151.2019 App for Funds From Dormitory Authoirty Halfway Feeder Canal
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF STATE OF NEW YORK (DASNY)
FOR HALFWAY FEEDER CANAL CONNECTOR TRAIL
RESOLUTION NO.:151, 2019
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mrs. Catherine Atherden
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury submitted a Preliminary Application to the State and
Municipal Facilities Program of the Development Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) in
October 2018, and
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor has advised the Town Board that DASNY has awarded
the Town One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) to develop the Halfway Feeder Canal
Connector Trail, and
WHEREAS, the estimated total cost of the project is Two Hundred Seventy Thousand
Dollars ($270,000), and
WHEREAS, the Town’s portion of the project will be One Hundred Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($120,000), and
WHEREAS, DASNY requires the Authorized Officer for the Town to submit additional
information and certifications as a prerequisite to a grant agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Town Supervisor has requested Town Board authorization to prepare and
submit such documentation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes, directs and ratifies the
submission of the Preliminary Application for funding for the Halfway Feeder Canal Connector Trail
submitted to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
prepare and submit the requested documentation and certifications to DASNY toward the
development, implementation of the Halfway Feeder Canal Connector Trail as set forth above, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Deputy Town Supervisor and/or Senior Planner to take any other actions necessary to effectuate
the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 6 day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden
NOES:None
ABSENT:Mrs. Switzer