203.2021 Approving Final Consolidation Agreement for 5 Sewer Districts
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT
FOR CONSOLIDATION OF
FIVE (5) TOWN SANITARY SEWER DISTRICTS
RESOLUTION NO.: 203, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim McNulty
WHEREAS, New York General Municipal Law Article 17-A authorizes water and sewer
districts to consolidate into combined districts if such combination “shall be conducive to the
public health, welfare, and convenience and be of special benefit to the lands of the district”, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District was duly established by
the Queensbury Town Board (“Town Board”) to serve the business district of Queensbury, including
portions of Aviation Road, Quaker Road, Upper Glen Street, Bay Road, Ridge Road, Meadowbrook
Road, and numerous other side streets, and
WHEREAS, the Route 9 Sewer District was duly established by the Town Board to serve
the mostly commercial area along Route 9 from Weeks Road to Route 149, including
portions of Weeks Road, Sweet Road and Lawton Avenue, and
WHEREAS, the West Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District was duly
established by the Town Board to serve the West Queensbury area including Exit 18 of I-87
(Adirondack Northway) extending from the City of Glens Falls line at Western and Thomas
Streets to the area just past Exit 18 on Corinth Road and encompasses the Carey Road Industrial
Park and adjacent properties, and
WHEREAS, the Technical Park Sewer District was duly established by the Town Board to
serve the Queensbury Technical Park off Dix Avenue, portions of Dix Avenue and a portion of
Luzerne Road, and
WHEREAS, the Pershing, Ashley, Coolidge Sewer District was duly established by the
Town Board to serve the area including Pershing Road, Ashley Place and Coolidge Avenue, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is the body responsible for the administration of all its sewer
districts, including the aforesaid five (5) Sanitary Sewer Districts, and
WHEREAS, the Town Wastewater Director studied whether it would be to the mutual benefit,
and in the best interests of the customers each serves, to combine these five (5) Sanitary Sewer
Districts into one District proposed to be named the “Greater Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary
Sewer District,” and determined that such a combination would create greater operating efficiencies
and more equitable distribution of fiscal responsibilities, provide better service to the public served by
each District and generate cost savings by avoiding duplication in administrative services, and
WHEREAS, in addition, the risk of isolated unpredictable failures and costs will be spread
over the entire Consolidated District, expecting to result in a more financially stable District and
will also better allow the Consolidated District to reliably finance its operating and capital costs,
and
WHEREAS, Town Counsel and the Town Wastewater Director prepared a proposed
Consolidation Agreement and provided it to the Town Board for its review, and
WHEREAS, New York General Municipal Law Article 17-A requires the local government
entities to be consolidated to endorse a Consolidation Agreement by adoption of a joint Resolution to
commence consolidation proceedings, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is the governing entity for each of the Districts, so the statutory
requirement for a joint Resolution is satisfied by adoption of a single Resolution by the Town Board on
behalf of each District, and
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WHEREAS, the Town Board adopted Resolution No.: 150,2021 on May 3, 2021
endorsing the proposed Consolidation Agreement and scheduling a Public Hearing to hear public
comments on the proposed Consolidation Agreement, and
WHEREAS, after providing notice as required by General Municipal Law Article 17-A, the
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Town Board conducted a Public Hearing on the proposed Consolidation Agreement on June 21,
2021, and the Town Board has considered the evidence given together with other information, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to consolidate the Queensbury Consolidated Sanitary
Sewer District (QCSSD), Route 9 Sanitary Sewer District, West Queensbury Sanitary Sewer
District, Technical Park (Tech Park) Sanitary Sewer District and the Pershing, Ashley & Coolidge
(PAC) Sanitary Sewer District in accordance with General Municipal Law Article 17-A,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY
RESOLVED:
1. The Town Board hereby determines that consolidation of the Queensbury
Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District (QCSSD), Route 9 Sanitary Sewer District, West
Queensbury Sanitary Sewer District, Technical Park (Tech Park) Sanitary Sewer District and the
Pershing, Ashley & Coolidge (PAC) Sanitary Sewer District as described in the Consolidation Plan
is not an “action” for purposes of SEQRA review as it does not involve any project or physical
activity, planning and policy making activity or adoption of agency rules, regulations and
procedures, that may affect the environment.
2. The Town Board hereby determines that consolidation of the Queensbury
Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District (QCSSD), Route 9 Sanitary Sewer District, West
Queensbury Sanitary Sewer District, Technical Park (Tech Park) Sanitary Sewer District and the
Pershing, Ashley & Coolidge (PAC) Sanitary Sewer District as described in the Consolidation Plan
would be conducive to the public health, welfare, and convenience and be of special benefit to the
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lands of the Districts, approves the final Consolidation Agreement and authorizes the Town
Supervisor to execute the Consolidation Agreement in substantially the form presented at this
meeting.
3. The Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, the Town Wastewater
Director and the Town Clerk to take all actions necessary to effectuate this Resolution and the
Consolidation Agreement.
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Duly adopted this 21 day of June, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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