1 September 8, 2008 At a Regular Meeting of the ... - Town Of DeWitt
1 September 8, 2008 At a Regular Meeting of the ... - Town Of DeWitt
1 September 8, 2008 At a Regular Meeting of the ... - Town Of DeWitt
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Abandonment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Waterline Easement<br />
to wit, <strong>the</strong> abandonment <strong>of</strong> 15 foot wide<br />
RESOLUTION/ORDER<br />
<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> Waterline Easement<br />
Public Hearing authorizing<br />
Located on Part <strong>of</strong> Lots 4-A and 4-B,<br />
abandonment <strong>of</strong> easement<br />
Lands <strong>of</strong> West Willow Properties, LLC<br />
<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong>, County <strong>of</strong> Onondaga<br />
State <strong>of</strong> New York<br />
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Councilor Scruton <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>the</strong> following Resolution and moved for its adoption.<br />
Councilor Andrews seconded <strong>the</strong> motion.<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Board, on its own motion and action, has, along with <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Town</strong> Engineer, reviewed a survey print prepared by Moncrief Land Surveying, P.C. and a<br />
termination <strong>of</strong> easements and miscellaneous title documents that shows part <strong>of</strong> Lots 4-A and 4-B<br />
<strong>of</strong> lands owned by West Willow Properties, LLC and fur<strong>the</strong>r reflects a 15 foot <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong><br />
waterline easement that runs approximately 88.00 feet in length within <strong>the</strong> property’s<br />
boundaries; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> wishes to abandon said waterline easement that was<br />
granted to it by way <strong>of</strong> a Grant <strong>of</strong> Right <strong>of</strong> Way and Easement and filed in <strong>the</strong> Onondaga County<br />
Clerk’s <strong>Of</strong>fice in Liber 2694 <strong>of</strong> Deeds at Page 131; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> property owner, Willow Street Properties, LLC has recently acquired <strong>the</strong><br />
property and owns all contiguous properties around said waterline easement and has a project to<br />
develop <strong>the</strong> entire parcel as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Weighlock Business Park which cannot be done as long<br />
as <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> has its permanent waterline easement; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> has previously abandoned all o<strong>the</strong>r portions <strong>of</strong> said waterline<br />
easement and this particular section is <strong>the</strong> last that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> has to abandon; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> description <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> portion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> waterline easement to be abandoned by<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> is as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong>, County <strong>of</strong> Onondaga and State <strong>of</strong> New York, being part <strong>of</strong> Lot 4-A and 4-B<br />
and more particularly described in a deed to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> from <strong>the</strong> Village <strong>of</strong> East<br />
Syracuse dated January 25, 1979 and recorded in <strong>the</strong> Onondaga County Clerk’s <strong>Of</strong>fice in Liber<br />
2694 <strong>of</strong> Deeds at Page 131; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong>re is no cost to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong>; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> wishes to consider whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> abandonment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> last<br />
portion <strong>of</strong> said waterline easement is in <strong>the</strong> public interest and is at no cost to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong>; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> adopted an Order on August 11,<br />
<strong>2008</strong> calling for a public hearing to be held in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> at 5400<br />
Butternut Drive, <strong>DeWitt</strong>, on <strong>the</strong> 8 th day <strong>of</strong> <strong>September</strong> at 7:35 p.m. to consider whe<strong>the</strong>r to<br />
abandon <strong>the</strong> at no cost to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> is in <strong>the</strong> public interest and to hear all persons interested in<br />
<strong>the</strong> subject <strong>the</strong>re<strong>of</strong> considering <strong>the</strong> same, and for such o<strong>the</strong>r action on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong><br />
<strong>Town</strong> Board with relation to said abandonment as may be required by law; and,<br />
WHEREAS, <strong>the</strong> <strong>DeWitt</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Board caused notice <strong>of</strong> such public hearing to be<br />
published and posted as required by <strong>Town</strong> Law.<br />
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 12 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New York State <strong>Town</strong> Law,<br />
upon <strong>the</strong> evidence presented at <strong>the</strong> public hearing and upon <strong>the</strong> advice and recommendation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Engineers, this <strong>Town</strong> Board does hereby resolve as follows:<br />
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