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Special Meeting
April 25, 2001
TOWN BOARD MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 25, 2001
PRESENT :
Supervisor Edward Inman
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present:
Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners
Supervisor Inman opened the special meeting at 7 : 00 p . m .
Supervisor Inman reported that the Towns of Danby, Lansing, Dryden and Ulysses are interested in
joining together to present a draft legal notice to the Tompkins County Board of Representatives .
He asked the Town Board for support of the resolution to include the Town of Danby in the legal
process . Our Town Attorney is asking for certified copies of the Town of Danby
Tellecommunications Local Law and the Town of Danby Zoning Ordinance . The cost to the Town
could be approximately $ 500 . 00 per township . No township is obligated to be included if it is
neccessary to take the issue to the the Court of Appeals as it could cost townships a combined total
of approximately $20, 000 . 00 .
Supervisor Inman said that the problem is that the County is very concerned about the possible loss
of power. This is a first time that all townships will be affected by a County decision and that they
would like to take a stand to be included in the decision making. This legal action will set a presedent
and will get a court decision.
Councilperson Gagnon said that he thinks that the only way me might resolve this without litigation
would be if the County would agree to a consentual framework. He has contacted several members
of the Board of Representatives with a consensus approach with the townships . He does not object
to the process but is concerned with how we resolve the objection.
Councilperson Strichartz said that this resolution is an objection to the process . Six townships have
indicated that they want to be included in the process . She thinks that as we represent the people in
Danby that this is in our best interest to put this issue to the test, go ahead with it and hope that we
win it .
There was discussion by the Board members on where our County Representative stands on this
issues and why the County has not been working with the community even though they have given
us assurances that they will . Also discussed was the issue that the town was not consulted about the
location for the proposed towers in Danby.
Susan Beeners explained to the Board the process that must be followed for agencies making
application for telecommunication towers .
RESOLUTION NO. 50 OF 2001
By Councilperson Strichartz : Seconded by Councilperson Nolte
OBJECTING TO THE PROCESS WITH WHICH THE TOMPKINS COUNTY BOARD OF
REPRESENTATIVES HAS CHOSEN TO USE FOR PLACEMENT OF TOWERS FOR THE
NEW 911 TOWERS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, TO APPROVE THE DANBY TOWN
BOARD TO JOIN THE TOWN OF ITHACA AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES IN
LEGAL ACTION TO FULLY RECOGNIZE THE TOWNS ROLE IN THIS
PROCEEDINGS.
By Councilperson Strichartz : Seconded by Councilperson Varona-Lacey
WHEREAS , the Town of Danby recognizes the need for a new 911 Communication System, and
WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Board of Representatives has failed to recognize the Town of
Danby Rights, Regulations and Town Laws with the PROCESS , and
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WHEREAS, the Town of Danby Town Board agrees to take ACTION against the Tompkins County
Board of Representatives to protect the rights of the Town and its people , now therefore, it is
RESOLVED , that the Town of Danby will enter into an agreement with the Town of Ithaca and
surrounding municipalities to share costs and to proceed with LEGAL ACTION against the
Tompkins County Board of Representatives to correct the PROCESS used for placement of towers
for the new 911 Towers Communications .
A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows :
Gaganon Nay (Four Ayes - One Nay)
Nolte Aye
Strichartz Aye
Varona-Lacey Aye
Inman Aye Carried
ADJOURNMENT :
The meeting was adjourned at 7 : 51 p .m .
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arol W . Sczepanski, - o n Clerk