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Nov
18
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 18 November 2005 |
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Another public hearing was conducted Wednesday evening (11/16) to allow residents to express their points of view about the proposed water district extension on Algerine Road and Lansing Station Road. Town Supervisor Stephen Farkas asked residents for new information, but for the most part the nine speakers restated objections or support that was expressed at the last hearing in October. Residents literally took sides, sitting on the left if they support getting water, and on the right side if they opposed it. But both sides seemed to agree that the Town Board was somehow at fault and that it is dragging its heels by holding so many hearings, including another public hearing in December. "We seem to be stretching this out," said Jack MacNamara, who has been the key organizer of the faction that wants public water, "and the more we stretch it out, the more it's going to cost everybody. I don't understand why we have to go through another hearing." Barb Bennett, who is outspoken against the water district said, "There's something seriously wrong with this and the board should be ashamed of the tactics it's using to push the water district through."
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Nov
11
2005
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 11 November 2005 |
 Lansing voters showed up at the polls this Tuesday (11/08) to elect State and local officials. On the ballot were seats for two Town Council members, a Town Justice, County legislators, County District Attorney, State Supreme Court Judge and two State propositions.
On the local level Republican Bud Shattuck regained his seat on the Town Board with 1133 votes. Matthew Besemer, also a Republican, won the seat being vacated by Doug McEver by garnering 1253 votes. Democratic Challenger Gregory Lawrence lost the race, but not by much. He got 997 votes. Judge William Burin, a Democrat, got 1450 votes, gaining a fourth term as Town Justice. He ran unopposed.
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Nov
11
2005
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 11 November 2005 |
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About 50 residents packed into the Village of Lansing office Monday night to learn how sewer district construction may affect their property. They were invited by the Village Trustees, because the trunk line that brings Town sewage to the Cayuga Heights treatment Plant may be constructed on or near their property.
 Residents listen to Town engineers explaining sewer issues |
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Nov
11
2005
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 11 November 2005 |
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In an extra meeting Lansing's Town Board approved a $1,730,870 tax levy for 2006. In a sparsely attended public hearing the Board presented the budget for the Town as well as for special districts. After public hearings in which nobody addressed the Board, they unanimously approved the budget.
This figure represents the total amount that will be raised by taxes, which goes to the Townwide fund (which included the Town and Village, Townwide Highway fund and Debt Service. Additional estimated revenue go to make up the remainder of the total budget. The "General Fund Outside the Village" and the "Highway Fund Outside the Village" don't come from taxes. These are funded using revenue from items like building permits, electrical and fire inspection fees and sales tax.
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Nov
04
2005
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 04 November 2005 |
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Nextel Partners, Inc. sent a representative to the Lansing Fire District Meeting last Tuesday (11/01) to sound out the Commissioners about locating equipment on the radio tower at the Central Station on Ridge Road. In marked contrast to the representative Cingular sent to the Town Board early this year, Nextel's Site Acquisition Consultant Steve Elsbree answered questions knowledgeably and in a straightforward manner. Nextel proposes to locate antennas on the existing tower. "That would entail the placement of a 9' x 16' equipment shelter on the grounds, and attaching antennas to the existing tower," explained Mr. Elsbree.
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