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Champlain board adopts determination to establish Sewer District No. 7, cites $16.37M maximum and grant/loan funding
Summary
The Town of Champlain adopted a determination establishing Sewer District No.7 and described a maximum project cost of $16,370,000 to be funded by a combination of state/federal grants and 0% loans; the resolution notes an estimated first‑year cost for typical properties and is subject to permissive referendum.
The Town of Champlain board on July 8 adopted a determination to establish Town of Champlain Sewer District No. 7 under Article 12 of the Town Law. The resolution approves the district map, plan and report prepared by Barton & Lejeune DPC and states that construction of the proposed improvements (including rights‑of‑way, construction, legal and other expenses) would be undertaken upon receipt of required funding.
The resolution text included a maximum improvement cost of $16,370,000 and stated proposed funding would come from a combination of grant funds and 0% interest loans from New York State programs (including the DEC WQIP and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund) and other state or federal grants. The board recorded that the first‑year cost for a typical property within the district is $660 per annum and that there would be no hookup fees for properties connected during construction of the collection system.
Supervisor Tremblay said Barton & Lejeune had completed the map, plan and report and that engineers are visiting properties in the district to determine feasible hookups and services. The board noted a prior administrative error in which required public notices had not been published for earlier actions; the supervisor said there will be an investigation into why three public notices did not publish as scheduled and that the prior omission had nullified subsequent actions in June.
The board approved the district determination by motion and recorded a roll‑call vote in which all present voted "Aye." The resolution text states the action is subject to permissive referendum under Town Law and describes the plan and hearing history on the record.
Clarifying details: the resolution references the Barton & Lejeune DPC map, plan and report on file with the town clerk; it specifies the financing instruments (DEC WQIP, Clean Water SRF) but does not list final funding award amounts. The resolution lists a maximum project cost ($16,370,000) and an estimated first‑year typical property cost ($660). The board directed that the resolution be published in the paper as required.
