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Updates from the Town of Ulysses
Carissa Parlato <clerk@ulysses.ny.us> Oct 11, 2019 12:26 PM
Posted in group:town-of-Ulysses
Another gorgeous fall day!
Read on for important information and deadlines compiled for you by Town of Ulysses staff.
In this issue:
Public Hearing on 2020 Budget
Open Houses for Proposed Zoning Law Amendment
Public Hearing on Proposed Zoning Law Amendment
BZA Public Hearings- cancelled
Lost Dogs
Yard Waste
Town Offices Closed on Monday 10/14
November Election Information
New Veterans Services office
Household Hazardous Waste Drop off
Ithaca School District Taxes Due by Oct. 31, 2019
Fall Foliage Report
Initiative to Combat HABS
Upcoming Town Meetings
TOWN OF ULYSSES NEWS:
Public Hearing on 2020 Preliminary Budget
The Town Board has completed the 2020 Preliminary Budget and will hold a Public Hearing at 7pm on
Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Ulysses Town Hall to hear comments in person or via representatives. A vote to
adopt the budget is scheduled for later that evening. Comments may be submitted in writing to the Town
Clerk and will become part of the record if received by Monday, Oct. 21. View the budget here:
https://www.ulysses.ny.us/pages/current-issues/160/2020-preliminary-budget/
Open Houses for Town Zoning Amendment
After years of community input and careful review, the Town of Ulysses has completed the final draft of the
zoning law amendment and map. Both documents can be viewed on the town’s website at
https://www.ulysses.ny.us/boards/zoning-update/. Hard copies can be obtained by contacting the clerk’s
office at clerk@ulysses.ny.us or (607)387-5767 ext. 2.
To give citizens an opportunity to learn more about the proposed amendment, the town will hold Open
Houses on the following dates:
Monday, October 28 from 9-11am
Tuesday, October 29 from 12-2pm
Wednesday, October 30 from 4-6pm
Each session will be held at the Ulysses Town Hall at 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg NY 14886 and provide a
time for citizens to ask questions about the proposed changes to the Town's zoning law.
Public Hearing on Town Zoning Amendment
A Public Hearing is scheduled for Monday, November 18, 2019 at 7pm at the Trumansburg Fire Hall. The
purpose of the Public Hearing is for citizens to make comments to the Town Board on for the record and will
not be a question and answer session. Comments for the record may also be submitted to the Town Clerk’s
office by mail to 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg NY 14886, or by e-mail (to clerk@ulysses.ny.us) by Friday,
November 15, 2019.
BZA Public Hearing continuations for October 16 have been cancelled
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Two Public Hearing continuations (for Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services & Patricia and Richard Moran)
that were scheduled for Oct. 16 have been cancelled. A new date has not yet been set.
Lost Dogs
Thank you to a helpful citizen who called Town Hall today when she located a lost dog on Main Street. The
owner had licensed his dog with the Town and we were able to reunite dog and owner since the dog was
wearing a uniquely numbered license tag. Please remember to license your dog at the clerk’s office.
Licensing is required by law, helps control the spread of rabies, and can help lost dogs get back home
again! For more information, visit https://www.ulysses.ny.us/departments/dept-clerk/clerk-dog-control/.
If you find a lost dog outside of normal business hours (M-F, 8am-4pm), please call the SPCA at (607)
319-5067.
Yard Waste
The Town Highway Department is not accepting any yard waste at this time. Our highway crew is working
hard to grind and haul the existing pile, and hopes to offer resident yard waste drop off in the spring. In the
meantime, you can contact Cayuga Compost http://cayugacompost.com/compost/composting-
guidelines/ or Tompkins County Recycling https://recycletompkins.org/whatdoidowith/#!rc-cpage=281835 to
find out more about dropping off brush at these locations.
Town offices closed on Monday 10/14
Please note that Town Offices will be closed on Monday, 10/14. Normal business hours will resume on
Tuesday, 10/15.
TOMPKINS COUNTY:
Election dates/deadlines
Today, Oct. 11, is the last day to register by mail to vote in the November 5th General Election. There are
four seats up for election this fall in the Town of Ulysses: two Town Board members, one Town Justice and
the Highway Superintendent. In addition, all Tompkins County residents will vote on a County Judge and a
State Supreme Court Justice. New this year is early voting, which will run October 26th-November 3rd. Get
all the details at the Tompkins County Board of Elections website: http://tompkinscountyny.gov/boe. A
sample ballot can be seen here:
http://tompkinscountyny.gov/files2/boe/2019/Sample_Ballots/Ulysses.pdf
Veterans Services- new department
Tompkins County has recently opened the Department of Veteran’s Services to connect local Veterans of
the U.S. Armed Forces- and their families- with federal, state, and local resources such as:
Compensation for service-connected and non-service-connected disabilities
Compensation to caregiving family of homebound Veterans
Compensation/pension to families of deceased Veterans
Burial benefits and grave markers
Health care
Life insurance
Education Beneftis
Home loan guarantees
Obtaining military records
For more information, visit http://tompkinscountyny.gov/veteransservices or call (607) 274-5920.
Household Hazardous Waste Drop off October 19th
Household Hazardous Waste is material that must be handled and disposed of properly due to dangers it
poses to our health and the environment. The Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials
Management offers a permanent location to accept Household Hazardous Waste from Tompkins County
residents and qualified businesses and organizations that are Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity
Generators (CESQG). Residents need a valid permit and an appointment to attend. Find out more at
https://recycletompkins.org/other-programs-and-services/household-hazardous-waste/
Ithaca School District Taxes Due by Oct. 31, 2019
The Town of Ulysses does not collect school taxes for either Trumansburg or Ithaca.
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More information on Ithaca school taxes can be found at: https://www.ithacacityschools.org
/districtpage.cfm?pageid=224
NEW YORK STATE:
Fall Foliage Report
Check out this Fall Foliage Report to see where peak fall color is happening in and around our area:
https://www.iloveny.com/things-to-do/fall/foliage-report
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Pilot Project to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of an innovative new pilot project to combat harmful
algal blooms - or HABs - and return clean water to the Village of Southampton's Agawam Lake. The pilot is
directed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Office of General
Services in partnership with the Village of Southampton. The pilot project is part of the State's $82 million
initiative to study, respond to and prevent HABs in New York waterbodies. If the pilot in Agawam Lake
proves successful, it will be applied statewide. The Governor launched the HABs initiative in 2018 with $65
million in state funding. More information at https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-
launch-innovative-pilot-project-combat-harmful-algal-blooms
UPCOMING TOWN MEETINGS:
All town meetings are held at the town hall at 10 Elm St., Trumansburg, unless noted otherwise.
For agendas and other meeting information, click on the event on the calendar here: http://ulysses.ny.us
/calendar/?category=Government
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Forward this message to anyone else that you think would be interested. We’d love to connect with more
residents. To send questions or comments, or be removed from this list, please e-mail clerk@ulysses.ny.us.
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Best,
Carissa Parlato, CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk), RMC (Registered Municipal Clerk)
Ulysses Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Records Manager, Notary Public
Office hours: 8am-4pm, M-F
(After hours by appt.)
10 Elm St.
Trumansburg NY 14886
P. (607)387-5767, ext. 221
ulysses.ny.us
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