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The regular meeting of the Manchester Town Board was held on May 10, 2005
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The regular meeting of the Manchester Town Board was held on May 10, 2005
The meeting was opened at 7:33 p.m. after a brief public hearing regarding changing the residency requirements of the positions of both court clerks and the Zoning Secretary of the Town of Manchester. This local law would change the residency requirements so that they need not be a resident nor an elector of the Town of Manchester, provided that they do reside within the county in which the town is located or an adjoining county within the State of New York. During the regular meeting the board unanimously authorized adoption of this local law No. 1 of 2005.
Financial statements were then approved and correspondence was reviewed including:
-- A letter from Village of Clifton Springs Mayor William Hunter concerning tax distribution. Supv. Eddinger informed the Board that the Sales Tax distribution is determined either by Population or Real Property Value. A vote regarding this issue will possibly be taken in late Fall.
-- Response letter from Jim Sanford, president Clifton Springs County Club Board of Directors, to Assemblyman Brian Kolb, re: the driving range safety issue/concern. Trees are being planted to prevent any further issues.
Other Business:
-- Extension No. 3 Update: Supervisor Eddinger stated there were 74 - Yes votes and 59 - No votes. The majority was in favor of the water district project, therefore, the Town will proceed, The project is still contingent upon outside funding and grant funding to make this project affordable. The board then heard from several residents who live in the Ext. No. 3 water district area.
-- Dolomite Night Hours Operation Request: Correspondence had already been received from Dolomite Group Vice President Thomas Johnson requesting approval for night operations with an anticipated time frame of 5 nights a week for approximately 30 nights of paving on the NYS Thruway. As in past years, this request was approved by the board.
Highway/Water Superintendent Report - Wayne Holtz reported the following:
-- Supt. Holtz has received calls from Mr. Charlie Green (owner of the property formerly owned by Chris Bott, Shortsville Road) regarding the flooding situation. This was an ongoing issue with Mr. Bott and has not yet been resolved. Easements and drainage possibilities were briefly discussed.
There would be costs involved that the Town should not be responsible for, such as Engineer fees for a design, title search, easements, etc. and the Board unanimously agreed that the residents affected in that area needed to agree to pay for the upfront costs dealing with this issue, then the Town would look into helping the village of Shortsville to resolving the situation by putting in a drainage district.
-- The fuel building is being worked on (as per the OSHA requirement). Don Eastman has been working on the construction of the building.
-- The paving cost is up byy $6.00 more a ton, making the cost $33.00 per ton. Due to that increase in cost, some of the work that was going to be done will have to be put on hold for this year.
-- There are still areas in Ext. No. 2 that need to be worked on. The ditch on Martin Road needs stone, and a few other areas that need work done which was not taken care of after the installation of the waterline. Supt. Holtz has contacted the Engineer regarding this situation and is waiting to hear from him as to how to proceed.
Assessors' Report - Assessor Shirley Bement reported the following:
-- Approximately 500 pre-grievance hearing notices were mailed on April 30th. The next step in the assessment process is for property owners to contact Assessor Bement to schedule a hearing for them with the Board of Assessment Review. There are currently 11 homeowners scheduled to meet with the Board on 5/24. If a second hearing date is required the Board will schedule it. Assessor Bement expects the usual Special Franchise owners to mail in their grievances. She has not heard from the Prestige Communities owner, but expects to. She also expects that Ashton Place will file a Grievance; their assessment increased from $2.5 million to $3.5 million.
-- The 2005 tentative taxable assessed value is $314,657,732, representing an increase of 10.3% from the 2004 Final taxable assessed value of $285,213,090.
Zoning Officer Report - Code Enforcement Office Steve DeHond, reported the following:
-- Total permits issued in April were 29 with estimated construction costs totaling $512,530.00. Fees Collected - $3,059.55.
Other business:
-- Councilman Schaertl informed the Board that the Village of Manchester is working on a feasibility study and the Red Jacket Community Development Corporation is working on a strengths and weaknesses opportunity study for growth and development within the community. Councilman Schaertl has contacted Village Officials to see if they would be interested in working together on the project, and is asking if the town Board may consider contributing to this project. The RJCDC has obtained $8,000 in grant funding to work on this project. Supv. Eddinger asked Councilman Schaertl to prepare a proposal for the Board to consider at another meeting.
After brief other business the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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