SKANEATELES - The village of Skaneateles officially removed itself from ownership issues surrounding the Skaneateles Community Center, clearing the way for the facility to be directly transferred to a private non-profit organization.
During Monday's village board of trustees meeting, the trustees anonymously agreed to sign a resolution amending a 1999 agreement that stated the village would assume ownership of the facility by December 2007.
According to the resolution signed Monday, the village does not want to assume control of the center because its user fees are not enough to cover current operating costs and the town has been unable to establish an appropriate capital reserve fund for the facility in accordance with the 1999 agreement.
Instead, the village trustees said they believed the Parks and Recreation Council of Skaneateles (PARCS) is a more appropriate owner.
“We would like to see a direct property transfer from the (Skaneateles Recreational Charitable Trust) to PARCS,” Mayor Robert Green said. “The town has already signed the same resolution.”
Village officials said they do not know when the transfer will take place since no one knows how far along PARCS and SRCT have come in the title transfer process.
In other news:
• Green admonished the New York State Motor Truck Association, calling their request to extend a public comment period regarding proposed legislation limiting non-local commercial truck traffic a stall tactic.
“I really think what the Motor Truck Association is trying to do is to put together a legal battle against the (state Department of Transportation),” Green said. “This is unprecedented, there has always been a 45-day public comment period.”
With the original 45-day public comment period expanded, Green encouraged residents to continue writing in support of the proposed regulations, which prevent non-local commercial trucks from using certain roads that travel through smaller communities.
Residents can either call, mail or e-mail their comments to the state DOT.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
According to the resolution signed Monday, the village does not want to assume control of the center because its user fees are not enough to cover current operating costs and the town has been unable to establish an appropriate capital reserve fund for the facility in accordance with the 1999 agreement.
Instead, the village trustees said they believed the Parks and Recreation Council of Skaneateles (PARCS) is a more appropriate owner.
“We would like to see a direct property transfer from the (Skaneateles Recreational Charitable Trust) to PARCS,” Mayor Robert Green said. “The town has already signed the same resolution.”
Village officials said they do not know when the transfer will take place since no one knows how far along PARCS and SRCT have come in the title transfer process.
In other news:
• Green admonished the New York State Motor Truck Association, calling their request to extend a public comment period regarding proposed legislation limiting non-local commercial truck traffic a stall tactic.
“I really think what the Motor Truck Association is trying to do is to put together a legal battle against the (state Department of Transportation),” Green said. “This is unprecedented, there has always been a 45-day public comment period.”
With the original 45-day public comment period expanded, Green encouraged residents to continue writing in support of the proposed regulations, which prevent non-local commercial trucks from using certain roads that travel through smaller communities.
Residents can either call, mail or e-mail their comments to the state DOT.
Staff writer Nate Robson can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or nathan.robson@lee.net
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