478.2000
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury
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held on December 4, at 7:00 P.M. at the Town of Queensbury, 742
Bay Road, Queensbury, New York, the following resolution was
adopted:
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED
EXTENSIONS TO QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT -
EAGAN ROAD EXTENSION, PALMER DRIVE EXTENSION AND
CAROLINE/KNIGHT STREET EXTENSION
RESOLUTION NO.: 478, 2000
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. James Martin
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to establish three (3) extensions to the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District, to be known as the Eagan Road Extension, Palmer
Drive Extension and Caroline/Knight Street Extension, and
WHEREAS, a map, plan and report has been prepared regarding these extensions, the
Eagan Road Extension to serve an area in the south-central portion of the Town of Queensbury
toward the end of Eagan Road, which is west off of the central portion of Big Bay Road; the
Palmer Drive Extension to serve an area along the north side of Palmer Drive, off of Big Bay
Road a short distance south of the Eagan Road Extension; and the Caroline/Knight Street
Extension to serve an area at the intersection of Caroline and Knight Streets adjacent to the
western boundary of the City of Glens Falls, such extensions more specifically described in the
map, plan and report, and
WHEREAS, the map, plan and report prepared by Nace Engineering, P.C., 169
Haviland Road, Queensbury, New York has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office
and is available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the map, plan and report shows the boundaries of the proposed extensions
to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, a general plan of the water system, a report of
the proposed water system and method of operation and the source of water supply, and
WHEREAS, the map, plan and report shows the water distribution mains, gate valves,
and hydrants, together with the location and a general description of all related or appropriate
public works existing or required, and
WHEREAS, Part I of a Long Environmental Assessment Form has been prepared and
presented at this meeting, and a coordinated SEQRA review is desired,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS
ORDERED,
1. The Queensbury Town Board shall hold a public hearing and consider
establishing the proposed extensions to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District previously
described in this Resolution and to be known as the Eagan Road Extension, Palmer Drive
Extension and Caroline/Knight Street Extension;
2. The boundaries of the proposed extensions and benefitted areas of the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District are to be as follows:
A.The proposed Eagan Road Extension shall include all of the following tax
map parcels of the Town of Queensbury: Section 137, Block 2, Parcels 9.101,
9.102 and 9.103 as shown on the Town Tax Maps as of December 1, 2000.
The Extension shall also include that portion of Tax Map Parcel No.: Section
137, Block 2, Parcel 9.121 which is outside of the existing Queensbury
Consolidated Water District as shown on the Town Tax Maps as of
December 1, 2000.
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B.The proposed Palmer Drive Extension shall include all of Tax Map Parcel
Section 144 Block 1, Parcel 26 as shown on the Town Tax Maps as of
December 1, 2000.
C.The proposed Caroline/Knight Street Extension shall include all of Tax Map
Parcel Section 131, Block 8, Parcel 7 and that portion of Tax Map Parcel
Section 131, Block 8, Parcel 11 which is outside of the existing Queensbury
Consolidated Water District as shown on the Town Tax Maps as of
December 1, 2000.
3. The proposed improvements shall consist of the purchase and installation of a
new 6” ductile iron pipe water distribution main, a hydrant and such other facilities as more
specifically set forth in the map, plan and report, including pavement and driveway restoration
and lawn restoration, and the costs shall also include a proportionate share of the cost of the
Water Treatment Plant, mains, and other facilities of the existing Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, which will supply water to the extensions, and engineering, legal and
administrative fees;
4. All proposed water mains and appurtenances shall be installed in full accordance
with the Town of Queensbury specifications and ordinances and in accordance with approved
plans and specifications and under competent engineering supervision;
5. The maximum amount proposed to be expended for said improvements is
estimated to be $10,000;
6. The proposed method of financing will be for the Developer, Bill Threw, Inc., to
pay the entire cost of the improvements. The Town shall pay no part of the cost of the
extensions.
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7. The estimated cost of hook-up fees to the typical property, which is a one or two
family home, will be $400 for a house on the same side of the street as the water main and $550
for a house on the opposite side. The estimated annual cost of the extension to the typical
property will be $1.43 per $1,000 assessed value for debt service and approximately $156.20 for
metered water usage; the total estimated annual cost range from $299 to $442.
8. The map, plan and report describing the improvements is on file with the
Queensbury Town Clerk and is available for public inspection;
9. The Town Board will proceed with considering the extensions only if the
Developer executes an agreement concerning the extension in a form acceptable to Town
Counsel prior to the public hearing.
10. Except for the initial cost of the proposed extensions to the Water District which
shall be paid by the Developer, all the expenses of the District, including all extensions
heretofore or hereafter established, shall be a charge against the entire area of the District as
extended and the costs of operation, maintenance and improvements shall continue to be
financed on a benefit basis.
11. The Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, Warren County, New York, at 7:00
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p.m., on the 18 day of December, 2000, to consider the map, plan and report, and to hear all
persons interested in the proposal and to take such other and further action as may be required
or authorized by law;
12. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to cause a copy
of this Order to be duly published and posted not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days
before the hearing date set forth herein and as required by Town Law §209-d and complete or
arrange for the securing of two Affidavits of Publication of Notice and two Affidavits of Posting
of Notice of the Public Hearing required hereby, and to file a certified copy of this Order with
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the State Comptroller on or about the date of publication.
13. The Town Board hereby requests the Town of Queensbury Community
Development Department to prepare a report on any environmental impacts that should be
considered at the time a SEQRA review is conducted;
14. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Community Development
Department to send a copy of this Resolution, Part I of the Environmental Assessment Form
presented at this meeting and a copy of the map, plan, and report to all potentially involved
agencies and to DEC and DOH together with an application for a water supply permit, all
documents to be sent out with a letter generally indicating that the Town Board is about to
undertake consideration of the project identified in this Resolution, that a coordinated SEQRA
review with the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury as lead agency is desired and that a
lead agency must be agreed upon within 30 days.
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Duly adopted this 4 day of December, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brower
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Brewer
I, Karen A. O’Brien, Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury,
Warren County, New York, do hereby certify that I have compared the
foregoing with original resolution as listed above adopted at a
Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held on
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the 4 day of December, 2000, at which a quorum was present and
that the same is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole
original thereof to date.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and the SEAL of said
Town of Queensbury, this 5th day of December, 2000.
SEAL SIGNED:__________________________
Karen A. O’Brien
Deputy Town Clerk
Queensbury
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