Bill Text: NY A10043 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the village of Skaneateles, county of Onondaga, to convey its interest in Austin Park to the town of Skaneateles.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - substituted by s7500a [A10043 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A10043-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                        10043--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 6, 2016
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        Introduced  by M. of A. FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the village of Skaneateles, county of
          Onondaga, to convey its interest in Austin Park to the town of Skanea-
          teles
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. (a) The village of Skaneateles, county of Onondaga, acting
     2  by and through its village board, is hereby  authorized  to  discontinue
     3  the  use  of "Austin Park" more particularly described in section two of
     4  this act, and to convey such parklands, and all facilities located ther-
     5  eon to the town of Skaneateles, upon such terms  and  conditions  agreed
     6  upon by the village of Skaneateles and the town of Skaneateles; provided
     7  that  the  town of Skaneateles continue to use the property for park and
     8  recreational purposes. (b) The town of  Skaneateles  shall  continue  to
     9  provide access to the parklands and/or recreational facilities described
    10  in  section  two  of this act to all residents of the village of Skanea-
    11  teles and shall not enact any fees which are higher for the residents of
    12  the village of Skaneateles than those fees for the residents of the town
    13  outside the village. (c) Any revenues received by the village of Skanea-
    14  teles from the conveyance of parkland authorized by this  act  shall  be
    15  used  for capital improvements to existing park and recreational facili-
    16  ties and/or for the acquisition of additional parkland.
    17    § 2. The parklands known as "Austin Park" authorized to be conveyed by
    18  the village of Skaneateles pursuant to section one of this act shall  be
    19  described as follows:
    20    LEGAL  DESCRIPTION  ALL  THAT  TRACT  OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the
    21  Village of Skaneateles, County of Onondaga and State of New York,  being
    22  part  of  Block  4  and bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a
    23  point on the centerline intersection of Jordan Street  and  East  Austin
    24  Street;  thence N16°11'19"W along said centerline of Jordan Street for a
    25  distance of 403.14 feet to a point; thence N16°06'51"W, continuing along
    26  said centerline of Jordan Street for a distance  of  972.39  feet  to  a
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  point;  thence N87°03'56"E for a distance of 1780 feet to a point in the
     2  centerline of State Street; thence S03°30'37"E along said centerline for
     3  a distance of 292.55 feet to a  point;  thence  S09°44'03"W,  continuing
     4  along said centerline of State Street for a distance of 609.15 feet to a
     5  point;  thence  N80°31'57"W  for a distance of 68 feet to a point on the
     6  westerly boundary of a subdivision part of lot 4, Skaneateles,  prepared
     7  by  Ensign  Cottrell  and  filed  on  05-02-1937  in the Onondaga County
     8  Clerk's office as  map  number  2455;  thence  S58°34'03"W,  along  said
     9  westerly  boundary  for  a  distance  of  353.63 feet to a point; thence
    10  S62°38'03"W, continuing along said westerly boundary for a  distance  of
    11  233.59  feet  to  a  point;  thence  S46°43'03"W,  continuing along said
    12  westerly boundary for a distance of  186.40  feet  to  a  point;  thence
    13  S04°20'57"E,  continuing  along said westerly boundary for a distance of
    14  66 feet to a point in the centerline of said East Austin Street;  thence
    15  S85°39'03"W,  along  said  centerline for a distance of 605.09 feet to a
    16  point and place of beginning.  Containing 42.47± acres of land.
    17    Subject to all covenants, easements and restrictions of record.
    18    § 3. The parkland to be conveyed pursuant to section one of this  act,
    19  and  all  structures  and facilities situated on such parkland, shall be
    20  maintained, owned, and operated by the town of Skaneateles.
    21    § 4. The use of such parkland and facilities shall be available to the
    22  public. Where the availability of such facilities is limited, the use of
    23  such facilities  shall  be  determined  by  an  equitable  method  which
    24  provides  priority  use  to the public based on a reservation policy for
    25  free or nominal charge.
    26    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.