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Home My WebLink About2003-02 CC Ili 1% TY %It94%141ter fct 1 Ii1IIlu ees and 1 ellirees cf 14 ni'Wins Ct.Iurnl' Ccutlipcus Volume 16 Number 2 The Solid Waste Division's staff dress up as the recycling hero's on America Recycles Day! A vi4, A way we' o-! M IXED RECYC 3LE MIXED RECYCLABLE / CONTAIN CO NERS .4npd O \IX• \myk - ' "''' \ ol. \ne plad _ _ .f �� - dam _® µ . i' 5 ,.. ! ' - 1 / L.. -�._� 1.!11.1, ''.----., -----i ' - -- ,,.... .1,, _._ _., 1 _ ,_ , _____ ink - ,. „___ I I „,„ _ :ter •.. r -_:__� _, Linnett Warner (center), Keith Kreider (your right) and Priscilla Bingham (your left) from the Solid Waste Division dressed up as the recycling super hero's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) on America Recycles Day, November 15 The super hero's can be found on the recycling guidelines, trash tag brochure, their very own coloring and activity book and also on the wall of the RSWC if you happen to go for a tour. The three Solid Waste employees were nominated for an "Over the Top" award and were each given a $20 gift certificate of their choice. They each said they had a lot of fun and hope to be able to continue this effort on every America Recycles bay. counties and thus to the property tax. What is REPORT especially egregious is that the Governor's budget FROM VI does not attempt to resolve the 12 billion dollar V,1" shortfall as a one -time event but instead takes THE COUNTY ! advantage of the crisis to shift the burden of state- mandated programs to the counties on a ADMINISTRATOR permanent basis. This is a clear and carefully crafted move to shift the funding of government By Stephen Whicher a from the previous balance of income tax, sales L _ tax, and property tax to an imbalanced reliance on property tax and away from the income tax. Another way to look at this is to recognize that this is shift of burden from the wealthiest to the Last year about this time I was lamenting the mild middle class. This shift has not gone unnoticed winter and fondly recalling the winters of old. either in Albany or anywhere else in the state. Seems like this one qualifies. I live pretty far out in The battle will be long, loud, and unsettling. I ask the hills and the snow is approximately three feet you to listen carefully, be aware, and speak up deep but much higher by the drive and where I when you see the opportunity. shoveled my way out to civilization. I've been thinking that if we have one more heavy snowfall I doubt that there will be anywhere to plow it; the Heritage Architectural Her pile by my garage is over the eves as it is. Maybe I g will build a snow fort like I did when was a kid, but of Tompkins County is now somehow that doesn't seem like as much fun as I p remember. Thank goodness the neighbor who available plows the drive is very reliable. Hmmm, come to think of it, he has not shown up today.... Submitted by Jackie Kippola, Administration The Architectural Heritage of Tompkins County Moving to a different topic, this year I will make a is a small book published this fall that features concerted effort not to send out premature alarms about the budget. However, there are two issues the wonderful photography of Richard Corth of that everyone should understand. First, there is a interesting and significant and some curious real possibility that we will have to make some buildings found in Tompkins County. This is the budget adjustments during the year because the first review of the County's architectural estimate for the retirement fund payments is history and it features full and informative looking pretty grim. The amount municipalities pay captions and poems evoking the towns, the city, to the retirement system each year is dependent, in and the County. part, on the performance of the stock market. When the market increases in value our liability is reduced, conversely when the market declines our The book was made possible through the liability increases. Even though we anticipated a Tompkins County Historian's budget. large increase in our liability this year, we did not adequately provide for the now estimated ten -fold Copies are available at the DeWitt Historical increase. Society and in local bookstores. The price is The second issue is less certain and more political. $20; it is a great gift for those who visit the You may have heard and certainly will hear a great County, and a treasure to refer to when driving deal about the Governor's budget proposal. If it about. stands as proposed, it will structurally move large portions of the State's budget responsibilities to the See what is shown from your town! 2 Recipe of the Month: "BUTTERNUT RISOTTO" Hcffhway Hiithughtsc.. 5 cups chicken broth by Geri Lockwood 2 Tbsp. Olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut The Tompkins County Highway Department into 1/4 to 1/2 inch cubes (about 3 cups) maintains 307 miles of County roads, including 1 1/2 cups arborio rice removing dead deer from them (in the County 1/4 tsp. Thread saffron, crushed, or ground turmeric right -of -way, which is typically 25' from the 2 Tbsp. Butter or margarine centerline). If you happen to see one in the 2 Tbsp. Finely shredded Parmesan cheese right -of -way, please do not hesitate to call to 1/8 tsp. Pepper have it removed. However, since the Finely shredded Parmesan cheese Tompkins County Highway Department can only remove them from County Roads, In a medium saucepan bring broth to boiling. Cover please call according to the following: for and reduce heat until broth just simmers. State Routes - call 756 - 7072, for County Roads Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet heat oil over - call 274 - 0300, and for Town Roads - call the medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 15 affected Town. seconds. Add squash and rice; cook and stir 1 minute more. Snow and ice maintenance is performed in a different manner than summer maintenance. Slowly and carefully and 1/2 cup of the hot broth Tompkins County Highway contracts with the and the saffron or turmeric to rice mixture, stirring State and Towns to maintain each other's constantly. Continue to cook and stir over medium roads for snow and ice removal in the most heat until broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth efficient way possible. State Routes are 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly until the broth has been absorbed but mixture is creamy. (This plowed and salted according to the following: should take about 25 minutes.) Rt. 13 north and the State Routes north and east of the City of Ithaca are maintained by the State - Call 756 Rt. 13 south and the Remove from heat. Stir in butter, the 2 Tablespoons State Routes south and west of the City of cheese, and the pepper. Spoon into serving bowl. Ithaca are maintained by the County - call Sprinkle with additional finely shredded Parmesan 274 -0300. For Town and County Roads — call cheese. Makes 8 to 10 servings the affected Town or the County to see who maintains them, as there are far too many Can ou relate?aa ?a changes to list. Anything inside the City of y Ithaca limits — call 272 -1718. A lady at work was seen putting a credit Please drive safely, allow more time for card into her floppy drive and pulling it out yourself to reach your destination, and very quickly. When inquired as to what she remember — the snowplow drivers are out there to make your drive safer. Since the was doing, she said she was shopping on the maximum speed they are allowed to drive is 25 Internet and they kept asking for a credit m.p.h. while plowing or salting, please be card number, so she was using the ATM patient. Thank you. "Thingy " .... 3 NEW Tompkins County Employee Calendar Our work and personal lives are s00000 busy; schedules are often overloaded and overbooked. There are times when you need to schedule an event and you are not sure if something else is planned, or you may have an event on your calendar but can't remember where it is being held, who the main contact is for more details, or may need directions to get there. Instead of having to call and play phone tag for these details, consider using the new employee calendar program. It may help plan, simplify scheduling, and ease remembering event details. The calendar contains: • Legislature and Standing Committee Meetings • Training Opportunities, Classes, and Workshops • Many Tompkins County Events and Activities • Civil Service Exams and Local Job Fairs \ �+— • County -Wide Holidays and Reminders • EAP and Family and Children's Services Programs ( e...........00pw0000'''' • Employee Trips and Events • Some Local Agency and Community Events • Major School and College Dates (graduations, break, etc.) Some events and meetings are sponsored and listed for specific audiences. Other events are open to the public. You can access the calendar in, just a few easy steps (or clicks): 1. Go to the Tompkins County Home Page (www.tompkins- co.org). 2. Then to the Jobs link (Personnel Department page), Training and Development (link), and then Calendar (link). 3. Once the Web Events calendar program opens, click on Guest User, choose the Employee Calendar, and then choose View Selected Calendar. Additional event details (like locations, presenters, registration info, fees, etc) are available by clicking on the event. You can view the calendar at the office or from any computer with web access whenever it is convenient to you. The calendar can be viewed by day, week, month, or event. You can also go back and forward several months. NEW Training Lab and TC3 On -Line Classes The Computer Training Lab on the ground floor in the Old Jail has re- opened. This two - person room is designed to provide a comfortable and quiet location for one -on -one computer help, independent on -line classes, two person project work, and self -paced CD -Rom computer training. Please contact Diane Bradac or Naomi Arndt for questions or to reserve a time to use it. TC3 is now offering over 11,000 courses on -line. These courses can generally be completed in 6 to 8 hours. Some of the topics are: Desktop Publishing, Operating Systems, Internet and Worldwide Web, Customer Service, Team Leadership, and many others. A full list of the workshops being offered can be seen at: www.TC3.edu/e- TC3 /e- workshops.asp Many courses include pre and post tests, an accelerated learning path, and a resource library. 4 ti. (iIP- , W CALENDAR: ' ploy�e Calendar Summary DAY WEEK 2 -WEEK MONTH YEAR ® 1E1 TODAY 1 7 March 2003 _ Employee Calendars Sun Mon f Tue Wed Thu nil - -- f -- - - -- - -- - - - -- 23 .i - 25 26 i 27 28 i 9 a.m. - 10:30 8:30 a.m. - 10 Timecards Contacts Public Works : Department 10 a.m. - 11:30 Head Meeting a.m. ((,� 11:30 a.m. - Annual Report I r! 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Workshop II''�r ' Budget and Allied Health: Tasks Capital How Can A Team j I Approach Help? I I 2:30 p.m. - 4 Web Events p.m. COMCAP - + F F I Employee 4 5 6 7 Deadline for 11:30 a.m. - 1 Pay Day 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. i County Corridors p.m. CNC Maple Sugar 8 Art icles Strategic Health and Human Services Equipment Use - Assessment Festival C ale Planning 2 p.m. - 3:30 2 p.m. - 3:30 Workshop p.m. I P.m. ShOt Planning and ' Public Safety Here is a Snap 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 Economic Committee 10 ee p•m• Workforce of the emp y Board Meeting Development calendar for March j ± T _ - -_ -- f j 10 I 11 12 13 14 15 2/1/03 (printed on )' 9 a.m. - 10:30 12 p.m. - 1:30 2 p.m. - 3:30 Timecards Due a.m. p.m. p.m. Public Works Tax Policy Governmental would like to Committee Operations If you 11:30 a.m. - 1 y p.m. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. include an event, Budget and Space Needs and Or program Capital Locatio meeting, + -- i that may be of 18 19 20 21 22 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ! Pay Day 9 a.m. interest or open to p.m. Assessing NYS Civil Service Board Meeting Program 12 p.m. - 1:30 Exams County Employees Outcomes p.m. e-mail Women and 11:30 a Please send an a.m. - 1 Body Image p.m. with the details to Health and 2 p.m. - 3:30 Human Services ' P.m. I I D$ra1.45fftOm21ii— S ' Public Safety 2 p.m. - 3:30 Committee j p.m. -CO.O r Consumer and Community Check out the actual � ! Affairs 24 25 26 27 28 29 calendar at I Career and 8:30 a.m. - 10 NBLA 2003 NBLA 2003 Internship Fair a.m. Conference for Conference for www tOl ns- Department Women Women 9 a.m. - 10:30 Head Meeting C0.0 , JObs, a.m. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Timecards Due Public Works - 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Hepatitis C: The Trai g_and Diabetes: Who Silent Epidemic 1 :30 p.m. - 3:30 Is Susceptible? ent and p.m. DevelOpm Alcohol and 1 2:30 p.m. - 4 Drugs in the p.m. Calendar. Workplace j COMCAP ,6p.m. -7p.m. I Teen Dating I Violence 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 CU Non - Profit j Deadline for 11:30 a.m. - 1 Pay Day 9 a.m. and Government County Corridors p.m. NYS Civil Service Career Fair Articles Health and 2 p.m. - 3:30 Exams Human Services P.m. 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 i Public Safety p.m. 2 p.m. - 3:30 Committee Board Meeting p.m. Planning and Economic Workforce Development i I CLASSIFIEDS 1 For Sale: 1 Congratulations: For sale: John Deere 210 lawn tractor with a 38" To Meegan Teeter in Purchasing on the birth of mowing deck, snow plow, and weights. All for $975. her second child, Jacob Hendrik on December 15, Call 533 -7021. 2002; and To Michelle (Highway) and Timmy Eighmey, along For sale: Electric stove, good condition $45. TIRES: 2 with their son, T.J., on the adoption of their all /weather, 215 /70R15, like new $40, 205/75R15 $25, 4 M/S 225/75R15 mounted rims (from S10 Blazer) $40 ea. daughter, Vanessa. Best wishes to the Eighmey 2/$75,4/$145. Contact Ken Thompson at 607 - 898 -9992. family ! For sale: Electric and manual wheelchairs, and other CLASSIFIEDS various handicap /disability equipment. For more Classified ads up to 25 words in length are free to County information call 607 -659 -4180. employees, retirees and their immediate families. Ads may be for any purpose, however personal ads will not be For sale: Birding in Costa Rica: Upcoming Trips -- July accepted. No County addresses or telephone numbers may 2- 13 and an All — Women's Trip July 16 -27. $1,575 be listed in your ad, however, we do need your full name includes lodging, food, local transportation, excursions. and County telephone number submitted with the ad in Contact Sandra Pollack at Journey Weavers: Educational case there are questions. Submit your ad to County Travel, Ithaca NY (607) 277 -1416 or e -mail Corridors c/o Michelle Pottorff, Tompkins County journeyweaversAaol.com Legislature, Courthouse, Ithaca, NY 14850 via US or Wanted: 1986 F -150 4x4, 6 Cyl., 4 speed, runs good, interdepartmental mail or e-mail to: mpottorff @tompkins- body o.k., many new parts, dependable, $1,000. Call co.org Chris 256 -5033. NOTE: If you would like to modify your classified or want to run it again, you must re- submit it! Services: 1 DEADLINE: 1 51- TUESDAY OF THE MONTH Articles to be considered for the March 4 issue, must be Tioga Technical - Don't kill your computer! Let me help received by noon on Tuesday. March 20 Submit articles with troubleshooting, training, upgrades - whatever it via e-mail as an attachment or on disk in any file format takes to get you and your computer working together that is readable by Word for Windows '95. Send disk and again. Call James Keegan at 273 -7957 evenings or hard copy to County Corridors c/o Michelle Pottorff, weekends. Tompkins County Legislature, Courthouse, Ithaca, NY 14850. Please include a contact number in case questions Tense? Stressed? Achy? Therapeutic Massage can put arise. relaxation and comfort back into your life. For an COUNTY CORRIDORS appointment or information call Richard Reed at 753- Articles and opinion pieces for County Corridors are 6383. selected by the Editorial Board based on their interest to Tompkins County employees and retirees. They do not Kinetic Performance — Custom racing carburetors parts, necessarily express the opinions of the Editorial Board. and racing fabrication. Call Dayton or Margo Umholtz Material is solicited from current employees, retirees and at 277-6462 evenings /weekends or email others. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit KineticPerformance @thedirtforum.com. Visit our submissions, except in the instance of copyright materials. website at www.KineticPerformance.net EDITORIAL BOARD French Tutor — Call Sarah at 257 -3047. Please leave a Michelle Pottorff (Editor) Tompkins County Legislature Iretta Ellis (Chair) Information Technology Services message. Liz Croop Department of Mental Health Katy Prince Health Department Goosa Arts - See our beautiful and affordable traditional Geri Lockwood Highway Russian arts: nesting dolls, eggs, jewehy boxes, amber, Tammy VanOrman Assessment etc. Alisa Mengel, 277 - 2917, hours by appointment, 120 Linnett Warner Solid Waste Division Linn St. 6