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PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT, ADDITIONS TO
AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 1
On March 21, 2006, the Tompkins County
Legislature will hold a public hearing in regards to the inclusion of
two parcels to Agricultural District 1 (East Side of Cayuga
Lake). The parcels cover a total of 71.36 acres and are located
at 184 Lower Creek Road, Etna and 583 Sheldon Road, Etna. Pursuant to
New York State Agricultural District Law, the Legislature is required
to hold a public hearing when landowners request inclusion into
Agricultural Districts.
All persons interested in the subject matter
are asked to attend the County Legislature meeting on Tuesday, March
21, 2006 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held in the Legislative
Chambers of the Tompkins County Courthouse, located at 320 North Tioga
Street, Ithaca, New York.
LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES LEASE TO OWN
FINANCING FOR COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
The Legislature unanimously voted (13 to 0; 2
Legislators were absent), authorizing the County Administrator to
execute a Master Lease Agreement with Chase Equipment Leasing
Corporation in the amount of 8 million dollars. In December of
2005, the County entered into a contract with Motorola for the
construction of an 800 MHz digital radio system for emergency service
providers. The 10-year lease to own financing will provide
capital funding to permanently finance a portion of the Motorola
contract.
Recognizing that current financial conditions
favor lease financing, the Legislature authorized the Finance Director
to amend the Master Lease in an amount not to exceed 4 million dollars
for other expenses related to the Countywide Emergency Communications
System.
LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES CONTRACT FOR
DIGITAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The Legislature unanimously voted (13 to 0; 2
Legislators were absent) to authorize the County Administrator to enter
into a $179,000 contract with Pictometry for digital aerial photography
products related to Emergency Response. Pictometry’s sole source
aerial imagery products will provide valuable, time saving information
to E-911 dispatchers, which can immediately be communicated to first
responders.
The contract amount will be funded by a New
York State 911 Board grant that was awarded to Tompkins County
Department of Emergency Response.
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