262.2008
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
LOCAL LAW NO. __ OF 2008 TO AUTHORIZE COMPOST EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND TO AMEND THE QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE BY
ADDING A NEW CHAPTER NO. 97 ENTITLED, “COMPOSTING”
RESOLUTION NO. 262, 2008
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, municipalities are encouraged under State Law to reduce municipal waste and
encourage and promote recycling, and
WHEREAS, residential composting is an effective means of reducing solid waste and
producing soil enriching products, and
WHEREAS, composting has a beneficial impact on the environment by reducing solid waste
and improving soil conditions, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to promote composting and educate Town
residents on effective composting practices, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board therefore wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.: __ of
2008 to authorize compost education programs and amend the Queensbury Town Code by adding a
new Chapter No.: 97 entitled "Composting,” and
WHEREAS, this legislation is authorized in accordance with New York State Municipal Home
Rule Law §10 and Town Law §130, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning adoption of this Local
Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
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Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2008 to
hear all interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning proposed Local
Law No.: __ of 2008 regulating composting in the Town of Queensbury and the proposed
establishment of a Town of Queensbury Initiation Project whereby the Town may: 1) purchase
composting supplies or educational materials in bulk and make those available for purchase by residents
at bulk; 2) sponsor seminars to educate Town citizens on the benefits of composting; 3) disseminate
information to Town residents encouraging and promoting composting practices; 4) regulate
residential composting to ensure that composting activities promote the general welfare of the
community; and 5) impose penalties for violation of the Local Law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing concerning proposed Local Law No. __ of 2008 in the
manner provided by law.
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Duly adopted this 5 day of May, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier
NOES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Montesi
ABSENT: None