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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-12-19 4 TOWN OF DANBY SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES December 19 , 1974 A special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Danby and Planning Board of the Town of Danby was held December 19 , 1974 at the Danby Elementary School , Town of Danby , Tompkins County , New York at - 7 : 40 P . M . Members present : Supervisor A . Francis Wright Councilman Clyde Carrier Councilman Ralph Wilbur Justice Floyd Dorn • Others present : Glen Kline , Stanley Kirk , Mr . Westmiller , Mr . Soule , Edward Slights , Joseph Hulbert , Ernest Cole , Donald Graham , Bob Boehlecke and the Ithaca Journal reporter . Supervisor A . Francis Wright said that the highway improvement , program has been completed . The 1974 Highway Budget has been exceeded by 2 , 492 . 42 . This total is made up of the following : Brown Road Bridge 8 . 05 ; Nelson Road $1 , 113 . 19 ; Ridgecrest Road $634 . 54 ; Brown . Road 15 . 0 ; East Miller Road $106 . 60 ; and surfacing East Miller Road $614 . 64 . Mr . Wright made the motion to transfer $2 , 492 . 42 from Highway Account DR5110 . 4 item one to Highway Account DE5150 item one in order to balance the 1974 budget . The motion was seconded by Councilman Clyde Carrier . RESOLUTION #27 TRANSFER $2 , 492 . 42 FROM HIGHWAY ACCOUNT DR5110 . 4 ITEM I TO HIGHWAY ACCOUNT DE5150 ITEM I . Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye Carrier - aye Wilbur - aye Dorn - aye Carried four ayes and no noes . . Glen Kline explained agricultural districts in Tompkins County with the help of a map . Agricultural Districts are formed for an eight year period and reviewed and possibly revised at the end of . this • period . To form a ' district land owners must get together and make application to the county . Then it is turned over to the Board of Representatives who can accept or reject it . ' If accepted it goes on to the state for . approval . If approved at this level it goes back to the Board of Representatives who again can either accept or reject it . Such . . a district prohibits towns from passing a nusance ordinance ; makes it necessary to follow a certain proceedure in installing water and sewer districts ; makes it necessary to follow a certain process in constrActing highways where property must be purchased ; there is a farm use tax assessment ; tax for sewer and water would be treated with an exemption The idea for starting agricultural districts is to encourage land owners . to stay in farming . A ' petition has been signed by eleven persons in the Town of Danby to have an Agricultural District formed in the twin . If a district is formed it will not affect the Danby Zoning Ordinance as it is 0 already in force . The ' Town Board and Planning Board were asked to react to this by writting to the County Board of Representatives or by attending public hearings . This is their only way to react . Town Highway ' Superintendent Joseph Hulbert asked that the Town Board consider raises in pay for the town highway employees . A long discussion followed but no dicisions were made . The highway committee will go over the figures more closely and make a decision . Archetect Bob Boehiecke presented the board with estimates of the cost of several different options for town offices . This included the Option presented by Historic Ithaca for renovating the old Town Hall . The possibility of combining town offices with the highway barns was discussed . A lengthy discussion of all options presented followed . No conclussions were draWn from the information given . The meeting was adjourned at 10 : 15 P . M . Reapectfuliy submitted , Mary Oltz , clerk • RESOLUTION #27 TRANSFER $2 , 492 . 42 FROM HIGHWAY ACCOUNT DR5110 . 4 ITEM I TO HIGHWAY ACCOUNT DE5150 ITEM I WHEREAS , at a . special meeting of the Danby Town Board , at the Danby Elementary School , Town of Danby , Tompkins County , New York , on December 19 , 1974 , it was , RESOLVED , that the highway budget for 1974 was exceeded by 32 , 492 . 42 making it necessary to transfer this amount from highway account Dr5110 . 4 item I to highway account DE 5150 item I in order to balance the 1974 budget , and therefore may it be further , RESOLVED , that the town supervisor be authorized to make the change in the accounts . Moved by : Supervisor A . Francis Wright Seconded by : Councilman Clyde Carrier Roll Call Vote : Wright - aye Carrier - aye Wilbur - aye Dorn aye Carried : Four ayes and no noes . Adopted December 19 , 1974 • M,.: . . . . .