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21
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Dan Veaner
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
Lansing's Town Board put Local Law #4, a lock box law, into effect at their meeting Wednesday. A lock box is a device that is attached to buildings that contains keys, plans and other information that can be used by fire fighters when responding to emergencies. The boxes are opened by a master key available to the fire department, allowing them instant access and saving time that could mean the difference between saving the house or losing it. Getting in sooner with advance information about the premises is safer for fire fighters as well.
"Lock boxes are high impact, very strong permanent construction device that is attached to a building or built into a building that allows access to keys, material data sheets and other information needed in the event of a fire or other emergency," explained Town Attorney Guy Krogh. "If there's a fire in a commercial building or there's no one home, it gives the Fire Department immediate access to the building and knowledge of where water is, where drains are, where hazardous chemicals are, what the floor plans look like, is there an elevator where someone might be trapped? Are there residential units in the building?"
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Jul
21
2006
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Dan Veaner
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Friday, 21 July 2006 |
Village of Lansing Trustees considered two laws that would allow the Village Planning Board to make exceptions to current zoning laws governing cell towers and buffer strip requirements. The changes would give the Planning Board the authority to adjust their rulings to specific circumstances of proposed building.
Local Law D is in response to a new cell tower to be erected by Omnipoint and T-Mobile in the McDonald's parking lot on Triphammer Road. Laws aimed at large towers require a protected 'fall zone' that is one and a half times more than the height of the tower. But the tower proposed for the McDonald's location is similar to a light poll. Smaller towers like this are being placed to fill in holes in coverage according to Mayor Don Hartill. "The industry has advanced to the point where they are using smaller and smaller structures," he said.
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Jul
14
2006
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Dan Veaner
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Friday, 14 July 2006 |
With major decisions behind them, the Lansing Sewer Committee focused its attention on public education and outreach at their regular meeting this week. Engineer Jim Blum presented a first draft of a "facts sheet" that explains the goals and scope of the $18,240,000 sewer project and answers questions about costs and benefits. The document was developed after committee members expressed concern that rumors and false information could kill the project.
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14
2006
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Dan Veaner
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Friday, 14 July 2006 |
The meeting began a bit unusually with District Clerk Jodie Rusaw calling Monday's Board Of Education (BOE) meeting to order. That's because there was no board president to do so until newly elected members were sworn in and officers elected. The first order of business was to swear in Anne Drake and Sandi Dhimitri, who were both reelected in an uncontested election in May. Rusaw asked each, "Do you solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of New York, and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of the position of member of the Board of Education of the Lansing Central School District according to the best of your abilities?" Both agreed to do so.
(left to right) District Clerk Jodie Rusaw, Superintendent Mark Lewis, Board members Christine Iacobucci, Anne Drake, Bonita Lindberg, Tom Keane, Glenn Swanson, Dan Brown
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07
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Hurf Sheldon
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The Lansing Democratic Committee tonight elected Greg Lawrence of Meyers Heights Rd. Chair, Steve Kyle of Lansing Station Rd. Vice Chair and Hurf Sheldon of North Lansing Secretary. Many thanks were offered to outgoing Chair John Cawley and outgoing secretary John Hitsous. ----
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