204.99
RESOLUTION TO ENACT LOCAL LAW REGULATING USE OF OR
CONNECTION TO TOWN FIRE HYDRANTS
RESOLUTION NO. 204.99
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Pliney Tucker
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, various fire hydrants are located throughout the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, having fire hydrants in good repair and optimal working condition is essential in
order to prevent damage by fire and to protect property and lives, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is concerned about public safety and wishes to ensure that all
fire hydrants are in good repair and optimal working condition, and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law 130(5) and 10 of the Municipal Home Rule
Law, the Town Board may, after a public hearing upon at least ten (10) days public notice, enact a
Local Law to protect and preserve the property and apparatus of any fire company or department and
to prevent damage by fire and protect property exposed to destruction by fire, and
WHEREAS, the Town’s fire hydrants tie directly into the Town’s waterlines which bring
potable water to Town residents, and
WHEREAS, if people connect to the fire hydrants without adequate back flow protection,
there is a serious possibility of contamination of the Town’s water supply, and
WHEREAS, this is a serious health and safety concern of the Town and in accordance with
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Town Law 130(15) and 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board may, after a public
hearing upon at least ten (10) days public notice, enact a Local Law to protect the health and safety of
Town residents and prevent contamination of the Town’s water system by cross-connections by
unauthorized persons, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Local Law Regulating Use of or Connection to Town Fire Hydrants
has been presented at this meeting for the Town Board’s consideration, and
WHEREAS, after proper public notice, a public hearing on the proposed Fire Hydrant Local
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Law was held on June 21, 1999, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to enact the Fire Hydrant Local Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby enacts the proposed
Fire Hydrant Local Law presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs
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the Queensbury Town Clerk to enter the Fire Hydrant Local Law in the minutes of this Town Board
meeting and file it in the Office of the New York Secretary of State and the Fire Hydrant Local Law
shall take effect upon such filing.
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Duly adopted this 21 day of June, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT:None
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