Notice of a Public Hearing on the Establishment of the Town of Stafford Water District No. 14

May 8, 2024 | News & Updates

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOWN OF STAFFORD WATER DISTRICT NO. 14

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing pursuant to Town Law §193 will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Stafford at the Stafford Town Hall, located at 8903 Route 237, Stafford, New York on the 20th day of May 2024, at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of giving citizens the opportunity to discuss the Petition to establish Water District 14.

Specific discussion will be relative to the contents of the improvements specified in the Map Plan and Report, which includes installing approximately 2,500 linear feet of 8” water main along Fargo and Clapsaddle Roads, with construction taking place entirely within existing road rights-of-way or easements and property construction mitigation and restoration efforts will be implemented to residential and farmlands within the area based on standard practices common to the industry. and will serve approximately 12 residential properties.

The project has an estimated maximum capital cost of $530,000.00, which includes a 30% contingency. Anticipated debt service for the initial project costs is based on equivalent dwelling units and the Town of Stafford anticipates securing $318,000.00 in Water Infrastructure & Intermunicipal (WIIA) grant funds from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) and a Loan with USDA Rural Development to partially finance the project at a 3% interest rate over a 38-year term. The Loan would carry annual debt service for the water district of $9,426.00, and $754.08 annually per unit to 12.5 units. The payment of debt service will be made by levy and collection of special assessments from the several lots and proceeds of lands within the district which for the Town Board shall determine and specify to be specifically benefitted thereby, so much upon and from each as such shall be in just proportion of the amounts of benefit conferred upon the same, to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds, as same shall become due and payable; and

The total annual cost for an average homeowner including debt service and water bill would be estimated to be $1,080.00 per year, per household. In addition, each unit shall be responsible for several one-time costs, including cost to hookup and connect to the right-of-way to interior plumbing, (approximately $10.00 per linear foot) and well separation costs (approximately $500.00 – per unit). Actual costs will vary depending upon the actual length of the service line and the complexity of installation.

 

Town of Stafford Water District No. 14 is more particularly described as follows:

All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Stafford, County of Genesee and State of New York being described as follows:

Beginning at a point, on the intersection of the centerline of Clapsaddle Road (49.5 feet wide right-of-way) and the centerline of Ellicott Street Road (66 feet wide right-of-way) and the southerly Municipal Boundary Line of the Town of Stafford and the northerly Municipal Boundary Line of the Town of Bethany; thence,

  1. Westerly, along the southerly Municipal Boundary Line of the Town of Stafford, a distance of 582 feet, more or less, to a point 500 feet easterly of and parallel to Bethany Center Road (66 feet wide right-of-way) and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6; thence,

 

  1. Northerly, through the lands of tax account numbers 5.-2-17.1 and 5.-2-19.1, along a line 500 feet easterly of and parallel to Bethany Center Road, a distance of 1,720 feet, more or less, a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-19.1 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6; thence,
  2. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-19.1 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6, a distance of 543 feet, more or less, to a westerly line of tax account number 5.-2-19.1 and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6; thence,
  3. Northerly, along a westerly line of tax account number -2-19.1 and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6, a distance of 350 feet, more to less, to a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-19.1 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6; thence,
  4. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-19.1 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6, a distance of 1,512 feet, more or less, to the westerly line of tax account number 5.-2-15 and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District 6; thence,
  5. Northerly, along the westerly line of tax account numbers 5.-2-12 and 5.-2-11.111 and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6, a distance of 1,421 feet, more or less, to a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 6; thence,
  6. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of Water Districts 6 and 7, a distance of 1,865 feet, more or less, to an easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  7. Southerly, along an easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No.7, a distance of 296 feet, more or less, to a northerly line of tax account number -2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  8. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 250 feet, more or less, to a point 500 feet westerly of and parallel to Fargo Road (49.5 feet wide right-of-way) and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  9. Southerly, through the lands of tax account number 5.-2-11.111, 500 feet westerly of and parallel to Fargo Road and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 78 feet, more or less, to the westerly extension of a southerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  10. Easterly, through the lands of tax account number 5.-2-11.111, along the westerly extension of a southerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7 a distance of 175 feet, more or less, to an easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  11. Southerly, along the easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 450 feet, more or less, to a northerly line of tax account number -2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  12. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 107 feet, more or less, to an easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  13. Southerly, along an easterly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a westerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No.7, a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  14. Easterly, along a northerly line of tax account number 5.-2-11.111 and the easterly extension of the northerly line 5.-2-11.111 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 218 feet, more or less to the centerline of Fargo Road and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No.7; thence,
  15. Northerly, along the centerline of Fargo Road and an easterly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 65 feet, more or less, to the westerly extension of the northerly line of tax account number 9.-1-37.11 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7; thence,
  16. Easterly, along the westerly extension of the northerly line of tax account number 9.-1-37.11, the northerly line of tax account number -1-37.11 and a southerly line of the Town of Stafford Existing Water District No. 7, a distance of 2,426 feet, more or less, to the easterly line of tax account number 9.-1-37.11; thence,
  17. Southerly, along the easterly line of tax account number 9.-1-37.11, a distance of 1,528 feet, more or less, to the northerly line of tax account number 9.-1-36.21; thence,
  18. Easterly, along the northerly line of tax account number 9.-1-36.21, a distance of 300 feet, more or less, to the easterly line of tax account number 9.-1-36.21; thence,
  19. Southerly, along the easterly lines of tax account numbers 9.-1-36.21 and 9.-1-64.2, a distance of 662 feet, more or less, to the southerly line of tax account number 9.-1-64.2; thence,
  20. Westerly, along the southerly line of tax account number 9.-1-64.2, a distance of 1,448 feet, more or less, to the easterly line of tax account number 9.-1-35.2; thence,

 

  1. Southerly, along the easterly line of tax account number 9.-1-35.2, a distance of 381 feet, more or less, to the southerly line of tax account number 9.-1-35.2 and the southerly municipal boundary line of the Town of Stafford and the northerly municipal boundary line of the Town of Bethany and the Town of Bethany Existing Water District No. 5; thence,
  2. Westerly, along the southerly line of tax account number 9.-1-35.2 and the southerly municipal boundary line of the Town of Stafford and the northerly municipal boundary line of the Town of Bethany and the Town of Bethany Existing Water District No. 5, a distance of 5,360 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the centerline of Clapsaddle Road and the centerline of Ellicott Street Road, and the point of beginning.

The proposed Town of Stafford Water District No. 14, as described above, contains approximately 432.5 acres of land.

 

All as shown on a map prepared by CPL, entitled “Proposed Water District Map” Drawing Number WD- 14, dated March 20, 2024.

 

The Town Board will consider and determine, by resolution at this Public Hearing, that there are no adverse environmental impacts through New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR), with the assistance of the Engineer of the project, and participation of the public.

 

 

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS HEARING WILL BE ENTITLED TO BE HEARD AT THE TIME AND PLACE THEREOF

 

Written comments may be submitted to the Town Board prior to the public hearing. Any written comments that are received prior to the public hearing shall be read aloud at the public hearing. All written comments must be received by the Town Board by May 16, 2024.

 

A copy of the map, plan, and report describing such improvements is also available for review at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular office hours and on the Town website (https://townofstafford.org).

 

By order of the Town Board,

 

Barbara Radley, Clerk

Town of Stafford

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