177.2001
RESOLUTION APPROVING SEQRA FINDINGS STATEMENT IN
CONNECTION WITH VETERANS FIELD LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK
RESOLUTION NO. : 177, 2001
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Theodore Turner
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. James Martin
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and City of Glens Falls are seeking approval for a series
of actions leading to the development of the Veterans Field Industrial Park on an approximately 46.57
+/- acre site located east of Veterans Road, south of Sherman Avenue and north of Luzerne Road in
Queensbury, such actions including the rezoning of portions of the property to Light Industrial and
creation of a special zoning designation (Veteran’s Field Light Industrial District) applicable to the
entire project that will allow a simplified approval process for projects that meet certain site and
environmental criteria, extension of infrastructure to the site by the City and Town and associated
approvals by State Agencies, and
WHEREAS, establishment of the Veterans Field Light Industrial District will allow industrial
businesses complying with site requirements and environmental performance standards to construct up
to 500,000 square feet of light industrial facilities on approximately 46.57 acres of land located along
the western boundary of Veterans Road north of Luzerne Road and south of Sherman Avenue without
requiring additional environmental or site plan review by the Town of Queensbury Planning Board, and
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WHEREAS, on or about December 6, 1999, the Town Board adopted a Resolution
indicating its desire to be designated as SEQRA Lead Agency for environmental review of the
proposed action and authorizing and directing the Executive Director to notify all SEQRA Involved
Agencies of the Town Board’s desire to be Lead Agency, and
WHEREAS, none of the SEQRA Involved Agencies objected to designation of the Town
Board as SEQRA Lead Agency and the Town Board issued a SEQRA Positive Declaration requiring
the Town and City prepare a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement for the Project, and
WHEREAS, the City presented the Town with a Draft Generic Environmental Impact
Statement and the DGEIS was reviewed by the Town Planning Staff, Rist-Frost Associates (RFA),
Creighton Manning Engineers (CME), the Town’s consulting engineers, and Town Board, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to SEQRA, the Town Board, by Resolution No.:
48.2000, accepted the DGEIS as satisfactory with respect to its scope, content and adequacy for the
purpose of commencing public review, and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 48.2000 also established a public comment period and public
hearing date concerning the DGEIS to satisfy SEQRA requirements, and a public hearing was held on
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February 15, 2000 and all interested persons were heard, and
WHEREAS, the City then presented the Town with a Final Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (FGEIS) and the FGEISwas reviewed by the Town Planning Staff, RFA, CME and Town
Board, and
WHEREAS, the Town Planning Staff, RFA, CME and Town Board identified additional
information that was needed in order for the FGEIS to adequately address issues raised at the public
hearing and remaining issues of concern, and
WHEREAS, a revised FGEIS was prepared and included discussion of the substantive
comments received on the DEIS and responses to those comments, and
WHEREAS, by Town Board Resolution No.: 443,2000, the Town Board accepted the revised
FGEIS and authorized the Notice of Completion of FGEIS, and
WHEREAS, a Findings Statement has been presented to the Town Board at this meeting and
the Town Board has reviewed the Findings Statement and issues relevant to the proposed creation of
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Veterans Field Industrial Park, together with FGEIS documents,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby states that it has fully and carefully
considered the proposed creation of the Veterans Field Industrial Park, the proposed action’s impacts
on the Town of Queensbury and surrounding area and the comments and recommendations of any
involved and interested agencies and the general public, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby affirms that the requirements of Part 617, New
York Code of Rules and Regulations, Title 6 have been met and hereby determines that:
1. It has considered the relevant environmental impacts, facts and conclusions disclosed in the
FGEIS;
2. It has weighed and balanced relevant environmental impacts with social, economic and
other considerations;
3. It has provided a rationale for its decision; and
4. Consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations from among the
reasonable alternatives available, the action is one that avoids or minimizes adverse
environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable and adverse environmental
impacts will be avoided or minimized to the maximum extent practicable by incorporating
as conditions to the decision those mitigative measures that were identified as practicable;
and
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BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, as lead agency in assessing potential
environmental impacts of the proposed development of the Veterans Field Industrial Park, hereby
approves and adopts the Statement of SEQRA Findings presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Executive Director of
Community Development to file this Resolution and Findings Statement as may be required by the
SEQRA Regulations, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs Town Counsel to review as
to form any required notices and make any necessary additions or modifications to comply with the
SEQRA Regulations.
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Duly adopted this 23day of April, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brower
NOES : Mr. Brewer
ABSENT:None
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