WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 12-C of the Town Law, and subject to the approval of the State Comptroller, the Town Board of the Town of Riga approved the construction of water improvements (water mains, fire hydrants, and all related equipment) in a portion of the Town of Riga located outside of the Village of Churchville, said area to be known as the Riga Water Improvement Benefit Area No. 1; and

 

            WHEREAS, said water improvements, consisting of water mains, valves, fire hydrants and related equipment, will be primarily installed within, or along side of, the road right of ways within the water improvement benefit area that do not have public water; and

 

            WHEREAS, portions of the water improvement benefit area and the water improvements to the constructed therein are located within the Monroe County Agricultural Districts No. 1 and No. 2; and

 

            WHEREAS, under Section 305 of the New York Agriculture and Markets Law, the Town Board is required to file a Final Notice of Intent with the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and with the Monroe County Farmland Protection Board, regarding the construction of the proposed water facilities; and

 

            WHEREAS, the Town Board has caused to be prepared the required Final Notice of Intent, a complete copy of which will be on file in the Riga Town Clerk's Office;

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Riga hereby approves the Final Notice of Intent relating to the construction of water improvements within the Monroe County Agricultural Districts No. 1 and No. 2, and hereby directs the Town Clerk of the Town of Riga to cause said Final Notice of Intent to be filed with the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and with the Monroe County Farmland Protection Board, as required by Section 305 of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York.

 

 

                  VOTE:                       
Supervisor Ottley                    AYE
Council Member Smith            AYE  
Council Member O’Brocta       AYE
Council Member Campanella    AYE                                                            Council Member Fodge            AYE

 

 

 

            WHEREAS, on December 29, 2009 by Resolution #325-09, the Town Board approved the construction of a water improvement within an area of the Town of Riga designated as the Riga Water Improvement Benefit Area No. 1, and directed that an Application be made to the State Comptroller for permission of the State Comptroller to construct said water improvement as provided for by the Town Law, Section 209-q (13); and

 

            WHEREAS, said Application to the State Comptroller has been prepared, the contents of which have been reviewed by this Board; and

 

            WHEREAS, Robert Ottley, Supervisor of the Town of Riga, is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Application on behalf of the Town of Riga;

 

            NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND DETERMINED that the Application was prepared at the direction of the Town Board; that the Board believes that the contents of the Application to be accurate; that the construction of a water improvement within an area of the Town of Riga designated as the Riga Water Improvement Benefit Area No. 1 is in the public interest and will not constitute an undue burden on the property which will bear the cost thereof; that a portion of the cost of said improvement will be assessed against the benefitted area, and that all real property so assessed will be benefitted by the improvement and that no benefitted property has been excluded.

                              VOTE:                       
Supervisor Ottley                                 AYE
Council Member Smith                         AYE
Council Member O’Brocta                   AYE
Council Member Campanella                AYE
Council Member Fodge                        AYE