2006-1002006-100
Order Establishing Shamrock 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 the
3/27/2006.
The meeting was called to order by Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following were present:
PRESENT: Supervisor - / Joseph Ruggiero
Councihnembers Robert L. Valdati
Vincent F. Bettina
Joseph P. Paolom
Maureen McCarthy
ABSENT:
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Paoloni and seconded by
Councilwoman McCarthy.
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report entitled "Map, Plan and Report for the Shamrock
Hills Drainage District", dated September 22, 2005, and relating to the establishment of the
proposed drainage district, was 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 is in accordance with the requirements of Article XII
of the Town Law; and
WHEREAS, the properties to be included within the SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE
DISTRICT consist of those properties described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
hereof; and
WHEREAS, the improvements proposed consist of the construction and installation of a
storm water drainage system to serve the properties within said District in accordance with
certain plans incorporated in the Map, Plan and Report, which is hereby approved and adopted
by this Town Board and is now on file in the office of the Town Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioner, Shamrock of Dutchess, LLC shall construct and install said
drainage system at its own expense and upon completion of same transfer said drainage system
to the Town of Wappinger and/or the SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT, without
any cost to the Town, and all costs and expenses occasioned by the creation of this District shall
be borne by the Petitioner, Shamrock of Dutchess, LLC.; and
WHEREAS, Shamrock of Dutchess, LLC. shall install all improvements referenced in
the Map, Plan and Report and dedicate same to the District upon completion thereof; and
WHEREAS, the improvements to be constructed for the SHAMROCK HILLS
DRAINAGE DISTRICT shall consist of, including, but not limited to, ninety-one (91) catch
basins, 7,675+/- L.F. of piping, three (3) detention ponds, wetlands, twenty-nine (29) drains with
rip -rap inlet and outlet protection and two (2) swales as set forth in the Map, Plan and Report;
and
WHEREAS, the maintenance of the proposed drainage facilities and improvements and
the expenses in connection therewith is more fully described in the Map, Plan and Report
hereinbefore described; and
WHEREAS, following the aforementioned Petitioner's construction and dedication of
the improvements to the Town, the cost of maintaining the District shall be assessed, levied, and
collected from the several lots and parcels of land within said district in proportion to the benefit
which each lot and parcel of land in said district will derive therefrom as set forth in the Map,
Plan and Report; and
WHEREAS, the Map, Plan and Report, including an estimate of costs has been prepared
in such manner and in such detail as has theretofore been reviewed by the Town Board of the
Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, relating to the establishment of the proposed
Drainage District of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York, to be known as the
SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT; and
WHEREAS, the maximum estimated cost of said improvements to the Town and/or the
District is zero ($0) dollars; and
WHEREAS, there are no hook-up fees proposed to the typical property in the
SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to the SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT for
the first year budget will be approximately Twenty Seven Thousand ($27,000.00) Dollars,
which when divided among fifty-three (53) lots results in a cost of Four Hundred and Twenty -
Eight Dollars and Fifty -Seven Cents ($428.57) per lot; and
WHEREAS, a detailed explanation of the manner by which the computations for the
estimated first-year cost to the typical property in the SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE
DISTRICT is contained within the aforesaid Map, Plan and Report which has been filed in the
Office of the Town Clerk where the same is available during regular office hours for
examination by any person interested in the subject matter thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board determines that the creation of this Drainage District is a
Type II Action as defined in 6 NYCRR 617.5 and Chapter 117 of the Code of the Town of
Wappinger and, accordingly, the Town Board hereby expressly determines that this action is not
an action that requires review pursuant to the provisions of the New York State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA) or pursuant to Chapter 117 of the Code of the Town of Wappinger
or pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 617; and
WHEREAS, an Order Calling a Public Hearing was duly adopted by this Town Board
on February 27th, 2006, 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 March 27th,
2006, as the date, at 7:30 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
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WHEREAS, such Order was duly published and posted as required bylaw and copies of
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
March 27`h, 2006 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 Shamrock of Dutchess, LLC., the Petitioner, appearing in favor of the Petition; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said petition, it is the intention of the Petitioner, Shamrock of
Dutchess, 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.
lished and posted as required by law, and is
2. The notice of public hearing was pub
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 SHAMROCK
HILLS DRAINAGE DISTRICT was signed and acknowledged as required by law and was
otherwise sufficient.
5. All the property and property owners within the proposed district are benefited
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 after three years is estimated to be Four Hundred and Twenty -Eight Dollars and
Fifty -Seven Cents ($428.57) per Benefit Unit 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 SHAMROCK HILLS DRAINAGE
DISTRICT.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, ORDERED AND DETERMINED that the
establishment of the SHAMROCK 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, Shamrock of Dutchess, LLC, wholly at its own expense, and
Petitioner has agreed to convey such improvements to the Town and/or the SHAMROCK HILLS
DRAINAGE DISTRICT without cost to the Town of Wappinger, free and clear of any liens or
encumbrances; 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
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, Shamrock of Dutchess, 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
ROBERT L. VALDATI, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
VINCENT F. BETTINA, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, COUNCILMAN Voting: AYE
MAUREEN McCARTHY, COUNCILWOMAN Voting: AYE
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
3/27/2006
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
•sC. MASY,'SON, TOWNCLERK
EXHIBIT "A"
The proposed District shall consist of all lots subdivided from the parcel identified by
Tax Parcel Nos. 13-5689-6257-04-502465 and 13-5689-6257-03-492382 of the
Shamrock Hills Subdivision. The District shall include all easements and streets
dedicated to the Town that are within the subdivision limits. The total area of the District
is 105.68± acres.
STATE OF NEW YORK )
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COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )
I, the undersigned Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County, New York,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
That I have compared the foregoing copy of the minutes of the meeting of the
Town Board of said Town, including the Order contained herein, held on the 27 day of
March 2006, with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a true and
correct copy of said original and of the whole of said original so far as the same related to
the subj ect matters therein referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that all members of said Board had due notice of said
meeting.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that, pursuant to § 103 of the Public Officers Law (Open
Meetings Law), said meeting was open to the general public.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that, PRIOR to the time of said meeting, I duly caused a
public notice of the time and place of said meeting to be given to the following
newspapers and/or news media as follows:
Newspapers and/or other news media
Southern Dutchess News
Poughkeepsie Journal
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Date given
January 10, 2006
January 10, 2006
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I FURTHER CERTIFY that PRIOR to the time of said meeting, I duly caused
public notice of the time and place of said meeting to be conspicuously posted in the
following designated public location(s) on the following dates:
Designated Location(s) of posted notice
Date of Posting
January 10, 2006
SignBoard
20 Middlebush Road
Wappingers Falls, NY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Town thisday of
'2006-
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