Cazenovia "Stop and Plan"

Mr. Mayor, Madam Supervisor and Members of the Village and Town Boards of Cazenovia:

The Town of Cazenovia recently enacted a moratorium on development in order to provide time for the Town to complete its Comprehensive Plan for the Route 20 Corridor. Currently, the Boards of both the Town and Village are faced with annexation requests for major development within the same Route 20 Corridor, considered part of Cazenovias green belt.

We, the undersigned residents of the Village and/or Town of Cazenovia, New York, have added our names to this petition because we wish to go on record as agreeing to the following:

1) We place great value in the unique features of this community, including its rural charm, its historic Albany Street business district, its environmental quality, and its beautiful and essential green belt.

2) We seek a sensible approach to commercial and residential development that is in the public interest, is consistent with the communitys needs, does not jeopardize our environment, and is in keeping with a Comprehensive Plan.

3) We ask that the Village Board join the Town Board in enacting a moratorium and that they maintain this moratorium until a full Comprehensive Plan is in place.

4) We urge members of the Town and Village Boards to vote NO to all current and future annexation requests, including the CPF/Pioneer and Vogt/Muraco requests, until the Comprehensive Plan for all of Cazenovia is completed and in place.