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MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING
MARCH 1 , 1994
TOWN HALL
P RESENT : CHAIRMAN GARY MEYERS ; MEMBERS : JOANNE MOLINO , RUTH
KAHN , CATHERINE STOVER AND DAVID TYLER ; SECRETARY :
ROXANNE SMITH
The meeting came to order at 7 : 40 PM . The Members discussed
whether they had enough data accumulated to do the outline for
Topic IV - Population and Housing . The Members decided that the Town
o f Ulysses Census Capsule was a good start . The University pop -
u lation skewed many of the figures .
The Members discussed Tom King ' s presentation from the
Tompkins County Chamber. of Commerce . David said he was a little
d isappointed . They don ' t know enough about why Skaneateles is
t he way they are , and why Ulysses is the way it is . They haven ' t
done their homework . Ruth said that she didn ' t agree with their
approach to achieving success in tourism . People who have successes
have a business that sprang up and had a lot of community support .
They had something unique , wonderful and spontaneous . She dis -
agrees with his approach . You gather all the information , figure
it out , plug it in , build the right facility and bingo , you ' re
a success . There ' s a critical mass , or chemistry that is needed
said David . Catherine was amazed at the amount of money that
is involved ( through collection of the room tax ) . David regretted
Tom ' s lack of a definition of a " centerpiece " ( an attractor to
a community ) . Ruth mentioned the Christmas craft sale and its
h uge success . She stated that we ought to think about how we
are perceived ( as an artistic community ) . The statement " the
U niversity over shadows any " centerpiece " that we could have "
was attributed to Tom King .
Roxanne made copies of the Tompkins County Planning Depart -
ment ' s Census Capsule on the Town of Ulysses , Village of Tr. umans -
burg and the narrative that accompanied them . Sue and Joanne ' s
e fforts on the population breakdown ( age groups ) have been con -
densed on to one sheet which Roxanne also made a copy of . ( All
Members will receive this information . )
After much discussion Ruth said she would take on writing
t he narrative for. Population and Housing ( Topic IV ) . The outline
will be taken from the existing original Master Plan outline
d raft . David suggested that most , if not all the information
n eeded could be culled from the handouts .
The next Master. Plan Committee Meeting will take place March
8 , 1994 at 7 : 30 PM at the Village Hall . The Planning Board will
be joining them .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 05 PM .