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2.3 2.3 WASTEWATER-SEWER\Greater Qby Consolidated Extension#5—Walker Ridge Apartments by Schennerhom-APPROVE after PH-—6-19-2023 RESOLUTION APPROVING GREATER QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT EXTENSION NO.: 5 TO SERVE WALKER RIDGE APARTMENTS PROPOSED BY SCHERMERHORN PROPERTIES, LLC RESOLUTION NO. ,2023 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to consider an extension of its Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District to be known as Sanitary Sewer District Extension 45 (Extension 45) to serve the Walker Ridge Apartments Project to consist of two 20- unit apartment buildings and associated work including the sewer construction project/Extension 45 (Project) proposed to be constructed by Schermerhorn Properties, LLC (Developer) at the end of Walker Lane in the Town of Queensbury, New York (Tax Map Nos: 296.11-1-5.23, 24 and 25 — to be combined with Schermerhorn Cottage Hill, LLC parcel Tax Map No.: 296.15-1-2) referred to as the "Property" in accordance with New York Town Law Article 12-A, and WHEREAS, a Map, Plan and Report has been prepared by Hutchins Engineering, PLLC (Map, Plan and Report) concerning proposed Extension 45 to connect the proposed Property to the existing Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District, and WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and is available for public inspection, and WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report delineates the boundaries of the proposed Extension 45, a general plan of the proposed system, a report of the proposed method of operation, all outlets and the terminus and course of each proposed main sewer or drain together with the location and a general description of all sewage disposal plants, pumping stations and other public works, if any, and is consistent with, so far as possible, any comprehensive plan for sewers developed and maintained pursuant to General Municipal Law §99-f, and WHEREAS, on May 16th, 2023, the Town Planning Board, as Lead Agency, conducted a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Review of the Project referred to as Planning Board Site Plan No. 24-2023 Schermerhorn Properties, LLC, such Project being an Unlisted Action, and issued a SEQRA Negative Declaration for this Project and associated work including this sewer construction Project, and also adopted a Resolution for recommendation to the Town Board that it grant such Extension 45, and WHEREAS, on June 5t", 2023 subsequent to the filing of the Map, Plan and Report with the Town Clerk, the Town Board adopted an Order (Public Hearing Order) reciting (a) the boundaries of the proposed Extension 45; (b) the proposed improvements; (c) the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvements; (d) the fact that all costs of the improvements will be paid for by the Developer and not the Town of Queensbury; (e) the estimated cost of hook-up fees (if any) and the estimated annual cost of the Extension 45 to the properties in the Extension 45; (f) the proposed method of financing to be employed; (g) the fact that a Map, Plan and Report describing the improvements is on file in the Town Clerk's Office; and (h) the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed Extension 45; and WHEREAS, copies of the Public Hearing Order (PHO) were published and posted, and filed with the State Comptroller's Office as required by law and posted on the Town website, and WHEREAS, prior to publication of the PHO, a detailed explanation of how the estimated cost of hook-up fees (if any) and cost of the Extension 45 to the properties were computed was filed with the Town Clerk for public inspection as part of the Map,Plan and Report, and 2 WHEREAS, the estimated annual cost of Extension 45 to the parcels has been filed with the Town Clerk and is made a part of the Map,Plan and Report, and WHEREAS, the Town Board duly held a public hearing on proposed Extension 45 on Monday, June 19t", 2023 and considered the evidence and information, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to establish proposed Extension 45 in accordance with Town Law Article 12-A, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Queensbury Town Board hereby determines that: I. Notice of Public Hearing was published and posted as required by law and is otherwise sufficient; 2. All property and property owners within the Extension 45 are benefited thereby; 3. All property and property owners benefited are included within the limits of the Extension; 4. It is in the public interest to establish, authorize, and approve the Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District Extension 45 to the Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District as described in the Map, Plan and Report on file with the Queensbury Town Clerk with the boundaries and benefited properties of the Extension 45 to be as described in the Map, Plan and Report and Public Hearing Order; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves, authorizes and establishes the Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District Extension 45 in accordance with the boundaries and descriptions set forth above and in the previously described Map, Plan and Report and Public Hearing Order and construction of the improvements may proceed and service provided subject to the 3 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. The obtaining of any necessary permits or approvals from the New York State Department of Transportation and any other required permits; 4. The Town being satisfied that construction of all improvements has occurred in accordance with the Map, Plan and Report and subsequent dedication of all improvements to the satisfaction of the Town; 5. Permissive Referendum in the manner provided in New York State Town Law Article 7; and 6. The adoption of a Final Order by the Town Board; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that this Resolution is subject to Permissive Referendum in the manner provided by the provisions of New York State Town Law Articles 7 and 12A and the Town Board authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to file,post and publish such Notice of this Resolution as may be required by law and to cause to be prepared and have available for distribution proper forms for the petition and shall distribute a form to any person requesting such petition, and if no such petition is filed within 30 days, to file a certificate to that effect in the Office of the County Clerk and with the State Department of Audit and Control. Duly adopted this 19t'day of June, 2023,by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: 4