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Councilman Bishop offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that Highway Fund Bills #4044411 and #1 through #25 in the
amount of $4967.15 and General Fund Bills #524 through #535 and #1 through
#39 in the a�ount of $7,723.18 be paid.
Seconded by Councilman McElwee
Ayes - Kerr, McElwee and Bishop
Noes - 0 Carried.
' PURCHASES TO $500. - HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Councilman Bishop offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that Highway Superintendent Marion Morey be authorized to
• purchase tools and small supplies up to $500.00.
Seconded by Councilman McElwee
Ayes - Kerr, McElwee and Bishop
Noes - 0 Carried.
PURCHASE OF SHORT WAVE RADIOS - HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved its
-adoption:
RESOLVED, that Highway Superintendent Marion Morey be authorized to
purchase four (4) new short wave radios for use.in highway equipment at
an estimated cost of $180. - $260. each, with the understanding that the
old radios be traded in if possible.
Seconded by Councilman Bishop
Ayes - Kerr, McElwee and Bishop
Noes - 0 Carried.
SUPERVISOR TO ADMINISTER SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Councilman McElwee offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that Supervisor Kerr have thd'powsrsodf..administration and
supervision of Special Improvement Districts in the Town of Ithaca.
Seconded by Councilman Bishop
Ayes - Kerr, Bishop and McElwee
Noes - 0 Carried.
TOWN CLERK - APPOINTIVE POSITION
Councilman McElwee offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 20, 6 (a) of Article 3 of the Town
Law, the office of Town Clerk of the Town of Ithaca shall hereafter be an
appointive office. This resolution shall be subject to a permissive
referendum.
Seconded by Supervisor Kerr
Ayes - Bishop, McElwee, Kerr
Noes - 0 Carried.
The Clerk was directed to publish and post the above resolution and Attorney
Buyoucos stated that when filling a vacancy reference should be made to
Town Law 64-5.
ACCEPTANCE OF ROADS
Since the requirements for acceptance of Town Roads have been met
in each instance, Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and
• moved its adoption:
RESOLVED that the Town accept as town roads the following:
Grove Road and Grove Place in the Woolf sub -division and Drew Road in the
' Drew Park sub -division.
Seconded by Councilman McElwee
{ ' ayes - Kerr, Bishop and McElwee
CHANGE OF NAND - DREW ROAD
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Beardsley, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ellsworth,
Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. B. S. Bohla.nd requested that the Board consider changing
the name of Drew Road to Hickory Lane or to any name ending in anything other
than road.
Councilman Bishop offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED, that the name of Drew Road be changed to Hickory Lane.
Seconded by Supervisor Kerr
Ayes - Kerr, McElwee and Bishop
Noes - 0 Carried.
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SOWN PLANNING BOARD REQUEST
A discussion followed Mr. Kerr's request from the Town Planning Board
for money to be spent for recreational park studies. Councilman McElwee
stated he felt the area had adequate park facilities and that the money could
be spent to better advantage. The Board all agreed that park areas should
be set aside in each sub -division. Councilman McElwee stated that he felt
the Planning Board should consider such things as zoning along arterial
roads, the South Hill area and development of hi -rise buildings. Supervisor
Kerr stated that lighting, sub -division regulations, zoning and multiple
housing certainly should receive the Planning Board's attention.
Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby authorizes payment Ito the Town
of Ithaca Planning Board the sum of $900.00 with the understanding that
included with the recreational park study will be an overall,plan for the
development of the South Hill area.
Seconded by Councilman Bishop
Ayes - Kerr, Bishop and McElwee
Noes - 0 Carried.
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT - SU114ARY OF EXPENSES
Superintendent of Highways'Marion Morey presented a summarynof
highway expenditures for the year 1966. They were approved and forwarded
to the County Highway Superintendent, Howard Stevenson, for approval and
filing.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 P.M.
Evelyn S. Fuess, ,Town Clerk
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