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RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE VILLAGE SEWER LAW Local Law 2 of 2019

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingThe Board adopts Local Law 2 of 2019, which amends Chapter 145 of the Village Sewer Law to clarify obligations of landowners to connect to the sewer system, redefine the Service Area of the POTW, require disconnection and proper closure of private septic systems upon connection, establish a benefit-based cost apportionment system, set sewer service charges based on water usage benefit units, and provide for capital cost recovery through a separate charge mechanism.
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2019-05-13
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2019-05-13
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RESOLVED

  1. The Board hereby adopts said Proposed Local Law as Local Law No. 2 of 2019 (the "Local Law"); and
  2. That the Village Clerk be and she hereby is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Village Code of the Village of Red Hook, to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York, and take all other actions as may be required by law.
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  • WHEREAS, a proposed form of a Local Law entitled "A local law to amend Chapter 145, Sewers" (the "Proposed Local Law") has been submitted to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook (the "Board"); and
  • WHEREAS, the Proposed Local Law amends and clarifies the obligations of landowners within the active service area of the sewer system to connect to the sewer system and the costs associated therewith; and
  • WHEREAS, on April 8, 2019 the Board determined that the Proposed Local Law is a Type II action pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"); and
  • WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on May 13, 2019, during which all those who wished to speak were heard and their testimony recorded.

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2019-05-13adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Resolution 26-2019 and Local Law 2-2019 amending Chapter 145 of the Village Code to modify the sewer use regulations and establish requirements for connection to the public sewer system.
moved by Blundell · seconded by Kovalchik
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Resolved
  1. The Board hereby adopts said Proposed Local Law as Local Law No. 2 of 2019 (the "Local Law"); and
  2. That the Village Clerk be and she hereby is directed to enter said Local Law in the minutes of this meeting and in the Village Code of the Village of Red Hook, to give due notice of the adoption of said Local Law to the Secretary of State of New York, and take all other actions as may be required by law.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, a proposed form of a Local Law entitled "A local law to amend Chapter 145, Sewers" (the "Proposed Local Law") has been submitted to the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook (the "Board"); and
  • WHEREAS, the Proposed Local Law amends and clarifies the obligations of landowners within the active service area of the sewer system to connect to the sewer system and the costs associated therewith; and
  • WHEREAS, on April 8, 2019 the Board determined that the Proposed Local Law is a Type II action pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"); and
  • WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on May 13, 2019, during which all those who wished to speak were heard and their testimony recorded.
Subject key: sewer_use_law