348.2001
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
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At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held on September, 10,
2001 at the Queensbury Center, Town of Queensbury, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York,
the following resolution was passed:
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED
CREATION OF ROUTE 9 SEWER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 348, 2001
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Daniel Stec
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to create a new sewer district to be known as
the Route 9 Sewer District, and
WHEREAS, a District Formation Report (Map, Plan and Report) has been prepared by C. T.
Male Associates, P.C., professional engineers, concerning the proposed sewer district formation and
the construction of sewer facilities along both sides of Route 9 from Weeks Road up to State Route
149, such area including The Great Escape Theme Park, its proposed hotel and conference center, as
well as the Warren County Municipal Center, the Factory Outlet Stores and all other properties
bordering Route 9, as more specifically set forth and described in the Map, Plan and Report, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office
and is available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report delineates the boundaries of the proposed Sewer
District, a general plan of the proposed sewer system, a report of the proposed sewer system and
method of operation, and
WHEREAS, coordinated SEQRA review will be conducted and the Town will send a
copy of Part I of the EAF and the Report to all potentially involved agencies including the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Department of
Health together with all required documentation and a letter indicating that the Town Board will
be undertaking consideration of the project identified in this Order, that coordinated SEQRA
review with the Queensbury Town Board as lead agency is desired and that a lead agency must be
agreed upon within 30 days, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to establish the proposed Route 9 Sewer District in
accordance with Town Law Article 12-A
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS
ORDERED:
1.The boundaries of the proposed Route 9 Sewer District are shown on the Map of
Proposed Sewer District attached as Appendix B to the Map, Plan and Report attached to this Order.
The benefited properties proposed to be a part of the Sewer District are as detailed on Exhibit A of this
Order, which Exhibit A shall be incorporated in this Order.
2.The proposed improvements will connect the new sanitary sewage system to be
constructed along Route 9 to the City of Glens Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant by constructing
gravity collection sewers, a set of pump stations, pressurized force main sewers and a gravity sewer to
transport the flow to the Quaker Road Sewer District and Meadowbrook Pump Station. The
wastewater will then be pumped from the Meadowbrook Pump Station to the City of Glens Falls for
treatment. These improvements are more fully described in the Report and a list of the components of
these improvements is included as Exhibit B to this Order.
3.
All proposed improvements shall be installed and paid for as described in the Report
(including the cost payable to the City at the time of initial hook-up) and shall be constructed and
installed in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury's specifications, ordinances or local laws, and
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any State laws or regulations, and in accordance with approved plans and specifications and under
competent engineering supervision.
4.The maximum amount proposed to be expended for these improvements is $5,170,000
including a one time buy-in fee to the City of Glens Falls wastewater treatment facility and for the
Quaker Road Sewer District a total estimated buy-in of $300,000. The improvement costs for various
components of the proposed Sewer District are specifically described in the Map, Plan and Report.
5.The properties within the proposed Sewer District vary widely in their respected use.
The estimated cost to each property is listed in Appendix D to the Map, Plan and Report and a list of
each property owner and tax map number with the estimated costs of each parcel is attached as Exhibit
B of this Resolution and is incorporated in this Resolution. The proposed Sewer District will charge
properties based on a formula, not on assessed value. There is no “typical” property in this extremely
varied district, but the cost to the typical property would exceed the average costs to a Sewer District
calculated by the State Comptroller’s Office so the Town will have to apply for permission of the State
Comptroller’s Office to establish this District.
The estimated annual cost of the Project to the typical one or two family home in the proposed
Sewer District will be $357.78.
There will be only a $10 permit fee by the Town for hook-up to the proposed Sewer District.
Each property owner will arrange for his/her hook-up to the System at his/her own cost. There will be
no additional charge to the Town.
The cost to retain a private contractor to install a new collection sewer system and/or sewer
lateral between a building and the main Project sewer lines vary significantly depending on the
individual conditions including distance from the line and various subsurface conditions.
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6. A detailed explanation of how the estimated cost of the District to the typical property,
and, if different, the typical one or two family home was computed is included in the Report which is
on file with the Town Clerk and available for public inspection.
7.The proposed method of financing the total cost of the Project is to finance the estimated
project cost of $5,170,000 over 30 years using Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) financing,
resulting in an estimated annual cost of approximately $299,000. If EFC financing cannot be arranged
then the Town will issue its own municipal bonds or bond anticipation notes for this project. Debt
service on the Bonds will be paid by an annual benefit tax charge to users and annual sewer use charges
will be imposed to pay the costs of operation and maintenance.
8.The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing to hear all persons interested in the
establishment of the Sewer District, consider the Map, Plan and Report and take such other and further
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action as may be required or authorized by law at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2001 at the
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York.
9.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 §209-d, complete or arrange for the securing of the
required two (2) Affidavits of Publication of Notice and two (2) Affidavits of Posting of Notice of
the Public Hearing and file a certified copy of this Order with the State Comptroller on or about
the date of publication.
10.The Town Board further authorizes and directs the Community Development
Department to prepare a report on any environmental impacts that should be considered at the
time a SEQRA review is conducted.
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Duly adopted this 10 day of September, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower
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NOES : None
ABSENT:Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner
I, KAREN A. O’BRIEN, DEPUTY, Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County,
New York, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing with the original resolution as
listed above adopted at a Regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held
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on the 10,day of September 2001, at which a quorum was present and that the same is a
correct transcript therefrom and of the whole original thereof to date.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and the SEAL of said Town of
Queensbury, this 24th day of March, 2003.
SEAL
SIGNED: _______________________________________
Karen A. O’Brien
Deputy Town Clerk-Queensbury
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