BOH11.2004
RESOLUTION DECLARING HEALTH HAZARD AND ORDERING CLEAN
UP OF PROPERTY OWNED BY ALAN PERKINS AND LOCATED AT 52
HOWARD STREET (TAX MAP NO.: 301.20-1-32.2)
BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO.: 11, 2004
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
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 a complaint about a
large amount of miscellaneous household debris and household garbage in uncovered containers on
property owned by Alan Perkins located at 52 Howard Street in the Town of Queensbury (Tax Map
No.: 301.20-1-32.2), and
WHEREAS, the Director has investigated and inspected the property and has advised that
there is a large amount of miscellaneous household debris and household garbage in uncovered
containers on property 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 and is
unsafe to the general public and therefore the Director strongly recommends that the Board of Health
take action if the property owners fail to clean-up the property as more specifically set forth in the
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Director’s letter dated March 16, 2004, and
WHEREAS, Robert L. Evans, D.O., serving as the Town’s Public Health Officer, has advised
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the Town by letter dated May 10, 2004 that in his opinion the property constitutes a public health
nuisance and therefore has recommended that the property be cleaned up and the garbage and debris
removed immediately,
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 Alan Perkins bearing
Tax Map No.: 301.20-1-32.2 and located at 52 Howard Street, Queensbury appears to be a potential
object of attraction to rodents and animals, a nuisance, health hazard, unsafe and dangerous and
therefore the garbage, junk and debris should be removed from the property, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the property owner shall immediately commence cleaning-up the property,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if the property owner does not clean up the property within three (3) days
of the date of this Resolution, the Town Board, since it deems the property a sufficient health hazard,
authorizes and directs David Hatin, Director of Building and Codes Enforcement, to arrange for the
clean up of the property and add such clean up costs to any costs associated with Court cases related
to the property owner which are currently pending in Queensbury Town Court, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Director of Building and
Codes Enforcement to serve a notice setting forth its determinations upon the property owner or his
executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees, or any person having a vested or contingent interest in
the property, the contents, service and filing of the notice to be in accordance with the New York
Public Health Law.
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Duly adopted this 17 day of May, 2004 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec
NOES : None
ABSENT : None