So as not to conflict with the Delaware County Fair the next regular meeting of the Town Board is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 7:00pm.
Just a reminder: the minutes for the July Board Meeting will not be posted until after the minutes are approved at the August meeting.
It was discussed at the May 13, 2013 Town Board Meeting and discussed again and decided at the June 10, 2013 Town Board Meetings that the Meeting Minutes would not be considered acceptable for posting until they were formally approved at the following regularly scheduled board meeting.
Instead of seeing minutes posted within two weeks of a meeting, they will now be posted approximately five weeks following a meeting.
Thanks for your patience and keep in mind that you are always welcome to attend Town of Tompkins Board Meetings usually scheduled for the second Monday of every month at 7pm.
A link to the 2013 Tentative Tax Assessment Roll for the Town of Tompkins is available on the Town Laws page of this website.
Or simply click on the link below:
2013 Town of Tompkins Tentative Tax Assessment Roll
The Town of Tompkins Highway Superintendent has requested that our town copy the posting of our neighbor, the Town of Delhi, and present it as our position as well. So here it is:
It is the Highway Department’s goal to keep Town Highways in a passable condition during the winter months. Any type of obstruction located in the Town’s right-of-way may hinder the ability of snow removal.
In an attempt to clear the roads, our drivers try not to damage any obstructions in the right-of-way; however, that is not always possible. Therefore, any damage which may be done to mailboxes, fences and the like, while the Town Highway Department is trying to maintain the roads during the winter, will not be repaired or replaced by the Town, but will be the owner’s expense.
Vehicles parked on the Town right-of-way are also a hindrance when trying to clear the roads of snow. Attempts will be made to contact the owners of such vehicles so they can be removed. However, if the Highway Department is unable to reach the owner, or if the vehicle is not removed, the Town will have the vehicle towed, at the owner’s expense.
It is also a violation to plow snow across or shovel back into a Town Highway when residents clear out their own driveways and/or sidewalks.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Ron Van Valkenburg
Highway Superintendent
Town of Tomkins
Town of Tompkins Residents,
Wishing you a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year!!
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A Public Hearing on modifications to the Town of Tompkins Subdivision Regulations will be held on Monday December 8, 2012 at 7pm.
Location: Town of Tompkins Town Hall, 148 Bridge Street, Trout Creek, NY, 13847.
Click Here for a PDF of the current law compared to the proposed changes. The additions are indicated mostly in red, but occassionaly in green; the deletions are shown as strike-throughs in the same two colors.
A Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget will be held on November 8, 2012 at 7pm.
Location: Town of Tompkins Town Hall, 148 Bridge Street, Trout Creek, NY, 13847.
Click Here for PDF of the Preliminary Budget.
Our Town Assessor, Joyce Otten, has asked that we post a link to the Town of Tompkins 2012 Final Assessment Roll. Besides clicking on it here, that link as well as a link to General Information on Real Property Tax can also be found on the Town Laws page. Just click on the Town Laws tab, the last tab in the row of tabs near the top of your screen.
The Public Hearing for the Flood Damage Prevention Law was called to order at 7:00pm by supervisor Layton in the Town meeting room.
Present:
Others:
Questions/Comments:
Rosemary Roberts asked, “What are the significant provisions of this law?” Kristin Schneider explained the Law is to protect residents from potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion and such damage may include: destruction or loss of private and public housing, damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter, and to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, and to minimize expenditure of public money for costly flood control projects this needs to be done.
No further questions or comments
Public Hearing Adjournment
On motion by Buttel and seconded by Layton, it was moved to close the public hearing at 7:10pm
Vote: All AYEs – Motion carried.
Michelle Phoenix
Town of Tompkins
Town Clerk
Town of Tompkins in New York's Delaware County 