640.94
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN as authorized and directed by the
Town Board of the Town of Queensbury that a public
hearing will be held by the Town Board on January 16th,
1995 at 7:00 p.m., at the Queensbury Activities Center,
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York, at which time all
persons interested will be heard concerning the proposed
improvements to the West Glens Falls Water District,
consisting, generally of the provision of water by the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District and improvements
consisting of three connections to the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District at various points between
the Queensbury Consolidated Water District and the West
Glens Falls Water District as more specifically set
forth in the map, plan, and report dated October 7, 1994
by O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., and subsequently
amended, and identified as option #4A on file for public
review at the Town Clerk's Office, located for review
during normal business hours at the Town Office
Building, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York; and
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the maximum amount
proposed and preliminary project cost estimate,
including contingencies, engineering, legal, and
miscellaneous expenses is $57,000, and that the expense
of such project and other costs are proposed to be
assessed against the West Glens Falls Water District,
such that a water rate is charged for water used to the
extent identified in a resolution adopted by the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury and set forth in full
hereinbelow and such that capital improvements costs of
up to $57,000 and the cost of water used not paid for by
the aforesaid method on an ad valorem basis, and that
the expenses associated therewith will be assessed,
levied, and collected in the same manner and at the same
time as other Town charges; and
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that additional information
and/or details are set forth in a copy of this
resolution provided with this notice and set forth
hereinbelow, and that further information may be
obtained by reviewing the map, plan, and report on file
in the Town Clerk's Office;
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 640, 94
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Nick Caimano
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury previously
received information concerning the West Glens Falls Water
District's water problems from the Superintendent of Water, Thomas
Flaherty, and received a copy of a letter from the State Department
of Health, dated August 22, 1994, which advised that, based on
bacteriological information reported to the Department of Health,
action needed to be taken, including a public health notice and the
retention of the services of an engineer to prepare and submit to
the Health Department a study which would define the problem, list
alternatives to correct the problem and provide a feasibility
rationale and selected alternative, together with a schedule for
design and problem correction, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, after
careful review of the matter and, after hearing testimony from the
Water Superintendent, determined that the situation was serious,
needed to be resolved as soon as possible and authorized an
interconnection between the Queensbury Consolidated Water District
and West Glens Falls Water District to allow for the provision of
water from the Queensbury Consolidated Water District on a
temporary basis, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board also determined it appropriate to
undertake proceedings to authorize the aforesaid improvements as
District expenses and completed those proceedings on or about
October 3, 1994, and
WHEREAS, in addition to the foregoing, the Town Board has also
worked towards a proposed permanent solution for the furnishing of
water to West Glens Falls Water District residents, and
WHEREAS, a map, plan, and report dated October 7, 1994, was
developed by O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., during the time that
the temporary solutions were studied and undertaken and the report
originally specified four options for consideration in connection
with the West Glens Falls Water District, and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid report by O'Brien & Gere Engineers,
Inc., has recently been revised to include a fifth option known as
option #4A, and
WHEREAS, the option which is known as option #4A provides that
a permanent source of water would be from the Treatment Plant of
the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, for three unmetered
connections to the Queensbury Consolidated Water District
infrastructure, installation of water meters at each user
connection, the leaving of an emergency connection with the City of
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Glens Falls Water System, and for a review of consolidation of the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District and the West Glens Falls
Water District in 1995, such option having a total capital cost of
$57,000 for improvements needed to implement the same, and
WHEREAS, in addition to the capital improvements, a contract
for the supply of water for the year 1995 and such years thereafter
as may be necessary, is also proposed as part of the proposed plan
of action for the West Glens Falls Water District, with the cost of
such water to be assessed against the West Glens Falls Water
District by the Queensbury Consolidated Water District on the
following basis or pursuant to the following formula: billed
quarterly, with a minimum charge of $17.00 for 12,000 gallons and
$1.20 per 1,000 gallons above that usage based on an estimated
usage which will be derived from a four year history of water meter
readings from the City of Glens Falls, and businesses and
residences of the West Glens Falls Water District will be billed
semi-annually and at the current water rate with any shortfall to
be picked up by an ad valorem levy at the beginning of each year,
and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
recognizes that in order to proceed, it must now:
1. designate itself lead agent and make a determination as
to the significance as allowed and required under the
State Environmental Quality Review Act;
2. hold a public hearing on the proposed improvements as
required by Town Law §202-b; and
3. after the aforesaid public hearing, decide upon the
evidence given, whether it is in the public interest to
proceed with option #4, and make such other
determination and take such other and further action as
may be allowed or provided by Town Law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury,
hereby considers the map, plan and report prepared by O'Brien &
Gere Engineers, Inc., as amended to include option #4A, and
concerning the proposed improvements to the West Glens Falls Water
District of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York, as
completed, and with the understanding that option #4A as outlined
above, and with the following water supply arrangement, is the
preferred option; which water supply arrangement shall be as
follows: shall be purchased from the Queensbury Consolidated Water
District, billed quarterly, with a minimum charge of $17. for
12,000 gallons and $1.20 per 1,000 gallons of usage above the
12,000 gallons, based on estimated usage, which will be derived
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from a four year history of water meter readings from the City of
Glens Falls and businesses and residences will be billed semi-
annually at the existing rate, with the shortfall to be picked up
by an ad valorem levy once a year, assessed in the same manner as
other Town taxes, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
approves the Environmental Assessment Form presented at this
meeting, indicates its desire to be lead agent for the review of
the proposed improvements to the West Glens Falls Water District,
as more specifically set forth hereinabove, and as identified as
option #4A in the map, plan, and report prepared by O'Brien & Gere
Engineers, Inc., and hereby further authorizes the Town Attorney to
notify all potentially involved agencies of the Town Board's desire
to be lead agent and obtain consents from such agencies, and send a
copy of this resolution and the Environmental Assessment Form
presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
states that the amount proposed and preliminary project cost
estimate, including contingencies, engineering, legal, and
miscellaneous expenses, as more specifically set forth in the map,
plan, and report for the preferred, proposed option #4A solution is
$57,000, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
determines it appropriate to proceed with a public hearing on a
map, plan, and report which allocates the entire cost of the
proposed improvements against the West Glens Falls Water District,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
calls for a public hearing for the proposed improvements to the
West Glens Falls Water District, as more specifically set forth in
the map, plan, and report developed by O'Brien & Gere Engineers,
Inc., as option #4A and with a water supply contract with the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District as outlined previously
hereinabove, at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road,
Queensbury, Warren County, New York, on the 14th day of November,
1994 at 7:00 p.m., to consider the proposed improvements and to
hear all persons interested in the subject matter thereof, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that notice of said public hearing shall constitute
this resolution with a lead paragraph reading as follows:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO
THE WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN as authorized and directed by the
Town Board of the Town of Queensbury that a public
hearing will be held by the Town Board on January 16th,
1995 at 7:00 p.m., at the Queensbury Activities Center,
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York, at which time all
persons interested will be heard concerning the proposed
improvements to the West Glens Falls Water District,
consisting, generally of the provision of water by the
Queensbury Consolidated Water District and improvements
consisting of three connections to the Queensbury
Consolidated Water District at various points between
the Queensbury Consolidated Water District and the West
Glens Falls Water District as more specifically set
forth in the map, plan, and report dated October 7, 1994
by O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., and subsequently
amended, and identified as option #4A on file for public
review at the Town Clerk's Office, located for review
during normal business hours at the Town Office
Building, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York; and
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the maximum amount
proposed and preliminary project cost estimate,
including contingencies, engineering, legal, and
miscellaneous expenses is $57,000, and that the expense
of such project and other costs are proposed to be
assessed against the West Glens Falls Water District,
such that a water rate is charged for water used to the
extent identified in a resolution adopted by the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury and set forth in full
hereinbelow and such that capital improvements costs of
up to $57,000 and the cost of water used not paid for by
the aforesaid method on an ad valorem basis, and that
the expenses associated therewith will be assessed,
levied, and collected in the same manner and at the same
time as other Town charges; and
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that additional information
and/or details are set forth in a copy of this
resolution provided with this notice and set forth
hereinbelow, and that further information may be
obtained by reviewing the map, plan, and report on file
in the Town Clerk's Office;
and
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BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to arrange for publication and posting of notice as
aforedescribed, in a manner prescribed by Town Law §193.
Duly adopted this 19th day of December, 1994, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Dr. Wiswall, Mr. Caimano,
Mr. Champagne
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
I, Caroline H. Barber Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury,
Warren County, New York, do hereby certify that I have compared the
foregoing with the original resolution as listed above adopted at a
Regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held on
the 19th day of December 1994, 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 20th day of
December, 1994.
SEAL SIGNED:____________________________
Caroline H. Barber
Deputy Town Clerk
Town of Queensbury
DATED: JANUARY 6, 1994
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