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249.2001 RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND BAY RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 249, 2001 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. James Martin WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Daniel Stec WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board previously authorized an Agreement dated March 24, 2000 between the Town and the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Fire Company) for fire protection services, and WHEREAS, as part of the March 24, 2000 Agreement, the Town agreed that it would consider revising the Agreement specifically for the purpose of adjusting any payments that the Town and Fire Company both agreed in writing were reasonable to enable the Fire Company to construct a new fire station, and st WHEREAS, the Town Board conducted a public hearing on May 21, 2001 and by Resolution No.: 217.2001, approved an amended Agreement with the Fire Company, and WHEREAS, the Town Comptroller has advised that it is necessary to further amend the Fire Agreement in order to increase debt service expenses by $65,000 and to reallocate other expense items as a result of a change in the Fire Company’s construction schedule for its proposed new fire station, and WHEREAS, New York State Town Law §184 provides that the Town and Fire Company by mutual consent after public hearing may amend the Agreement for fire protection services provided it is in the public interest to do so, and WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed amended Agreement between the Town and Fire Company has been presented at this meeting and is in form acceptable to Town Counsel, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT th RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board will hold a public hearing on July 9, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury concerning the proposed amendment to the Fire Protection Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and hereby further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to publish the Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. th Duly adopted this 18 day of June, 2001 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower, Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec NOES : None ABSENT: None