374.2006
RESOLUTION SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING
BARTON MINES COMPANY, LLC’S REQUEST TO SHIFT
OPERATIONS FROM THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY TO THE CITY OF
GLENS FALLS LOCATED IN THE WARREN COUNTY EMPIRE ZONE
RESOLUTION NO.: 374, 2006
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Sanford
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS,Barton Mines Company, LLC (Barton) is a company located on Route 9 in
the Town of Queensbury which mines and processes garnet, and
WHEREAS, Barton has grown significantly and its Town of Queensbury office is no
longer of sufficient size to accommodate sales and administrative staff, and
WHEREAS, growth at Barton has been stifled due to the size of office space and location
and it is Barton’s desire to employ approximately 30 new employees, and
WHEREAS, relocation of its office will allow growth and increase visibility, and
WHEREAS, Barton could not find comparable business space to conducts its business
within the Town of Queensbury and therefore has decided to relocate from its Route 9,
Queensbury site to the City of Glens Falls located in the Warren County Empire Zone, and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law 959 (a)(iii),
Barton must secure the approval of the Town of Queensbury in order to relocate to the City of
Glens Falls located in the Warren County Empire Zone, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to schedule such required public hearing,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
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Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21,
2006 to hear all interested persons concerning the proposal by Barton Mines Company, LLC to
relocate from Route 9 in the Town of Queensbury to the City of Glens Falls, located in the
Warren County Empire Zone, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing at least ten (10) days before the Hearing as
required by law.
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Duly adopted this 7 day of August, 2006 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT:None