TOWN BOARD WORK SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 PAGE 1
4:30 PM – COMMUNITY CENTER

Town Board Members Present: Supervisor – Randy Preston
Councilman – Steve Corvelli
Councilman – Darin Forbes
Councilwoman- Rarilee Conway
ABSENT Councilwoman- Dawn Stevens

Public Present: Gerald Bruce-Town Clerk, Susan Hockert, Dave Baker, Marty Bausman, Michelle Burns.

Town Board and a Committee from the Visitors Bureau discussed the new marketing plan, possibly reducing
the 9 member Board to a 5 member board. They would like to re-invent the Visitors Bureau.

RESOLUTION 11-10 AMENDS RESOLUTION 73-09 EXTENSION OF WATER DISTRICT #1


In the Matter Of the Establishment of the Town of Wilmington Extension #1 of Water District #1, in the Town of Wilmington, County of Essex, New York, Pursuant to Article 12 of the Town Law.

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wilmington (the "Town Board" and the "Town", respectively), in the County of Essex, New York, had received a Petition dated November 17, 2009, pursuant to §191 of the Town Law for the establishment of an Extension of Water District #1 (the "District"), which Petition is signed by the owners of taxable real property situated in the proposed District, owning in the aggregate all of the assessed valuation of all of the taxable real property of the proposed District, as shown upon the latest completed assessment roll of said Town, and further that there are no resident owners of taxable real property in the proposed District owned by resident owners according to the latest completed assessment;

WHEREAS, said Petition purported to described the boundaries of the proposed District in a manner sufficient to identify the lands included therein as in a deed of conveyance and was signed by the petitioners and duly acknowledged or proved in the same manner as a deed to
be recorded; and

WHEREAS, the proposed District is bounded and described as follows:

WHEREAS,
A. the petition is signed and acknowledged as required by law.
B. All property owner’s within the District are benefiting by the extensions.
C. All property owner’s benefited are included within the limits of the proposed extension.
D. It is in the public’s interest to grant in whole or in part the relief sought by the extension.

ALL THOSE CERTAIN LOTS, PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND lying and being in the Town of Wilmington, County of Essex, State of New York, and more particularly shown as Tax Map Parcel ID #26.3-1-25.090 and #26.3-1-80.000 as depicted and shown upon the 2009 Town of Wilmington Tax Maps. The parcels are located along the New York State Route 86 in the Town of Wilmington, County of Essex, State of New York.
WHEREAS, the Town Board has received a map, plan and report duly prepared by Robert M. Sutherland, P.C., competent engineers duly licensed by the State of New York for the proposed establishment of said District, which map, plan and report sufficiently describes the construction of the water system therein, consisting of a pressure station, including such pumps and pump systems and original equipment, machinery, furnishings, fittings, connections, fills, services, appurtenances and related water improvements, and said map, plan and report is on file in the office of the Town Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has given due consideration to the impact that such construction may have on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the construction of the improvements in the Extension District is estimated to be $ 1.00 or less, and the plan of financing does not include the issuance of any serial bonds of the Town to finance said costs, and does not involve the assessment levy or collection of special assessments upon the two parcels of land located within the District, which the Town Board shall determine and specify to be especially benefited thereby, and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the typical property, as defined in the Town Law, based on current water rates charged within the Town, will be less than $624.00 annually; therefore the cost is not above the average estimated cost of the typical properties for the establishment of similar types of districts as computed by the State Comptroller, and
WHEREAS, Notice of the Public Hearing was duly published in the Towns official Newspaper and posted on the Town Clerk’s Bulletin Boards no less then 10 days prior to the meeting and no more than 20 days.
WHEREAS, the Town Board held a Public Hearing on December 8, 2009 at 7 p.m. to consider the establishment of the proposed District herein referred to and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning same it is hereby
ORDERED that the proposed extension of Water District #1 being same is hereby approved by the following vote:

Motion made by -Darin Forbes
Seconded by - Steve Corvelli
The following vote took place approving by final order the aforementioned water line extension
Town Board Members Present:
Supervisor Randy Preston YES
Councilman- Steve Corvelli ­ YES
Councilman-Darin Forbes ­ YES
Councilwoman-Rarilee Conway ­ ABSTAIN
Councilwoman-Dawn Stevens ­ ABSENT


Motion to Adjourn by Steve Corvelli Seconded by Darin Forbes All in Favor

Respectfully Submitted:

Gerald Bruce/Town Clerk