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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1966-08-08 The meeting was adjourned at 6 : 30 P . M . Minutes were taken by Supervisor William B . Kerr for Town Clerk Evelyn Fuess , August '!18 , 1966 The regular meeting of I! the Town Board of the Town of Itha.ca. was held at 4 : 00 P . M . , Monday , August 8 , 1966 at the Town of Ithaca Offices , 108 E . Green! ,- Itha.ca , N . Y . Board members present Were : Supervisor William B . Kerr , Councilmen Harry Baker , A . W . McElwee , and Joseph N . Mayer , Jr . Also present were : Hi � hwa ,y Supt . Marion Morey , Mr . James Dunlap , Mr . Regala , Mr ,, Va.nEpps , Attorney James Buyoucos and Jerry Langd. on of the Ithaca Journal . Absent was Town Clerk Mrs . • Evelyn Fuess , SLATERVILLE ROAD AREA SEWERIDISTRICT - FINAL ORDER In the Matter of the Establishment of the Slaterville Road Area Sewer District in 'ithe Town of Ithaca , County of Tompkins , New York . if WHFREAS a map , plan and report relating to the establishment . of the proposed Slaterville ! Road Area Sewer District , prepared by competent engineers , duly licensed by the State of New York , was duly presented to and filediiwith the Town Board and an Order was duly adopted by the Town Board on the 21st day of February , 1966 for the hearing of all persons interested in the matter on the 7th day of March , 1966 at 4130 o ' clock P . M . on that day at the Town Offices in the City of Ithaca. , Tompkins County , New York , and a hearing by the said Board haveing been duly held at such time and place and it having been duly resolved and determined , on the 7th day of March , 1966 , following such hearing that the Notice of Hearing was published and. posted. as required by law and was otherwise sufficient and that all the property and property owners within the proposed district were benefited there - by , and that all of the property and property owners benefited are included within the limits of the district and thpt the establishment of such district was in the public interest and itc:- au ng been further resolved and determined that the establish- ment of a sewer district , as set forth in the aforesaid map , plan and report be approved , and that the improvement therein mentioned be constructed , and the boundaries of the district having been then and there finally determined. and set forth and described in the said Resolution , and it ` having been further resolved that said Resolution was subject to alpermissive referendum as provided in Section 209 - e of the Town Law , and A Petition having been 'Ipresen:ted end filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca pursuant to .Article 7 and 12 - A of the Town Law , requesting a referendum on the adoption of the aforesaid Resolution , and the Town Boardf. , having duly adopted a Resolution_ on the 11th day of April , 1966 ; designating the hours and place of holding the election and setting forth in full the proposition to be voted upon , and the Town 'II� Clerk having duly posted notice of such special election and caused such notice to be published on the 21st day of April , 1966 , and. the proposition haveing been sub- mitted to the qualified voters in the said district , and the • referendum held , at the special election held on the 4th day of Nay , 1966 , and t U he proposition having been approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the owners of taxable real property situate in the proposed district and shown upon the latest completed assessment +; roll of the Town voting on such pro - position , and Application having been thereafter and on the 9th day of May , 1966 , duly made in duplicate to the State Department of Audit and Control at Albany, New York , for permission to create such district as more fully provided for by Article 12 - a, of the Town Law , and the State Comptroller having duly made an order in duplicated dated July 6 , 1966 , granting permission for the creation of the district ; and one copy of such order having been duly filed in the Office 11 1 ® 9 of the State Department of Audit and Control at Albany , New York , and the other in the Office of the Town Clerk of this Town on the 12th day of July , 1966 , and The Town Clerk having filed his certificate with the County Clerk of the County of Tompkins and the Office of the Department of Audit and Control at Albany , New York stating that a petition for a. referendum was filed and that a referendum was held pursuant to the provisions of Section 209 ::- e of the Town Law and certifying the result of the vote on the proposition submitted at such referendum , it is hereby ORDERED , that a, sewer district be established in the sp. id Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , as described in the order of the State Controller aforesaid , to be designated as the Slaterville Road Area Sewer District of the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , • and it is further ORDERED , that the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the said improvement and for the acquisition of the necessary lands and easements is Five Hundred , Twenty Thousand Dollars ( $ 520 , 000 , 00 ) , and it is further ORDERED , that the said district be of the following description and boundaries , to wit : ( See pgs . 77 and 78 for description ) Signed by William B . Kerr , Supervisor ; Harry Baker , Councilman , Joseph N . Mayer , Jrs . , Councilman and A . W . McElwee , Councilman . APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY TOWN CLEaK Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : RESOLVED , that Mrs . Jane Cowan be appointed Deputy Town Clerk . Seconded by Councilman McElwee Ayes - Kerr , Baker , Mayer and McElwee Noes - 0 Carried . DRAINAGE PROBLEM - SLATERVILLE ROAD A discussion of the drainage problem on Slaterville Road on the Victor Burgess property was held. . No action was taken as both the Highway Superintendent and Harry Baker stated. their familiarity with the problem and said that it did not arise from any action the town took in replacing a culvert on the Snyder Hill Road . APPOINTMENT TO THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : RESOLVED that Loran Marion be appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Scott . The appointment is to effective to October 5 , 1968 . Seconded by Councilman McElwee Ayes - Baker , Kerr , Mayer and McElwee Noes - 0 Carried , AUTHORIZATI°ON FOR T0WN OFFICIALS TO ATTEND MEETINGS Supervisor Kerr offered. the following resolution and moved its adoption : RESOLVED that Justice Fred. Hartsock be authorized to attend the New York State Magistrates Conference on Long Island in September and that Highway Superintendent Marion Morey be authorized to attend the Highway Sup ' t . s School at Lake George in September . • Seconded by Councilman Baker Ayes - Kerr , Baker , Ma.. ,ye' r and McElwee Noes - 0 Carried , SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 12 , 1966 MEETING Supervisor Kerr offered " the following resolution and moved its adoption . RESOLVED that the following public hearings be ordered for the September 12 , 1966 meeting of the Town Board : AT 4 : 00 O ' CLOCK P . M . Daylight Saving Tiem - A Public Hearing to hear all interested persons for or against a proposed ordinance to provide for the PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION of real property owned by certain aersons with limited income who are 65 years of age or over in accordance with Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law ( added by Chapter 616 , Laws of 1966 ) AT 5 : 00 O ' CLOCK P . M . Daylight Saving Tiem - A public hearing to hear all interested persons for or against the following amend - ment to the Zoning Ordinance : Ito ArticlL IV - Residence Districts R - 15 - Add new paragraph 10 to Section 11 to read as follows : 10 . " cemetery and the Juildings and structures incident thereto , but only upon special approval of the Board of Appeals " AT 5 : 45 O ' CLOCK P . M . Daylight Saving Time - A Public Hearing to hear allilnterested persons for or against a rezoning of a section of parcel 48 - 1 -4 &5 as shown on the Tax Maps on file in the Town of Ithaca offices . The proposed rezoning of subject parcel would rezone a section 264 feet along Coddington Road and 300 feet deep . from residential to multiple residence . Seconded by Councilman McElwee Ayes - Kerr , Mayer , Baker and McElwee Noes = 0 Carried . APPROVAL OF WARRANT Councilman Mayer offered the following resolution and moved • its adoption : RESOLVED that the following bills be paid : General Fund Bills.:- #316 ,, through #351 in the amount of $3 , 578 . 91 and Highway Fund Bills # 225 through # 251 in the amount of $ 6 , 112 . 43 . Seconded by Councilman Baker Ayes Kerr , Baker , Mayer and McElwee Noes - 0 Carried . The meeting was adjourned at 6 : 00 o ' clock P . M . Minutes taken for Mrs . Fuess by Supervisor William B . Kerr September 12 , 1966 The regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca was held at the Town Office , 108 E . Green St . , City of Ithaca, at 4 : 00 o ' clock P . M ,. on September 12 , 1966 . Board members Presemt were : Supervisor William B . Kerr , Councilmen Harry Baker , Joseph N . Mayer , Jr . and A . W . McElwee . Also present were : Highway Sup t . Marion Morey , Attorney James Buyoucos , Harry Gordon , Loran Marion , James Dunlap , Noel Desch , Jerry Langdon , Robert Regala and Town Clerk Mrs , Fuess . Also present were six persons interested in the public hearing on Tax Exemption . PUBLIC HEARING - PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION ORDINANCE Supervisor Kerr opened the Public Hearing on an Ordinance to provide for partial tax exemption f. or certain persons with limited income who are 65 years of age or over at 4 : 00 o ' clock P . M . . Proof of posting and publication were presented . There were six persons interested in the ordinance present . The question was asked concerning where the blanks to file for the tax exemption would be obtained and Supervisor Kerr explained that they would be provided by the State . All present were in favor of the ordinance . The hearing was closed at 4 : 10 P . M . Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved • its adoption : RESOLVED that the following ordinance be ad optchdn AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CERTAIN PERSONS WITH LIMITED INCOMF WHO ARF 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER * SEQ—TTON I . Pursuant to the provisions of Section 467 of the Real Property Tax Law ' ( added by Chapter 616 , Laws of 1966 ) , real property , located in the Town of Ithaca , used exclusively f'or residential purposes , and owned by one or more persons , each of whom is sixty - five ,years of age or over , shall be exempt from taxation by said Town to the extent of fifty per centum of the assessed valuation thereof . This- exemption , however , shall be limited to such property and persons as meet the conditions , qual - ifications , exclusions , and limitations set forth in said Section 467 of the Real Property Tax. Law and shall be in accordance with and comply with said Section of the Real Property Tax. Law as now adopted and as it may be amended .