HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-07212 Turkey Hill Road
Ithaca, N. V. 14850
Office Phone: 607 -277 -3010
Mobile: 607.272 -3543„ Ext. 552
June 7, 1985
Mr. William Hobbs
Tompkins County Highmy Ixqpt.
Bostwick Head
Ithaca, PTY 1+850
ing to J. laprInt to northern Rry,'.. • •a umd Cur faze si 1o4
lvrkey hill Road has over 16000 frontage, We have been a%mro of the
improvemats needed to maintain this rwd to .C1. the traff 1 WA ha-.re
found the camty highway people vM cooperative.
I would like to address the environmentAl impact It.)riue, thwkey )1111
Road N u::h =] through a south slope i oE harbcwing
from Nt, Pleasant across the road to feed an Crops in our and Ccminoll"s
fields. road •'Y C. are tapored R • kept free of high vegetatior,,
with proper width shoulders for pedestrians and farm eqjIlMent, the motorist
can see the door and the door will pause before jmpine
Into the road,
Affttwill GrOdS On steep inclires, By tap"Ing the road banks and
4•r eo-r'9>F the soils In much of this area are crf lake laid silt I3:$=;,s
erosion stabilizing them with grasecs much ♦ • !. •• to Casoadilla
and Fall Crwksq which are trout stroamse Also, slopir4i, tho road banks
allows us to keep then moved. reducee snow drifting In winter. and s7hon
care •• g• into our n lds they won't roll over,
A fob yew ago I assisted one of ray tonants In pro rsring a petition
that tho Turkey }gill residents aigned, requeritInC a 145 r." 14+ pixel lir�itd�
the same as zllis hollow and :iouto 366. R 10 mile apc +4? 71."na WIS puotvi
on the northern portion of Turkey '.ill rtcoac'.I howover, s :°t;;to linit of
55 mph was posted across our farm frontI I recuost 4 i�,r «;;;ic3ers.tion
by the s6ato on this apeod limit as thi.; a.rFa hrtn the 111 4-11 % at ar•o ;sovc3z•
of deer. Also$ there are two primary intr.rsoctiona Sri t•h tr»an ray do at
the top And bottom of hills,
At conad,derable Oltzu time arid. expense by the county. coveroa draino
have been installed to 'enhance the northern portion of '.ov'.ay ill. ';Cacf..
:'oar let °s do some of the simpler and leas costly thlrrr, t:) :erm -nc® tha
aiintenance oft :sa, ety of this hiChway,
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