224.2007
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING TO FURTHER CONSIDER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE HILAND PARK PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY
THE MICHAEL’S GROUP, LLC
RESOLUTION NO.: 224, 2007
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Sanford
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 73 of 1987 the Queensbury Town Board established itself
as Lead Agency for review of the Hiland Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) under the State
Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 95 of 1987, the Town Board designated the PUD as a
Type 1 Action and required that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) be prepared,
and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 104 of 1987 the Town Board accepted the DEIS as
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complete and set a public hearing on such DEIS, and on April 28, 1987 a public hearing was
duly held to consider the environmental impacts of the PUD, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 201 of 1987, the Town Board accepted a Final
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Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the PUD and on July 2, 1987 the Town Board
issued a Notice of Completion for the FEIS, and
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WHEREAS, on July 14, 1987, by Resolution No. 211 of 1987, the Town Board adopted
a SEQRA Findings Statement on the PUD, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 212 of 1987, the Town Board enacted the Hiland Park
Planned Unit Development, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Planning Board is currently considering a site plan by The
Michael’s Group, LLC at the Hiland Park PUD, and
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WHEREAS, on April 17, 2007, the Queensbury Planning Board adopted a Resolution
requesting the Town Board to reconsider the SEQRA Findings Statement on the PUD due to
recent developments regarding stormwater, wetlands and flooding, along with a recommendation
for a comprehensive watershed analysis of the Meadowbrook Road Corridor, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has asked the Town Engineer to consider updated wetlands
information relevant to the environmental impact of this project before the Planning Board, and
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WHEREAS, at an April 23, 2007 Town Board Workshop Meeting, the Town Board
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discussed the possibility of scheduling a public hearing and the reopening of its original July 14,
1987 SEQRA findings for the Hiland Park Planned Unit Development zone,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall hold a public hearing on Monday,
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June 4, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury to
hear all interested parties concerning new information related to stormwater management, pre-
development groundwater levels, floodplains and soils and the prior SEQRA approval of the
Hiland Park Planned Unit Development, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby indicates its wish to re-open the SEQRA review of
this Project and authorizes and directs the Town Clerk and/or Executive Director of Community
Development to send a copy of the original Long Environmental Assessment Form Part I and certified
copy of this Resolution to any and all communities or agencies that it is necessary to give written notice
to in accordance with New York State Town Law including, but not limited to, the Warren County
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Planning Board, notifying the involved agencies of this reconsideration, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office
to provide 10 days notice of the public hearing by publishing the attached Notice of Public
Hearing in the Town’s official newspaper and posting the Notice on the Town’s bulletin board,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Community
Development Department to provide the Town Clerk’s Office with a list of all property owners
located within 500' of the area to be rezoned so that the Town Clerk’s Office may send the Notice
of Public Hearing to those property owners, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office
to send the Notice of Public Hearing to the Clerk of the Warren County Board of Supervisors,
Warren County Planning Board and other communities or agencies that it is necessary to give
written notice to.
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Duly adopted this 7 day of May, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Strough
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Brewer
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