LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL MEETING
TOWN OF MILO, NEW YORK
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Milo, in the County of Yates, held on March 17, 2025 the following Order Calling Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Establishment of the Town of Milo Sewer District Extension No. 4, was adopted. A public hearing on that subject will be held at the Town of Milo Town Hall, located at 8529 Main Street, Milo , New York, on April 21 2025, at 7 P.M., followed by a meeting of the Town Board to consider this and other such business as may be determined by the Town Supervisor. At that time and place all persons interested in the subject of the public hearing should attend at that time and place.
Dated: March 19, 2025 TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MILO
ORDER CALLING PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL MEETING
TO BE HELD ON APRIL 21, 2025
REGARDING THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILO SEWER DISTRICT #4
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Milo (herein called “Town Board” and “Town”, respectively), in the County of Yates, New York, has received a Petition, pursuant to Section 191 of the Town Law, for the establishment of Milo Sewer District #4, which petition was signed by the owners aggregating at least one-half of the assessed valuation of all the taxable real property of said proposed extension, as shown upon the latest completed assessment roll of said Town, and including resident owners in said proposed extension owning taxable real property aggregating at least one-half of the assessed valuation of all the taxable real property of said proposed extension owned by resident owners, according to the latest completed assessment roll of said Town, and is otherwise sufficient, and was accompanied by a map, plan and report, dated October, 2022, prepared by CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning, (“CPL”) competent engineers duly licensed by the State of New York, for the establishment of Milo SEWER District #4, in the Town of Milo (the “Milo Sewer District #4"), which revised map, plan and report is on file at the office of the Town Clerk, and available for public inspection at said location; and
WHEREAS, said map, plan and report proposed the construction in the Town of Milo of the Milo Sewer District #4 to serve parcels along East Lake Road, New York State Route 54, by installing approximately 7,100 linear feet of small diameter sanitary sewer force main and other necessary related equipment and appurtenances as determined by CPL to meet all applicable state and local requirements, and described estimated costs; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Milo Sewer District #4 is bounded and described and depicted on the attached Appendix. Said description and map prepared by CPL, entitled “Town of Milo Proposed Sewer District No. 4”, dated August 29, 2022.
WHEREAS, there are construction costs associated with the project, and new users will be assessed capital debt and operation and maintenance in the same manner as set forth in said Map, Plan and Reports; and
WHEREAS, the estimated maximum amount proposed to be expended for the formation of the proposed Sewer district and installation of sewer mains to the proposed Milo Sewer District #4 is $460,000.00, offset by any federal, state, county and/or local funds received, and, a long-term low interest loan obtained from the USDA Rural Development Agency, and in anticipation thereof the issuance of short term financing obligations; and
WHEREAS, the expected average annual cost to the Typical Property (as defined by Town Law) in proposed Milo Sewer District #4 during the first year will be approximately $900.00 per year, said amount being above the $663 amount the Office of the State Comptroller established as the 2022 threshold as requiring Comptroller approval; such fee being comprised of $271.26 expected debt service, and $628.00 maintenance, operation, treatment and administrative cost, , including any applicable reimbursing the Town for legal expenses and out of pocket expenses the Town incurs to establish the Sewer District #4; and there also being hook-up charges estimated to be $1,650.00 for a connection fee, septic tank abandonment of approximately $500 for the Milo Sewer District #4; all as more fully described in the map, plan and report on file in the office of the Town Clerk;
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Milo will give due consideration to environmental issues, and will comply with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQR”), including issuing a notice of its intention to act as lead agency, scheduling a public hearing, has preparing and reviewing a Long Form Environmental Assessment form (“EAF”), and adopting a resolution either containing a Negative Declaration regarding environmental significance for the proposed establishment of Milo SEWER District #4 or indicating whether certain environmental issues require additional analysis; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed, pursuant to Town Law Section 202, that the cost of the construction of the improvements will be assessed by the Town Board, in proportion as nearly as may be, to the benefit which each lot or parcel will derive therefrom;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDERED, that a meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Milo be held at the 137 Main Street, Penn Yan, New York , on April 21, 2025 at 7 o’clock P.M. to hear all persons interested in the Establishment of the Milo Sewer District #4, and to take such other action on the part of the Town Board with relation thereto as may be required by law; and be it
FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Clerk publish at least once in the newspapers designated as the official newspapers of the Town for such publication, and post on the sign board of the Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 of Section 30 of the Town Law, a copy of this Order, certified by said Town Clerk, the first publication thereof and said posting to be not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before the date of such public hearing, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDERED, that the Town Clerk shall file a certified copy of this Order with the Office of the State Comptroller, on or about the date of publication of this Order.
DATED: March 18, 2025 TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MILO
Click HERE for Appendix A: Sanitary Sewer District No. 4