443.2000
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (FGEIS) FOR PROPOSED VETERAN’S FIELD
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK AND AUTHORIZING NOTICE OF
COMPLETION OF FGEIS
RESOLUTION NO. : 443, 2000
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. James Martin
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
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 the FGEIS includes discussion of the
substantive comments received on the DEIS and responses to those comments,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby accepts the Final Generic
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Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) concerning the development of the Veterans Field Industrial
Park presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby approves and adopts the Notice of Completion of
Final GEIS 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 the Notice of Completion of Final GEIS as required by the SEQRA
Regulations, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that Town Counsel is hereby authorized to approve as to form the required
notices and make any necessary additions or modifications to comply with the SEQRA Regulations.
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Duly adopted this 6 day of November, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Martin, Mr. Brower
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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