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Comments re: Draft Comprehensive Plan
Ann Hotchkin <ahotchkin@cortiandville.org> Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 1:19 PM
To: Jay Cobb <jcobb@cortlandville.org>
Cc: Town Clerk <townclerk@cortlandville.org>; Bernice Potter-Maslen<bpottermasler@cortlandville.org>, Bruce Weber
<bweber@cortlandville.org>, Chris Newell <cnewell@cortlandville.org>, Chris Newell <cnewell2@twcny.rr.com>, Doug
Withey <dwithey@cortlandville.org>, Jeff Guido <j9dido@cortlandville.org>, John Delvecchio
<jdelvecchio@cortlandville.org>, John Finn <jfihn@cortlandville.org>, Laird Updyke <lupdyke@cortlandville.org>, Nasrin,
Parvizi <nparvizi@cortlandville.org>, Nick Renzi<nrenzi@twcny.rr.com>, Nick Renzi <nrenzi@cortlandville.orp,; Patty
O'Mara <pomara@cortlandville.org>, Ted Testa <ttesta@twcny.rr.com>, Tom Williams <tawilliams@cortlandville.org>
Hi All:
For those who do not know me, I am on the Comp Plan Steering Committee. You will notice,on the information provided
regarding schools that serve the Town, there is more detailed information on McGraw and Dryden Schools but not on
Cortland, the district which serves most of the Town's children. When asked, CHA said they couldn't get the information. I
asked them to contact Judi Riley, Asst. Supt. She has always been generous to me in the past with school stats but
know she was planning to retire at the end of 2020.
For purposes of planning for our future, we all know that Parker and Virgil schools have'recently closed due to declining
enrollment. If the number of children in the Town is similarly declining, this would be good to know in terms of future
financial investments. So let's say the number of children less than 18 years old is expected to decline by 20% but the
number of 60+ year olds is going up by 20%, this would have a significant impact on the Town.
Two other thoughts but to a much lesser degree:
I was certain when we talked about creating a Town Center that CHA was going to show a sketch or series of photos from
other communities on how that might look. Otherwise, I think the average reader would just gloss over it.
Lastly, I .thought the document would be better served by more pictures of the Town to illustrate points being expressed
and to give a visual impression of the Town's character.
Thanks,
Ann Hotchkin
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On Jan 20, 2021, at 4:59 PM, Jay Cobb.<jcobb@cortlandville.org> wrote:
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