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Resolution to Schedule a Public Hearing on Discontinuance of a Portion of Morgan's Way

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Resolution to Schedule a Public Hearing on Discontinuance of a Portion of Morgan's Way

Resolution #2-2018 — 2018-01-08

WHEREAS

  • the Village of Red Hook has established a municipal sewer system to serve the Village pursuant to Article 14 of the NYS Village Law (the "Sewer Project")
  • in connection with the Sewer Project, the Village proposes to acquire a 10.662 acre parcel of property (the "Sewer Property") from Red Hook Commons SewageWorks Corp. ("RH Commons") together with an existing sewer plant, located adjacent to Morgan's Way
  • Morgan's Way was accepted for dedication as a Village street by the Village of Red Hook on April 7, 2008 but fee title to the roadbed remained with Kearney Realty and Development Group, Inc.
  • dedication of Morgan's Way included a 0.142 acre parcel of undeveloped property located adjacent to the travelway for use as a municipal commuter lot as more specifically described in Attachment A to this resolution
  • the Village no longer desires to establish a municipal commuter lot
  • the Village and RH Commons desire to reconfigure Morgan's Way in connection with the acquisition of the Sewer Property
  • pursuant to 6-612 of the Village Law, a village may discontinue dedication of a street in the Village after a public hearing
  • on February 8, 2016, the Village Board of Trustees adopted a negative declaration on the Sewer Project
  • on June 8, 2017, the Planning Board adopted a negative declaration for the proposed lot line alteration for the Sewer Property which included the proposed discontinuance of a portion of Morgan's Way

RESOLVED

  • The Board of Trustees shall hold a public hearing to consider the discontinuance of a portion of Morgan's Way, as more specifically described in Attachment A to this resolution, on February 12, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Village Hall, Red Hook, New York at which time the Board of Trustees will hear objections to such discontinuance
  • The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of said public hearing in the official newspaper of said Village, on or before 1-30, 2018 which is not less than ten days prior to the date of said public hearing
  • The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to send notice of the public hearing to each land owner abutting Morgan's Way