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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-09-08 - PB Town of Ulysses Planning Board September 8 , 1999 Present : Chair Krys Cail, Rick Geiger, Lorren Hammond, George Kennedy, Dave Tyler. Also present zoning officer Alex Rachun, Doug Austic, Kristin Sosnicki , Nelson Bills, Monika Roth, Steve Bright, Bill Jackson . Recording minutes: Deb Austic Nelson Bills, professor of Ag Economics at Cornell , gave a short presentation about the economic status of farms and agriculture in the state and county . There was a discussion of farmland conversion and the probability of a conglomerate operation locating to Ulysses . There was also a brief discussion of how to support farming or encourage agri-tourism. Steve Bright and Bill Jackson from the Special Children ' s Center Racker Campus gave a short presentation about a 2 ' x3 ' tower for internet connection they plan to install at the site on Wilkins Road. They explained the tower would be 60 feet high, just above the treeline, with the capacity to extend to 80 feet if the trees grew. The Board expressed concern for security and possible fencing around the tower. The Board suggested a provision for removal of the tower when no longer in use . Co- location was discussed and Mr. Jackson confirmed that the tower could hold one additional array . The Board set a public hearing date for October 13 , 1999, beginning at 7 : 30 p . m . The public notice would include the tower, site plan review, and SEQR. Kristin reported that there wouldn ' t be natural resources training until the spring . There was a discussion of the mapping process for the zoning revision currently being drafted. County Planning wouldn ' t be able to print preliminary maps until October because of their scheduling . Kristin suggested that if TG Miller were going to be the surveyor, they could access the county ' s public database and perhaps print the maps for the town sooner. Doug agreed to check with TG Miller. It was decided not to schedule a public hearing for the draft ordinance on October 28th, but to work on mapping instead and wait for a public hearing until the draft was further along . The Board reviewed the minutes of 8/ 11 /99 . George made a motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Lorren, and passed . The meeting adjourned at 9 : 15 p. m .