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RESOLUTION CALLING AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
CONCERNING PROPOSED ROUND POND WATER DISTRICT EXTENSION
HEREAFTER TO BE REFERRED TO AS THE "ROUND POND EXTENSION"
RESOLUTION NO. 258, 94
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous
of establishing an extension to the Queensbury Consolidated Water
District, to be known as the Round Pond Extension with certain
excess facilities, and
WHEREAS, a map, plan and report has been prepared regarding
the said extension of the existing Queensbury Consolidated Water
District, such extension to serve an area adjacent to, in and
around that area of the Town of Queensbury in the northerly portion
of the Town east of U.S. Route 9 along Round Pond Road and Birdsall
Road and including a subdivision known as the Round Pond
Subdivision, as more specifically set forth in the said map, plan
and report, and
WHEREAS, the map, plan and report have been filed in the Town
Clerk's Office, in the Town of Queensbury, and are available for
public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the map, plan and report was prepared by Thomas W.
Nace, P.E., Haanen Engineering, 253 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York,
12804, an Engineer licensed by the State of New York, and
WHEREAS, said map, plan and report shows the boundaries of the
proposed extension of the Queensbury Consolidated Water District
and a general plan of the water system, and a report of the
proposed water system and method of operation, and
WHEREAS, the map shows the water distribution mains, gate
valves and hydrants, together with the location and a general
description of all related or appropriate public works existing or
required, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury desires to
establish the said proposed Water District Extension pursuant to
Town Law Article 12A and consolidate the same with the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, pursuant to §206(A) of the Town Law of
the State of New York, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, by separate
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resolution, provided authorization for excess facilities and made
the same subject to a Permissive Referendum as is required by Town
Law §192-A, and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment Form has been prepared
and presented at this meeting and a coordinated SEQRA Review is
desired,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS
ORDERED:
1. The Town Board shall hold a public hearing and consider
establishing the proposed extension to the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, the same being previously described in this
Resolution; and to be known as the Round Pond Extension;
2. The boundaries of the proposed extension and benefitted
area to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District are to be as
follows:
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ROUND POND EXTENSION
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK
Beginning at a point, said point being the
intersection of the northerly boundary of the
Round Pond Road right of way and the easterly
boundary of the existing Town of Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, said point being
approximately 500 feet east of the easterly
edge of the U.S. Route 9 right of way; thence
easterly along the northerly boundary of the
Round Pond Road right of way to a point, said
point being the southwesterly corner of a
portion of Parcel 1-Block 2-Section 67 of the
Tax Maps of the Town of Queensbury and the
southeasterly corner of Parcel 3.1-Block 2-
Section 36; thence northerly along the
easterly boundary of a portion of Parcel 1-
Block 2-Section 67 to the northwest corner of
said Parcel 1-Block 2-Section 67; thence
easterly along the northerly boundary of said
Parcel 1-Block 2-Section 67 crossing the
Birdsall Road Right of Way to a point, said
point being the intersection of the easterly
boundary of the Birdsall Road right of way and
the northerly boundary of Parcel 1-Block 2-
Section 67; thence southeasterly along the
Birdsall Road right of way to a point, said
point being the intersection of the easterly
boundary of the Birdsall Road right of way and
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the northerly boundary of the Round Pond Road
right of way; thence southeasterly along an
extension of the easterly boundary of the
Birdsall Road right of way and crossing the
Round Pond Road right of way to a point on the
southerly boundary of the Round Pond Road
right of way; thence westerly along the
southerly boundary of the Round Pond Road
right of way to a point, said point being the
intersection of the easterly boundary of the
existing Town of Queensbury Consolidated Water
District and the southerly boundary of the
Round Pond Road right of way, and said point
being approximately 500 feet east of the
easterly edge of the U.S. Route 9 right of
way; thence northerly along the Town of
Queensbury Consolidated Water District
boundary crossing the Round Pond Road right of
way to the point of beginning.
3. The improvements proposed shall consist of the purchase
and installation of water distribution mains, hydrants and gate
valves and such other facilities as more specifically set forth in
the aforesaid map, plan and report prepared by Thomas W. Nace, P.E.
and the costs shall also include a proportionate share of the cost
of the Water Treatment Plant, mains and other facilities of the
existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District;
4. All proposed water mains and appurtenances shall be
installed in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury
specifications and ordinances and in accordance with approved plans
and specifications and under competent engineering supervision and
thereafter all water mains and improvements shall be turned over to
the Town of Queensbury without charge;
5. The maximum amount proposed to be expended for said
improvement is estimated to be $147,000.00, said amount to be paid
by the Developer and except that the Town will be responsible for
the payment of $27,000 thereof as a cost for excess facilities
consisting of changing the water line from an 8" main to a 12" main
as required by the Town;
6. There will be no financing of the proposed Water
District Extension improvements by the proposed District, the Town
of Queensbury, or the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, the
Developer will contribute towards existing facilities, and parcels
in the proposed District will contribute toward existing debt of
the Consolidated Water District as herein set forth;
7. In accordance with §206(A) of the Town Law of the State
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of New York, all of the expenses of the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, including all extensions heretofore or hereafter
established, shall be a charge against the entire area of the
district as extended;
8. The map, plan and report describing the improvements is
on file with the Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury and available
for public inspection;
9. The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury shall meet and
hold an additional public hearing at the Queensbury Activities
Center, 531 Bay Road, Queensbury, Warren County, New York, on the
20th day of June, 1994 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the map, plan and
report for said water district extension and to hear all persons
interested in the proposal and to take such other and further
action as may be required or authorized by law;
10. The Town Clerk is directed to cause a copy of this Order
to be duly published and posted not less than 10 days nor more than
20 days before the hearing date set forth herein and as required by
Town Law, Section 209-d and complete or arrange for the securing of
2 Affidavits of Publication of Notice and 2 Affidavits of Posting
of Notice of the additional public hearing required hereby;
11. The Executive Director is hereby requested to prepare a
report on any environmental impacts that should be considered at
the time a SEQRA review is conducted;
12. The Executive Director of the Town of Queensbury is
hereby authorized to send a copy of this resolution, Part I of the
Environmental Assessment Form presented at this meeting, and a copy
of the map, plan, and report to all potentially involved agencies
and to DEC and DOH together with an application for a water supply
permit, all documents to be sent out with a letter generally
indicating that the Town Board is about to undertake consideration
of the project identified in this resolution, that a coordinated
SEQRA review with the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, its
lead agent, is desired and that a lead agent must be agreed upon in
30 days.
Duly adopted this 16th day of May, 1994, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Dr. Wiswall, Mr. Caimano,
Mr. Champagne
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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