168.2002
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING WASTEWATER TREATMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND CITY OF
GLENS FALLS REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY AND
RELATED MATTERS
RESOLUTION NO.: 168, 2002
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Robert Boor
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, the City of Glens Falls (City) owns a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
for the treatment of wastewater and the Town of Queensbury (Town) has discharged wastewater to
the POTW in accordance with a 1985 Facility Agreement, as amended, between the parties, and
WHEREAS, the Town and City wish to replace and supersede the 1985 Facility Agreement,
along with all other Agreements between the Town and City pertaining to wastewater treatment, and
WHEREAS, negotiated terms for a new Wastewater Treatment Agreement providing for the
Town’s purchase of sewage treatment capacity from the City and by Resolution No.: 389,2001, the
Town Board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town and the City of
Glens Falls providing for the Town’s purchase of sewage treatment capacity from the City, and
WHEREAS, the MOU provided that a Definitive Wastewater Treatment Agreement based on
the MOU would be negotiated and executed between the Town and City within 90 days or by January
13, 2002, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 40,2002, the Queensbury Town Board authorized a deadline
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extension to February 28, 2002 in which to sign the Definitive Wastewater Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Town and City have spent an enormous amount of time and energy
negotiating terms for the Definitive Wastewater Agreement and have successfully agreed to such
terms, and
WHEREAS, the Town and City strongly believe that it is in the public interest to enter into the
Wastewater Treatment Agreement as presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the Wastewater
Treatment Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and City of Glens Falls substantially in the
form presented at this meeting, such Agreement providing for, among other things, the Town’s
purchase of sewage treatment capacity from the City, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the
Wastewater Treatment Agreement and take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the
terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 25 day of March, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Brower, Mr. Boor
NOES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer
ABSENT: None
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