417.94
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CONSOLIDATION
OF THE SHERMAN AVENUE EXTENSION, PEGGY ANN ROAD,
EASY STREET, AND HILAND PARK WATER DISTRICTS WITH THE
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY,
WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 417, 94
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Fred Champagne
WHEREAS, there has, heretofore, been established and created a
Water District known and described as the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, and
WHEREAS, there has, heretofore, been established and created
Water Districts known and described as the Sherman Avenue Extension
Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water District, Easy Street Water
Extension, and Hiland Park Water District, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury is desirous
of calling a public hearing upon the consolidation of the five (5)
aforedescribed water districts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury shall
hold a public hearing at the Queensbury Activities Center,
Queensbury, Warren County, New York, on the 19th day of September,
1994, at 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of hearing all persons
interested in the subject matter of the proposal to consolidate the
Sherman Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water
District, Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park Water
District, with the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, pursuant
to Section 206 of the Town Law of the State of New York, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if the Town Board shall determine upon the
evidence given at the public hearing that it is in the public
interest that all districts as described above be consolidated, it
is proposed that the resulting Consolidated Water District would be
known as the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and all the
property of the Sherman Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann
Road Water District, Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park
Water District, and the currently existing Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, shall become the property of the new Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, and the new Consolidated Water
District would assume and pay the indebtedness of each of the
original districts as if such indebtedness had been incurred
subsequent to the consolidation, pursuant to Town Law §206, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if the Town Board shall determine to
consolidate the Water Districts, there shall annually be assessed
upon all taxable real property in such new Queensbury Consolidated
Water District at the same time and in the same manner as other
Town charges in amounts sufficient to pay the principal and
interest of all such Consolidated Districts outstanding
indebtedness, including the aforesaid indebtedness of the Sherman
Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water District,
Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park Water District, and
the currently existing Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if the Town Board shall determine that upon the
evidence it is in the public interest to consolidate the districts,
the future assessments of all costs of operation, maintenance, and
improvements of such Queensbury Consolidated Water District, and
Sherman Avenue Extension Water District, Peggy Ann Road Water
District, Easy Street Water Extension, and Hiland Park Water
District, including any such costs that were formally assessable by
law, upon the taxable real property in the aforesaid Districts,
shall be assessed upon the taxable property in the new Queensbury
Consolidated Water District, at the same time and in the same
manner as all other Town charges, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that if the Water Districts, aforedescribed, should
be consolidated and if there are any Office of Commissioners
provided for in any of the districts, the offices shall be
abolished upon the aforedescribed consolidation to become
effective, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk shall give notice of the public
hearing referred to herein by publication of a copy of this
resolution at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing
and by posting the same upon the Town Clerk's bulletin board
maintained in accordance with Town Law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby determines that the
action about to be undertaken is a Type II Action under the State
Environmental Quality Review Act and that no further SEQRA Review
is necessary, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor and Town Attorney are
hereby authorized to complete and file an application for a permit
for the consolidation with the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, should the same be necessary, and the
Town Supervisor is also authorized to pay any permit fees that may
be due in connection with said application.
Duly adopted this 1st day of August, 1994, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. Monahan, Dr. Wiswall, Mr. Caimano, Mrs. Pulver,
Mr. Champagne
NOES: None
ABSENT: None