WEEDSPORT - A planned development in the works for more than two years will move forward in the Town of Brutus once it has water.
Jill Connor / The Citizen
Brutus Town Board members discussed a number of topics at their monthly meeting on Monday.
Brutus Town Board members discussed a number of topics at their monthly meeting on Monday.
Glenn Donnelly, developer of Hidden Greens Estates, along with his attorney, Peter Corning, approached the Brutus Town Board Monday night with a proposal for a private water line to serve homes in the development on Clinton Road.
Of three options for a water source, Donnelly proposed a line from Pump Road to his driveway on Clinton Road, with a hookup to the subdivision from there. But a number of details still have to be worked out. Donnelly will update the town by the end of the month.
Most residents on Pump Road didn't want a sewer district, so an 8-inch private line would be provided by Donnelly, who would dig the ditch with his own equipment and provide sand for the backfill.
Corning said they would need the town's help with personnel to connect pipe and do the backfilling as well as necessary renovation work, although the property on the north side of the road has very few residences.
Corning said Pump Road was the best alternative because of expense. Waren H. Albrecht, of Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority, in a letter, advised getting water from Brutus' Water District No. 2 water line instead.
Donnelly will return the water line to the town after installation. No debt would be incurred by the town because a single property owner is laying the line. Donnelly said he could excavate 800 feet per day and should be done with laying the pipe in a week. Others hooking up in the future would share in the water district's cost.
Town board member Jeff Hinman said the line would be treated as a trunk line to serve that development, but there would be no hydrants or fire protection services. He also noted that Clinton Road has a concrete base so that it would be more difficult to bore under.
David Miller, town board member, said original plans would have to be amended and permits obtained from the Cayuga County Health Department as an amendment of the approved district.
Hotaling said even with 125 pounds of pressure at the pump station, pressure should be checked.
Miller advised not starting until Eileen O'Connor, county environmental health director, signs off. If the health department agrees, Miller said, their OK is a basis for the town's OK under the State Environmental Quality Review.
The county highway department and the town have to approve the project. Town engineer Tom Piascik will also have review the plan for compatibility with the town's system.
Corning said the subdivision road has been paved past a yellow house and that grading would be finished by Wednesday. Paving could be complete in another week, although how to handle cul-de-sacs was uncertain. Corning indicated that the entire road would be completed by Oct.1.
Electric and telephone lines have been installed throughout the subdivision and septic systems on each property have been approved by the Cayuga County Health Department.
The original construction agreement required the work to be done within one year of its signing in October 2006. The construction agreement was since revised.
In other news:
* The Joint Planning Board contract revisions are expected to be finished in October, when the board will formally act on the contract.
Staff writer Kathleen Barran can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 238 or kathleen.barran@lee.net
Of three options for a water source, Donnelly proposed a line from Pump Road to his driveway on Clinton Road, with a hookup to the subdivision from there. But a number of details still have to be worked out. Donnelly will update the town by the end of the month.
Most residents on Pump Road didn't want a sewer district, so an 8-inch private line would be provided by Donnelly, who would dig the ditch with his own equipment and provide sand for the backfill.
Corning said they would need the town's help with personnel to connect pipe and do the backfilling as well as necessary renovation work, although the property on the north side of the road has very few residences.
Corning said Pump Road was the best alternative because of expense. Waren H. Albrecht, of Cayuga County Water and Sewer Authority, in a letter, advised getting water from Brutus' Water District No. 2 water line instead.
Donnelly will return the water line to the town after installation. No debt would be incurred by the town because a single property owner is laying the line. Donnelly said he could excavate 800 feet per day and should be done with laying the pipe in a week. Others hooking up in the future would share in the water district's cost.
Town board member Jeff Hinman said the line would be treated as a trunk line to serve that development, but there would be no hydrants or fire protection services. He also noted that Clinton Road has a concrete base so that it would be more difficult to bore under.
David Miller, town board member, said original plans would have to be amended and permits obtained from the Cayuga County Health Department as an amendment of the approved district.
Hotaling said even with 125 pounds of pressure at the pump station, pressure should be checked.
Miller advised not starting until Eileen O'Connor, county environmental health director, signs off. If the health department agrees, Miller said, their OK is a basis for the town's OK under the State Environmental Quality Review.
The county highway department and the town have to approve the project. Town engineer Tom Piascik will also have review the plan for compatibility with the town's system.
Corning said the subdivision road has been paved past a yellow house and that grading would be finished by Wednesday. Paving could be complete in another week, although how to handle cul-de-sacs was uncertain. Corning indicated that the entire road would be completed by Oct.1.
Electric and telephone lines have been installed throughout the subdivision and septic systems on each property have been approved by the Cayuga County Health Department.
The original construction agreement required the work to be done within one year of its signing in October 2006. The construction agreement was since revised.
In other news:
* The Joint Planning Board contract revisions are expected to be finished in October, when the board will formally act on the contract.
Staff writer Kathleen Barran can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 238 or kathleen.barran@lee.net
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