492.94
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CONSOLIDATION OF
THE SHERMAN AVENUE EXTENSION, PEGGY ANN ROAD,
EASY STREET, AND HILAND PARK WATER DISTRICTS WITH THE
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY,
WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO.: 492, 94
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano
WHEREAS, there has, heretofore, been established and created a
Consolidated Water District known and described as the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, and
WHEREAS, there has, heretofore, been established and created
Water Districts known and described as the Sherman Avenue Extension
Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water District, Easy Street Water
Extension, and Hiland Park Water District, and
WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing was given in the official
newspaper of the Town of Queensbury and a public hearing was held
on September 26th, 1994 on the subject matter of the proposal to
consolidate the Sherman Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann
Road Water District, Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park
Water District with the Queensbury Consolidated Water District,
pursuant to Section 206 of the Town Law of the State of New York,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
determines upon the evidence given at the public hearing that it is
in the public interest that the districts as described above be
consolidated, and that the resulting Consolidated Water District be
known as the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and that all
property of the Sherman Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann
Road Water District, Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park
Water District and of the currently existing Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, become the property of the new
Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and that the new
Consolidated Water District assume and pay the indebtedness of each
of the original districts as if such indebtedness had been incurred
subsequent to the consolidation, pursuant to Town Law §206, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby determines that it is in
the public interest to consolidate the districts, and that it is in
the public interest that future assessments of all costs of
operation, maintenance, and improvements of such Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, and Sherman Avenue Extension Water
District, Peggy Ann Road Water District, Easy Street Water
Extension, and Hiland Park Water District, including any such costs
that were formally assessable by law, upon the taxable real
property in the aforesaid Districts, be assessed upon the taxable
property in the new Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby orders and directs the
consolidation of the Water Districts as determined to be in the
public interest, and orders and directs that there be annually be
assessed upon all taxable real property in such new Queensbury
Consolidated Water District amounts sufficient to pay the principal
and interest of all such Consolidated Districts outstanding
indebtedness, including the aforesaid indebtedness of the Sherman
Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water District,
Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park Water District and the
currently existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if there are any Office of Commissioners
provided for in any of the districts, the offices shall be
abolished upon the effective date of the aforedescribed
consolidation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that in accordance with Section 206, Subdivision 4
of the Town Law, the Town Clerk is hereby directed to publish and
post notice of this resolution within ten (10) days after the
adoption of this resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be subject to a
permissive referendum as provided by Section 206 of the Town Law.
Duly adopted this 26th day of September, 1994, by the
following vote:
AYES: Dr. Wiswall, Mr. Caimano, Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Mr.
Champagne
NOES: None
ABSENT:None