Resolution of Understanding
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RESOLUTION OF UNDERSTANDING RE WAPPINGER SEWER
IMPROVEMENT IF! RELATIVE TO PLANNING AND DEVELOP-
MENT OF A SINGLE WAPPINGER BASIN SEWERAGE SYSTEM
WHEREAS County, Regional and State plans recommend the
development of central sewerage facilities on an area-wide basis;
and
WHEREAS Federal grants-in-aid programs for sewerage faciliti s
favor such efforts and provide bonus provisions therefor; and
WHEREAS it is recognized that engineering and economic logic
coupled with environmental concerns favor the ultimate developmen
of a single basin-wide sewerage system for the Wappinger Creek
basin; and
WHEREAS the high cost of constructing sewerage facilities on
an area-wide basis may necessitate the initial development of
local systems, like the proposed Wappinger Sewer Improvement #1,
but this should not preclude the ultimate development of a basin-
wide system; and
WHEREAS County, Regional, State and Federal agencies require
assurance that the Town of Wappinger recognizes the area-wide
need and will plan and develop local sewerage systems accordingly
now therefore be it
RESOLVED: (1) that the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger
New York, does recognize the need to plan and develop sewerage
facilities in the Wappinger Basin on an area-wide basis; (2) that
it will, in cooperation with other Basin communities and the
County of Dutchess, continue to willingly pursue the establishmen
of such a system at the earliest date feasible; (3) that the
system proposed as Wappinger Sewer Improvement #1 is to be
planned and engineered to meet immediate and long-term needs with
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intent to incorporate these into a basin-wide system at a future
date; and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk forward a copy of this Resolu-
tion to the Office of the County Executive, the Dutchess County
Department of Planning, the Dutchess County Department of Health,
the New York State Office of Planning Services, the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Tri-State
Regional Planning Commission.
Moved by: Councilman HOLT
Seconded by: Councilman SALAND
ROLL CALL VOTE:
Supervisor Diehl Aye
Councilman Clausen Aye
Councilman Holt Aye
Councilman Jensen Aye
Councilman Sa land Aye
Resolution Duly Adopted:
March 13, 1972
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