372.2021 Supporting Approval of Warren County Board of Supervisors Proposed Res. Approving 275 Bay Rd for the Purpose of the Warren County Bikeway
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING APPROVAL OF WARREN COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISOR’S PROPOSED RESOLUTION APPROVING USE OF
LOT NO. 302.8-1-2, 275 BAY ROAD (AKA MULLEN SITE) FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A WARREN COUNTY BIKEWAY AMENITY,
A PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PARKING/PARK FACILITY
RESOLUTION NO.: 372, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to support the Warren County Board of
Supervisor’s approval of the attached draft Resolution concerning Warren County’s maintenance and
ownership of a lot referred to as Tax Map No.: 302.8-1-2 located at 275 Bay Road in the Town of
Queensbury, New York with the intention of using it as a Warren County Bikeway amenity, parking and
park facility to be enjoyed by residents and visitors, bicyclists and walkers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby expresses its support of the attached
draft Resolution concerning Warren County’s maintenance and ownership of a lot referred to as Tax Map
No.: 302.8-1-2 located at 275 Bay Road in the Town of Queensbury, New York with the intention of
using it as a Warren County Bikeway amenity, parking and park facility to be enjoyed by residents and
visitors, bicyclists and walkers, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to send
a certified copy of this Resolution to the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Warren County
Planning Department, City of Glens Falls and/or Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to take
such other and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 15day of November, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES : Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty
ABSENT: None
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Warren County Board of
Supervisors
R ESOLUTION N O. XXX OF 2021
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY SUPERVISOR STROUGH
APPROVING THE USE OF LOT NO. 302.8-1-2, 275 BAY ROAD (AKA
MULLEN SITE) FOR THE PURPOSE PROVIDING A WARREN COUNTY
BIKEWAY AMENITY, A PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PARKING/PARK
FACILITY
WHEREAS, Warren County is the current owner of lot number 302.8-1-2, 275 Bay Road,
Queensbury, New York, and
WHEREAS, Warren County has expended taxpayer monies to remove the parcels
preexisting building that posed multiple public hazards, asbestos presence among others, and
WHEREAS, Warren County is also the owner of the Warren County Bikeway, a paved 9.4
mile multi-use trail for bicycling, walking and running, and
WHEREAS, the Warren County Bikeway runs alongside and directly adjacent to this parcel’s
southwest property line, and
WHEREAS, this currently vacant lot provides a unique opportunity to provide a facility that
would better accommodate the users of the adjacent Bikeway, and
WHEREAS, this facility would benefit local residents and visitors for many generations to
come, and
WHEREAS, this approximately one-acre lot has a contamination history, is triangular
configuration, has the Town of Queensbury’s 30 foot setback requirements and Commercial
Light Industrial zoning; all of which could have potential negative impacts on this parcel’s
value, and
WHEREAS, this site is uniquely located and would make for an excellent hub site; a
pedestrian/bicycle site that would provide parking (and possibly other amenities, like a butterfly
park) for residents and visitors who seek to use our trails and routes – access to Warren County
Bikeway, Coles Woods Trail, Feeder Canal Trail, Champlain Canal Trail, Halfway Brook Trail,
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Rush Pond Trail and all their potential offshoots, and
WHEREAS, as a pedestrian/bicycle facility, this site could offer our residents and visitors
(who bring in tourism revenues) a parking area, park, interpretive signage, a bicycle repair
station and more, and this kind of infrastructure makes for a potential candidate for outside
grant funding, and be it
RESOLVED, that Warren County will maintain ownership of this lot with the intent of using it as
a Warren County Bikeway amenity, parking and park facility to be enjoyed by residents and visitors,
bicyclists and walkers, and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Warren County Planning and Community Development Department will
work with the Town of Queensbury and City of Glens Falls and the A/GFTC in researching potential
design developments and grant opportunities for this proposed Warren County Bikeway facility.
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