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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-11 listserv mssgGoogle Groups 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 Updates from the Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/Knk8jdCGg... 1 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:34 PM 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. Updates from the Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/Knk8jdCGg... 2 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:34 PM 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 /?fbclid=IwAR3XmzbDYvwlm2FGzWKWCfl9FiyMtE_sYny2bBcdl47RpGxz8ojVeuYeOmU 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. -- 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 Get the latest updates on the town- sign up for the e-newsletter! Click here. Updates from the Town of Ulysses - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/forum/print/msg/town-of-ulysses/Knk8jdCGg... 3 of 3 11/12/2019, 3:34 PM