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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-09-12 - PB 300 Town of Ulysses Planning Board 9/ 12/2001 Draft MINUTES TOWN OF ULYSES PLANNING BOARD MEETING 9/12/2001 PRESENT : Planning Board Chairman George Kennedy, Planning Board members Richard Geiger, Mark Ochs, Rose Hilbert . NOT PRESENT : Planning Board members Paula Horrigan, Lorren Hammond, and David Tyler. ALSO PRESENT : Sue Sheridan. Tom Sheridan, and Susan Poelvoorde, member of the Town Board. Chairman George Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8 : 12 p.m. The first order of business before the Planning Board was the necessity to set a date for a Public Hearing for the Sheridan' s application concerning the addition of a new guesthouse at Taughannock Farms Inn. Mr. Kennedy noted that the Planning Board needed to set a date for the Public Hearing. The Planning Board members discussed the date . The Planning Board members decided to hold the Public Hearing on September 24, 2001 , at 7 : 30 p. m. Mr. Kennedy asked if there were any questions concerning the application submitted by the Sheridan' s. Mr. Geiger noted the Sheridan' s application to be very well completed. Mr. Kennedy asked if there were any further questions . None were heard. The second order of business before the Planning Board was the discussion of the tower application. Mr. Kennedy noted that he spoke with Bill Sitzman, a consultant for the Planning Board, concerning the tower application submitted by Independent Wireless One Corp. Mr. Geiger asked if anyone else had been interviewed as a consultant . Mr. Rachun noted that he had talked to a few other people and Doug Austic had talked to 4 or 5 other engineers. Mr. Rachun noted that there was no one available and anyone who was available was affiliated. Mr. Rachun noted that Mr. Sitzman is an RF consulting engineer, he has a degree and that is his business. He noted that Mr. Sitzman would be able to do this in the time frame that the Planning Board has for this application. Mr. Rachun noted that Mr. Kennedy might want to speak to the conference and see if there are any alternative consultants. Mr. Geiger noted he would go along with the board ' s decision to consult with Mr. Sitzman but wanted to express his reservations about using Mr. Sitzman as the board' s consultant because of the Planning Board' s previous decision to hire a different consultant in connection with the McKeel Road Tower application. moo \ Town of Ulysses Planning Board 9/ 12/2001 Mr. Rachun stated that the concern the board had previously was that Mr. Sitzman was an AM radio expert and a cellular expert . His business is now PCS and cellular engineering Ms. Hilbert asked Mr. Geiger if he would do without the consultant if no one else were available. Mr. Geiger stated no . Mr. Rachun noted that the only reason he made calls was because Doug asked him to help. Mr. Rachun noted that Mr. Sitzman seems to be the only alternative at this time . The Planning Board discussed some alternative sites for Independent Wireless One Corp. to consider for testing. Also, discussed were the propagation studies Mr. Sitzman would be doing. Mr. Rachun noted that he and Mr. Sitzman had a conversation about a client Mr. Sitzman had previously that was exactly the same as the proposal from IWO and how that community was adamantly against the spread of radiation by the proposed antenna. The concept of harmful radiation and its affect on the town could be an issue. The community members and the PTO as well as the parents were concerned with radiation on the playing field. Ms. Hilbert noted how close the Trumansburg Fair Grounds and the school are to one another. The Planning Board discussed the proposal for the tower ' s location at the Trumansburg Fair Grounds, the effects on the community and the distance from the school to the Fair Grounds. Having no further business, Ms. Hilbert moved , seconded by Mr. Kennedy to adjourn the meeting. The next meeting for Independent Wireless One Corp. will be reconvened on Thursday, September 20, 2001 and the Public Hearing for the Sheridan ' s will be held on Monday September 24, 2001 . Ms Hilbert , aye Mr. Kennedy aye Mr. Ochs aye Mr. Geiger aye The meeting adjourned at 8 : 30 p. m . Eva M. Gabriel Planning Clerk EMG :eg