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ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF COOKINGHAM FARM (EAST)

↑Meetings/Resolutions/8-2023
One-time (complete)formal_resolutionone_timeThe Town Board establishes February 22, 2023 at 7:45 P.M. as the date for a public hearing on the proposed purchase of the 112-acre Cookingham Farm (East) assemblage at a proposed purchase price of $2,475,000, to be potentially funded through Community Preservation Fund acquisition of a conservation easement and Town Code Section 143-49.2 funds, and directs the Town Clerk to publish notice in the official newspaper.
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2023-02-09
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2023-02-09
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RESOLVED

  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on February 22, 2023, at 7:45 o'clock P.M. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on the proposed acquisition of an interest or right in the Farm Assemblage more specifically described in the attached form of notice for the primary purpose of preserving open space
  2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before February 12, 2023, which is not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of said public hearing
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  • WHEREAS, the Cookingham Farm (East) located east of Rt. 9 (the "Farm") is an approximately 112 acre farm including lands used in agricultural production, with approximately 76.3 acres of prime farmlands, and 4.2 acres of soils of statewide importance, and important water resources used for agricultural production, with associated worker housing, farmhouse, and other farm structures, has been made available for sale only as a single assemblage (the "Farm Assemblage")
  • WHEREAS, in consideration of the conditions of sale as a single assemblage and the importance of the unique resources offered by the site, the Town is proposing to purchase the Farm Assemblage as a whole, at a price determined by the Town to reflect fair market value, for the purpose of preservation of open space authorized by General Municipal Law Section 247
  • WHEREAS, in connection with such acquisition the Town is considering the potential for use of funds provided pursuant to Section 143-49.2 of the Town Code for a portion of such costs
  • WHEREAS, the Town has called for a public hearing for the acquisition of a conservation interest or other interest in property pursuant to the Town's Community Preservation Fund Program, an application having been submitted by the owners thereof, and if so approved the acquisition of the Farm Assemblage would provide for the execution and recording of a conservation easement
  • WHEREAS, a Part 1 EAF has been prepared for the proposed acquisition

Lifecycle (1 event)

2023-02-09adoptedvote: 4-0
Establish a date for a public hearing regarding the proposed purchase of Cookingham Farm (East).
moved by McKeon · seconded by Hamel
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Resolved
  1. The Town Board of the Town of Red Hook shall hold a public hearing on February 22, 2023, at 7:45 o'clock P.M. at the Town Hall, 7340 South Broadway, Red Hook, New York, to hear all interested parties on the proposed acquisition of an interest or right in the Farm Assemblage more specifically described in the attached form of notice for the primary purpose of preserving open space
  2. The Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the Poughkeepsie Journal, the official newspaper of said Town, on or before February 12, 2023, which is not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of said public hearing
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Cookingham Farm (East) located east of Rt. 9 (the "Farm") is an approximately 112 acre farm including lands used in agricultural production, with approximately 76.3 acres of prime farmlands, and 4.2 acres of soils of statewide importance, and important water resources used for agricultural production, with associated worker housing, farmhouse, and other farm structures, has been made available for sale only as a single assemblage (the "Farm Assemblage")
  • WHEREAS, in consideration of the conditions of sale as a single assemblage and the importance of the unique resources offered by the site, the Town is proposing to purchase the Farm Assemblage as a whole, at a price determined by the Town to reflect fair market value, for the purpose of preservation of open space authorized by General Municipal Law Section 247
  • WHEREAS, in connection with such acquisition the Town is considering the potential for use of funds provided pursuant to Section 143-49.2 of the Town Code for a portion of such costs
  • WHEREAS, the Town has called for a public hearing for the acquisition of a conservation interest or other interest in property pursuant to the Town's Community Preservation Fund Program, an application having been submitted by the owners thereof, and if so approved the acquisition of the Farm Assemblage would provide for the execution and recording of a conservation easement
  • WHEREAS, a Part 1 EAF has been prepared for the proposed acquisition
Subject key: cookingham_farm_east_purchase_hearing