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AGREEMENTS\Intermunicipal Agreement-Glens Falls-Plowing Border Streets-11-4-19
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT
WITH CITY OF GLENS FALLS FOR PLOWING
OF CERTAIN BORDER STREETS
RESOLUTION NO.: ,2019
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury (Town) and the City of Glens Falls (City) are
immediately adjacent municipalities with several streets located along the border between the Town
and City, and
WHEREAS, these streets are used by residents of both municipalities and are immediately
adjacent to properties of both municipalities, and
WHEREAS, in 2000 and 2001 the Town Board and City Council authorized an
Intermunicipal Agreement providing that each municipality would plow some of the other's streets
on the municipal boundary and this plowing arrangement successfully improved the prompt,
beneficial and efficient plowing of these streets, and
WHEREAS,the Town and City wish to again enter into such an Intermunicipal Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Intermunicipal
Agreement with the City of Glens Falls providing for the plowing of certain border streets within
the Town and City substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute
the Agreement and the Town Supervisor, Town Highway Superintendent and/or Town Budget
Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 4th day of November, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT:
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Intermunicipal With Glens Falls-Plowing Border Streets-1 1-4-19
INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
AND CITY OF GLENS FALLS CONCERNING
PLOWING OF BORDER STREETS
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury (Town) and the City of Glens Falls (City) are
immediately adjacent municipalities with several streets along the border between the Town and
City, and
WHEREAS, the streets are used by residents of both municipalities and are immediately
adjacent to properties of both municipalities,and
WHEREAS, the Town and City wish to arrange for the prompt, beneficial and efficient
plowing of these streets and to facilitate safety of these streets during winter conditions, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board and City Council have determined that such an agreement
would be in the best interests of their respective municipality, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with General Municipal Law §119-0, municipal corporations,
including cities and towns, are permitted and encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements such
as this,
NOW,THEREFORE,THE TOWN AND CITY HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Town will plow the west side of Thomas Street, west side of Western Avenue,
east side of Jerome Avenue and north side of Fort Amherst Road. The City will plow the east side
of Thomas Street, east side of Western Avenue, west side of Jerome Avenue and south side of Fort
Amherst Road. The Town and City will complete such plowing in the ordinary course of their
regular plowing. The term "plow" or "plowing" will include both the plowing of snow and the
application of sand and/or salt normally made by each municipality to its roads.
2. The Town and City agree to indemnify and hold each other harmless for any
damage to roads, real or personal property resulting from such plowing of the other municipality's
road(s) as detailed in this Agreement.
3. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of five (5) years from the date this
Agreement is executed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has duly executed this Agreement as of the
day of November, 2019.
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY CITY OF GLENS FALLS
BY: BY:
JOHN F. STROUGH DANIEL HALL
TOWN SUPERVISOR MAYOR
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STATE OF NEW YORK)
ss.:
COUNTY OF WARREN)
On this day of November in the year 2019 before me, the undersigned, a notary public
in and for said state, personally appeared JOHN F. STROUGH, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by
his signature on the instrument, the individual or the person upon behalf of which the individual
acted, executed the instrument.
Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK)
ss.:
COUNTY OF WARREN)
On this day of in the year 2019 before me, the undersigned, a notary public
in and for said state, personally appeared DANIEL HALL, personally known to me or proved to me
on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his
signature on the instrument, the individual or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted,
executed the instrument.
Notary Public
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