042.2005
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENT OF QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER
DISTRICT FACILITIES
RESOLUTION NO. 42, 2005
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
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 a water main on Bay Road and installing a water main connector at
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Country Club Road and Wincrest Drive in accordance with Town Law 202-b, and
WHEREAS, C. T. Male Associates, P.C., professional engineers, have prepared a Map
and Plan concerning the proposed water transmission system improvements together with an
estimate of the cost of such improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Map and Plan was duly filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and
made available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board was duly designated lead agency for SEQRA review of the
project and determined that the project would not have a significant adverse effect on the
environment and a Negative Declaration was made, 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),
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
1. The proposed improvements are:
A.replacement of existing water main with approximately 4,190 LF of 12-
inch pipe along the east side of Bay Road from just north of Cronin Road
to the Adirondack Community College property; and
B.installation of approximately 210 LF of 8-inch pipe to connect the 8-inch
water main on Country Club Road with the 6-inch main on Wincrest
Drive.
2. The maximum amount proposed to be expended for such improvements is
$575,000.
3. The cost of the improvements will be paid from the current funds in the Capital
Reserve Fund of the District; therefore, the annual cost of the District for debt service and
operation and maintenance costs to the typical property and the typical one- or two-family home
will not be increased [and may decrease as a result of the project].
4. The proposed improvements shall be constructed and installed as specifically
delineated in the Map and Plan and in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury's
specifications, ordinances or local laws, and any State laws or regulations, and in accordance
with approved plans and specifications and under competent engineering supervision.
5. The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the Queensbury
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Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, January 24, 2005 to
hear all persons interested in the improvement of the District facilities described above and to
take such other and further action as may be required or authorized by law.
6. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to
duly publish and post this Order not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days
before the public hearing date, as required by Town Law §202-b.
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Duly adopted this 10 day of January, 2005 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor
NOES : None
ABSENT: None