011. BOH Declaring Health Hazard - 61 Wisconsin Avenue RESOLUTION DECLARING A HEALTH HAZARD AND ORDERING
CLEAN-UP OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 61 WISCONSIN AVENUE AND
OWNED BY SEAN AND SAMANTHA KEELEY (TAX MAP #: 308.12-2-30)
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 11,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Director of Building and Codes Enforcement
(Director) has advised the Town's Local Board of Health that he has received complaints about a large
amount of junk, debris and garbage on the property owned by Sean and Samantha Keeley located at 61
Wisconsin Avenue in the Town of Queensbury(Tax Map No.: 308.12-2-30), and
WHEREAS, the Director has investigated and inspected the property and has advised that
there is a large amount of junk, debris and garbage on such property, as well as inside the residence,
and therefore, in his opinion, there are violations of the Town's Garbage and Junkyard Ordinances, the
property constitutes a health hazard and nuisance to the neighborhood as there are small children in
proximity to the property, the property is unsafe to the general public and the owners have abandoned
the property, and therefore the Director strongly recommends that the Board of Health take immediate
action to clean-up the property, and
WHEREAS, the Director has further advised the Town Board that he has attempted to
provide notice of the Code violations to the property owners but he has been unable to contact them
and his correspondence to them has been returned unopened, and
WHEREAS, by letter dated May 20t`, 2015, the Town's Health Officer advised that he
inspected the property and found that the house has apparently been abandoned, there is garbage on
the side and front porches which could be a breeding ground for disease-carrying vermin, and
therefore, in his opinion, the property is a health hazard and needs to be cleaned-up immediately, and
WHEREAS, the Director has advised that Cheap Pete's Lawn Care can clean-up the yard
and haul away the garbage for an amount of$225,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that after reviewing all of the evidence presented at this time, the Town of
Queensbury Local Board of Health is of the opinion that the property owned by Sean and Samantha
Keeley bearing Tax Map No.: 308.12-2-30 and located at 61 Wisconsin Avenue, Queensbury appears
to be a potential object of attraction to rodents and animals, a nuisance, health hazard, unsafe and
dangerous and there is a clear and imminent danger to the life, safety or health of the general public and
therefore directs the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement to arrange with Cheap Pete's Lawn
Care for the immediate clean-up of the yard, debris and garbage on such property and thereafter assess
any charge to the real property in accordance with the emergency provisions of the New York Public
Health Law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes payment in an amount not to exceed
$225 to Cheap Pete's Lawn Care for the immediate clean-up services to be paid for from such
account(s) as will be determined by the Town's Budget Officer and the Town Board authorizes and
directs the Town Budget Officer to make any needed budget transfers or amendments to the 2015
Town Budget as may be necessary to provide for such payment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Director of Building and Codes Enforcement and/or Town Budget Officer to take any other action
necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 1St day of June, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess
NOES None
AB SENT None