for about 7 years advertising a sale they have in the Spring
and Fall for landscape products (copy provided for board). The ad has not changed in years.
With respect to the issue of noise, B Dolph said they have put in new doors, insulated
doors, have tried insulating the walls, and they have created a noise policy. It has been posted
at the site for about five years and tells what the outside hours of operation are supposed to be,
what types of equipment can be run outside prior to those hours and after those hours. They
have cut back on their quarrying activity and he says that is a huge reduction in noise. There
is less dust and noise, new ground is not being disturbed.
The ground on the west side of Quarry Road is currently being reclaimed. The
increased truck traffic has a direct relation to the reclamation plan. He has an agreement with
Paoloangeli Construction and Cornell to accept all their clean fill. When the hole is filled, it will
never be quarried again, but will be turned into property which will probably be used for single
family residential housing.
B Dolph said they work hard at trying to be good neighbors and trying to maintain as
little impact, particularly after hours, as possible. He said anyone could come to the quarry
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after hours, after the doors are shut, and stand outside and listen. His office is 150' from the
is doors and when the doors are shut he has to strain to hear the saws and know whether one is
off, noting you can hear it.. but can still hold a normal level of conversation without a problem.
They have also tried to reduce the visual impact from the quarry as much as possible.
They have regraded the spot behind Richardson's electrical facility. They have plans for the
summer to regrade everything from the southern end of Quarry Road, on the east side of the
property. It will be replanted and they hope to plant a line of trees there and have a. visual
block. B Dolph said he is not sure what else they can do, and are more than happy to listen to
suggestions.
Jim Hobart said that Buzz Dolph knows the history of the company better than he does,
but benchmarking against other businesses of similar size and more remote locations without
the handicaps of somewhat voluntarily not running t%vo and three shifts, he is of the opinion
that it is a financial burden when they have work available to chose not to run those shifts. He
understands that government agencies have to respond to concerns, at a wasted expense to the
taxpayer, to put them `through the hoops" to find out that they are not doing anything wrong.
He in his opinion that wastes their time as well as government agencies' time and still not
recognize the benefits of what they are being accused of, which would be running two or three
shifts which would obviously be more lucrative.
Cl Grantham said that since 1989 the activity at the quarry has increased a lot, and the
type of activity has changed. She has no interest in causing financial hardship by closing the
quarry, but said there are neighbors in the Ellis Hollow area who find the noise bothersome
and that is what she would like to address. J Hobart asked how many citizens had contacted
the Town about noise and Cl Grantham responded it was probably half a dozen households.
Norm Vrana. of 1296 Ellis Hollow Road said that he can attest to the increase in truck
traffic and has noted trucks driving to and from the quarry at about, five minute intervals in
2001. They can't open their front windows in the summer because of the trucks and that is
different than in the past. There are also flatbed trucks delivering stone and that is something
he had never seen before. A lot of them come up Turkey Hill Road now.
B Dolph said most of those trucks have to do with the fact that material is being
brought from the University to fill the quarry. When there is a large project and large
excavation, the trucks will be running heavier. He agrees they are nuisance, the trucks go past
his house which is across from the quarry. However, the trucks are serving a purpose in the
longterm betterment of the situation, a reclaimed quarry, which they have to do by law. That is
also part of their mining plan to accept those trucks as a means of filling the quarry to reclaim
it. He also understands that the condition of the road during wet, muddy times is a problem,
and they sometimes have to scrape the mud off the road five or six times a day to keep the mud
down.
With respect to the trucks carrying blocks of stone that come from the other direction,
they are importing blocks of stone for cutting. B Dolph said that while there are more trucks
traveling Ellis Hollow Road, there are more trucks leaving the quarry also and that is a positive
sign and indicates their business is thriving. Two to three times a day they bring blocks of
stone in that they then fabricate in the mill.
He said that traffic has increased, but things change, businesses change, and asked if
that means a change in the fundamental business they are in and said he does not believe it is.
They are in the business to saw stone and sell stone and have always been in the business to
saw and sell stone.
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Tom Seeley said that he grew up below the quarry at 1344 Ellis Hollow Road. It was
rare then that you saw a truck leave the quarry. Now he lives farther out and does not see the
trucks from Connell bringing in the fill, but does notice big flat bed trucks carrying big blocks of
stone and he does not recall that in the 50's, 60's and 70's. He said there is a change in the
business. B Dolph said that there may not have been blocks of stone, but there were flatbeds
of flagstone and various other products that would come in from other locations. They have
fabricated different types of stone over the years, not just the stone that comes from the
quarry. They have sawn granite, limestone, and imported sandstone blocks from Colorado.
The volume may have changed, but the fact that it has always happened has not changed.
They have historically quarried stone and fabricated stone of a lot of different types.
T Seeley said that the nature of the operation of the quarry has changed. B Dolph said
the nature of their business in terms of how they conduct it might change, but they still spin
diamond blades and they still saw stone.
Zorika Henderson said the big change is the power saw and that is a lot noisier. B
Dolph said he has pictures from 1956 of just as many power saws, same variety of saw, same
circular diamond saw. The automated saws work on the same idea, circular blades with
diamond blades that cut stone. What has changed is the technology that operates the saw and
allows them to be run when people are not there. The noise is the same. Z Henderson said
she understood that the new types of saws are noisier. J Hobart said that is not the case.
They have chosen to limit the quarry at this site to bringing in stone for cutting, and
using more efficient methods of blasting at other quarries. But they could go back to blasting
at this quarry. They are limiting the amount of noise associated with quarrying by bringing
blocks for fabricating from other quarries, such as their quarry in Conklin, New York.
mCl Grantham said there are complaints about noise from the business and they have
i/ certain activities that are grandfathered under the zoning ordinance. Other activities she does
not think are grandfathered and there is strong evidence in the advertising that says they have
new and different activities going on in the business. That indicates that the Town has the
right to ask them to come in for some permits, and the only reason for the Town doing that is
to establish some controls over noise and operating hours.
J Hobart said that Hobart Stone has been allowed to flourish in the industry, as other
stone yards have, in not being handicapped by a non - conforming use. They may advertise at
Finger Lakes some products that are available at Hobart Stone that finger Lakes never sees.
The trucks dispatched from Hobart will deliver directly with more efficient delivery vehicles,
rather than having it go to Finger Lakes, and in a sense limits the truck activity. Their position
is that they are in compliance.
B Dolph said they have always had a retail business and the fact that he introduced a
related product for a brief period of time, and then stopped selling it four years ago, but his
father from the time he came here in 1950 sold the exact same products. He asks why if they
put an advertisement out that they can meet needs for landscaping projects with building
stone, are they all of sudden not in compliance.
Atty Perkins said the Board has heard the position of Finger Lakes Stone and suggested
the Board address the matter from a legal perspective in executive session.
Town Clerk read a letter from Mabel Demott Beggs noting the increase in truck traffic to
and fi•om the quarry over the years.
Zorika Henderson said that sometimes t:he loader is working at 5:00 a.m. and asked if
® they could start later. B Dolph said they have instructed trucks not to arrive sooner than 7:00
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am., but there are two or three employees who start at 5:00 a.m. and work inside the building.
Z Henderson said they are sometimes working outside. B Dolph said he will speak to the
employees again about not running the large loader prior to 7:00 a.m. Generally from 5:00 to
7:00 a.m. they offload the material inside the building that has been fabricated. They had
previously dumped tubs outside and after a phone call from a resident, they do not do that
anymore, or drive anything other than the smallest forklift in the yard prior to 7:00 am. He
will speak to his employees again.
B Dolph said he has also spoken with Cornell and Paolangoli about the hours of
operation, particularly on the weekend. The minuzg permit states large trucks are not
supposed to operate before 7:00 or after 3:30. He cannot regulate the speeds the tricks travel
down the road because they are not his employees, but he %vill relay the concern of the
neighbors (speed and jake brakes).
Supv Varvayanis explained that the board will go into executive session at the end of
the meeting to discuss the quarry matter.
ATTORNEY
Atty Perkins has prepared and distributed a proposed resolution to the board regarding
the requested change in a zoning for a parcel of property on Royal Road. The action is subject:
to SEQR and compliance with Section 239 1 & m of the General Municipal Law. The County
has 30 days to comment. SEQR will be done at the public hearing. Atty Perkins noted that the
lot technically does not meet the requirements of the MA Zone in road frontage (150).
The Board will need to adopt the resolution, hold a public hearing on the proposal to
IS change the zoning on the parcel. The public hearing cannot be until after the recommendation
has been received from Tompkins County. Atty Perkins suggested that the board adopt the
resolution setting the public hearing for April 9, providing compliance with §239 1 and m can
be had.
RESOLUTION #54 - SET PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
Cl Grantham offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
WHEREAS, Cornelius J. Drost has requested a change in the zoning classification for a
parcel of property owned by him abutting Royal Road, and
WHEREAS, the existing RB -1 zoning classification is derived from a time when the
parcel in question was part of a larger parcel which also fronted on Hanshaw Road, and
WHEREAS, the larger parcel has been subdivided and the parcel now owned by Drost
fronts only on Royal Road, and
WHEREAS, the request was referred to the Planning Board for its review and
recommendation, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is in receipt of the Planning Board recommendation in
favor of changing the zoning classification to M -A,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Section 401 of the Town of Dryden Zoning Ordinance as last amended is hereby
® amended as follows:
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0 "Section 401. All land in the Town of Dryden shall fall within one of the
established zones as shown on a map entitled "Town of Dryden
Zoning Map" originally prepared by Egner and Niederkorn Assoc.,
Inc. and last revised 4/09/03."
2. The area to be affected by such change is approximately 3.60± acres of land and
is all of Town of Dryden Tax Parcel 43. -1 -29.6,
3. Prior to applying for site plan review, the owner must apply for and obtain an
area variance for the substandard road frontage.
4. The Town Clerk shall give the required legal notices of such proposed change
and notice that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board on the
proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance on April 9, 2003 at 7:00 o'clock
p.m., prevailing time, provided compliance with General Municipal Law §239(1)
and (m) can be had.
2jW Supv Varvayanis
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Varvayanis Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
Atty Perkins distributed to Board members copies of the letters he had written to
Valeria Coggin and Aurora. Valenti regarding the Moore Woods Subdivision.
TOWN CLERK
Board members have the Clerk's monthly report.
ENGINEERING
No report.
DISCUSSION
Supv Varvayanis asked the board if they wanted to consider paying the charges not
covered by insurance when Bangs or some service other than Dryden Ambulance responds to a
call in the Town. Cl Stelick said he would like to wait and discuss the matter when more board
members were present.
Supv Varvayanis is working on a draft of proposed changes for the ernployce manual.
He will continue to work on that and then present it to the board. Cl Stelick said he was in
favor of putting vacation, sick and personal time all in a group, and not tracking it other than
the total. ZO Slater asked the board what would happen to the accumulated sick time that
some employees have and that could be credited toward insurance on when they left the
Town's employ. Supv Varvayanis said he would check into that.
ZONING OFFICER
Board members have the 'Zoning Officer's monthly report.
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RESOLUTION #55 - APPROVE ABSTRACT # 103
C1 Grantham offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby approves Abstract #103, as audited, vouchers
# 139 through #222, totaling $89,499.55.
21111 Cl Stelick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Varvayanis Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
RESOLUTION #56 - TRANSFER FUNDS
Cl Grantham offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RESOLVED, that: this Town Board hereby authorize the transfer of $2,384.96 from A
7020.4 (recreation contractual) to A7020.2 (recreation equipment), and the transfer of
$25,000.00 from A1990.4 (contingency) to A8745.401 (Virgil Creek Lake Road project).
211x' C1 Stelick
Roll Call Vote Cl Stelick Yes
Supv Varvayanis Yes
Cl Grantham Yes
On motion of Cl Grantham, seconded by Cl Stelick, the board adjourned to executive
session at 8:55 p.m., to discuss the employment history of a. particular individual. No action
was taken and the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bambi L. Hollenbeck
Town Clerk
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0 March 10,2003
To The Members of the Dryden Town Board,
Since it is impossible for me to attend this meeting, 1 am submitting this written
statement.
I have lived at 1309 Ellis Hollow Road since 1946, my home is the first house ( on
the north side of the road) east of the intersection of Ellis Hollow Rd. and
Quarry/Turkey Hill .Rds. - I am directly opposite the Finger I::akes Stone Co.
quarry. As you will note 1 have had over 50 years to observe the activity there.
In the early days of my residence here, I would occasionally be aware of work
being carried on at the quarry, but it was not annoying. However, in the last few
years this has changed considerably. The noise level has increased so that it is
very disturbing, and it begins at dawn in the morning. Large trailer trucks laden
with stone come down the incline of Quarry Rd. using "jack" brakes which are
extremely loud, that combined with the sound of the accelerating motors as they
move out from their stopped position makes a combination of sound that destroys
the atmosphere of this once peaceful area.
The intersection is clearly visible from my house and I can observe the traffic
which meets there from four directions. The truck. traffic to and from the quarry is
considerable and poses a hazard at that intersection.
For the last few years trucks traveling from the west on Ellis Hollow Rd. loaded
with dirt, have been coming to bring fill to the Quarry, these trucks are not only
noise makers, but many of them travel at speeds that are unsafe for others, who
are also using the road.
I would not wish to impose a hardship on the business of the Quarry, but I believe
that it is possible for them to engage in their work in such a way, that it is not
annoying to their many close neighbors.
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