July 9, 2015
County to review 3 C’ville projects
CORTLANDVILLE — During the regular town board meeting Wednesday night, board members voted to send three permit applications for proposed projects to the Cortland County Planning Commission for review, including a new gravel mine for Suit-Kote Corp. and a new building off Route 281 for a car dealership.
The meeting was held at the J.M. McDonald Sports Complex as the board completed the third of its annual summer visits around the town. The board met at the McGraw Senior Center in May and at the Blodgett Mills Church in June.
The Cortlandville-based paving company Suit-Kote wants to build a new gravel mine near existing operations along Route 11 in the hamlet of Polkville. The plan needs town approval of an aquifer protection permit and also a conditional permit for construction.
The same two permits are required for work to begin on a 10,000-square-foot body shop at the Royal Automotive Group’s Chevrolet dealership at3838 Route 281.
Town Board member Greg Leach, owner of Leach’s Custom Trash, is also seeking an aquifer permit that would allow him to install a 2,000-gallon fuel tank for garbage trucks at his transfer station at 1834 Route 13.
Leach recused himself from voting before the board passed the motion.
In other business, the board voted to apply for a state Community Development Block Grant funding for two projects: a sewer upgrade for houses on Saunders Road and micro-enterprise funding for small or startup businesses.
CDBG funding can be used to both support business development and for local infrastructure and facility projects, which is why the applications were passed in the same motion.
A public hearing regarding both applications was held at the beginning of the meeting before the vote was taken. There were no comments from residents.
The town plans to connect houses into the town’s sewer system and has a similar project planned for houses on Oakcrest Street and Pendlelton Street Extension.
The Saunders Road project wasinitially part of the Oakcrest/Pendleton projects, but the town opted toattempt to fund it through thestate grant program instead of bonding for it.
The Saunders Road upgrades and similar projects are not expected to increase water or sewer rates for residents as the projects should not have any significant impact on overall usage in the town.
Town Supervisor Dick Tupper has said in the past if the town does not receive the $600,000 grant to put toward the estimated $622,000 project, the town would pay for the upgrade.
Town officials expect to learn if the applications were approved by the end of the year.
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