308.2006
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS IN MEADOWBROOK ROAD AREA WITHIN THE
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 308, 2006
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly established the Town of Queensbury
Consolidated Water District (District) in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to improve the District’s water transmission facilities by
replacing water mains on Meadowbrook Road, Cline Avenue, Sargent Street and Wilson Street, and
installing a water main loop on Meadowbrook Road and copper service lines to the 41 homes served,
all in accordance with Town Law §202-b, and
WHEREAS, C.T. Male Associates, P.C., professional engineers, have prepared an
Engineer’s Report (Map, Plan and Report) concerning the proposed water transmission system
improvements together with an estimate of the cost of such improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report was duly filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office
and made available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, although the Town of Queensbury is a town partially within the Adirondack Park
the District does not contain State lands assessed at more than thirty percent (30%) of the total taxable
assessed valuation of the District, so permission of the State Comptroller to the proposed expenditure
is not required under Town Law §202-b(5), and
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WHEREAS, on June 5, 2006, subsequent to the filing of the Map, Plan and Report with the
Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (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, June 19, 2006 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, and
WHEREAS, the Town has the funds to pay for the proposed Water District improvements in a
Capital Reserve Fund previously established, and
WHEREAS, any expenditure from such Capital Reserve Fund is subject to permissive
referendum,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby determines that these actions are Type
II actions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and therefore are exempt
from SEQRA review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that it is the determination of the Queensbury Town Board that:
1.The Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and is
otherwise sufficient;
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2.It is in the public interest to authorize and approve the improvements to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District as described in the Map, Plan and Report on file with the
Queensbury Town Clerk, such improvements generally being the:
A. replacement of existing 6” diameter asbestos cement (ACP) and cast iron
water mains with class 52 (heavy wall) 8” ductile iron pipe (DIP) along
Meadowbrook Road south of Quaker Road to Cline Avenue (1500 lf), Cline
Avenue (550 lf), Sargent Street (430 lf) and Wilson Street (400 lf);
B. installation of approximately 250 lf of 8” DIP water main along
Meadowbrook Road south of Cline Avenue and 350 lf of DIP water main
connecting Meadowbrook Road to the existing 6” main along Ridge Road to
provide a loop connection to help improve service quantity and quality; and
C. replacement of service laterals to individual property lines with ¾” copper
pipe; 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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3. a permissive referendum in the manner provided in New York State Town Law Article
7; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes the expenditure for the improvements as
set forth above and in the Map, Plan and Report, in an amount not to exceed $700,000, shall be paid
for from the Water District’s Capital Reserve Fund subject to a permissive referendum in the manner
provided in New York State Town Law Article 7, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to publish
and post such notices and take such other actions as may be required by law.
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Duly adopted this 19 day of June, 2006, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Sanford, Mr. Sanford Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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