050.95
RESOLUTION MAKING DETERMINATION ON THE PROPOSED
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 50, 95
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
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 duly adopted
a resolution on December 19, 1994 calling a public hearing to
consider said proposed improvements to the West Glens Falls Water
District, and
WHEREAS, notice of said public hearing was duly published and
posted in the manner provided by law and proof thereof has been
submitted to the Town Board, and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held at the time and
place aforesaid at which time all persons interested were duly
heard, and
WHEREAS, said Town Board has duly considered all of the
evidence given at such public hearing, and
WHEREAS, said Town Board has reviewed the proposed action
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act and has found that
the Water District improvements will not have a significant
environmental impact,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren
County, New York, as follows:
SECTION 1. Based upon the evidence given at the aforesaid
public hearing, it is hereby found and determined to be in the
public interest to proceed with the aforesaid increase and
improvement of the facilities of the West Glens Falls Water
District of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York,
otherwise known as Option #4, as described in the preambles hereof,
at an estimated cost not to exceed $57,000.00, and the same is
hereby approved and authorized, subject to a further resolution of
the Town Board indicating the source of funds for the project.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Duly adopted this 16th day of January, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Caimano, Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Champagne
NOES: None
ABSENT:None