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Some on English Avenue Want to be Part of Hamilton;
Trustees Also Discuss Music, Movies & The Dalai Lama
Some folks on English Avenue north of the village limits, met with Hamilton Mayor Sue
McVaugh recently to explore the possibility of the street being annexed by the village. She
discussed the meeting during the village Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night held in
the village court building.
Houses along one part of English Avenue will be adjacent to the Madison Marketplace
commercial development proposed to be built by a Cazenovia firm on Rte 12 B North and
Airport Road. At a public hearing of the Town of Madison Planning Board, several English
Avenue residents expressed concern that their drinking water wells and their property
values might be effected by the strip center if and when it is built by Sphere Development.
The mayor said there are 30 houses on English Avenue. For all of them to be annexed, 51
percent of the population or people living in the homes that constitute 51 percent of the
street's assessed valuation must agree to be annexed. She told the board the cost to
homeowners for water and electrical service would be "huge".
McVaugh said the Town of Madison Planning Board is scheduled to accept or reject Sphere's
SEQR (state environmental quality review application) before March 19. The village has
registered its concerns about the wastewater discharge plans as proposed by the
developers of the commercial space. McVaugh said the village has also told Madison's
planning board of its concerns about being able to provide adequate fire protection to the
stores at the site.
The board hear about, and in some instances acted upon a variety of issues. They include:
Colgate of the Dalai Lama on April 22. There is a meeting March 28 with representatives of
the State Department and other agencies involved in the event. The Dalai Lama, the
spiritual leader and head of state for Tibet, will arrive at Hamilton Airport on the private
plane of Colgate benefactor, Robert Ho.
asked for an received board permission to hold this year's showcase of local music talent on
Aug. 30, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The event, which raises funds for the arts at
Hamilton Central Schools will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swann said she hopes that the
event will include live music afterwards at locations such as the Colgate Inn and Nichols &
Beal. Skyway was organized to recognized the late local musician, Craig Getchonis.
properties, will install new hanging baskets of flowers on the exteriors of its properties.
The organization, which is headed by Roger Bauman, is also working with the village and the
state Department of Transportation to plant trees along Broad Street.
for the village board to pass a resolution banning the showing of G-rated films that including
smoking or the use of other tobacco products. This is part of a national campaign by the
organization. No action was taken.
the Syracuse Symphony about holding a free open-air concert this summer in Hamilton.
While the concert would be free to attend, it would cost $15,000 to stage. McVaugh said
she plans to speak with possible funding sources.
place for this year's village election. It is slated for Tuesday, June 17. Polls will be open from
noon to 9 p.m.
Executive Director Jim Bays to change the date of this year's Music Mix from July 12 to the
19. The 19th is also the day of the annual Lake Moraine Run. In the past, PCD did not want
to schedule its event on the same day as the run. Clerk Rhonda Winn will contact the PCD
about holding its event the same day as the run.
service on the gazebo on the village green June 8. The worship service will be held from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by a "community carnival" to 3 p.m.
Posted 2008.3.12
Trustees Also Discuss Music, Movies & The Dalai Lama
Some folks on English Avenue north of the village limits, met with Hamilton Mayor Sue
McVaugh recently to explore the possibility of the street being annexed by the village. She
discussed the meeting during the village Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night held in
the village court building.
Houses along one part of English Avenue will be adjacent to the Madison Marketplace
commercial development proposed to be built by a Cazenovia firm on Rte 12 B North and
Airport Road. At a public hearing of the Town of Madison Planning Board, several English
Avenue residents expressed concern that their drinking water wells and their property
values might be effected by the strip center if and when it is built by Sphere Development.
The mayor said there are 30 houses on English Avenue. For all of them to be annexed, 51
percent of the population or people living in the homes that constitute 51 percent of the
street's assessed valuation must agree to be annexed. She told the board the cost to
homeowners for water and electrical service would be "huge".
McVaugh said the Town of Madison Planning Board is scheduled to accept or reject Sphere's
SEQR (state environmental quality review application) before March 19. The village has
registered its concerns about the wastewater discharge plans as proposed by the
developers of the commercial space. McVaugh said the village has also told Madison's
planning board of its concerns about being able to provide adequate fire protection to the
stores at the site.
The board hear about, and in some instances acted upon a variety of issues. They include:
- Dalai Lama Security
Colgate of the Dalai Lama on April 22. There is a meeting March 28 with representatives of
the State Department and other agencies involved in the event. The Dalai Lama, the
spiritual leader and head of state for Tibet, will arrive at Hamilton Airport on the private
plane of Colgate benefactor, Robert Ho.
- Skyway Music Festival Returns
asked for an received board permission to hold this year's showcase of local music talent on
Aug. 30, the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. The event, which raises funds for the arts at
Hamilton Central Schools will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Swann said she hopes that the
event will include live music afterwards at locations such as the Colgate Inn and Nichols &
Beal. Skyway was organized to recognized the late local musician, Craig Getchonis.
- Hamilton Initiative Projects
properties, will install new hanging baskets of flowers on the exteriors of its properties.
The organization, which is headed by Roger Bauman, is also working with the village and the
state Department of Transportation to plant trees along Broad Street.
- Reality Check Request
for the village board to pass a resolution banning the showing of G-rated films that including
smoking or the use of other tobacco products. This is part of a national campaign by the
organization. No action was taken.
- Syracuse Symphony Concert
the Syracuse Symphony about holding a free open-air concert this summer in Hamilton.
While the concert would be free to attend, it would cost $15,000 to stage. McVaugh said
she plans to speak with possible funding sources.
- Polling Place Designation
place for this year's village election. It is slated for Tuesday, June 17. Polls will be open from
noon to 9 p.m.
- Music Mix Date Change
Executive Director Jim Bays to change the date of this year's Music Mix from July 12 to the
19. The 19th is also the day of the annual Lake Moraine Run. In the past, PCD did not want
to schedule its event on the same day as the run. Clerk Rhonda Winn will contact the PCD
about holding its event the same day as the run.
- Park United Methodist Church
service on the gazebo on the village green June 8. The worship service will be held from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by a "community carnival" to 3 p.m.
Posted 2008.3.12