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The Village of Lansing said farewell to Frank Moore Monday, at his last meeting as a Village Trustee.  Moore is stepping down as a Trustee after eight years of service to the Village.  "The way we deal with that is to have a little celebration," said Mayor Donald Hartill.  "I would personally like to thank you very much for all of the help that you provided, and especially the yeoman service you did on the sewer.  It's nice to see a theoretical hydrodynamacist actually get down to the nitty gritty!" he joked.

Moore is a retired Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, retired from Cornell in 1993.  When living in Ithaca he participated on the planning board, and chair it part of that time.  He was on the city board of zoning appeals for three years, and the Police Commission for three years.  At Cornell Moore studied the environmental impact of power plants.  He has lived in the Village of Lansing with his wife Nancy for 11 years, serving for all but three of those years as a trustee.  He was the Village representative to the Town of Lansing Sewer Committee, standing up for Village concerns for years while that controversial project was considered.

"It's certainly been an interesting eight years," Moore said.  "I didn't have as interesting an eight years as George Bush, but it has certainly been a life experience for me.  You are wonderful, smart people.  Not all committees are like that with interesting people to talk to and learn from.  I appreciate it very much."

Moore was a proponent of creating a Village identity, and a strong advocate for setting aside land for greenway in the village, including walkways and parks.  "I do think there has to be some ongoing philosophical work about the village," Moore said.  "It's not going to be Skaneateles, it's not going to be this, it's not going to be that.  What is it really going to be?  It's not important on any particular day, but when issues with the Town develop there probably has to be a clearer concept of what the hopes are for the Village."


"I've sat next to you for four years," said Trustee John O'Neill.  "I've enjoyed it very, very much.  I keep hoping that some of your brain power will come over here!"

"I'll come be the public sometime when I have something to complain about," joked Moore.

The meeting ended with a small party.  Moore was presented with a cake, and the Trustees, Village clerk Jodi Dake, and Mayor Hartill recalled good times over Moore's tenure there.  "It's been a great experience," Moore said.  "I don't know that I can find anything quite like this in the private sector."

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