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RESOLUTION AND ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATER DISTRICT FACILITIES FOR WATER DISTRICT NO. 1, IN THE TOWN OF RED HOOK, IN THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, STATE OF NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 202-b OF THE TOWN LAW AND REGARDING A "MONROE" DETERMINATION REGARDING APPLICATION OF THE TOWN'S ZONING LAWS

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Expiredformal_resolutionone_timeCalls for a public hearing on September 6, 2022 to consider replacement of the existing water storage tank at the Kelly Road site with a new glass fused steel standpipe at an estimated cost of $2,500,000, to be funded from Water District reserves and Local Finance Law financing with application for a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant, and directs the Town Clerk to publish notice in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
First seen
2022-08-18
Latest event
2022-08-24
adopted
Expires
2022-09-06

Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. A public hearing of the Town Board of the Town shall be held at the Town Hall in the Town on September 6, 2022 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law to consider said proposed improvement and modification of facilities of the District and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law.
  2. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall concurrently hold a public hearing at the same date and time, via Zoom, to hear all interested parties on said proposed project as described in the attached form of notice, including a review to determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the proposed action
  3. The Town Clerk shall publish at least once in the Poughkeepsie Journal, a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town and hereby designated as the official newspaper of the Town for such publication, and post on the signboard of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law, a notice in substantially the form attached hereto, the first publication thereof and posting to be not less than ten (10) days or more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public hearing.
  4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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  • WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook (herein called "Town Board" and "Town", respectively), in the County of Dutchess, New York, on behalf of Water District No. 1, in the Town (herein called "District"), requested that T&B Engineering, P.C., engineers duly licensed by the State of New York (herein called "Engineer"), prepare a report assessing alternatives for the improvement of facilities of the District including the rehabilitation or replacement of the existing water tank
  • WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared a Preliminary Engineering Report dated as of August 2022 describing certain water system improvements to include the replacement of the existing standpipe at the Kelly Road water storage site with a new standpipe, recommended to be glass fused steel, and including original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required therefor, at an estimated maximum cost therefor not to exceed $2,500,000
  • WHEREAS, a portion of such cost in the estimated amount of $300,000 is to be paid from the Water District's existing SW Reserve Fund, and the remaining project cost is proposed to be financed pursuant to the Local Finance Law, and the Town proposes to apply for a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant to pay or reimburse a portion of such costs
  • WHEREAS, the aforesaid purpose constitutes replacement in kind, which constitutes a Type II action as defined under the State Environmental Quality Review Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617
  • WHEREAS, as part of the consideration of the proposed Project, the Town Board will determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the Project; and as part of such review the Town Board will consider the following nine factors set forth in Matter of County of Monroe v. City of Rochester: the nature and scope of the instrumentality seeking immunity; the encroaching government's legislative grant of authority; the kind of function or land use involved; the effect local land use regulation would have on the enterprise concerned; alternative locations for the facility in less restrictive zoning areas; the impact upon legitimate local interests; alternative methods of providing the proposed improvement; the extent of the public interest to be served by the improvements; and intergovernmental participation in the project development process and an opportunity to be heard

Lifecycle (2 events)

2022-08-18adoptedvote: 3-0
Call a public hearing for September 6, 2022 to consider water system improvements including replacement of the water storage tank at Kelly Road, estimated cost $2,500,000, and to determine applicability of zoning laws.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Solomon
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Resolved
  1. A public hearing of the Town Board of the Town shall be held at the Town Hall in the Town on September 6, 2022 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law to consider said proposed improvement and modification of facilities of the District and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law.
  2. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall concurrently hold a public hearing at the same date and time, via Zoom, to hear all interested parties on said proposed project as described in the attached form of notice, including a review to determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the proposed action
  3. The Town Clerk shall publish at least once in the Poughkeepsie Journal, a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town and hereby designated as the official newspaper of the Town for such publication, and post on the signboard of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law, a notice in substantially the form attached hereto, the first publication thereof and posting to be not less than ten (10) days or more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public hearing.
  4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook (herein called "Town Board" and "Town", respectively), in the County of Dutchess, New York, on behalf of Water District No. 1, in the Town (herein called "District"), requested that T&B Engineering, P.C., engineers duly licensed by the State of New York (herein called "Engineer"), prepare a report assessing alternatives for the improvement of facilities of the District including the rehabilitation or replacement of the existing water tank
  • WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared a Preliminary Engineering Report dated as of August 2022 describing certain water system improvements to include the replacement of the existing standpipe at the Kelly Road water storage site with a new standpipe, recommended to be glass fused steel, and including original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required therefor, at an estimated maximum cost therefor not to exceed $2,500,000
  • WHEREAS, a portion of such cost in the estimated amount of $300,000 is to be paid from the Water District's existing SW Reserve Fund, and the remaining project cost is proposed to be financed pursuant to the Local Finance Law, and the Town proposes to apply for a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant to pay or reimburse a portion of such costs
  • WHEREAS, the aforesaid purpose constitutes replacement in kind, which constitutes a Type II action as defined under the State Environmental Quality Review Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617
  • WHEREAS, as part of the consideration of the proposed Project, the Town Board will determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the Project; and as part of such review the Town Board will consider the following nine factors set forth in Matter of County of Monroe v. City of Rochester: the nature and scope of the instrumentality seeking immunity; the encroaching government's legislative grant of authority; the kind of function or land use involved; the effect local land use regulation would have on the enterprise concerned; alternative locations for the facility in less restrictive zoning areas; the impact upon legitimate local interests; alternative methods of providing the proposed improvement; the extent of the public interest to be served by the improvements; and intergovernmental participation in the project development process and an opportunity to be heard
2022-08-24adoptedvote: 3-0
Call a public hearing for September 6, 2022 to consider water district improvements including replacement of the existing water storage tank at an estimated cost of $2,500,000, with application for a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant.
moved by McKeon · seconded by Solomon
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Resolved
  1. A public hearing of the Town Board of the Town shall be held at the Town Hall in the Town on September 6, 2022 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. (Prevailing Time) pursuant to Section 202-b of the Town Law to consider said proposed improvement and modification of facilities of the District and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same and for such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law.
  2. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall concurrently hold a public hearing at the same date and time, via Zoom, to hear all interested parties on said proposed project as described in the attached form of notice, including a review to determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the proposed action
  3. The Town Clerk shall publish at least once in the Poughkeepsie Journal, a newspaper having a general circulation in the Town and hereby designated as the official newspaper of the Town for such publication, and post on the signboard of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law, a notice in substantially the form attached hereto, the first publication thereof and posting to be not less than ten (10) days or more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public hearing.
  4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Red Hook (herein called "Town Board" and "Town", respectively), in the County of Dutchess, New York, on behalf of Water District No. 1, in the Town (herein called "District"), requested that T&B Engineering, P.C., engineers duly licensed by the State of New York (herein called "Engineer"), prepare a report assessing alternatives for the improvement of facilities of the District including the rehabilitation or replacement of the existing water tank
  • WHEREAS, the Engineer has prepared a Preliminary Engineering Report dated as of August 2022 describing certain water system improvements to include the replacement of the existing standpipe at the Kelly Road water storage site with a new standpipe, recommended to be glass fused steel, and including original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required therefor, at an estimated maximum cost therefor not to exceed $2,500,000
  • WHEREAS, a portion of such cost in the estimated amount of $300,000 is to be paid from the Water District's existing SW Reserve Fund, and the remaining project cost is proposed to be financed pursuant to the Local Finance Law, and the Town proposes to apply for a Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant to pay or reimburse a portion of such costs
  • WHEREAS, the aforesaid purpose constitutes replacement in kind, which constitutes a Type II action as defined under the State Environmental Quality Review Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 617
  • WHEREAS, as part of the consideration of the proposed Project, the Town Board will determine whether and to what extent Red Hook's zoning laws apply to the Project; and as part of such review the Town Board will consider the following nine factors set forth in Matter of County of Monroe v. City of Rochester: the nature and scope of the instrumentality seeking immunity; the encroaching government's legislative grant of authority; the kind of function or land use involved; the effect local land use regulation would have on the enterprise concerned; alternative locations for the facility in less restrictive zoning areas; the impact upon legitimate local interests; alternative methods of providing the proposed improvement; the extent of the public interest to be served by the improvements; and intergovernmental participation in the project development process and an opportunity to be heard
Subject key: water_storage_tank_replacement_grant