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MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING
TOWN OF ULYSSES
TOWN HALL
O CTOBER 19 , 1993
PRESENT : CATHERINE STOVER , RUTH KAHN , SUE POELVOORDE ,
JOANNE MOLINO AND DAVID LAURIE ; SECRETARY :
ROXANNE SMITH .
The meeting opened at 7 : 00 PM . Ruth discussed the water
survey report . A copy of it was unavailable . Marsha had indica -
t ed to Ruth that she would place one in the Chairman ' s basket .
Ruth continued by stating that she had brought in information
concerning the social institutions , which she gave to Sue . Ruth
shared with the Members some of the information she had gathered .
The Fire Department serves the Village of Trumansburg and the
Town of Ulysses . They are under contract to serve the Town of
H ector and parts of the Town of Covert . They have fifty active
members with few available during the day . There are two engine
d rivers available . The Department averages about 600 calls per
year .
The Trumansburg School District is filled to capacity at the
moment . HeadStart had to be moved to Jacksonville . Thirty percent
o f the Town of Ulysses children do not attend Trumansburg schools
because of the district lines .
At this point Sue distributed copies of the " Proposed Outline
For The Master. Plan For The Town Of Ulysses " that she had compiled .
( She based it on the Clifton Parks example . ) Sue indicated that
she would like to see the emphasis placed on the basics ; specific -
ally , gathering all the facts . ( The Narrative can be worked on
later ) . The Planning Board will eventually be the group that adopts
the Master Plan said Catherine .
Returning to the Water Survey , Ruth indicated that the people
o n the lake and the Jacksonville area were the only parties inter -
e sted . The HUD grant application was turned down . Catherine
reported that " thimbles " have been put in place for possible water
lines in the new bridge . The State will pay for it . Sue said that
t he DOT ( Department of Transportation ) has been getting pushed by
t he Feds to co - operate more on a community level .
Discussion ensued on how to proceed with the outline . There
w ill need to be some more fact gathering . Sue stressed the need
t o document every source for the eventual bibliography . It would
be appropriate to write personal communication as the source if
t he information came from someone ' s memory she said .
While working on the age groups for Population Characteristics ,
S ue and Joanne created some pie charts based on the 1990 census .
They broke the information into three groups : The Village of Trumans -
burg , The Town of Ulysses and Tompkins County . Some discrepancies
were discovered and will need to be double checked at the library .
Copies of the information were distributed to Members .
Sue suggested that the Members decide on a deadline to complete
t heir various topics . David agreed saying he works better with one .
( He will be working on Section IV , letter B - Housing . ) Sue wondered
if smaller groups needed to meet more frequently . She indicated
t hat Gary will need assistance when working on the overlays . Joanne
suggested that the Members working with Gary could still be gathering
t he raw data in between meetings . Sue said she will be calling the
DOT in Syracuse the next day . She would like traffic counts for
Routes 96 and 89 . The County didn ' t have much of that information .
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MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING 2
TOWN OF ULYSSES
TOWN HALL
OCTOBER 19 , 1993
The next meeting will be on Monday , NOvember 8 , 1993 at 7 : 00
P M . At that time Members should have begun their outline for their
assigned topic . Roxanne will talk to Marsha to locate the results of
t he Water Survey .
11/ Ruth elaborated on the needs of the Fire Company . Two thousand
d ollars is needed just for equipment ; that does not include training .
The tax payers fund the equipment for. the Fire Department and the
building . ( The Department is a separate organization . ) The Company
is staffed by volunteers . This information is very important when
considering development initiatives . This could be a real back breaker
for an all volunteer fire company . As a Town we need to ask ourselves
have we reached the point where volunteers can handle it all . It ' s a
big issue for small Towns said Sue .
The schools are at maximum capacity . The Superintendent and
B usiness office were moved out of the elementary building . The
Town ' s reputation hinges on the schools said Ruth . Sue requested
of Ruth to follow up on her discussion with Mr . Delaney at the school .
The library ' s circulation has increased ( in the last 3 years ) by
38 % . Their attendance has increased by 64 % . One has no sense of
how busy that place is if they do not frequent it as it is tucked a -
way said Ruth . The inter - loan service is up 76 % .
David shared with the Members his experiences in renting his
building . A unique type of business that draws people would really
work . He has had a dance instructor , a karate instructor and present-
ly a craftsperson renting that space . He has had some interesting
people inquire about it . A wood sculptor was nixed due to the fire
codes . A natural foods bakery also was turned down . Legally David
could install two gas pumps in front of his building and it would
be allowed . The building originally housed a sweat shop . On the
second floor is a small apartment in the back with a large art studio
in the front . The third floor is apartment space .
Lead abatement is a very big issue in Connecticut said David .
It has become a nightmare there . Any usage ( around windows and doors )
create a problem . By next October all fifty states will have a law
in place that states that no building can be sold without the lead
situation remedied . It already exists in Connecticut . It has be -
come a tremendous source of litigation for lawyers . It ' s much bigger
than asbestos . High traffic areas have soil samples saturated with
lead . It ' s not just in paint and pipes . Children ' s blood levels will
be checked when they go in for their immunizations . it is front page
news every day in Connecticut . There will be a lot of opportunity
in this too . Contractors will benefit , it may bring in a lot of
business to the communities .
The term seeker from the previous minutes should be SEQR ( State
Environmental Quality Review ) . The meeting ended at 8 : 50 PM .