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WATER\hnprovements to Facilities—Corinth Road Etc—Set Public Hearing—8-20-12
ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
CONCERNING PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF
QUEENSBURY CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT FACILITIES
RESOLUTION NO. , 2012
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board duly established the Town of Queensbury
Consolidated Water District (the "District") in accordance with New York Town Law, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to improve the District's water transmission facilities by
installing a redundant transmission main along Corinth Road and replacing existing water mains in
the vicinity of Everts Avenue, Foster Avenue and Country Club Road, all in accordance with Town
Law §202-b, and
WHEREAS, C.T. Male Associates, P.C., professional engineers, has prepared an
Engineer's Report concerning the proposed water transmission system improvements together
with an estimate of the cost of such improvements, and
WHEREAS, the Engineer's Report was duly filed in the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office and
made available for public inspection, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board was duly designated lead agency for environmental review
of the project under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA )and determined that
the project would not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a SEQRA Negative
Declaration was made, and
WHEREAS, although the Town of Queensbury is a town partially within the Adirondack
Park the District does not contain State lands assessed at more than thirty percent (30%) of the
total taxable assessed valuation of the District, so permission of the State Comptroller to the
proposed expenditure is not required under Town Law §202-b(5),
NOW,THEREFORE,IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED:
1. The proposed improvements are:
(a) installation of a new 16" DIP redundant transmission main along Corinth Road
from the Water Treatment Plant to West Mountain Road, together with new
valves and hydrants; and
(b) replacement of existing 8" cast iron pipe water mains with new 8" DIP in the
Everts Avenue area, including Patton Drive and Homer Avenue; the Foster
Avenue area, including Angel Lane and Rudley Drive; and the Country Club Road
area, including Woodvale Road.
2. The estimated cost of such improvements is $2,120,900.
3. The cost of the improvements will be paid from the current funds in the Capital
Reserve Fund of the District; therefore, the annual cost of the District for debt service and operation
and maintenance costs to the typical property and the typical one- or two-family home will not be
increased.
4. The proposed improvements shall be constructed and installed as specifically
delineated in the Map and Plan and in full accordance with the Town of Queensbury's specifications,
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ordinances or local laws, and any State laws or regulations, and in accordance with approved plans and
specifications and under competent engineering supervision.
5. 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, September 10th, 2012 to hear all persons
interested in the improvement of the District facilities described above and to take such other and
further action as may be required or authorized by law.
6. 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 §202-b.
Duly adopted this 20th day of August,2012 by the following vote:
AYES
NOES :
ABSENT:
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