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148.98 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EXTENSIONS TO THE QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT FOR THE SURREY FIELDS SUBDIVISION EXTENSION AND THE THUNDERBIRD DRIVE EXTENSION RESOLUTION NO. 148, 98 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous of establishing two (2) extensions to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, to be known as the Surrey Fields Subdivision Extension and Thunderbird Drive Extension, and WHEREAS, the Michaels Group is the project developer requesting to extend the water district to these two areas, and WHEREAS, a map, plan and report has been prepared regarding the extensions of the existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District, the Surrey Fields Subdivision Extension to serve an area in the westerly area of the Town of Queensbury in the vicinity of the Surrey Fields Subdivision located on the west side of Bay Road, north of Cedar Court and south of Tee Hill Road in the Town of Queensbury and the Thunderbird Drive Extension to serve an area in the western portion of the Town of Queensbury, west of West Mountain Road and south of Butler Pond Road, as more specifically set forth in the said map, plan and report and described therein, and WHEREAS, the map, plan and report has been filed in the Town Clerk's Office in the Town of Queensbury and is available for public inspection, and WHEREAS, the map, plan and report was prepared by Nace Engineering, Thomas W. Nace, P.E., Consulting Engineer, 37 Chester Street, Glens Falls, New York 12801, an Engineer licensed by the State of New York, and WHEREAS, on March 23, 1998, subsequent to the filing of the Plan with the Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (the “Public Hearing Order”) reciting (a) the boundaries of the proposed Water District; (b) the proposed improvements; (c) the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvement; (d) the estimated cost of hook-up fees (if any) and the cost of the Water District to the typical property and the typical one or two family home (if not the typical property); (e) the proposed method of financing to be employed; (f) the fact that a map, plan and report describing the improvement is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office; and (g) the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed Water District; and WHEREAS, copies of the Public Hearing Order were duly published and posted and were filed with the Office of the State Comptroller, all as required by law; and WHEREAS, prior to publication of the Public Hearing Order, a detailed explanation of how the estimated cost of hook-up fees (if any) and the cost of the Water District to the typical property and typical one or two family home (if not the typical property) were computed was filed with the Town Clerk for public inspection, and WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed Water District was duly held on April 20th, 1998 and the Town Board has considered the evidence given together with other information, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury desires to establish the said proposed water extensions pursuant to Town Law, Article 12A, and consolidate the same with the Queensbury Consolidated Water District pursuant to Town Law §206A, and WHEREAS, the said Town Board has considered the establishment of said extensions in accordance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act and has adopted a 2 negative declaration concerning environmental impacts, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the determination of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, that: 1. notice of said public hearing was published and posted as required by law and is otherwise sufficient; 2. it is in the public interest to establish, authorize, and approve the Surrey Field Water District Extension and the Thunderbird Drive Extension to the existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District, as the same has been described in the map, plan and report on file with the Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury and as more specifically described herein; 3. all property and property owners within said extensions are benefitted thereby; 4. all property and property owners benefitted are included within the limits of said extensions; 5. pursuant to §206a of the Town Law of the State of New York, it is in the public interest to assess all expenses of the district, including all extensions heretofore or hereafter established as a charge against the entire area of the district as extended and it is in the public interest to extend the district only if all expenses of the district shall be assessed against the entire district as extended, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that: the Surrey Fields Subdivision Extension and Thunderbird Drive Extension of the Queensbury Consolidated Water District be and the same are hereby authorized, approved and established in accordance with the boundaries and descriptions set forth herein and in the previously 3 described map, plan and report, and construction of the improvements may proceed and service provided and subject to the following; 1. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State Department of Health; 2. the obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; 3. a permissive referendum in the manner provided in Article 7 of the Town Law of the State of New York; 4. the adoption of a final Order by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury; 5. the execution of an agreement concerning the extension in form acceptable to Town Counsel; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution is subject to a permissive referendum in the manner provided the provisions of Article 7 and Article 12-A of the Town Law of the State of New York and the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file, post, and publish such notice of this Resolution as may be required by law. th Duly adopted this 20 day of April, 1998, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Champagne NOES : None ABSENT: None 4 5