262.2011 Set PH LL Law Fertilizer
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
LOCAL LAW NO. __ OF 2011 TO AMEND QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE
BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 107 ENTITLED,
“LAWN FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE RUNOFF CONTROL”
RESOLUTION NO.: 262, 2011
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.:
__ of 2011 to amend the Queensbury Town Code by adding a new Chapter 107 entitled "Lawn
Fertilizer and Pesticide Runoff Control,” in an effort to better regulate land use management
practices specifically by limiting water body exposure to nitrates, phosphorus compounds and
pesticide-related chemicals, reduce water body contamination, improve water body ecosystem
integrity and assure healthier human, animal and plant habitats, such regulations pertaining to the
shores of Glen Lake, Lake Sunnyside and the portion of Lake George within the Town of
Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, this legislation is authorized in accordance with New York State Municipal
Home Rule Law §10, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning adoption of this
Local Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
th
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 12,
2011 to hear all interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning
proposed Local Law No.: __ of 2011, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing concerning proposed Local Law No. __ of
2011 in the manner provided by law.
nd
Duly adopted this 22 day of August, 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Brewer