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TOWN OF ULYSSES
P LANNING BOARD MEETING
J ANUARY 31 , 1994
TOWN HALL
P RESENT :. CHAIRMAN : DAVID TYLER ; MEMBERS : DAN SMITH , BUDD
STOVER , PETER DEMJANEK , GREGG HOFFMIRE , KRYS GAIL ,
GERRI KEIL ; BLDG . / ZONING OFFICER : ALEX RACHUN ;
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SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH
The meeting came to order at 7 : 45 PM , Alex Rachun distrib -
u ted copies of, a letter from Doug Austic to the Trumansburg
Village Board . The letter referred to an anticipated water /
® sewer district request from Mr . Bili Auble . Doug is considering
forming a committee comprised of himself , Alex Rachun , one
Town Planning Board Member , and hopefully a Trumansbu .rg Village
B oard Member . Their committee will attempt to ensure that the
proper application and information is submitted . Hopefully , this
will avoid duplication of time and expense of duplicate plans ,
studies , etc . This request from Mr . Ruble is for the whole 23
acres . The proposed site for the American Legion ( last Alex
heard ) will be off of Seneca Road about 600 feet , on the Auble
parcel . It will be about 800 feet deep . Alex said the procedure
for a request for a water district in the Town would go as
follows : they have to indicate why they want water and sewer
and why what they presently have will not suffice . They have
to have engineering studies addressing the amount of usage and
t he entire buildout , the drainage ( water run off ) as well, as
a study on the amount of capacity that the Village has . Roxanne
d istributed copies of information that Sam Demas assembled ( 1991 )
o n the basic facts about the Tr. umansburq Water System Capacity .
The Members looked at the plans for the Auble parcel . The place -
ment of the American Legion will be in the light manufacturing
area . The softball field will be in the Residential section .
The Legion is looking at 51 to 6 acres . ( It is all nebulous at
t his point , Alex has received nothing in writing . ) The Village
w ill only entertain a complete buildout of the entire parcel .
A water tower , loop , all may come into play said Alex . David
asked the Members their feeling on assembling a committee . The
Village Board of Trustees have the ultimate voting block . It
makes sense to have them present right from the beginning said
Alex . David offered the observation that two years ago the
Town Board created the B2 . Nothing has happened . Having water
and sewer there will mean they have something to market . It is
critical . He would strongly support having a water_ / sewer district
o n that parcel . Gerri pointed out that the original idea was to
h ave a low impact 82 , abutting a Residential area . Having the
American Legion up against the Residential area will go against
t heir _philosophy . Alex pointed out the positives of greater
accessibility for members ( who live in the park ) and the addition
o f the ball park for the children . The cost of the water tower
could be picked up by the developer . Budd queried what were the
chances of getting water from the Village ? The chances are better
n ow than they will be in the future . The best chance was when
P eter Meskill was on the Board . The Village Board could be against
it . If it ever happens it will have annexation attached to it . The
Town taxpayer will not reap any benefits ; it ' s the Village taxpayer
who will . If the Village could get a large player to aid in up -
dating their water district they would only benefit , said Alex .
K rys volunteered to be part of the proposed committee with time
limitations . Alex said he would like to see this more as a review
board that met during the day . They would go over materials
submitted by the developer and hopefully very little money would be
u sed , just for legal documents drawn up by the Town lawyer and
possibly for a second opinion from an engineer . He also said he
d oesn ' t want the Town spending a lot of money and then it being an -
n exed to the Village . The water and sewer is important for a 82
said David . Is everyone in agreement ? Everyone nodded ; Gerri
agreed with the need for a committee .
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If the request is prioritized Seafuse would have a legiti -
mate complaint said Alex . With more capacity up there it may well
h elp the situation . It was interesting that the Village Planning
B oard didn ' t seem to object to a water district going in there
( Aubie ' s parcel ) said Dan . What ' s also interesting is that the
Village never responded to our letter suggesting that the Town
Master Plan Committee would welcome their input in this matter .
P eter would reinforce those people on the Village Board who are
for the water district , said Alex . Tom Niederkorn ' s study will
be complete in April and they will come out with some real cost
e stimates said Krys . How will the Village vote , asked Budd ?
Currently there are two definitely against , one on the fence ,
and two for . If Rogers doesn ' t run , Barbara Page will . She ' s
against the water district said Alex .
D an wondered if you could expand the water district at
both ends ; and have two water districts . The district is how
you pay for it , it doesn ' t have to be contiguous said Krys .
A big shining argument for annexation would be the added police
protection she added . Both Boards have to agree to annexation
said Alex . Dan inquired which was the bigger problem , water
o r sewer ? Water is in worse shape said Alex . The sewer plant
h as just had a major upgrade .
At one point , the Village use to send a Member over to the
Town Master Plan Meetings . It would be a good idea to encourage
t hat again said David .
K rys mentioned that a new fabric store will be coming in to
the old Willow Creek .
At the next meeting , the Members will address Bl . David
brought in an example from Lansing ' s Zoning Ordinance which
Roxanne copied and distributed .
K rys made a motion to approve the minutes from January
24 , 1994 . Dan seconded . The minutes passed unanimously .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 00 PM .