Bill Text: NY A10037 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the village of Ballston Spa to transfer ownership of the Woods Hollow Nature Preserve to the town of Milton; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-02 - referred to local governments [A10037 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A10037-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10037 IN ASSEMBLY May 2, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT authorizing the village of Ballston Spa to transfer ownership of the Woods Hollow Nature Preserve to the town of Milton The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the village of Ball- 2 ston Spa, county of Saratoga, acting through its governing body is here- 3 by authorized to discontinue the use of the Woods Hollow Nature Preserve 4 more particularly described in section two of this act, and to convey 5 its interest in the real property to the town of Milton upon terms 6 agreed upon by the village of Ballston Spa and the town of Milton for 7 use by such town for park and/or recreational purposes, provided, howev- 8 er, that such town of Milton shall continue to provide access to such 9 parkland and/or recreational facilities to all residents of the village 10 of Ballston Spa and the town of Milton shall not enact any fees or 11 charges which are higher for village of Ballston Spa residents who are 12 not residents of the town of Milton. 13 § 2. The parklands authorized to be conveyed by the village of Ball- 14 ston Spa in section one of this act are located, bounded and described 15 as follows: 16 PARCEL 1: 17 All that piece or parcel of land situate in the Town of Milton, County 18 of Saratoga and State of New York, bounded as follows: Commencing at an 19 oak tree in the east line of a lot called the "Eighty-two acre lot" and 20 particularly described in a deed from Elias H. Peters, Referee, to 21 George B. Bixby and recorded in Saratoga County Clerk's office, May 22, 22 1666, in Book No. 104 P. 411, and also being the tree mentioned in the 23 deed from Sales D. Bowens to the Village of Ballston Spa and running 24 from thence south 87° 30' west fifteen hundred and three feet to the 25 center of the highway. Thence along the center of said highway north 9° 26 55' east, eight hundred and twenty-five feet to an angle. Thence south EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14909-04-4A. 10037 2 1 82° 5' east fourteen hundred feet to the east line of said "Eighty-two 2 acre lot", as described in the above mentioned deed. Thence along the 3 east line of said lot south 3° 30' west five hundred and fifty feet to 4 the place of beginning, containing twenty-two and thirty-five one-hun- 5 dreths acres of land. 6 PARCEL 2: 7 All that lot, piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Milton, 8 County of Saratoga, and State of New York bounded and described as 9 follows: Distinguished by the name of lot number 7 on a map of the 10 survey of land of Thomas G. Taylor, made by James Scott, Surveyer and is 11 dated August 20, 1806, and is bounded as follows: beginning at a stake 12 and heap of stones standing in the east line of the 14th allotment of 13 the patent of the Kayderosseras and being the northeast corner of fifty 14 acres of land sold to Thomas Brown, deceased, and runs from thence North 15 along the east line of said 14th allotment 6 chains and 8.5 links to a 16 stake and heap of stones, being the southeast corner of lot number 9 as 17 distinguished on said map; thence along the south line thereof west 3.6 18 chains and 80 links to the highway leading from Ballston Spa to Green- 19 field, thence along said highway south 6 chains and 85 links to a stake 20 and heap of stones; being the northwest corner of a piece of land 21 belonging to and in possession of Abner Mosier, deceased, at the time of 22 his death; thence along the north line of said land (being the same sold 23 to Thomas Brown, now deceased) E 3.6 chains and 30 links to the place of 24 beginning. 25 Containing 24 acres and three quarters of land, the said lots being a 26 part of lot number 13 in the 14th allotment of the general partition of 27 the patent of Kayderosseras. 28 Also all that track, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and bring 29 in said town of Milton: Beginning at the southwest corner of Abner 30 Mosier's land in the center of the highway leading from Factory Village 31 to Malta and runs thence N. 15 deg. and 20 min. E. 18 chains and 64 32 links; thence northerly along the center of the public highway 6 chains 33 and 85 links; thence W. 18 chains; thence S. 1 deg and 30 min. E. 21 34 chains and 25 links to the center of the highway leading from Factory 35 Village to Malta; thence southeasterly along the center of said last 36 mentioned highway 13 chains and 8 links to the place of beginning. 37 Containing 37 acres and one quarter of one acre of land. Being the same 38 more or less. 39 Also that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, situate in said Town 40 of Milton, bounded and described as follows: 41 On the north by the piece of land first above described on the east by 42 lands of Thomas Brown, John McClair, and Squires Crandall, on the south 43 by lands of Squires Crandall and the highway leading from Factory 44 Village to Malta, and on the west by the highway leading from Ballston 45 Spa to Greenfield. Containing 39 acres of land more or less. Being the 46 same premises described and conveyed by a deed from Frederick et al to 47 Henry Reiggins dated April 18, 1896. To have and to hold, all and singu- 48 lar, this premises above mentioned and described and hereby conveyed 49 unto the said party of the second part, its successors and assigns 50 forever. 51 PARCEL 3:A. 10037 3 1 All that piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Milton, Sara- 2 toga County, State of New York, bounded and described as follows: To wit 3 commencing at a stake standing at the southeast corner of a wood lot 4 belonging to Henry Wilsey running thence southerly on the division line 5 thirty nine chains & twenty seven links to a stake standing at the lot 6 of land known as the Weatherwax lot; thence westerly along the north 7 line thereof to the center of the highway running south from Rowlands 8 Mills to Ballston Spa; thence northerly along the center of the said 9 highway to the southwest corner of the aforesaid Wilsey wood lot, thence 10 easterly along the south line of the same to the place of the beginning. 11 Containing 82 acres be the same more or less. 12 § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act and all struc- 13 tures and facilities situated on such land shall be maintained, owned 14 and operated for park purposes by the town of Milton. The use of such 15 parkland and facilities shall continue to be made available to the 16 general public of the state of New York, including all residents of the 17 village of Ballston Spa and the town of Milton. Where the availability 18 of such facilities is limited, use of such facilities must be determined 19 by an equitable method. 20 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
