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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupervisor Desch Re Village of Cayuga HeightsCalculations for Fire District Charges Town of Ithaca 1983 (Revised March 30, 1983) ' •' ".-V i ', ' V- TOTAL VALUATION BASIS Village Base 79,083,480 7 117.63 Eq. Rate = 67,230,706 J;', . ! Village Exempt 5,951,300 7 117.63 Eq. Rate = 5,059,339 n Data from Town Clerk - March 30, 1983 Town. Base 48,474,100 f 112.85 Eq. Rate = 42,954,453 Town Exempt 15,936,700 7 112.85 Eq..Rate = 14,122,020 A (Town) •; 42,954,453 +i (% x 14,122,020) = 50,015,463 B (Village) 67,230,706 +| (% x 5,059,339) = 69,760,376 A = 50,015,463 = 0.4176 A+B 50,015,463 + 69,760,376 1981-82 Operating Costs (see calculation by n Gordon Wheeler- 12/18/82) $79,674 TOWN COST 0.4176 x $79,674 = $33,271.86 . ''i ■'■'l . . ./Use $33,272 ' : \ VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 OFFICE HOURS O A.M. - 4 P.M. TELEPHONE 607-257*123a July 26, 1984 Noel Desch Supervisor Tbwn of Ithaca 126 E. Seneca St. Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Dear Noel: JUL30BM TOWN OF ITHACA Your letter of July 18 came just in time. Cn the 24th we had a special meeting where the Trustees discussed many aspects of our sidewalk program and worked out at least part of a policy for deal ing with the sidewalks especially in what we call the old Village. We talked also of new sidewalks and as we did that, Pleasant Grove Road, Hanshaw Road, part of Triphammer Road and Cayuga Heights Road came up for discussion. In regards to the replacement and resurfac ing of existing sidewalks, we carried our action along to the point vAiere we instructed the Engineer to draw up specifications for bids and to put the work out to bid. In the sidewalks still to be built we asked him to consider general questicxis of engineering policy associated with installing new sidewalks. I read your letter to the Board. They were much interested in it and they asked Engineer Rogers to meet with Mrs. Raffensperger for some preliminary discussions. The Village Board has had in mind building a standard sidewalk on Pleasant Grove Road. In a preliminary way they even mentioned the fact that perhaps as the road reaches the Village line to the south, it might be necessary to move the road scxnewhat to the east. But the Trustees and the Engineer are, I am sure, open to any suggestions that you might wish to make in behalf of the Town and we will gladly try to keep our thinking and acting in harmony with yours. Yours sincerely, ) E.G. Marcham, Mayor Village of Cayuga Heights FGM:ak OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. • 4 P.M. VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 TELEPHONE 607-257-I238 November 21. 1984 lowfTop Noel Desch Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 East Seneca Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Noel: I presented to the Board last night the two letters you h^ sent me - one concerning Forest Home Drive and the other the Lansing aryi other demands in increased sewer service. The Board wished to take no action regarding the Forest Home Drive. In regards to the request of the Town of Lansing for permission from the Village of Cayuga Heights to connect a new Town sewer district to the Village system, the Board wished me to say that the proposed new district is well within the originally-approved service area. This, if you wish it, you may confirm by talking to the Village Engineer or consulting maps in the Village office. You may rest assured that we monitor with the greatest care, the demands made upon us for increased sewer service. As you may know, we have had before us from the beginning, estimates regard ing the number of sewer units that might be called for in the various areas served by the Village sewer system. These estim ates looked towards a maximum iise about the year 1990. We see now that in some areas the allotted units may be used up by 1990. We will take all possible steps to insure that the matter re mains under control. I am grateful to you for raising this question with us and will be glad to keep you informed about any significant changes that may arise. Yours sincerely, F.G. Marcham, Mayor Village of Cayuga Heights FGM:ak VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 OFFICE HOURS TELEPHONE 9 A.M.-4 P.M. 607-257.1238 {i MW 1 3 193b 1^1 ^ T^-A/NOFjTH^ May 9, 1985 Mr. Noel Desch Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 E. Seneca St. Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Dear Noel: The Village wishes to keep the Town informed of the Village's plans for the proposed Pleasant Grove Road bike/walk path. In its 1985-86 budget, the Village has allocated money for the construction of this bike/walk path. The Village intends to finance the entire cost with the understanding that, starting in 1985, $12,000 a year for 4 years (a total of $48,000) will be transferred from the Town to the Village to repay the Village for the major part of the bike/walk path cost. At this time the plans are not complete. They are ex pected this spring with construction scheduled for this summer. Susan Beeners will be informed as soon as plans are available. The Village thanks the Town for the commitment of funds to this project and the planning help of Ms. Beeners. Sincerely yours. F.G. Marcham Mayor FGM:ak « -> // / TOWN OF ITHACA 126 EAST SENECA STRBET ITHACA, NEW YORK 148S0 September 18, 1986 Honorable F, G. Marcham Mayor Village of Cayuga Heights 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Fred: As you perhaps are aware, it is very likely that the Town of Ithaca will be establishing its cwn fire service for the area of the Town not served hy the Village of Cayuga Heights. We ejq^ect the Town systan to be operational by January 1, 1988. The Renwick Heights, East Shore Drive area of the Town wculd best be served by the Cayuga Heights Fire Department rather than have the Town serve it fron South Hill or West Hill or sate other alternative. We would appreciate your consideration of the feasibility of extending the area of the Town covered by our contract to include Renwick Heights and East Shore Drive starting, if possible, on January 1, 1987. These discussions are perhaps timely since our contract needs to be updated anyway. As always, I would be pleased to meet with the Village to discuss these matters. Very truly yours. Noel Desch Supervisor ND/js VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 OFFICE HOURS TELEPHONE 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. 607-257*1238 October 22, 1986 on 238® Mr. Noel Desch Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 E. Seneca St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Noel: Our Fire Chief and the Village Trustees discussed your suggestion that our Village Fire Department provide fire service to an area within the Town of Ithaca in the general neighborhood of Renwick Heights. Our Fire Chief reported that he had made trial runs with our heavy equipment to see what would be involved in serving the Boynton Junior High School. He found that even with the lights working in his favor and with conditions that were, from the point of view of road surface ideal, that it would take him approximately ten minutes to reach the scene of a fire. In time of any difficulty from ice or snow, fifteen minutes he thought would be necessary. In these circumstances the Village Board wished me to report to you that the Village and the Village Fire Department do not wish to assume the new respon sibilities that you offered to us. Yours sincerely, Tvo F.G. Marcham Mayor FGM/ak XC: Francis Miller, Fire Chief TOWN OF ITHACA 126 EAST SENECA STREET ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850 December 4, 1986 Honorable F. G. Marcham Mayor Village of Cayuga Heights 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Fred: I understand that the Village of Cayuga Heights will soon be billing the Town for the first installment on the Pleasant Grove walkway. The Town has budgeted the funds for our share of the iitprovement. However, before making the first payment an agreement is needed concerning the use and maintenance of the walkway. Perhaps you would have Mr. Sovocool work with Tcwn Attorney John Barney to prepare such an agreement. Fran the Town's perspective, the agreement should include: (1) A statement indicating that the Village will maintain the portion of the walkway in the Village. I presume Cornell will be maintaining the portion on their property. Maintenance would include repairs and snow removal. (2) A statarent indicating that the walkway will be available for use by pedestrians and bicycles. (3) A statanent holding the Town harmless fron liability claims resulting fron accident or injury stemming fron the use of the walkway. We will need an accounting of the total cost of the project including recognition of force account services provided by the Town. Very truly yours, Noel Desch Supervisor ND/js OFFICE HOURS 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 TELEPHONE 607<257-1238 December 16, 1986 j' DEC I 91986 !Ll uJ OH I'thACA Mr. Noel Desch Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 E. Seneca St. Ithaca. NY 14850 Dear Noel: At our evening meeting on December 15, I read to the Board your letter regarding the Pleasant Grove sidewalk. The Board instructed me to tell you that the Board considers the sidewalk to be Village prop erty. That the sidewalk will be accessible to cyclists as well as pedestrians and that questions concerning liability and maintenance will be settled by the Village. The sidewalk to be built by Cornell University will be within the Town and the Town Board will no doubt enter into an agreement with the University regarding questions of maintenance and liability as they relate to that piece of sidewalk. Yours sincerely. J _,-&'i-"M*circham Mayor FGM/ak VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, NY 14850 r";":. ..r.ACA January 20, 1988 Noel Desch Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 E. Seneca St, Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Noel: At our Village meeting Monday, January 18, a Villager raised questions regarding the amount of the tax put upon Villagers by the Town Board and asked us to explain how this tax was justified by the contribution of the Town to the affairs of the Village, An issue of this kind has arisen from time to time and we have done what we could to explain it. At the present moment, we think it will be well if you could arrange to come to our meeting on February 15 to say what is ac complished for the Villagers from the taxes which Villagers make to the Town. Yours sincerely, hi f Maccham Mayor FGM/ak . . ^ 318 Eastwood Ave, Ithaca, New Tork lUB^O 15 ffebruary I988 Mr, John Rogers, Si^jervisor Village of C^ruga Heights Community Comers Ithaca, New Tork liiSSO Dear Nr. Rogers: Thank you for your e3q)lanaticn in our recent telephone conversatirai about the Village Board's recent (December) ruling regarding Towi of Ithaca sewer link-up moratorium. I would like to appeal to the Village Board to apply this ruling to future development projects rather than to include those idiich were already underway prior to the establishment of the moratorium. I believe this new ruling presents a particular hardship for Mr. Carle Brown wio is con^letlng development of a small tract of land connecting Lexington East with Lexington West in Williamsburg Park, He purchased this land at a "developed" price with utility lines assured. There is no option to link-up to Cayuga Heights sewer district for this land, as you probably realise. He has been assigned only three sewer permits which are insufficient for the remaining lots. The home my husband and I hoped to have Mr, Brown build for us on one of the remaining lots was to have had a one-bedroom apartment in the lower level. The total number of persons occupying this home would be my husband, myself, and one to two tenants in the apartment. There would be only one sewer line for the house and probably no more water usage (and sewer usage) than is true for us in our present home. Mr. Brown now hesitates to coisider our building project as he believes it will require two of the three permits available at the moment and, thereby, prevent . him from development of an additional lot, at least until more permits are avail able to him. This makes further coisideration of our project an economic liability for him as these lots represent both his livlihood and that of the crew of men a^o work for him. I would appreciate receiving the assurance from the Village Board that otir project would not be required to have an additional sewer permit so that it can conpete favorably with any other project Mr, Brown might consider for any of his remaining lots in this development. If you could please act cn lay request as quickly as possible, I will be most grate ful. Delays at this time of year could result in the Jeopardising of the April/ May start toward \diich we have looked for over a year now. We have an architect waiting to begin the final drawings now, so time is, indeed, of the essence for us. Please notify us as quickly as possible of the Board's decisicD. Sincerely yours. Carol L. Fay Robert C, lay Office Hours 9 A.M. • 4 P.M. VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 Telephone 607-2S7-1238 February 19, 1988 FEB2 2^-^ Town of Dryden Supervisor Cotterlll Town of Ithaca Supervisor Desch Town of Lansing Supervisor Kirby Village of Lansing Mayor Furry Dear Supervisor Desch: As indicated by our consulting engineers, the Village of Cayuga Heights Wastewater Treatment Plant is at capacity. However, tests completed this morning on the Borg-Warner Plant effluent indicate the pretreatment system of the Borg-Warner Plant is on line and effective. This relieves the treatment load on the Village of Cayuga Heights Wastewater Treatment Plant to the extent that 75 sewer unit connection permits can be issued to properties In the surrounding contracting municipalities as follows: Town of Dryden Town of Ithaca Town of Lansing Village of Lansing 5 unit permits 15 unit permits 15 unit permits 40 unit permits Each municipality will have complete responsibility and authority for the allocation of the sewer unit connection permits within its boundaries and shall hold the Village of Cayuga Heights harmless on any liability or lawsuits arising from said allocations. Expansion of total annual flow from connected properties that have their units determined by water usage, cannot be determined until the end of the fiscal year. Any minimum increase for this type of sewer flow will not reduce the units allocated at this time but it will be the duty of the Contracting Municipalities to keep this type of flow to a minimum, as it adds to the critical total flow at the Village of Cayuga Heights plant and will be reviewed before any future issuance of sewer unit connection permits. Procedures are to be followed in allocating and issuing permits so the Village of Cayuga Heights and each contracting municipality can keep exact count of issued permits. Yours sincerely, f.G. "Marcham Mayor FGM/bb ra 29B68 Hj; ^ ' I-Uiaca, N. T. 1U850 town ofithaca 25 February I988 )4r, Noel Desch, Supervisor Town of Ithaca, N. T. Dear Ifr, Desch; Since we spoke on the phone a few weeks agQ:regarding the recent sewer link-up moratorium inposed by Cayuga Heights Village on the Tom of Ithaca (and Town of Lansing?), my building project, a home in Williamsburg Park, has had further problems related to the shortage of sewer oermits for new homes on Lexington Circle, northern leg. The contractijr-builder who owns the land, Mr, Carle Brown, has sold the lot we were hoping to buy to a pur chaser who wishes to construct a one-family residence. This siii?)lified his problems a bit, but, of course, he still owns and hopes to develop the four remaining lots on the north side of this street. As I understand the situ ation, Hr, Brown does not have even sufficient sewer permits remaining to complete development of these lots at the present time. I have written to Mr, Rogers, who is currently out of town until raid-March. I discussed this sewer permit shortage with Anne Krahto, one of the staff in the Village office, but I received no encouragement to hope for help by way of any special consideration (waiver of requirement for an additional sewer permit oif repeal of retroactive application of the moratorium for projects underway prior to December. letter to Mr. Rogers has been referred to Mr, Anderson who is filling in during the absence of Mr. Rogers, but as yet I have not heard any further word from him. Vfe are waiting to receive some reassuring word from either the Village or Town that the necessary sewer permits will be available to us before we begin the costly process of obtaining the final architectural drawings. This delay may slow the project enough to throw our spring/summer/fall move and resale of our present home into the winter/spring/sumraer cycle with a new financial market. It may be a genuinely costly delay for us. Additionally, unless sewer permits are available to Mr, Brown in the quantity he needs to conplete developn^nt of his lots, in addition to the permits necessary for our project, he may be reluctant to even consider building a home for us on any of his lots on Lexington. Since we hope to have a walk-out basement, we require a lot with sufficient slope. There are few such lots available, Mr. Brown *s lots are among the few we know about and are the oniy ones close in proximity to ny husbandfe work place. It will be very disappointing to me, especially, if Mr, Brown refuses to build the home we have proposed sin^jly because it requires an additional sewer permit at a time vtien the moratorium restricts sewer link-ip, so severly. To complete our home in two stages will be very much more costly for us that we cannot consider this a viable solution, "What help can you offer us? Sincerely, ph. (poO - Carol L, Fay (Mrs. Robert C. Fay) VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Office Hours 836 HAN SHAW ROAO Telephone 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 607^-1238 October 19, 1988 0Cr2l l968 o'r iVf-j'ACA i TO: Anne Furry, Mayor, Village of Lansing leannine Kirby, Supervisor, Town of Lansing Noel Desch, Supervisor, Town of Ithaca John Majeroni, Cornell Research Parl^ County Airport District FROM: Ronald E. Anderson, Mayor, Village of Cayuga Heights X-gA Thank you for furnishing water consumption data from commercial prop erties for the portion of the present year to date, T have reviewed the usage figures quite carefully and also estimated from the type of enter prise, business, school, etc., what might be expected for the remainder of' the year. Three major changes are likely. Usage at Howard Johnson will be down appreciably. The County Jail will be up markedly, Borg-Warner will approach consumption comparable to 1986, some 2!5% above 198? usage. Presentation to the Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees of this resume' led to their approval of the release of sewer units in the numbers as pro posed in my letters of September 16, 1988, We will expect to hear that known infiltration will be promptly corrected. Each of you will allocate these unit permits according to criteria you have established, and our of fice will issue the appropriate permits as per your Instruction. Allocation per October 19, 1988: Village of Lansing 16 units Town of Lansing 8 " Town of Ithaca 8 " Research Park/Airport 8 " Total 40 REA/ak I • 1' O'Connor, Sovocool., Pfann & Tyler ATTORNEYS AT L^W SUITE 306 SAVINGS BANK BUILDING P. O. BOX 789 ITHACA. NEW YORK 1485<M)789 607-e73-S959 MAR I 4 1989 ROGER B. SOVOCOOL GEORGE R. PFANN. JR. DAVID A. TYLER M. JOHN SHERMAN PATRICIA M. OESTERLB JAMES F. O'CONNOR I1905-1984I BENJAMIN F. SOVOCOOL (1898-1987) HARRY S. HAMILTON. OF COUNSEL March 13, 1989 Mr. Noel Desch Town Supervisor Town of Ithaca 126 East Seneca Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Mr. Desch, The purpose of this letter is to set out the position of the Village of Cayuga Heights with regard to sewer connections by the Town of Ithaca. Although most, if not all, of the contents of this letter have been stated to the Town of Ithaca repeatedly in the past, the Village Board feels compelled to summarize and reemphasize their position to the Town of Ithaca so that there will be no future misunderstanding should the Village Board have to take action. PAST HISTORY; As you know, on December 22, 1987, the Village of Cayuga Heights placed a moratorium on the issuance of sewer permits outside Village limits. This moratorium was necessitated by the receipt of information from Stearns & Wheler, Engineers and Scientists, and others that the Village's existing wastewater treatment facilities were at or near capacity. Your municipality, among others, v/as notified of the moratorium on or about December 22, 1987. Prior to the moratorium, the Village of Cayuga Heights had informed the Town of Ithaca, among others, of their concerns with regard to the sewer plant's capacity and of preliminary data about capacity. On January 18, 1988, the Village Board allocated 75 units of sewer connections as soon as Borg-Warner pre-treatment became effective to relieve the plant of some of its load. These units became available in February of 1988. The Town of Ithaca was informed of the availability of permits for it and the circumstances under which they would be issued on February 19, 1988. Additionally, the Village of Cayuga Heights met with officials of the interested municipalities in February of 1988 to discuss future needs of the connecting municipalities with regard to flow. Village actions were explained fully in a letter of March 9, 1988 to the Village of Lansing which was also received by your office. Your office responded that in your opinion the contract between the Village of Cayuga Heights and the Town of Ithaca mandated connection of Town residences. The Village of Cayuga Heights verbally has repeatedly disagreed. In March and April of 1988, the effectiveness of Borg-Warner Automotive pre-treatment decreased significantly which caused the plant to exceed its effluent B.O.D. and T.S.S. permit levels for the first time in the history of the plant. The Town of Ithaca was notified of this problem. This was and is a continuing area of great concern to the Village of Cayuga Heights. The Village Board allocated additional units for sewer connections in September of .1988.based upon improved plant data and promises from the Town of Ithaca to reduce major infiltration problems. The Village Board continues to have great concern about the plant capacity and the possibility that permit levels will again be exceeded and has consistently expressed these concerns to the Town of Ithaca. VILLAGE CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN OF ITHACA: The Village and the Town operate under a contract dated January 1, 1965. This contract states that the Town of Ithaca agrees to comply with all of the rules and regulations of the Village relating to sewer service and connections. The Village Sewer Ordinance requires that a Village of Cayuga Heights permit be issued before any connection can be made to a sewer line that is in turn connected to the Village of Cayuga Heights plant. The contract further states that construction of lines, etc and any connection thereto shall be subject to approval by the Village engineer. This contract is also regulated by New York state law. State law mandates that the Village of Cayuga Heights first serve its own users prior to a sale of excess capacity. PROBLEM: It has come to the attention of the Village of Cayuga Heights that the Town of Ithaca has been directing contractors to violate the Village of Cayuga Heights Sewer Ordinance by instructing them not to obtain a Village of Cayuga Heights permit prior to connection to the Village system. The Town has further been attempting to avoid approval by the Village engineer of the connection. These actions are a breach of the contract between the Village and the Town. Additionally, the Town has apparently been ignoring the limitations set by the Village of Cayuga Heights on the sewer connections. We understand that the Town has now used up their allocation of permits which the Village made in September of 1988. The Village of Cayuga Heights will not allow unauthorized connections to its sewer system. Any additional connections by the Town of Ithaca without a Village permit and inspection will not be permitted by the Village of Cayuga Heights, The Village of Cayuga Heights takes its responsibilities to its constituents very seriously and will take action to protect the sewer plant for the use of its constituents. Yours truly, Patricia M. Oesterle Acting Village Attorney VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Offic# Hour$ 836 HANSHAW ROAD Telaphone & A.M. - 4 P.M. ITHACA, N.Y. 14850* 607-257-1238 May 8. 1989 ^--111 i 'j Village of Lansing may I 01989 ^ ^ ' Town of Lansing Town of Ithaca Town of Dryden City of Ithaca Gentlemen and Ladies; The Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees has convened in special meeting to review recent correspondence, proposals, and engineering sketches pertaining to the proposed construction of facilities to expand sewage treat ment capacity in the Northeast area of our community. The Village Board was . concerned that the plans as now proposed by the Town of Ithaca change the location of the 15 inch gravity lines, the force main, and the pumping station on the Town of Ithaca Lake Shore Drive Sewer line. The plan as now proposed creates no immediate advantage to the Village of Cayuga Heights to tie in its Sewage Treatment Plant to the Ithaca area plant for emergency by-pass, the long term gain to the Village of Cayuga Heights would be minimal. Therefore, the Village of Cayuga Heights hereby abandons its request to the Ithaca Area Waste Water Treatment Plant for a connection for emergency service. The plan for a Short Term Solution further proposes connecting the Village of Cayuga Heights sewer main on Cayuga Heights Road to the City, Kline Road sewer line. This plan is of no advantage to the Village of Cayuga Heights. The sewage diverted would be Village of Cayuga Heights sewage for which the Village of Cayuga Heights Plant has capacity. The Village Board rejects the idea that such a cjiversion would allow the release of 250,000 g.p.d. worth of sewer units to the contracting municipalities. The Village of Cayuga Heights is unwilling to put itself in a position of exceeding its capacity and being unable to serve its own municipal users in five years when the Ithaca area plant could discontinue its agreement to accept the 250,000 g.p.d. and the Village and Town of Lansing may not have their proposed new plant ready and would not have .any plan to handle their own sewage. This probability seems likely since the Village of Cayuga Heights has not had any official answer to its two year old question to the Town and Village of Lansing as to their plans for their own sewage in 1992. The Village of Cayuga Heights to Ithaca area plant connection at Kline Road does not help serve the Village of Cayuga Heights nor is it an adequate answer for the growth potential and demand for service for the time period being considered. It is thus not an appropriate short term solution. Therefore, the Villcige of Cayuga Heights will not contribute to the cost of a connection to the Ithaca area plant at Kline Road or to the cost of alteration of City sewers to get the flow from the bottom of Kline Road to the Ithaca area plant. May 8, 1989 Page 2 Although the Village of Cayuga Heights has not heard officially that the Village of Lansing and Town of Lansing are proceeding with plans to build their own treatment plant, the first paragraph of the Stearns and Wheler Kline Road Trunk sewer Investigation, dated February 1989, states that "The construction of a proposed 2 million gallon per day (m.g.d.) wastewater treat.- ment plant in the Village of Lansing is projected to be completed within the five year period." Therefore, the Board of the Village of Cayuga Heights has resolved to withdraw its offer to expand its plant to provide additional capacity for the contracting municipalities. It is the intention of the Village of Cayuga . Heights to., proceed with its plans to up-date its plant at present capacity. If the contracting municipalities wish to negotiate with the Ithaca area plant for treatment of sewage, they should do so directly. The Village of Cayuga Heights will not participate in any costs of sewer lines to. get sewage^'for contracting municipalities'to the Ithaca area plant. The Village of Cayuga Heights remains willing to-discuss an easement for the benefit of the contracting municipalities along the eastern edge of the Village property at its plant to the point nearest the new 15 inch gravity main along East Shore Drive so that the contracting municipalities could connect their sewer lines to the Ithaca Area P.lant. The moratorium on sewer connections for the contracting municipalities will remain in effect under current conditions. No further units will be" issued. The Village of Cayuga Heights is committed to its Waste Water Treat ment Plant continuing to meet present DEC permit levels. The issuance of the last connecting sewer units was based partially upon promises of reduction of infiltration from the Village of Lansing and the Town of Ithaca in their sewer lines. Although survey work has been accomplished, there have been no repairs or rebuilding of sewer lines in either.municipalities to reduce sewage flow into the Village of Cayuga Heights Plant. Infiltration is a major concern to the Board of the Village of Cayuga Heights, particularly as recent rains have raised flow levels very markedly. The issuance of the last connecting sewer units was also based upon Borg-Warner pretreatment being effective. Progress has been made with Borg-Warner, but the Borg-Warner flow still demands a large part of the Village of Cayuga Heights Plant capacity. To summarize, the iB'oard of the Village of Cayuga Heights has resolved as follows: 1. To abandon its request to tie-in with the City of Ithaca area plant for emergency service; 2. To not participate in any connection to the City of Ithaca plant, either with cost sharing or sharing of sewer lines belonging to the Village of Cayuga Heights; 3. To withdraw its offer to expand the Village's treatment-plant; 4. To remain willing to .consider granting an easement for other municipalities to cross Village property with their sewer lines for their connection to the City of Ithaca plant; May 8, 1989 Page 3 5. To remind the contracting municipalities that the sewer connection moratorium is in effect and that additional units will not be issued for sewer connections into the Village plant. Yours truly, Ronald Anderson Village Mayor ROGER B. SOVOCOOL GEORGE R. PPANN. JR. DAVTD A. TYLER M. JOHN SHERMAN PATRICIA M. OESTERLE HARRY S. HAMILTON, or COUNSEL O'Connor, Sovocool, Pfann & Tyler ATTORNEYS AT LAW SUITE 306 SAVINGS BANK BUILDING P. O. BOX 789 ITHACA. NEW YORK 14850^769 607-273-69S0 Tr-- JUN I 2 JAMES P. O'CONNOR (1905-1984) BENJAMIN P. SOVOCOOL <189&-1987) June 12, 1989 Supervisor Noel Desch Town of Ithaca 126 East Seneca Street Ithaca, New York 14850 HAND DELIVER RE: SIDEWALKS AND VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS Dear Supervisor Desch, The Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights has requested that I write to you to confirm the understanding of the Village of Cayuga Heights with regard to the sidewalk on Pleasant Grove Road. I am enclosing a certified copy of the resolution of the Board from December 15, 1986 for your use and information. As this resolution states, the Village of Cayuga Heights considers the sidewalk located along Pleasant Grove Road between Hanshaw Road and Jessup Road to be the property of the Village of Cayuga Heights. As such, the Village of Cayuga Heights accepts responsibility for its maintenance. The Village of Cayuga Heights further agrees that this walkway will be accessible to cyclists as well as pedestrians. I hope that this letter resolves any questions that you might have with regard to this matter. Yours truly, ^ Patricia M. Oesterle Acting Village Attorney cc. Village of Cayuga Heights Office Hours 9 A.M. • 4 P.M. VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS 836 HANSHAW ROAD ITHACA. N.Y. 14850 NtUtlVhU JUN Wi Telephone 607-257-1238 Motion by Trustee Bennett, seconded by Trustee Camp: RESOLUTION 3769 - INFORM DESCH THAT VILLAGE OWNS AND WILL MAINTAIN WALKWAY ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD VOTED to instruct the Mayor to write Supervisor Desch telling him that the Board considers the sidewalk to be Village property and as such accepts full responsibility for its maintenance as well as liability, and further that the walkway will be acces sible to cyclists. Unanimously passed. STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF TOMPKINS SS: t'-' I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights on the 15th day of December, 1986. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Board at Ithaca, New York, ; this 2nd day of June, 1989. > iCut-c-Clerk v.- ■j.f Village of Cayuga Heights