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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-10-19 - MP mm 1 ' V 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 . fir 11 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 .