Notice of Public Hearings - 10/13/2021

Notice of Public Hearings  

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Town Board of the Town of East Greenbush will be conducting Public Hearings pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 774 to provide all interested persons reasonable opportunity to be heard on any aspect of the Proposed Dissolution Plans to dissolve the Best-Luther Fire Protection District (FD 009) and the Third Avenue-Mannix Road Fire Protection District (FD 010).  Both of the Proposed Dissolution Plans were prepared pursuant to General Municipal Law Section 774 and adopted by resolutions of the Town Board on August 18, 2021. The Public Hearings for each proposed dissolution will be held on Wednesday October 13, 2021, at 5:45 PM at East Greenbush Town Hall 225 Columbia Turnpike Rensselaer, New York 12144.  Descriptive Summaries of the Proposed Plans of Dissolution are set forth below.

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PLAN OF DISSOLUTION
OF THE BEST-LUTHER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

             The Best-Luther Fire Protection District (FD 009)  Plan of Dissolution provides for the dissolution of the Protection District effective October  20, 2021.  The provision of fire protection and emergency services will be unaffected and will continue to be provided to the area comprising the Protection District by the Best-Luther Fire  Department, Inc. under the auspices of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the newly created Best-Luther Fire District (“Fire District”).  All tax revenue collected by the Protection District pursuant to the 2021 tax levy that is unexpended, if any, will be remitted to Fire District as additional payment for services provided through December 31, 2021.  The Protection District does not possess any cash assets or own any property.  The Protection District has no employees.  Once, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District is established and the Fire District becomes functional, the Fire District will become the authority having jurisdiction over the Fire Department and will be obligated to provide for the provision of fire protection and emergency services to those properties within the Protection District that are now deemed to be included and incorporated within the boundaries of the Fire District.

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PLAN OF DISSOLUTION
OF THE THIRD AVENUE-MANNIX ROAD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

           The Third Avenue-Mannix Road Fire Protection District  (FD 010)  Plan of Dissolution provides for the dissolution of the Protection District effective October  20, 2021.  The provision of fire protection and emergency services will be unaffected and will continue to be provided to the area comprising the Protection District by the Best-Luther Fire  Department, Inc. under the auspices of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the newly created Best-Luther Fire District (“Fire District”).  All tax revenue collected by the Protection District pursuant to the 2021 tax levy that is unexpended, if any, will be remitted to Fire District as additional payment for services provided through December 31, 2021.  The Protection District does not possess any cash assets or own any property.  The Protection District has no employees.  Once, the Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District is established and the Fire District becomes functional, the Fire District will become the authority having jurisdiction over the Fire Department and will be obligated to provide for the provision of fire protection and emergency services to those properties within the Protection District that are now deemed to be included and incorporated within the boundaries of the Fire District. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the respective Proposed Dissolution Plans may be viewed in their entirety during normal business hours at East Greenbush Town Hall 225 Columbia Turnpike Rensselaer, New York 12144 or on the Town of East Greenbush website at www.eastgreenbush.org 

Dated:  September 26, 2021

Ellen Pangburn, Town Clerk
Town of East Greenbush