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HUDSON
RIVER VALLEY
GREENWAY
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RESOLUTION
Adoption of Dutchess County Compact Strategy
Greenway Connections
Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council
March 8, 2000
Whereas, the Hudson River Valley Greenway Act (hereinafter; the "Greenway Act")
Chapter 748 of the Laws of 1991, has as a legislative goal the establishment of the
Greenway Compact, a process for voluntary regional cooperation and decision-
making among the communities of the Hudson River Valley; and
Whereas, the Greenway Council has, by resolution, designated the counties of the
Greenway area as the regions within which the Compact will be developed; and
Whereas, Dutchess County has, through an intensive process of public participation,
created a Greenway Compact strategy for Dutchess County entitled Greenway
Connections: and
Whereas Greenway Connections provides for a voluntary, botto~ up process for
communities in the county to address issues of growth, economy and environment in
both a local and regional context and addresses the criteria set forth in the Greenway
legislation; and .
Whereas, Greenway Connections has been presented to the Greenway County
Planners Advisory Council comprised of all of the county planning departments
within the Greenway Compact area; and
Whereas, the County Planning Advisory Council has recommended that the
Greenway Council take favorable action on Greenway Connections; and
Whereas, the Greenway Council has completed a review under the State's
Environmental Qu~lity Review Act and has preliminarily determined that Greenway
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Connections warrants a "negative declaration" under Article 8 of the Environmental
Conservation Law; and
Whereas, the Greenway Council has notified all potentially involved state agencies of
its desire to serve as lead agency and its preliminary determination of negative
declaration of environmental significance; and
Whereas, the Greenway Council has received no objection from any potentially
involved agency to its serving as lead agency; and
Whereas, information copies of the lead agency letter, environmental assessment
form and a summary of Greenway Connections have been distributed to all Dutchess
County municipalities;
Whereas, implementation of the Greenway Connections in Dutchess County will not
occur unless it is adopted by resolution and local ordinance by one or more of the
communities in the county;
Whereas, adoption of Greenway Connections is consistent with the strategy of
developing "Quality Communities" in New York State as set forth by Gov. George E.
Pataki in an executive ordered issued January 21,2000,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
1- That the Greenway Council declares itself lead agency for purposes of
environmental review of the proposed action and declares adoption of Greenway
Connections to be a Type I action; and
2- That the Greenway Council has prepared and hereby adopts the annexed negative
declaration of environmental significance for the proposed action and directs the
Executive Director of the GreenwayCouncil to file and publish said negative
declaration as required by the State's Environmental Quality Review Act; and
3- That the Greenway Council approves Greenway Connections as presented by
Dutchess County and adopts it as the first Greenway Compact strategy in the Hudson
River Valley; and
4- That the Executive Director of the Greenway Council is hereby authorized and
directed to distribute Greenway Connections to all municipalities in Dutchess County
with appropriate information concerning the significance and benefits of the
Greenway Compact and procedures for adoption.
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Approved this 8th day of March, 2000:
Barnabas McHenry
Chair, Greenway Communities Council
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