378.2020 Set PH Proposed Ext. Queensbury Consolidated Water Dist.- Mountain Terrace Estates
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING PROPOSED
EXTENSION TO QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
TO SERVE A PORTION OF MOUNTAIN TERRACE ESTATES
SUBDIVISION AND AN OUT-OF-DISTRICT PARCEL
RESOLUTION NO.: 378, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury wishes to extend the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District (the “Water District”) in accordance with New York Town Law Article 12-A to
serve four lots of the proposed six-lot Mountain Terrace Estates Subdivision (the “Subdivision”)
and a separate parcel currently receiving Town water under an “Out-of-District Contract” (the
“Parcel’), all located on Luzerne Road (the “District Extension”), and
WHEREAS, The Environmental Design Partnership, LLP (EDP) has prepared a Map,
Plan and Report (Map, Plan and Report) concerning the proposed District Extension to connect
the Subdivision to either the existing 16” Water District water main that runs along Luzerne
Road or the existing 6” main in Twin Mountain Drive, all as more specifically set forth and
described in the Map, Plan and Report, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report has been filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's
Office and is available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report delineates the boundaries of the proposed District
Extension, a general plan of the proposed system, a report of the proposed method of operation,
the source of water supply and mode of constructing any proposed District Extension
improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Town Planning Board has indicted that it wishes to be Lead Agency for
review of the Subdivision under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and will
conduct coordinated review with the Town Board as an Involved Agency,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
1. As a SEQRA Involved Agency, the Town Board hereby consents to the Town
Planning Board acting as Lead Agency for SEQRA review of the Subdivision and will not make
a decision regarding the proposed District Extension until after the Planning Board has made a
SEQRA Determination of Significance for the Subdivision.
2. The boundaries of the proposed District Extension are as set forth in the Map,
Plan and Report and as follows:
Parcel 1:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the westerly line of Twin Mountain Drive and
the northerly line of Luzerne Road.
Thence from said Point of Beginning, of the hereinafter described Water Service District
along said northerly line, in a general westerly direction 420± feet to a point;
Thence through Luzerne Road in a general southerly direction, 50± to a point in the
southerly line of Luzerne Road;
Thence along the easterly, southerly and westerly line of SBL#307.00-1-32.2 the
following three (3) courses and distances:
1) In a general southerly direction, 275± to a point;
2) In a general westerly direction, 235± to a point;
3) In a general northerly direction, 275± to a point in the aforesaid southerly line of
Luzerne Road;
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Thence through said Luzerne Road, in a general northerly direction, 50± feet to a point in
the aforesaid northerly line of Luzerne Road;
Thence along said northerly line, in a general westerly direction, 90± feet to a point;
Thence through Proposed Lot 4 of SBL#307.00-1-22 generally following the 545’
contour line, in a general northerly and westerly direction, 600± to a point in the
southerly line of said Proposed Lot 4 of SBL#307.00-1-22;
Thence along said southerly line in a general westerly direction, 100± to a point in the
southeasterly line of Proposed Lot 6;
Thence along said southeasterly line, in a general northeasterly direction, 620± feet a
point being the southwesterly corner of SBL#307.00-1-24;
Thence along the common division line of SBL#307.00-1-24, SBL#308.05-1-9,
SBL#308.05-1-8, SBL#308.09-1-9 and SBL#308.09-1-8 to the north, east and south and
Proposed Lot 2 and Proposed Lot 1, being pieces or parcels of SBL#307.00-1-22, to the
south, west and north the following five (5) courses and distances:
1) In a general easterly direction, 150± feet to a point;
2) In a general southerly direction, 600± feet to a point;
3) In a general westerly direction, 150± feet to a point;
4) In a general southerly direction, 200± feet to a point;
5) In a general easterly direction, 300± feet to a point in the aforesaid westerly line of
Twin Mountain Drive;
Thence along said westerly line, in a general southerly direction, 210± feet to the point or
place of beginning said Water Service District and containing 13± acres of land.
The above described Water Service District parcels are intended to include all, or those
portions thereof, of those parcels as contained within the above described area as shown
on the Warren County Real Property Tax Maps in the Town of Queensbury, NY, and is
not intended for the conveyance of Real Property.
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3. The proposed District Extension will not include any new water supply
development such as water mains, wells or new intake structures or the construction of any
additional system storage. The proposed Extension will utilize the surplus capacity in the
existing system, so that the only improvements will be the connection of the four new residences
to either the existing 16” main that runs along Luzerne Road or the existing 6” main in Twin
Mountain Drive. All new installations and taps will be coordinated with the Town of
Queensbury Water Department. Maintenance of the existing will be provided by the Town of
Queensbury Water Department.
4. The Subdivision developer will pay all new capital costs associated with the
District Extension so there will be no cost to the Town or the District for the District Extension.
5. As the Subdivision houses have not yet been built, there is no actual “typical
property" for purposes of calculating the estimated annual cost of the District Extension, merely
estimates based on what may be built. However, the estimated annual cost of the District
Extension to the typical property in the District Extension, which typical property is a typical one
family home, for operation and maintenance and other charges (assuming an average water
usage) ranges from approximately $480 for a Subdivision property assessed at $270,000 to
approximately $510 for a Subdivision property assessed at $375,000. The cost for what is
expected to be the typical property ($388,700 based on the current assessed value of a developed
parcel in the District Extension ) will be approximately $512 for the Parcel. The cost of hook-up
fees and constructing a water service connection from the water main to each new structure and
the purchase and installation of a water meter will be paid by either the developer or the builders
of the house and included in the total cost of each home.
6. A detailed explanation of how the estimated costs of the District Extension were
computed is included in the Map, Plan and Report which has been filed with the Queensbury
Town Clerk and is available for public inspection.
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7. The capital improvements necessary for this service area will be provided and
paid for by the Subdivision developer and so there will be no financing required by the Town on
behalf of the Water District or any debt service costs related to this District Extension to the
Water District.
8. The proposed improvements shall be constructed and installed as specifically
delineated in the Map, Plan and Report and in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury's
specifications, ordinances or local laws, and any State laws or regulations, and in accordance
with approved plans and specifications and under competent engineering supervision.
9. The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the Queensbury
Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, at 7:00 p.m., on Monday, December 7, 2020 to
consider the Map, Plan and Report and to hear all persons interested in the proposal and to take
such other and further action as may be required or authorized by law.
10. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Water Department to send
copies of the Map, Plan and Report to the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation and the New York State Department of Health, together with all documentation
required to be sent, along with a letter indicating that the Town Board will be undertaking
consideration of the District Extension identified in this Resolution.
11. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Water Department to prepare a
report identifying any environmental impacts it believes should be considered at the time the
SEQRA review is conducted by the Town Planning Board and to provide this information to the
Planning Board as SEQRA Lead Agency.
12. The Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to
duly publish and post this Order not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days
before the Public Hearing date, as required by Town Law §209-d, and complete or arrange for
the securing of two (2) Affidavits of Publication of Notice and two (2) Affidavits of Posting of
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Notice of the Public Hearing required hereby and to file a certified copy of this Order with the
State Comptroller on or about the date of publication.
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Duly adopted this 16 day of November, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mrs. Magee
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