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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-02-06 - PB / 9 TOWN OF ULYSSES JOINT MASTER PLAN / PLANNING BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 6 , 1995 TOWN HALL P RESENT : CHAIRWOMAN : SUE POELVOORDE ; MASTER PLAN MEMBERS : RUTH KAHN , CATHERINE STOVER , JOANNE MOLINO ; PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS : CHAIRMAN : DAVID TYLER ; MEMBERS : GREGG HOFFMIRE , BUDD STOVER , DAN SMITH , KRYS CAIL , PETER DEMJANEC ; BUILDING / ZONING OFFICER : ALEX RACHUN ; SECRETARY : ROXANNE SMITH The Chairwoman called the meeting to order at 7 : 35 PM . She reported that she has entered questions one and two of the Town o f Ulysses survey , into the computer . She has not received the d ata from Gerri Keil ' s package yet , to enter . It is coming ill r along . She printed the whole worksheet , but it is much too small to read . She then printed up sections for the Members to read . This is a lengthy process . She will need at least a month and a half to enter all the data and have something useable . David Tyler stated that he had received a call from Doug Austic a week or two before Christmas . He asked if David could be available every Thursday for the next six weeks , as they were trying to put something together for the HUD grant . The individuals involved were two Village trustees , two Town Board Members , two people from Planning from the Village and the Town . Sue Poelvoorde from the Master Plan Committee was also involved . There is a plan to try to get water to both ends of Town . Some time was spent defining what the districts would be . The south e nd will include all of Falls Road , down Duddleston Road to basically the State Park lands , across Rt . 96 , to the extension o f the fairgrounds land , then down to the large chunk of property t hat includes Halsey House , Maguire Ford , and the Shur - Save . The land behind those businesses could become a light industry d istrict . The north end includes the trailer park . It winds down to include Salo Drive and comes along the bottom of the Auble Parcel across to Rt . 96 . It then goes north along the Village line to Seneca Road and then across . The grant looks into both economic benefits to the community , and in general , and benefits to low income households . This is what the group has been trying to achieve without threatening the character of the Village . A total of five meetings have been spent in doing this . The grant application needs to be completed by February 21st . Ruth mentioned the survey that had been taken at the trailer park . Roxanne distributed a copy to the Members . Due to the time constraints , it was thought that the park would be a good area to target to fulfill the lower income requirements for the grant . The park could use improved water pressure and more fire protection . The volunteers who distributed / picked up the surveys ( Ruth , Gregg , Doug and Peter ) noted that they did not have anyone upset with them for asking their income . Krys stated that by and 6 TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 J OINT MEETING FEBRUARY 6 , 1995 large you would not find anyone complaining until the grant did not go through . She inquired that once the results are tabulated would the originals be destroyed ? She would feel comfortable if t hey were destroyed , or sent somewhere else . It is very sensitive information . She stated that she did some work on the census information . It was based only on the Town of Ulysses , IIInot across the road from the trailer park . It would be interesting to see the per capita income according to the census , if you sort the census data which somebody at County Planning did for her . It ' s about $ 8 , 100 . Presumably that would prove the same thing . She got that information Wednesday afternoon . Thursday morning she left a message for Ted at County Planning to be sure that Karl got it . David commented that after Doug tabulates the information , if figures are in line , that might make it all the more powerful . Krys asked , in terms of benefits t o low income households , is that to low income persons or to the low income housing stock ? Alex said it is the people . It is a backup to the economic development of the grant and job retention . There will be a public hearing on Thursday ( February 9 , 1995 ) . There was a public hearing last Thursday also . It basically described how the HUD grant works , and how the Town and the Village are applying for it as a joint grant . The amount of monies available is about $ 600 , 000 . The next meeting will discuss the nuts and bolts of what will actually be done ; such as the d istricts , why we need them , and how they are going to try to put them together . It will be held at the Village Hall at 7 : 30 PM . Alex reported that a meeting was held with himself , Doug , K arl Hecht , Jim Seafuse , Tim Maguire , and Jim Hansom that afternoon . They went over the best way to approach the grant in trying to get the available money . They decided to focus on job ✓ etention and job development . A less than favorable letter of support was received from John Anderson ( Health Department ) . The Members commented about the article in the Free Press that stated there was contaminated water in the trailer park . It was incorrect . Krys stated that she received calls from people in her area inquiring if the contaminated water was the reason why the Town and Village were pursuing the water districts . Krys w as not the only individual who received calls over that article . Alex stated that Bill Auble decided to not write any letters o f support for the grant . They would like a letter stating that o ne / or more developers would like to go into Auble ' s , but due to the water situation they can not . Alex received calls last summer from people in Rochester who were interested . Dan said that he will call Dick Thayler ( Auble ' s attorney ) to see if he can help . Letters of intent have been received from Jim Seafuse , _ . Tim . Maguire , and Ingrid Potenza . Returning to the survey , Joanne commented that people did III indeed jump the gun on question one . She saw this over and over as she was typing in the comments . People were looking toward the future . Krys said that having a percentage of response for 1 TOWN OF ULYSSES JOINT MEETING FEBRUARY 6 , 1995 each area would be helpful . Having the raw numbers is great said Alex . The Members stated their appreciation for all the work Sue h as done ( and will be doing ) . The school issue came up for discussion . Alex said that out of 60 people in the Ithaca School District , 36 would like to be in the Trumansburg School District . David queried how many had no preference ? That number was unavailable . Krys said that that question seemed to be answered ( at least in her package of surveys ) . Krys requested ( as someone who does like the Ithaca School District ) that if the preference is noted on people who would like to be in the Trumansburg School District that are currently in the Ithaca School District , that both sides be presented . Sue responded that if that is the decision that this body wants to make that is fine . The question was easy to answer , not like the one dealing with development . Sue would like input on how the Members would like the next few questions tabulated . Question 5 isn ' t a problem , 6 will be however . Many of the Members had 10 to 12 areas listed . The Planning Board Chairman , David Tyler , asked the Members if they wanted to meet as a group while Sue was working on the survey ? It seems like it will be awhile before they have as much available time again . Alex thought it would be better to work with the information in front of them , rather than going back and making changes . Krys mentioned the situation with the sub - d ivision regulations , does it pertain to the Master Plan ? She h as a neighbor who is doing a sub - division through a place that does sub - divisions out of Cortland , who has one pending in Lansing . Our laws are different . She spoke to the neighbor about it and they have a plan with what they intend to do . They have no wells on the site . There is one across the street , a lot with a new house on it , which is for sale . It is a situation where the sign is up , they have the 800 number on the sign , you call Cortland . It has all the appearances of a sub - division . The way our laws are written , unless you sell more than two a year it is not viewed as a sub - division . Alex corrected Krys , indicating that the number is four , not two . He also said the water is very suspect in that area . David asked how many sub - divisions have come before them , then stated zero ; it ' s a useless ordinance . Alex said that it is not useless , but unused . The Board will be g etting one by spring . David thinks that it is worthy of d iscussion . Krys stated that she isn ' t all that clear on it . Alex brought to the Members ' attention the new maps from the County . The roads have been darkened . It shows the major arteries , the development , due to colorization . The County asked for editing . The Members spent a bit of time looking them over . The Planning Board Members will meet March 6 , 1995 at the Town Hall at 7 : 30 PM . The Master Plan Committee will have a III joint meeting with the Planning Board on March 20 , 1995 at the Town Hall at 7 : 30 PM . The meeting adjourned at 9 : 00 PM .