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TOWN OF ULYSSES
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 17 , 1994
TOWN HALL
P RESENT : ACTING CHAIRWOMAN : KRYS CALL ; MEMBERS : GERRI KEIL ;
DAN SMITH , BTJDD STOVER AND PETER DEMJANEC ; SECRETARY '
RO ANNE SMITH .
The meeting was called to order at 7 ; 45 PM . The minutes from
t he joint meeting at January 11 , 1994 ( with Mike Stamm from TCAI] }
w ere reviewed . The changes to the minutes were as follows ; Page
2 , first paragraph , 5th line down from top , the word " vest " should
be invest . The 2nd paragraph , 1st line , " information about " should
be added to " After sharing . . . " The 2nd paragraph , 8 lines up from
bottom ; " funds " should be funders . On page 3 , the 4th paragraph
d own , 4th line up from bottom " hen there is not growth " should be
" been the no - growth philosophy . " Budd made the motion to approve
t he minutes as ammended , Dan seconded . The minutes were passed unan -
imously . A copy of the January 11 , 1994 meetings ' minutes have been
sent to Members of the Village ' s Master Plan Committee , The Town of
U lysses Master Plan Committee , Town Board and Alex Rachun ( Building /
Zoning Officer ) . Roxanne will send a thank you note to Mike Stamm .
Krvs asked about the Members ' thoughts on the last meeting .
G erri mentioned that there seems to be an impression that this
particular. Town already has , and has pntentioai for , Agri - business .
Agri, - business bung something that you don ' t necessarily put in an
industrial park . Cottage industry and Agri - business as two major
developments that we could took et , don ' t lend themselves to what
t he Members have been talking about in the past in terms of place -
ment ( in ; commercial park , light industrial park ) . Pops mentioned
t hat they had talked about keeping Agriculture as an exempt use
throughout the Town . what does Agri -- business really mean ? It isn ' t
just agriculture necessarily . is it only just growing things ?
It could be technologies said Perri . It could be research said
K rys . If you are looking for Agri- business to support agriculture in
t his area it ' s never going to happen said Budd . The Ag market is
shrinking . As far as research , their, emphasis is on theory , not
practicum said Darr . I don ' t see how we could be any more forth
coming then to have an agricultural exemption said xrys . The closest
t hing we have would be Neheneks and Clock and beCleux and they have
all downsized . It would be good to invite them to e forum and let
t hem know that the Town won ' t stymie them if they want to . e pond .
Their market isn ' t here though said Dan . The Cottage industry em -
ployers don ' t need an industrial park said Gerri . Expansion areas
would be key for accessory buildings though . If the property changed
h ands it could end up being additional domicile space , said hrpe .
The other suggestion of beefing up the tourism doesn ' t require an
industrial site said Perri .
D an said he really thought going over all the existing businesses
and listing them was excellent . Terri agreed .
P r s called Tom Ni, eherkorn . The work on the water / sewer needs
of the area will be ready in April . It might be e good idea to get
input from businesses between now and then . Combining ail this in -
formation will tell US what is necessary and where , she said . Pups
mentioned that because of her involvement with e daycare renter , she
became familiar with ARC grants . hoe person that is in the group
that decides which application gets bumped on for further consider -
ation is Mike Stamm . He is a perfect person to develop a good grant
as he knows the system . There are people from Binghamton that are
w illing to help . She is thrilled that impartial people are working
o n the report
Due to zoning , the Shur. Save area would be good to cluster
commercial said Krs . The sad thing is that there is Village water
o n the property next he the fairgrounds said Budd . The Village has
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got problems , they know it . They ' re repairing breaks about once
a week , said Dan .
The Members decided to come up with all the people who might
want to do something in the Town of Ulysses . They are as follows :
• Participants : Jim Seafuse , Bill Auble , ISA - Babcock Breeders , Inc . ,
Clock & DeCloux , Charles Houghton ( Houghton Poultry
Farm ) , Pleasant Grove Bed & Breakfast , Robert
® Weatherby , Taughannock Farms Inn , Michael Kehoe ,
B owers Fuel Co . , Inc . , American Legion , Cayuga Nature
Center , Tompkins County Trust Co . , Tim Maguire ,
U lysses Town Square Businesses , Alpine Machine
S hop , Honda Shop , R & J Cafe , Spruce Row Campsite ,
Westwind Bed & Breakfast ( and any other area Bed
and Breakfasts ) , WPIE Radio , Nice N Easy , Bill
I'ioltkamp , Moores Outboard Motor , Richard Orzeck
( Veternarian ) , Little Venice , Joe Farrell , Ithaca
Yacht Club , Trumansburg Fair Association , The
G lenwood Pines , Regional Access , Hammonds Heating &
P lumbing , Steve Weaver , David Golden ' s T - Shirt
B usiness , Decorating Den , VanDeMark ' s Modular
H ome Business , Podunk X / C Ski Shop & Center , Finger -
L akes Insurance , Special Children ' s Center , Roger
K oskinen , Haights Body Shop , Hof_ fmire Farms Co . ,
Alpha House , Trumansburg Public Golf Course ,
Trumansburg Tree Farms & Nursery , P & C Food
Market , Ponzi ' s Antiques , The Collection and Grace
Riddle .
G uests : Members of the Trumansburg School Board
The questions that will be asked of the participants will be :.
Do you want to expand ? , What area are you considering to expand in ? ,
What changes are needed in zoning and infrastructure that have
impeded your expansion ?
Krys asked the Members if they thought Mike was wrong about
anything . She questioned what he said about job training . She
t hought the reason there wasn ' t any job training anymore was be -
cause of the unemployment rate ( funds were no longer available ) .
G erri was really curious about the low unemployment rate . Dan said
t hat they ' re only counting the ones that are registered ; that it is
an arbitrary number . They ' re working at Cornell for low wages ( their
h ourly wages are not good ) . The Town of Ithaca ' s fire fighting
budget is being eaten up by them . They have a monumental impact
o n the area said Krys .
Gerri liked what Mike had to say about Croton . Dan knows an
® individual involved . He said it is just a matter of time , that the
search is on . Krys liked that a banker was involved and wondered
if the Village of Trumansburg and Town of Ulysses could ever have
something like that . Dan said he would talk to Tom Smith TCTC ) .
One of the meetings should be to have Mr . King ( from the Chamber.
o f Commerce ) to come and speak about what tourists want . Gerri is
interested in the statistic of how many tourists come to our area .
G erri made the motion and Krys seconded . Roxanne will call Mr . King
t o try and set up a Monday evening date . The same groups will be
invited to this session as were invited for Mike Stamm .
Peter mentioned NY State at one time was trying to encourage
✓ ineyards . The tax structure has been changed so vineyards are no
longer receiving the tax benefits as before . Horsefarms will be hit
n ext , he said . Riding stables aren ' t affected said Krys .
The next meeting will be Monday , January 24 , 1994 at 7 : 30PM .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 10 PM .