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Resolution Establishing Cranberry Hills Drainage District
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on July 19th,
2007.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor - Joseph Ruggiero
Councilmembers - William H. Beale
Vincent F. Bettina
Joseph P. Paoloni
Maureen McCarthy
ABSENT:
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilman Bettina.
WHEREAS, the written Petition of Cranberry Hills LLC, dated May 30th 2007,
executed by Glickenhaus Doynow Wappingers LLC, an authorized member of Cranberry Hills
r LLC, petitioner and owner of 100% of the Cranberry Hills Subdivision ("Subdivision"), has been
presented to and filed with the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, New York, requesting
the approval of a drainage district to be known as the "CRANBERRY HILLS DRAINAGE
DISTRICT", which is more particularly described in the Map, Plan and Report for the Cranberry
Hills Subdivision dated May 22nd, 2007, prepared by Paggi, Martin & Del Bene, LLP, filed in
the office of the Town Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report entitled "Map, Plan and Report for the Cranberry
Hills Drainage District", dated May 22nd, 2007, and relating to the establishment of the proposed
drainage district, were prepared by Paggi, Martin & Del Bene, LLP, duly licensed civil engineers
of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned Map, Plan and Report, has been duly filed with the
Town Clerk and has been prepared in a manner and in such detail that this Town Board has
determined that said Map, Plan and Report are in accordance with the requirements of Article 12
of the Town Law; and
WHEREAS, an Order Calling a Public Hearing was duly adopted by this Town Board
on June 25th, 2007, reciting the filing of said Map, Plan and Report, the improvements proposed,
the boundaries of the proposed district, the proposed method of financing, the fact that the Map,
Plan and Report describing the same were on file in the Town Clerk's Office for public
inspection, and stating all other matters required by law to be stated, and specifying July 19th,
2007, as the date, at 6:45 in the evening of said day as the time, at the Town of Wappinger Town
Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, as the place where this Town Board
would meet and consider said Map, Plan and Report, and to hear all persons interested in the
subject thereof, and to take such action therein as is required or authorized by law; and
R WHEREAS, such Order was duly published and posted as required by law and copies of
�k„ such Order were duly mailed to Petitioners/homeowners of all properties in the proposed
District, and proof of publication, posting and mailing has been duly presented to the Town
Board; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on said matter was duly held by said Town Board on July
19th, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in the afternoon on said day, in the Town of Wappinger Town Hall, 20
Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, and no person appearing in opposition thereto,
and Keane & Beane, P.C., appearing on behalf of the Petitioner in favor of the Petition; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said petition, it is the intention of the Petitioner, Cranberry Hills
LLC, to construct the improvements set forth in the Map, Plan and Report solely at its own cost
and expense.
NOW, AFTER DUE DELIBERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED,
DETERMINED AND RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Order as if fully set forth
and adopted herein.
2. The notice of public hearing was published and posted as required by law, and is
otherwise sufficient.
3. The Petitioner as 100% owner of the property was duly mailed a copy of the
Notice of Public Hearing and proof thereof was submitted to the Town Board.
4. The Petition presented to this Board for the establishment of the CRANBERRY
HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT was signed and acknowledged as required by law and is
otherwise sufficient.
5. All the property and property owners within the proposed district are benefited
r thereby.
6. All the property and property owners benefited thereby are included within the
limits of the proposed district.
7. There will be no hook-up fees for any of the properties within the district.
8. 'There will be no capital costs assessed to the properties within the district for the
improvements proposed to be constructed.
9. The estimated annual cost of Operation and Maintenance of the proposed
improvements within the district is estimated to be $58,000 resulting in a cost to the typical
property therein, equally divided among 232 lots, of Two Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars
($250.00) per lot for a typical property within the district.
10. A detailed explanation of the improvements to be made and the estimate of
Operation and Maintenance charges have been included in the Map, Plan and Report, which has
been filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, and the same has been made available during regular
office hours for examination by any person interested in the matter thereof.
11. It is in the public interest to establish the CRANBERRY HILLS DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the
establishment of the CRANBERRY HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT in the Town of Wappinger,
Dutchess County, New York, and the improvements therein, as more fully described above and
in the aforementioned Map, Plan and Report, is hereby approved and established and said
drainage district shall be bounded and described as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached to the
Petition; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the
improvements for the said drainage district as set forth in the Map, Plan and Report are to be
constructed by the Petitioner, Cranberry Hills LLC, wholly at its own expense, and Petitioner has
agreed to convey such improvements within a subdivision phase to the Town without cost to the
Town of Wappinger and/or the CRANBERRY HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT, free and clear
of any liens or encumbrances once the drainage facilities required for a given subdivision phase
have been properly constructed to the satisfaction of the Town; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that once the
drainage improvements as set forth in the Map, Plan and Report have been constructed by the
Petitioner and turned over to the Town, the cost for maintaining the district shall be assessed,
levied and collected from the several lots and parcels of land within the said district in proportion
as nearly may be to the benefit which each lot or parcel of land in said district will derive
therefrom as set forth in the Map, Plan and Report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the Town of
Wappinger shall be reimbursed by the Petitioner, Cranberry Hills LLC, for any fees or expenses
paid in furtherance of commissioning the preparation of the Map, Plan and Report, or in the
formation of this district; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the Town
Clerk be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this Order in the office
of the Clerk of the County of Dutchess, which is the County in which the said Town of
Wappinger is located, and another certified copy in the Office of the State Department of Audit
and Control, within ten days after the adoption of this Order, pursuant to § 195 of the Town Law.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, SUPERVISOR
Voting:
AYE
WILLIAM H. BEALE, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
AYE
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN
Voting:
NAY
MAUREEN McCARTHY, COUNCILWOMAN
Voting:
NAY
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
7/19/2007
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
J C. MA TERSON, TOWN CLERK