1969-04-16 (2)
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Meeting of 'the Planning Board of the Town of Queensbury
held at
Queensbury Town Office Building
Wednesday, April 16, 1969
Presiding:
Kushner
Present:
Austin, Kirkpatrick, Little, Norton
Cushing, Sinnott
Absent:
~egular Meeting 8:0~
1. Robert Press, Architect and Francis Turano, Project Manager
appeared reo Meadowbrook Village # 3-69" Propose 462 units
total with 128 units, land 2 bedroom, in first stage" 15
families per acre, 20~~coverageo Will have yard hydrants,
tercerary sewage treatment plant, and laundry kiosk buildingo
Tenant pay electric, owner pay gas. $140,. to $190. per month
rental. Hope to start middle of May. Austin and Cushing will
visit site.
20 Home Builders Assoc. members Mike Carusone, John Hughes, Robert
Martin and Jeffrey Kelley appeared to discuss subdivision
J:'egulations" 15 builders in their assoc:iationo Carusone was
spokesman.
80 Other than Finch-Pruyn all builders in area small one or
two man owners, building 10 to 15 homes per year. Feel any
further requirements will price them out of business" Question:
Who would be able to develop and where get money. Could bring in
outside developers of a hit and run nature or stifle growth of
town 0
b, Asked why transite pipe could not be used for water rather
than cast irona
Co Asked if the town eould not supply crushed stone for streets
from the crusher at the dump, Cost $1~25 per cu. yd"
d, Are concerned over time taken for permits.
ec Suggest present regulations be enforced such as junk cars,
dumps, etc. Questioned need of more town employees to supervise
new regulations and increase in taxes because of thisû
fa Feel that the present taxes are too high without a corresponding
number of serviceso Feel mobil homes should have a higher assessment
and so pay larger share~
1
g, Are concerned over the increased cost of buildingo Ovar
:.) years a $3Q~OOO home ;'6 up to 5:;42,000" In last 12 month~;:
'(-,he averagehôme.,doa~.ts.up\',$3"OO~ . Lot cost is a factor.
Feel canOt build a $I1,QêGll\o.....'OA 'ð $3,000 lot. Square
foot cost is $22 here against $18 to $19 in the Albany area.
Feel mass production canOt be used hefè because there Is not
the market. The qrqwth here is relatively s10,"'I.
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ho Buried electrical cost $3 per frent foot with minimum of
10 lot~;;.
i.. ,. Small builders canno,tge.t bonci without having the face vaula
in cash.
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j" .' Felt that 1oc:at10~ c;>~ p~blic water will control Yfhere
.c:tevelo"mentwilJ. ()CCU2!'SO t"ts.wt)uld cont!'ol growth and wher.e
servicesw11l ~e needeth ,,~' .
k.Questtohed provision fo! recreat1én areð ènd who will
~upé~vlse t ':'m:~intâln andhbe ré~~~Aslble; f'ð!' ltAb!!! ty 0
3Ç Plówllftd pre-sefited} ',",'2-68 Rttlgê Ka'iolis' DI'séussed UsIng
asbestos cement or plastic pipe instead of cast irono Austln
presented a report on v~sltl()9 t.hesit.e forAus~inapd Little.
Austin made âfhôt!on, . sec~ndi~1'tiyLtttle'j srid c8rri~t! to give
prelimináty apþr.,va! witft;\thÎ e~çép~lon ðf, the \+$te!' system
which lsnot ih'our·domainand ~tJbject to st8te'hi~hway
department approval at access to Ridge Road for: final approval 0
40 Dl!!Scusseci;tf13...6C)' Meat;fowbrbok'.Vl11agéo Should"hÐve notice in
paper tt"àtTWi Will discuss th!.~ at oUr next meeting.
5. Minutesøf l.at meéting aøþroved.
6. Next meeting May 7, 1969 at 8:000
Adjourned
J Q 'Arthur Norton
Secretary