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A RESOLUTION AND ORDER ACCEPTING A MAP, PLAN AND REPORT AND SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SEWER DISTRICT #1

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingThe Town Board accepts the Map, Plan and Report for the establishment of Sewer District #1 to provide sewer service to 51 parcels in the TND zoning district with improvements including a collection system, connection to Village of Red Hook sewer system, and treatment plant expansion at an estimated maximum cost of $6,596,000, and schedules a public hearing for May 29, 2024.
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2024-05-13
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2024-05-13
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook hereby determines that the MPR is in compliance with the requirements of Section 209-c of Town Law with regard to the establishment of Sewer District #1 and the improvements described therein.
  2. The Town Board directs that the MPR be entered in its minutes and that it be made available to be reviewed by the public, in advance of the public hearing scheduled herein, in the Office of the Red Hook Town Clerk, at the Town Hall at 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York during regular business hours.
  3. The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing on May 29, 2024 at 7:55 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all persons interested in the subject concerning the establishment of Sewer District # 1, with a maximum total estimated cost of $6,596,000, of which $2,143,000 is estimated to be allocable to the construction of the improvements to facilities of the Village Sewer District pursuant to a proposed intermunicipal agreement; and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law.
  4. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this Order to be published at least once in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of the Town of Red Hook, the first publication thereof to be not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  5. The Town Clerk is further authorized and directed to post a certified copy of this Order on the sign-board of the Town maintained in the Town Hall not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before the public hearing and, within the same timeframe, to mail a copy of this order to the property owner(s) of record in proposed Sewer District #1, as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed hereto.
  6. At said public hearing, the Town Board will hear all comments in regard to the proposed establishment of Sewer District # 1 as described in the MPR.
  7. This order shall take effect immediately.
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  • WHEREAS, at the request of the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York (the "Town"), T&B Engineering and Landscape Architecture, P.C., a competent engineer duly licensed by the State of New York (the "Engineer") has prepared an Map, Plan and Report dated May, 2024 (the "MPR"), and such MPR has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Red Hook and submitted to the Town Board
  • WHEREAS, the MPR provides for the creation of a new sewer district to be known as Sewer District #1, to include the property described at Exhibit A attached hereto, generally described as being within a portion of the Town in the TND Zoning District south of the Village of Red Hook along Route 9, excluding the TND-R District located west of Rt. 9, for the purpose of providing sewer service to serve 51 parcels (50 tax parcels) in the Town
  • WHEREAS, the proposed improvements as further described in the MPR include the construction and equipping of a collection system of approximately 10,123 LF utilizing a septic tank effluent pump ("STEP") system, connection to the Village of Red Hook Sewer System, and an expansion to the existing Village of Red Hook sewage treatment plant to provide capacity for an additional 50,000 gallons per day, and related improvements and equipment
  • WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the proposed improvements described in the MPR is $6,596,000
  • WHEREAS, the estimated cost of hookup fees within the proposed Sewer District #1 is as follows: $20,000 to $35,000 depending on the size of the step tank, provided that to the extent of available funds the base hookup fee (excluding specialized fees for site specific requirements such as restaurant grease traps), may be included in the initial capital project and waived for properties hooking up within the initial designated construction period, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how the estimated cost of hook-up fees was computed
  • WHEREAS, a portion of the improvements described in the MPR consists of improvements to the Village Sewer System pursuant to a proposed Intermunicipal Agreement ("IMA") in order to provide for use of such system for the proposed Sewer District No. 1, and the cost of expansion is anticipated to be paid in part by the Village and in part by the Town Sewer District #1 on the basis of a reasonable method of allocation based on the 50,000 gallons per day share of dedicated capacity required for the Sewer District #1 as described in the MPR
  • WHEREAS, the plan of financing set forth in the MPR indicates that the Town anticipates the issuance of its obligations pursuant to the Local Finance Law to pay the costs of the improvements
  • WHEREAS, the proposed plan of financing is expected to result in a total annual cost of $2602 to the typical Sewer District No. 1 property assumed to be assessed capital costs based on 1 EDU, that being the mode of all properties in the proposed District, for the first year in which operation, maintenance, debt service and other charges and expenses are to be paid, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how such estimated annual cost was computed
  • WHEREAS, the proposed plan of financing is expected to result in a total annual cost of $2602 to a typical Sewer District No. 1 one or two family residential property to be assessed capital costs based on 1 EDU, that being the mode of such residential properties in the District, for the first year in which operation, maintenance, debt service and other charges and expenses are to be paid, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how such estimated annual cost was computed
  • WHEREAS, the proposed method of apportioning the costs of construction and improvement of Sewer District #1 is to assess the costs entirely against the lands benefitted thereby, being the entire area of the Sewer District #1; and to assess, levy and collect costs from the several lots or parcels within such benefitted area in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improvement shall confer upon such lots or parcels, based on the number of EDUs as described in the MPR
  • WHEREAS, the MPR is on file in the Town Clerk's Office and is available for public inspection
  • WHEREAS, the Town Board has heretofore declared the action to be an unlisted action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") and declared its intent to be the lead agency

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2024-05-13adoptedvote: 4-0
Accept the Map, Plan and Report for Sewer District #1 and schedule a public hearing.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Hamel
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Resolved
  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook hereby determines that the MPR is in compliance with the requirements of Section 209-c of Town Law with regard to the establishment of Sewer District #1 and the improvements described therein.
  2. The Town Board directs that the MPR be entered in its minutes and that it be made available to be reviewed by the public, in advance of the public hearing scheduled herein, in the Office of the Red Hook Town Clerk, at the Town Hall at 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York during regular business hours.
  3. The Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing on May 29, 2024 at 7:55 p.m. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all persons interested in the subject concerning the establishment of Sewer District # 1, with a maximum total estimated cost of $6,596,000, of which $2,143,000 is estimated to be allocable to the construction of the improvements to facilities of the Village Sewer District pursuant to a proposed intermunicipal agreement; and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law.
  4. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a certified copy of this Order to be published at least once in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of the Town of Red Hook, the first publication thereof to be not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty (20) days prior to the date of said public hearing.
  5. The Town Clerk is further authorized and directed to post a certified copy of this Order on the sign-board of the Town maintained in the Town Hall not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before the public hearing and, within the same timeframe, to mail a copy of this order to the property owner(s) of record in proposed Sewer District #1, as set forth in Exhibit A, annexed hereto.
  6. At said public hearing, the Town Board will hear all comments in regard to the proposed establishment of Sewer District # 1 as described in the MPR.
  7. This order shall take effect immediately.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, at the request of the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York (the "Town"), T&B Engineering and Landscape Architecture, P.C., a competent engineer duly licensed by the State of New York (the "Engineer") has prepared an Map, Plan and Report dated May, 2024 (the "MPR"), and such MPR has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Red Hook and submitted to the Town Board
  • WHEREAS, the MPR provides for the creation of a new sewer district to be known as Sewer District #1, to include the property described at Exhibit A attached hereto, generally described as being within a portion of the Town in the TND Zoning District south of the Village of Red Hook along Route 9, excluding the TND-R District located west of Rt. 9, for the purpose of providing sewer service to serve 51 parcels (50 tax parcels) in the Town
  • WHEREAS, the proposed improvements as further described in the MPR include the construction and equipping of a collection system of approximately 10,123 LF utilizing a septic tank effluent pump ("STEP") system, connection to the Village of Red Hook Sewer System, and an expansion to the existing Village of Red Hook sewage treatment plant to provide capacity for an additional 50,000 gallons per day, and related improvements and equipment
  • WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the proposed improvements described in the MPR is $6,596,000
  • WHEREAS, the estimated cost of hookup fees within the proposed Sewer District #1 is as follows: $20,000 to $35,000 depending on the size of the step tank, provided that to the extent of available funds the base hookup fee (excluding specialized fees for site specific requirements such as restaurant grease traps), may be included in the initial capital project and waived for properties hooking up within the initial designated construction period, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how the estimated cost of hook-up fees was computed
  • WHEREAS, a portion of the improvements described in the MPR consists of improvements to the Village Sewer System pursuant to a proposed Intermunicipal Agreement ("IMA") in order to provide for use of such system for the proposed Sewer District No. 1, and the cost of expansion is anticipated to be paid in part by the Village and in part by the Town Sewer District #1 on the basis of a reasonable method of allocation based on the 50,000 gallons per day share of dedicated capacity required for the Sewer District #1 as described in the MPR
  • WHEREAS, the plan of financing set forth in the MPR indicates that the Town anticipates the issuance of its obligations pursuant to the Local Finance Law to pay the costs of the improvements
  • WHEREAS, the proposed plan of financing is expected to result in a total annual cost of $2602 to the typical Sewer District No. 1 property assumed to be assessed capital costs based on 1 EDU, that being the mode of all properties in the proposed District, for the first year in which operation, maintenance, debt service and other charges and expenses are to be paid, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how such estimated annual cost was computed
  • WHEREAS, the proposed plan of financing is expected to result in a total annual cost of $2602 to a typical Sewer District No. 1 one or two family residential property to be assessed capital costs based on 1 EDU, that being the mode of such residential properties in the District, for the first year in which operation, maintenance, debt service and other charges and expenses are to be paid, and the MPR includes a detailed explanation of how such estimated annual cost was computed
  • WHEREAS, the proposed method of apportioning the costs of construction and improvement of Sewer District #1 is to assess the costs entirely against the lands benefitted thereby, being the entire area of the Sewer District #1; and to assess, levy and collect costs from the several lots or parcels within such benefitted area in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improvement shall confer upon such lots or parcels, based on the number of EDUs as described in the MPR
  • WHEREAS, the MPR is on file in the Town Clerk's Office and is available for public inspection
  • WHEREAS, the Town Board has heretofore declared the action to be an unlisted action pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") and declared its intent to be the lead agency
Subject key: sewer_district_no_1_establishment