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Resolution Authorizing Application Of Tri -Municipal Sewer Commission For A Grant
Under NYS EFC Engineering Planning Grant For Regional Chlorine Elimination Study
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 24,
2023.
The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
✓ Vote Record - Resolution RES -2023-99
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Abstain
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❑ Adopted as Amended
Richard Thurston
Voter
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❑ Defeated
William H. Beale
Mover
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❑ Tabled
Angela Bettina
Seconder
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Christopher Phillips
Voter
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Al Casella
Voter
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The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilwoman Bettina.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger is a tenant to the wastewater treatment plant operated by the
Tri -Municipal Sewer Commission and utilizes generates approximately half of its usage on average;
and
WHEREAS, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be lowering the
allowable standards for the discharge of chlorine in the effluent from licensed wastewater treatment
plants; and
WHEREAS, reducing or eliminating residual chloring from the Tri -Municipal Sewage Treatment
Plant effluent will improve Hudson River water quality and protect it's vital ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, the Tri -Municipal Sewer Commission is seeking a grant from the NYS Environmental
Facilities Corporation for and Engineering Planning Grant for a Regional Chlorine Elimination
Study that will prepare the Tri -Municipal Sewer Commission with the initial planning step for
making necessary upgrades to the disinfection process; and
WHEREAS, the EPG grant application requires the applicant municipalities to obtain the
approval/ endorsement of the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the
project will be located;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger does hereby approve and endorse the application of the Tri -Municipal Sewer
Commission for a grant under the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Engineering Planning
Grant for a Regional Chlorine Elimination Study; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor,
the Engineers to the Town, the Attorneys to the Town and its Grant Writer to sign and execute any
documents associated with the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Engineering Planning
Grant Application.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman
SECONDER: Angela Bettina, Councilwoman
AYES: Richard Thurston, William H. Beale, Angela Bettina, Al Casella
ABSENT: Christopher Phillips
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
7/24/2023
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
JOSEP�T P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK