Town of Charlton

Saratoga County

Meeting of the Town Board

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

Storm Water Management Legislation

 

October 29, 2007

 

7:00 PM

 

 

The Public Hearing of the Town Board of Charlton, Saratoga County, New York held at 7:00 pm at the Charlton Town Hall, called to order by Supervisor Grattidge.

 

Present:  Councilman Gardner, Councilman Lippiello, Councilman Salisbury, Councilman Verola and Supervisor Grattidge;

 

Others Present:  Town Attorney Robert VanVranken, Engineer Mike McNamara

 

Town Clerk Heather Scribner read the Legal notice which was published in the official newspaper, The Daily Gazette.  The Legal Notice was placed on the sign board at the Charlton Town Hall and also on the Charlton Web site.  Legal Notice read:

 

PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF CHARLTON

 

 

         PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Charlton will hold a public hearing concerning a proposed local law FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW TO PROHIBIT ILLICIT DISCHARGES, ACTIVITIES AND CONNECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM WATER SYSTEMS, on the 29^th day of October, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall of the Town of Charlton, 784 Charlton Road, Charlton, New York, at which time and place all persons desiring to be heard thereon will be heard. 

 

            A copy of said proposed new laws are on file and available at the Town Clerk’s Office.

 

                                                                        BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD

                                                                        OF THE TOWN OF CHARLTON

 

                                                                        Heather Scribner, Town Clerk

 

Supervisor Grattidge stated that an article was placed in the town’s Town Board Newsletter notifying residents of the proposed legislation.

 

 

Town Engineer Mike McNamara stated that there are two legislations presented, as required by New York State, which are attached hereto.  The Town of Charlton began with a Storm Water Management Program (MS4) in the year 2003.

 

The proposed local laws are directly adopted from the model ordinances that the state has prepared.  Mr. McNamara stated that the first proposed law basically states someone can’t go out and directly dump any type of pollutant into a ditch or storm sewer.  It also allows the town to disconnect any connection that exists right now or any pollutants that may be getting in to the storm sewer.  The town conducted several test at Alplaus Kill and the area located by Charlton Heights School for pollutants.  All tests have come back drinking water quality.

 

 Mr. McNamara stated that the second proposed law is related to any development activity during construction, such as top soil, trees and vegetation.  Mr. McNamara stated that there is a threshold of 1 acre to do a plan.  At 5 acres it would be required to more exhaustion. For example; inspections every week or every time it rains.

 

Mr. McNamara stated that the Town Planning Board put together a committee and spent time reviewing the Storm Water Ordinance.  They did have some suggestions and comments of what they would have liked to see in the law.  However, being a state mandate, the state puts a negative incentive called a gap analysis.  If the town where to put together their own, the town would have to prove that it is better than what the state came up of.

 

A recommendation was made by Mike McNamara, Saratoga County Coordinator Blue Niles and Town Attorney Robert VanVranken to pass the model legislation for now.

 

 

Everyone was given a change to speak who wished Supervisor Grattidge adjourned the meeting was adjourned at 7:03pm.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Heather Scribner

Town Clerk