2015-57 2015-57
Resolution Authorizing Dutchess County As Lead Agency In Connection With The Central
Dutchess Water Transmission Line Extension To Dutchess County Airport
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 February
12, 2015.
The meeting was called to order by Barbara Gutzler, Supervisor, and upon roll being
called, the following was recorded:
✓Vote Record-Resolution RES-2015-57
❑ Adopted Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
❑ Adopted as Amended Barbara Gutzler Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑
❑ Defeated William H.Beale Mover Q ❑ ❑ ❑
Q Tabled Vincent BettinaVoter Q El El ElElWithdrawn Ismay Czarniecki_ Voter Q ❑ ❑ ❑
Michael Kuzmicz Seconder Q ❑ ❑ ❑
The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman Beale and seconded by
Councilman Kuzmicz.
WHEREAS, Dutchess County is proposing to undertake the expansion of the Dutchess
County Water and Wastewater Authority's (DCWWA) Central Dutchess Water Transmission
Line (CDWTL) by the construction of a 5,790 LF water main along Airport Drive, a Town of
Wappinger road, and Route 376, a New York State highway, to the Dutchess County Airport to
provide for public water service to the Dutchess County Airport to a fire hydrant in compliance
with FAA regulations; and
WHEREAS, the project includes the financing of the water line by Dutchess County,
and the construction of the water main by DCWWA pursuant to an agreement with Dutchess
County; and
WHEREAS, the project is a Type I action pursuant to SEQRA and Dutchess County has
circulated for Lead Agency status pursuant to SEQRA; and
WHEREAS, the County inadvertently did not name the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger as an Involved Agency although it did identify the Town of Wappinger Planning
Board and the Town of Wappinger Highway Superintendent as Involved Agencies; and
WHEREAS, on Thursday, January 22, 2015, the Dutchess County Legislature adopted a
Resolution declaring Dutchess County as the Lead Agency for this project; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney to the Town has been advised that the Town Board of the
Town of Wappinger has been identified as an Involved Agency for this project in the Dutchess
County Legislature Resolution declaring the County as Lead Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is fully in support of the project and desires that any
subsequent anticipated project would provide that the water line be made available to users in the
Town of Wappinger as part of a Town authorized Water District and upon terms and conditions
customarily imposed by Dutchess County and DCWWA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger hereby consents to Dutchess County
being Lead Agency in connection with the expansion of the DCWWA Central Dutchess Water
Transmission Line (CDWTL) by constructing a water main along Airport Drive as above
indicated.
3. The Town of Wappinger hereby expressly waives any thirty day notice
requirement otherwise required before Dutchess County could designate itself Lead Agency on
the condition that the Town of Wappinger was named an Involved Agency in the Resolution of
the Dutchess County Legislature designating Dutchess County as the Lead Agency for the
project, and desires that any subsequent anticipated phases of the above-referenced water line
project be utilized by users in the Town of Wappinger pursuant to a duly formed Town of
Wappinger Water District upon terms and conditions customarily imposed by Dutchess County
and DCWWA.
4. The Town Board of the Town of Wappinger formally expresses support for the
extension of the water line along Airport Drive.
The Town Clerk is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Dutchess County Legislature and to the Dutchess County Attorney's Office, Attention:
Christian Cullen.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: TABLED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: William H. Beale, Councilman
SECONDER: Michael Kuzmicz, Councilman
AYES: Gutzler, Beale, Bettina, Czarnecki, Kuzmicz
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
2/12/2015
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Tabled.
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK