522.2008
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WATER DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS
ALONG MAIN STREET IN THE
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 522, 2008
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 120,2003, the Queensbury Town Board authorized and
approved improvements to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, such improvements being the
replacement of a water main along Main Street in the Town of Queensbury as described in a Map and
Plan (Map, Plan and Report) prepared by Barton & Loguidice, P.C., professional engineers (Barton)
dated November, 2002, and
WHEREAS, the Town Water Superintendent previously advised the Town Board that it
was necessary that Barton update the Map, Plan and Report for the proposed Water District
improvements to (a) reflect increased estimated project costs for the projected construction
schedule, (b) meet procedural requirements for special districts and (c) add an additional water
main to the design drawings along the approximately 1,000 feet of Big Boom Road to be
realigned and the connection to the Main Street water main; the Town Board authorized Barton to
update such Map, Plan and Report and Barton provided a revised Map, Plan and Report dated August,
2006, and
WHEREAS, the Town Water Superintendent again advised the Town Board that it would be
necessary that Barton update the Map, Plan and Report for the proposed Water District improvements
to reflect further increased estimated project costs for the projected 2009construction schedule, and
the Town Board authorized Barton to update such Map, Plan and Report, and
WHEREAS, the revised Map, Plan and Report dated August, 2008 has been prepared by
Barton and filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and is available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report describes the proposed improvement, exactly what
work is proposed to be done and an estimate of the cost, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board accepts such revised Map, Plan and Report as the Map, Plan
and Report for the Water District improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize such improvements to the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District and the replacement of the currently obsolete, inadequate or worn-
out water main along Main Street, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 119,2003, the Queensbury Town Board, as SEQRA
Lead Agency, conducted a coordinated SEQRA review and, after considering the action,
approved a SEQRA Negative Declaration for the Project, and
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WHEREAS, on November 3, 2008, subsequent to the filing of the Map, Plan and Report
with the Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (the “Public Hearing Order”) reciting (a) the
proposed improvements; (b) the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvements; (c)
the fact that a Map, Plan and Report describing the improvements is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office;
and (d) the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed Water District improvements, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed Water District improvements was duly held on
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Monday, November 17, 2008 and the Town Board has considered the evidence given together with
other information, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the proposed Water District improvements
in accordance with Town Law §202-b,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that it is the determination of the Queensbury Town Board that:
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1. The Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and is
otherwise sufficient;
2. It is in the public interest to authorize and approve the improvements to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District, such improvements being the replacement of a water main
along Main Street in the Town of Queensbury as described in the Map, Plan and Report on file with
the Queensbury Town Clerk; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and approves the improvements to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District as set forth above and in the previously described Map, Plan
and Report and construction of the improvements may proceed and service provided subject to the
following:
1. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State
Department of Health; and
2. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Duly adopted this 17 day of November, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
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