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299.2000 RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW REGULATING SIDEWALKS RESOLUTION NO.: 299, 2000 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. James Martin WHEREAS, there are currently sidewalks at various locations in the Town of Queensbury and additional sidewalks will continue to be built in the future, and WHEREAS, having sidewalks in good repair and free and clear of snow, ice, dirt and other obstructions is important to the safety of pedestrians who use the sidewalks, and WHEREAS, the Town Board is concerned about public safety and wants to ensure that all existing sidewalks and future sidewalks are properly constructed and maintained, and WHEREAS, the Town Highway Law places some duty upon the Town to maintain sidewalks along County and State Highways, and WHEREAS, there is no similar statute concerning sidewalks along Town highways, and WHEREAS, as a matter of fiscal responsibility, the Town Board wishes to limit its expenses in maintaining sidewalks and only wishes to maintain those sidewalks required to be maintained under State Law, and WHEREAS, the Americans with Disabilities Act, a Federal law, mandates that places of public accommodation be made accessible to persons with disabilities, and WHEREAS, the Town Board may, after a public hearing upon at least ten (10) days public notice, enact a Local Law regulating the construction, repair and maintenance of sidewalks, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the th Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on August 7, 2000 to consider the proposed Local Law Regulating Construction, Repair and Maintenance of Sidewalks and hear all interested persons and take such action as required or authorized by law, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED AND ORDERED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to publish and post the Notice of Public Hearing presented at this meeting at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. th Duly adopted this 24 day of July, 2000, by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brower NOES: None ABSENT:None