064.97
RESOLUTION SEEKING SEQRA LEAD AGENCY STATUS
IN PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF COLE'S WOODS
RESOLUTION NO. 64, 97
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Carol Pulver
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, a wooded recreation area known as Cole's Woods, which
is currently owned by the City of Glens Falls, is situated in and
within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the City of Glens Falls has filed a legal Petition
seeking to annex Cole's Woods and change the municipal boundaries
between the City and the Town so that Cole's Woods would become
part of the City instead of the Town, and
WHEREAS, the City's Petition seeks to schedule a public
hearing regarding the proposed annexation on February 11, 1997 at
Glens Falls City Hall, and
WHEREAS, the City's Petition also seeks the Town's consent for
the City to act as lead agency under the New York State
Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and
WHEREAS, the Town has thirty (30) days from the date of the
Petition or until January 29, 1997 to express its consent or object
to designation of the City as SEQRA lead agency, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury believes
that it would be more appropriate for the Town Board to conduct
environmental review and have the role of SEQRA lead agency for
this proposed action,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
objects to designation of the City of Glens Falls as SEQRA lead
agency for the proposed annexation of Cole's Woods, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby
declares its desire to be SEQRA lead agency to conduct review of
potential environmental impacts of this proposed action, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor, Department of Community
Development, and Town Counsel's Office are hereby authorized to
file copies of this resolution and take such other and further
steps as may be necessary to achieve SEQRA lead agency designation
status for this action, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor's Office shall send a copy
of this resolution with appropriate notification to the City of
Glens Falls.
Duly adopted this 20th day of January, 1997, by the following
vote:
AYES : Mrs. Goedert, Mrs. Pulver, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Turner,
Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None