Poestenkill board reintroduces Water District 2 bond resolution; residents press for route, cost and timeline details

The Poestenkill Town Board reintroduced a bond resolution to finance work for Water District No. 2 at an emergency meeting, and town officials answered residents’ questions about district boundaries, costs and construction timing.

Town officials said the proposal had been discussed publicly before and was tabled at the prior regular meeting because a supermajority was required and not enough board members were present. A presenter and the chair said bond counsel and the town attorney had reviewed the materials provided by the clerk’s office.

Residents pressed officials on when the district was created and whether grant reductions affected the project’s budget. A town official said a 2024 property-owner vote to create the district passed 88 to 18. Officials described the district roughly as running from the corner of Route 66 through Algonquin to areas including Algonquin Beach Road and Liberty Grove and said the current proposal stops near the middle school; extending service beyond that would require additional infrastructure and funding.

Officials said the town received bids to replace earlier estimates and that contingency amounts made some cost lines appear higher; they cited an approximate $400,000 figure as the estimated cost to create a smaller tie-in for the project. Officials also emphasized that property owners would not be required to connect to the main once installed: a service spigot would be placed at the property line, and hookup would be optional, though residents may face separate contractor charges to connect.

Residents cited individual contractor estimates of thousands of dollars to run a service to a house; officials said the town is working to prevent unexpected bills but did not provide centralized cost guarantees for homeowner hookups. The chair said the major construction work was expected to be completed under contract "by the end of the year," while noting that final contract closeout could depend on seasonal landscaping or regrowth requirements.

Maps and additional project materials were made available after the meeting for residents to review. Town officials urged residents to consult posted notices and attend meetings for updates.

No final bond-adoption language or formal vote tally on the bond resolution is explicitly recorded in the meeting transcript provided; a motion to advance the bond resolution was made during the session.