061.99
RESOLUTION APPROVING DRAFT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE GEORGE WATERSHED WITHIN TOWN
OF QUEENSBURY AND FORWARDING PLAN TO LAKE GEORGE PARK
COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL
RESOLUTION NO.: 61, 99
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Merrill
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Stormwater Advisory Board (Advisory Board) was formed in
1995 to develop a Draft Stormwater Management Plan (Plan) for portions of the Lake George
Watershed within the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Lake George Park Commission provided funding for the Town to engage the
services of C.T. Male Associates, P.C. to assist in developing its Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Board developed a Plan and conducted a public information session
concerning the Plan in August of 1996 and public comments were addressed in the form of a
Responsiveness Summary, and
WHEREAS, the content of the Plan has not been changed since the Responsiveness Summary
was prepared, and
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies existing conditions within the portion of the Lake George
Watershed within the Town of Queensbury, provides a background on stormwater impacts, identifies
specific physical problems areas and practices, provides recommended strategies to address the
physical problems and recommends policy to address problem practices, and
WHEREAS, the Plan satisfies the Lake George Park Commission’s requirements for
development of a Stormwater Management Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board has reviewed the Plan and wishes to approve and
forward it to the Lake George Park Commission for review and approval prior to final adoption by the
Town Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby approves of the Draft
Stormwater Management Plan for Portions of the Lake George Watershed within the Town of
Queensbury dated October 1997 and presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs its Executive Director of
Community Development to forward the Plan to the Lake George Park Commission for review and
approval and to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 10 day of February, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None