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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-20 ., . • , . . . • . . ;? • _ ,_ _ ` • . , . . . • . • • TOWN OF DANBY • .., • PLANNING BOARD MINUTES The regular meeting of the Danby Planning Board las held at the . . Danby Town Hall , June 20 , 1974 at 8 : 00 P . M . . . Planning Board members present : Chairman Ernest rCole - . Sec . Albberta , Wilbur Edgar Oltz . . ' .. Stanley Kirk Board members . absrnt : Vice - Chairman Clifford Hill •• William Best .Town Board members present : Supervisor Francis Wright Councilman Floyd Dorn . A motion was made to • except the minutes from the May meeting by Edgar Olt z seconded by Alberta Wilbur . • Purpose of this meeting is for the people of Danby that are . interested in remodeling the old Town4Hall with no decisions . to be made by the Planning Board until the people that are . for a new Town Hall are heard at the July meeting . • Chairman Ernest Cole thanked Mr . Short for all the advertisement on _ the June meeting at the _ Town Hallo . Privilege . Of The Floor : . Chairman Ernest,. Cole , out of 800 landowners , we have about 100 answeres on the questionnaire for the Planning Boards study F : - on Danby - Town Hall . . The estimate to remodel Town Hall for officeswas t 53, 000 . . The contracters price at the time of the referendum $ 65 . 000 to • $ 70 . 000 with a total price of $ 90 . 000 that included all legal fees , a fire proof vault ect . Mr . Cole said any public . building would have to be $, pproved , a new referendum would have to be in order torelease any town money for remodeling Old Town Hall or to build a new Town Office Building . - Historic Ithaca cost estimate is $ 55 . 000 wi thout a vault . . • Bob Helgesen : How many answers did the questionnaire get that _ the people wanted the Town Hall torn down$ . • Answer : 5 . . . . Mrs . Melchen- Nelson Rd . was confused about a question on the . . survey. And to clear up what the Town Hall was used for now? Gould Coleman - Updike Rd . Speaking for the people on his Rd . . . expressing their veiws on the preservation of this building , asking Mrs . Weber . from Caroline , to tell about what . the Caroline Town Board was doing _ . to preserve Town Hall . Mrs . Weber says . the people are doing most of the a, ,_ - - -- - -. _. . 7 rR r . ,� { Y _ , i LRJ'4j�.i4T' °!tr' t 1w r •xSx _ _ a 4 ' Town Of Danby Planning Board Minutes * June 20 , 1974 - Page 2 • a. work themselves . At their last meeting the Town Board voted to use the revenue : sharing money to paint . Saying many 4 voluntary hours were put in . . . Mr . Cole , has asked for anyone at this meeting to sign up to do volunteer work on remodeling of this building ., sothe planning board can recomend a plan to the Town Board . • Bob Helgesen , wanted to know who would - be setting up the work hours ? Mrs . Parkmore , is it possible to get the town revenues to remodel present +town hall ? And why do we need volunteers ? . . Mr . Westmiiler - West Danby , after remodeling , is the town board . against using this building ? Gail Sutton Danby Rd . can this building be used as is ? Can it be . used for other groups , such as a youth group? Floyd Dorn- ' answering that this building was used at one time for a day care center , youth group came to Town Board and wanted it for a recreation center , so the Town Boardrmoved out and the volunteer _' work started but it didtnt last a year © Carol : Sisler , executive Secretary for Historic Ithaca , showed a . floor ' plan drawn . by one of their members and said there is not a building dated back any earlier than this one , said she feels the building is worth saving . For heating , insulate walls , fix windows put in electric wall heaters . contractors could go so far with volunteer help doing all the rest , . Arch Dotson , do we have to have another referendum? Why was the W . referendum worded so bad ? At what point was the Town Board and the Planning Board going to do what the people wanted2 Ms . Vandervat , do we have a figure on remodeling , feelswe have • $45 . 000 towards it , almost enough with volunteer help .0 . Francis Wright said we went to referendum to get the thoughts from the people about the Town Hall. . . Mr . Van De Bogart , owner of property next to Town Hall , said the option to buy it is still open to town and that he was for saving old Town Hall . Mr . Sebasta , to keep this building but to build a new Town Hall for future use add a Doctors and a Dentist Offices too . Mrs . Dotson , feels this building would show more for our Town Goverment and was glad we had a referendum to bring the interest to the people about the Town Hall . Cris Gartlien , would like to see some hasty repairs on this . building so it can be used now ' before any recomendation from the Planning Board . • • Closed the open privilege of the floor , with 35 people attending . .7 .-N , ' •w* ' Planning Board Minutes June 2o , 1974 3, Page 3 :.;, t ?ry Francis Wright gave us plans sent to him by Fred Sebasta for the remodeling of Town Hall . . Planning Board to have a regular meeting with the persons who are . for a new Town Offices ., o 1974 at 8 : 00 P . M . Old Town Hall . July 17 To have a special meeting , just Planning Board , in August . The Town Board gave ' us the go ahead on getting - the Architect • to work with use . The meeting was declared ajourned at 10 : 15 by Chairman Ernest Cole . . .; • . Respectfully submitted , Alberta Wilbur , Secretary r • . . 3 • - - - . - . • • • . . -