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1966-08-04 V Special' Meeting August 4, 1966 .. Present: ervisor , ._ John 0. Webster , Su P N. Harwood Beaty - Councilman Theodote Turner Councilman t Curtis .Lampson Councilman Hammond Robertson, Jr. (absent) Councilman . The meeting was called to order by, the Supervisor at 7:35 P.M. The following visitors were greeted by the Supervisor: - "Red" Wildy - Reporter, The Post Star Mrs. -Joan R. Bergsund League of Wvmen,Voters Thomas K. Flaherty - Superintendent of Queensbury Water District The minutes of the meeting of July 283, 1966 were approved. Carried unanimously. , The clerk presented applications of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hatte and Mr. Allan Martindale to locate mobile homes within the Town of Queensbury." Each of the above mentioned-applications will be ,referred to the .._ building inspector for an opinion. Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Oedner visited_the meeting at this time.. A letter'was received and placed on file from *. .Harmel Burton which stated objection, teka transit mobile home ,court which has 'i been proposed on the Farm-to-Market Road. A letter- was-read and placed on file-from the. law offices of 1 McPhillips, Fitzgerald and Meyer to -do.with the transfer'of j 1 property on Thunderbir4 Drive,, The contents of the .letter was referred to Attorney Albert.E. . Beswick for- an opinion; . Superintendent of Highways, Bernard J. Codner statad that a, 4 deposit oUmone 3inaes gro -would be ne.cessa ry,to buar�antee the` j satisfactory work to be done in order to accept,ihe xe-alignment of the highway. - Water Department � - , .TOWN OF QUEENSBUB3f.. .August p t 3, 1966 f REPORT:•.FAR TjiE MONTH OF JULY Queensbury Town Board, Mr. John 0. Webster, Supervisor. Gentlemen: Tapping Fees Collected: i Queensbury $472.00 W. Glens Falls 50.00 Total $522.00 At the request of Camp, Dresser, & McKee, Engineers for the inter- municipal water study, we have secured permission from Mr. Roland Bardin, Big Bay Road for their well drillers to test drill on property owned by him in West Glens Falls, i (Water Department Report - continued) The Engineers also have requested us to secure testing permission for other areas in -the Town. I have spent three days this month with .representatives of Joseph Kestner compiling daily consumption rates, etc. for the Bend of the River Sewer Study. We took delivery of a 1966 Ford F 100 F.W.D. pickup and plow, purchased under State Contract. I ---� The Dodge pickup had repairs made to the transmission under terms of the warranty. WORK COMPLETED , Sunset Drive: Repaired and relocated service line. Route 9: ' Disconnected and removed 2 service lines at the Lebowitz property. Installed second 2 inch tap and meter at Story Town, Ridge Road: Repaired service line, curb box, and main line valve box damaged by the contractor working in,: that area. At the-,_ same time we remarked all curb boxes and gate valve boxes to prevent further damage. Sargent Street: Repaired leaking 6 inch tapping valve. Permanent repairs will be made to the street as soon as the fill. cempacts and hardens enough to let us work equipment on it. Cline Street and Meadowbrook Road: Located and raised and cleaned gate valve boxes. Twicwood Development: installed 2 serv:Lce connections. West Glens Falls. Newcomb Street: Installed service connection. Shore Colony: Routine inspection and test were made. Again :this month the Raw water sample taken from this area was classified as un- satisfactory. However after treatment the water proved satisfactory. CONSUMPTION FOR JULY July 1966 June: 1966 July 1965 MONTHLY TOTAL U$61#,000 16,554,00%al., 27,440,000 Gal. Weekly Average 60249500 4,136,000Gal. 5,488,000 Gal. Daily Average 19020,064 • 551,80OGal. 885,161 Gal. Public Tap 2,420 6,40OGal. 5,650 Gal. i 1 (Water Repartment Report - continued) This is the first month in which our production and consumption has been in excess of 1,000,000 gallons perday. , ,This-represents a daily increase of 74 per cent over June, 1966 and a increase of 15 percent over July 1965. Respectfully.youre, Thomas K. Flaherty Superintendent The Report of New Construction for,the month of July 1966 was. ' presented by the Supervisor. There were 29 reports received for the month, On a statement by the Supervisor, all reports were received and placed on file. Following discussion the Town Board in its entirety approved the plans and "Specs" as prepared by Councilman Hammond ,Robertson, Jr. , for the installation of blinker lights on Aviation Road. RESOLUTION NO. 193, Introduced by Mr. Beaty, seconded by� Mr. Lampson. WHEREAS, Hammond Robertson, Jr. , Councilman of the Town of Queensbury, has .prepared .plans and specs -for the installation of Blinker Lights on Aviation Road, Town of Queensbury and the plans and specs have been approved by the Town Board, be it RESOLVED that-,--- the Town_ Clerk. is authorized and directed.to cause the following notice- to- biddere to` be published in the Post Star and the Glens Falls Times, prior to, August -8th, 1966. - NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York, invites sealed bids for the installation of Blinker Lights on Aviation Road, Town of Queensbury, in the vicinity of the Queensbury Schools. The plans and specifications can be.-picked up at the Town Clerks- Office, 95 Dixon Road during office hours each week day. Bids will be received -on August 18th, 1966 until 7:00 p.m. at the Town Clerks Office, 95 Dixon Road, The Town Board will meet in the library of the Queensbury Junior High. Scllool 75 Aviation load at 7:30 p.m. on August 18th, 1966; at which time-.the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids should be enclosed in opaque envelopes ,marked "Aviation Road Traffic Lights". The Town Board reserves the right -to reject any or all bids. George C. Crannell Town Clerk By order of the Town Board: Dated: August 4,• 1966 Duly adopted by the following voite: t Ayes Mr, Beaty; Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson and Mr. Webster Noes - None I I C RESOLUTION NO. 194, Introduced by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr, , Beaty.• Whereas, there has- been presented to and filed with the, Town Board 'of 'the T6*m of Queensbury, Warren-County, °New-York, a petition for the establiAment of a residential area within the Lake George Park pursuant to the provisions -'of Article 13�-c of the General Municipal Law, which proposed residential area is described in said petition es follows: "Beginning on the easterly shore of Warner Bay at LIf The southwesterly corner of lands of Richard Palmer; running from thence in an easterly direction along the southerly bounds thereof to the center of Pilot Knob Road; thence running southerly along the center of Pilot Knob Road to the intersection of• the same with the center of New York State Highway number 9-L; thence running in a southerly direction along the center of the said State road to a point therein where the same is intersected by the extension' weaterly �6f the southerly bounds of the lands of Murray Crannell; thence running easterly to the mrouthwesterly corner of the said lands of Murray Crannell; thence running easterly along the southerly bounds of the lands of Murray Crannell to the southeasterly corner thereof and continuing the same course easterly to the Warren - Washington County line; thence running northerly along the said county line until it reaches the shore 'of Lake George; thence running southerly along the shore of Lake George to the point a - place of beginning," and Whereas, the said petition proposee to prohibit the use of all property within the above described area for all industrial and commercial purposes, except that an owner of real property in the above described area may angage in the business of renting or leasing buildings for single, private residential -Purposes and furnish service incidental thereto provided such incidental der- vices shall not include the furnishing of food; and Whereas, the petition requests that the proposed residential area be known as the Kattskill Bay Residential Area, and Whereas, it is provided by Section 281 of the General Municipal Law*that the Town Board shall hold a public hearing on such petition, be it ' RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York, meet at the Queensbury Junior High School on Aviation Road in said town on the 25th day of August, 1966; at 7:30 o'clock, P.M. (DST) to consider said petition and that all persons interested in the matter of -said petition to establish the Kattskill Bay Residentiil`Area^as described in said petition will be heard at that time and. place concerning the same, and be it further LL1 RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized j and directed to give notice of such public hearing by causing a certified copy of this resolution to be published once in the Post Star an$d Glens Falls Times not less than tell nor more than twenty days before the date of such hearing, by posting a certified copy of this resolution on the bulletint-board at the Town Clerk' s office, and by mailing a copy of this resolution by registered mail, return receipt requested, to each resident owner of real �.o property within- the proposed area who or which has not signed- the petition and who or which has filed with the Town` Clerk a written demand pursuant to Section 508 of the Real Property Tax Law .or a notice' pursuani to Sectiou 982 of the Real Property Tax Law, such posting and mailing to be done not less than ten. day$-nod: more . than twenty days prior to the date of such hearing. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson and Mr. Webster, Noes - None- Councilman Lampson and Councilman Turner reported on investigations of matters of health which were investigated by them. On motion the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted. - George C. Crannell Town Clerk Regular Meeting August ll '196'6 Present: John 0, Webster Supervisor` ' N. Harwood Beaty Councilman Theodore Turner , Councilman Curtis Lampson Councilman Hammond:Robertson, Jr, _ Councilman The meeting was .declared open by -the Supervisor at 7:30 ,p.m, Supervisor Webster greeted the following visitors: Harold Rathbun - Visitor Thomas. K. Flaherty -Superintendent of Queensbury Water 'riistrict '.'Red" Wildy - Reporter, The Post Star The public hearing was opened by Supervisor Webster on the r application of Joseph R, Lewis` to 'locate a`mobile home oti"Leo Street. Proof of Publication was presented by the clerk. Reading of the "N o was dispensed with at this time , Town Clerk, George C. Crannell summarized the original application as presented. t Supervi§or Webster requested a voice of opinion from any Persons present, either in opposition or in favor of the granting of the permit As requested, There were none. The public hearing was closed at 7:35 p.m. Following. a request of the Supervisor for a. consensus of opinion on the granting of the permit; it was stated that the permit would be granted. i The minutes of the meeting of August 4th, 1966 were approved, Carried unanimously, A copy of a letter as preViouslq addressed to the Secretary of the Queensbury Planning Board was read by the clerk, The nature of the letter voiced approval of the proposed zoning for the j Town of Queensbury.