1981-06-29 PHA Public Hearing was held by the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger on June 29, 1981 at the Wappinger Junior High
School, Remsen Avenue, Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York on a proposed Local Law which would prohibit the
Town Board from granting approval to further participation
in the Tri-Mmmicipal project.
Supervisor Diehl opened the Hearing at 7:40 P.M.
Present:
Louis Diehl, Supervisor
Bernice Mills, Councilwoman
Janet Reilly, Councilwoman
Frank Versace, Councilman
Elaine H. Snowden, Town Clerk
Absent:
Nigholas Johnson, Councilman
Others Present:
Jon Holden Adams, Attorney
The Town Clerk offered for the record the Affidavits of Posting
and Publication duly signed and notarized. (These Affidavits
are attached hereto and made part thereof of the minutes of
this hearing).
Mmx'iem Baker asked where this notice was published.
Mr. Grant said he thought they were headed in the right
direction ----letting the people decide.
Mike Hirkala had some questions ----the amount of $480.00 was
the cost estimate including the lateral district for the
unsewered area? Was the funding for lateral 3 district
included in that figure? Why did the Board, knowing that the
funding had been dropped for the #3 WSI which were the laterals,
still use that figure? This figure was used at the June 4, 1981
public hearing and it is a false figure since they knew at that
time that the funding would not be available. He was in favor
of a public referendum.
Mr. Sekely, Cedar Knolls, stated that the town of LaGrange
dropped out, why can't the Town of Wappinger just drop out?
This town is not big enough for such a sewer district. If
it's a referendum they have to go to in order to drop it, he
says yea.
Steve Todone, Losee Road felt that $480. was bad enough but
they all know that is not a true figure, and he agreed they
should have a referendum.
Peter White was sorry we couldn't follow LaGrange and do
as they did ---drop out; people came up from the city for the
green atmosphere: however, if this system goes in, the few
farms and open lands that are left, will have to be developed
due to the cost of this system. If they are subdivided then
it will cost the town more in services.
Mrs. Grant was worried about the impact on the school district
due to the cost of such a system.
Mr. Grant asked about the repair of roads after the pipes are
laid ----is the cost of this included in the figure given.
Mrs. Sekely, Cedar Knolls reminded the public that the grants
given by the government are really being paid by the taxpayer.
Mrs. Grant---- why not let those who want it pay for it and
exclude the ones who don't.
Mr. Grant asked if all residents could vote or did they have
to be property owners; the reply was all registered voters
could vote . He hope all the figures would be published at
election time.
Mike Hirkala said the EPA is actually blackmailing us since
they are telling us either take this plan or take nothing.
After the last public hearing there was talk of an alternate
plan ----why not before? If this referendum takes place on
Election Day, would it affect the September 30th deadline
for a grant, he questioned. The response was that the project
would be delayed a year.
Mrs. Grant asked about a petition to convince the Board to
held this referendum and asked how many signatures were needed.
Mr. Sekely asked what about the fact that LaGrange is dropping
out ---will that affect the figures. Me. Lapar explained that
the work in LaGrange would not be done, therefore it would
not change our cost.
Mrs. Ballard asked about the Town of Poughkeepsie participation,
and when the Board would vote on this matter, and felt they
should have more publicity.
Mr. Grant then asked the position of the rest of the Board --
he knew Mr. Versace's feelings on the referendum.
Mr. Diehl said he was committed to a negatory referendum;
Mrs. Reilly explained that she and Mr. Johnson voted against
this local law, since there was another meeting coming up
and possibly there would be an alternate plan presented,
however, Mr. Versace felt that would have nothing to do with
the subject of discussion either a vote to continue with
the project or a vote not to; it had nothing to do with an
alternate plan,, this perhaps could be approached after it
was determined if the voters wanted Tri -Municipal or not,
if it went to referendum. Discussion followed on alternate
plans that could be presented, and more public hearings would
follow.
Mr. Hirkala wanted to see everyone assessed equally in the
project, as it was now, those not already in a system would
pay more.
Mr. Diehl asked if anyone had additional comments on the
local law and those who had already spoken had the oppor-
tunity to speak for or against the referendum and they
repeated their opinions.
The Public Hearing closed at 8:20 P.M.
Elaine H. Snowden
Town Clerk
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OTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN't
there has teen duly meented and In- •
troduced before U i Town Board of the ,
"Town of Wapping*, Dutchs.s County, •
Ns a Yak on JUnadth,111Bt; a propos-7'
ad Local Law u folbwer. . . ,
LOCAL LAW P40.-031,11ABT`.'
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WHEREAS each member d- ---- .
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the Town of Wapptnpar pcesesseeland,'
enjoys- st the passant.. time,
;.p urnorpesottralned right to vote upon any
th, m.nner each member Ind fdIlion requiring Its wIIy
.In their sols dlaoralon deems ap
DWHERE
,AS the'plupass of 11Nalifor _
taw le to abolish or Ilaa sucRpower u=
It relates to the Issues atecUnQ the'
continuing particlpatfon of the Toed
of Wappingar u a tmember of,IP Tri;
Mu WHEREAS ths;abolition of curtail.
Ing.: of the polo+, of each Individual
mamba of the torn'- board with,
respect to the same Is subject to •
mandatory referendum,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED j
by
Me Town Board of the Town of-
Wa pincer as follows:. .
1. Eacwary ery nnnibe►4
• of the Town Board of thrsTown of Wap•'
thlrilocal flaw, be effectiveonihe dekko(
X'•restlnp a favorable yob a a` b
•.:which would appeow or permit '
tinuatlon of the Town of Wappinpa u
a mambar of the TrhMun*cdpal Ct,m.-
, mission, or to do Or undenalos any act
whish would Gauss the Introduction •
b.fora Use town board In Be leglala be
-capacity of -airy resolution, local law;
ordlnimal Or curer iflatbra.-
vote thereon if :the subject s
thereof relates to any act to bother theii
objectives or purposes or activities of
the TMMunklpal Commission.
(bt Them shall be exempted from Ma
provisionso-
uof this local taw any+m
t .
on, boa, lar, ordinance
or other matter which would cause the.
withdrawal the. Town;
from membership and
participation
In
Me VIMunicipal Commission -or to
undertake any other .,matters
n.ceatory to wind up and todemilnste '
and conclude Its participation a a'
member of the TrI. Municipal Commis.
Won.
Section 2. This locaf,Isw shall be
subject to a mandatory refarandum t
and shall be submitted for approval of
tM el.clore at the next general elec.
tion of the town, and the proposition
to be paced before the .1 tors at
. said general election shall be stated
as follows:
SHOULD LOCAL LAW NO. 19111
WHICH PROHIBITS INDIVIDUAL
TOWN BOARD MEMBERS FROM
GRANTING APPROVAL TO FURTHER
PARTICIPATION OF THE .TOWN IN
TRI•MUNICIPAL BE APPROVED/
resultt in the adaption of saldoval f suchl tion local law,
failure to receive a majority of said
proposition shall result 10 a defeat of
said proposltIon.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
the Town Board of the Town of Wapp.
Incl wIU conduct a Pubt c Nearing on
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
State of New York.
County of Dutchess.
Town of Wappinger.
Gisela Schmitz
of the
Town of Wappinger. Dutcheu County. New Yak.
being duly swan. rays that he h. rend R the several...
theles berelnafter was, the Bookkee, *er of
W. as S.D. NEWS. a newspaper printed and published
every Thursday in the year In the Town of Wappinger.
•Dutehess County. New York. and that the annexed
NOTIDCEEe as duly published In the said newspaper for
week succeysixely Once in each week.
eon senting on the 17th day of.....iTVfle
19... and on the following dates tbereafte4 namely en
and ending on the...) -.!.ti . day of...1ZL1ILe.
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Subscribed a_nd sworn to before me
this
th day of June
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Notary Public
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My commission expires
ALBERT P:1 OSTEN
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GIAINtY
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SSW M.4 CH, 30, 19522
TOWN BOARD: TOWN OF WAPPINGER
DUTCHESS COUNTY: NEW YORK
IN THE MATTER AFFIDAVIT OF
OF • POSTING
A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW CURTAILING
THE POWER. OF THE TOWN BOARD IN
RELATION TO THE TRI -MUNICIPAL
PROJECT.
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )
ELAINE H. SNOWDEN, being duly sworn, deposes and
says:
That she is the duly elected, qualified and acting
Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger, County of Dutchess
and State of New York.
That on June 15, 1981, your deponer.t posted a copy
of the attached Notice of Public Hearing on a proposed
Local Law Curtailing the Power of the Town Board in
Relation to the.Tri-Municipal Project, on the signboard
maintained by your deponent in her office in the. Town
Hall of the Town of Wappinger, Mill Street, in the Village
of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York.
Sworn to before me this 2f
clay of
n m
Notary Public
1981.
DORIS M. HIGGINS
Notary Public, State of New 'York
Dutchess County #4626807
Commission expires March 30, 19 i5�
aine H. Snowden
Town Clerk