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SEQR – WATER LOOP RT 9 – OLD FARM ROAD

↑Meetings/Resolutions/27-2019
One-time (complete)formal_resolutionone_timeThe Board declares itself lead agency for the water loop project, conducts SEQR review as an unlisted action, finds no significant adverse environmental impacts, and authorizes the Mayor to sign the SEAF Part 2 and Part 3 Impact Assessment Form.
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2019-05-13
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2019-05-13
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Resolution text

RESOLVED

  1. The Board of Trustees hereby determines that the project as proposed will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.
  2. The Board of Trustees authorizes the Mayor to complete and sign page 2 of the Impact Assessment Form Part 2 and page 3 of the of the SEAF.
Show preamble — 9 WHEREAS clauses
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook owns and maintains a municipal water system that provides water to village residents, town residents, and business owners and
  • WHEREAS, the village requires a modern infrastructure and the Village of Red Hook desires to promote ecological and economic sustainability; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook contracted with the Dutchess County Waste and Water Authority to sell water to them for the Hoffman Farm/Tradition development in the Town of Red Hook;
  • WHEREAS, this is a contiguous area to the existing water mains but is only served by one older main in Red Hook Estates and results in the creation of a dead-end of a supply main; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village also has a dead-end water main on Rt 9 South; and
  • WHEREAS, it is best practice to have fully connected, looped water mains and this is the best scenario for the village, its new customers and existing customers; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook has water supply capacity and DEC approval to sell water to Hoffman/Tradition at Red Hook and Hardscrabble Plaza plus the Ross Project, that would be served by construction of a 300 foot run to form a loop along Rt 9 South into Old Farm Road; and three customers who will also benefit from the loop will pro-rate costs, provide easements to include legal, engineering and constructions costs for the loop; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook will obtain, via the applicant's engineers work product, approval from Dutchess County Department of Health and apply for the NYS DOT Perm costs only; and
  • WHEREAS, on May 13, 2019, the Village Board of Trustees declared to serve as lead agency, has considered the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7 and thoroughly analyzed all identified relevant areas of environmental concern; and classified the project as an unlisted action pursuant to SEQRA.

Lifecycle (1 event)

2019-05-13adoptedvote: unanimous
Adopt Resolution 27-2019 declaring the Village as lead agency for the South Broadway/Old Farm Road water loop project and determining that the project will not result in significant adverse environmental impacts.
moved by Blundell · seconded by Kovalchik
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Resolved
  1. The Board of Trustees hereby determines that the project as proposed will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.
  2. The Board of Trustees authorizes the Mayor to complete and sign page 2 of the Impact Assessment Form Part 2 and page 3 of the of the SEAF.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook owns and maintains a municipal water system that provides water to village residents, town residents, and business owners and
  • WHEREAS, the village requires a modern infrastructure and the Village of Red Hook desires to promote ecological and economic sustainability; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook contracted with the Dutchess County Waste and Water Authority to sell water to them for the Hoffman Farm/Tradition development in the Town of Red Hook;
  • WHEREAS, this is a contiguous area to the existing water mains but is only served by one older main in Red Hook Estates and results in the creation of a dead-end of a supply main; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village also has a dead-end water main on Rt 9 South; and
  • WHEREAS, it is best practice to have fully connected, looped water mains and this is the best scenario for the village, its new customers and existing customers; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook has water supply capacity and DEC approval to sell water to Hoffman/Tradition at Red Hook and Hardscrabble Plaza plus the Ross Project, that would be served by construction of a 300 foot run to form a loop along Rt 9 South into Old Farm Road; and three customers who will also benefit from the loop will pro-rate costs, provide easements to include legal, engineering and constructions costs for the loop; and
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook will obtain, via the applicant's engineers work product, approval from Dutchess County Department of Health and apply for the NYS DOT Perm costs only; and
  • WHEREAS, on May 13, 2019, the Village Board of Trustees declared to serve as lead agency, has considered the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7 and thoroughly analyzed all identified relevant areas of environmental concern; and classified the project as an unlisted action pursuant to SEQRA.
Subject key: water_loop_seqr