Sewers/Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District 11/20/2007: Hunterbrook Sewer District #17 Routine request from owners of Temple Israel site and former Yorktown Motel to create a new sewer district and be added to the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District. 1/8/2008 (work session): New sewer district for Cooper/Sagamore neighborhood in Mohegan 20 years ago the area petitioned for sewers. It wasn't explained why nothing was done. Basically, they're going to start all over again from scratch. About 130-140 parcels. Robinson has no idea of what costs would be, although she guesstimated $2,000/yr for 30 years. DiBartolo said the area had rock and that this would increase costs. No one disputed the rock situation. Robinson will notify homeowners about an Informational Meeting. She told board that she currently does not have a CAD designer to help draw up preliminary plans. Bianco was concerned that vacant lots that don't currently meet zoning requirements NOT be allowed to hook up once laterals were available. Robinson said that while the lateral line could go in the street, the town didn't have to put the perpendicular connection to the property line. In other neighborhoods, undersized lots have gotten okay from ZBA; Bianco didn't want to see this happen for this neighborhood. Robinson said she didn't know if 50% of homeowners still wanted sewers. Martorano said that when he walked the area during election, people said they desperately wanted it. Both Metz and DiBartolo said that even though costs might be high, sewers would increase property values. DiBartolo said that new septic system could cost $45,000, See also Sewers/Hallocks Mill Sewer District (1/8/2008) for report on status of pump stations in the district. In general, these facilities are newer than those in the Hallocks Mill Sewer District and none were pointed out as being in bad condition and in immediate need of repair or replacement. Planning Board: April 21, 2008 work session Petition to create Osceola Sewer District Extension #30/Country Academy of Dance Location: Route 6N, Jefferson Valley Contact: Albert Capellini, Attorney and Mastromonaco Consulting Engineers Description: Petition is to expand the existing sewer district to serve the proposed dance studio. The Planning Board encourages the formation of this sewer district. May 6, 2008 The town board held a public hearing on creation of Ext. #30 of the Osceola Lateral Sewer District (Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District) The new district will be for the Country Academy of Dance which plans to build a new building next to Different Strokes on Route 6N. The 1.5 inch sewer line is being sized to serve only the one parcel and will be paid for by the property owner. The property is already in the Peekskill district. Councilman Bianco asked if the line could be enlarged to accommodate other near by properties but the applicant's engineer Dan Ciarcia explained that because the sewer line flows uphill it has to be only 1.5 inches in order for the flow to have enough velocity. If the line were to flow downhill by gravity, it could have been a larger pipe that could be used by other future connections. Town engineer Sharon Robinson explained that the smaller planned line doesn't hurt anyone and that it can be replaced by a larger line in the future if other nearby properties wanted to be sewered. The public hearing was closed and the district created by unanimous vote. Hunterbrook/Cedar Pond Sewers Update May 27, 2008, work session Town Engineer Sharon Robinson gave the board on update on this planned $3M lateral sewer project (in the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District) that had recently gone out to bid. The district includes some of the commercial businesses along Route 202, the Cedar Pond co-op and other homes in and around Bound Brook. Ms. Robinson recommended changes in the proposed plan based on new soils information that become available after the bid specifications had gone out and which would have made the original plan more costly. (Because the soils are sandy, the sewer line would have to be set very deep which would necessitate considerable digging and dewatering procedures.) The new plan calls for the project to be done in two sections with a subsurface pump for one section that would avoid the extensive digging and dewatering problems. She estimated that the proposed changes would reduce the cost of the project by about 20% so that it could be accomplished within the $3M that had been approved by the NYS Comptroller's office. (If the project exceeds $3M, even by a small amount, the town would have to go back to the comptroller's office for approval of the revised amount.) Three bids had been received based on the original specifications. The two low bidders were rejected because the bids did not reflect work that would have to be done under the original plan. Ms. Robinson recommended that the $2.94M bid submitted by the third company be awarded. She explained that after the board awarded the bid (which it subsequently did), she would then seek Department of Health approval for the revised plan and renegotiate with the contractor on the revised plan. Although she could not say when the work would be completed, she estimated that once started, it should take about six months to complete. It will be up to the contractor to decide if the two sections are done simultaneously by two crews or one at a time. June 10, 2008 (work session) The board voted to rebid the contract. June 17, 2008 County Legislator Michael Kaplowitz provided information about a new county program that applies to homeowners in the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District who are on septic systems. Under the new program, the sewer district will pay up to $300 for two pump outs over a six year period. At the end of the six year period, the homeowner will also be eligible for a $300 credit towards an inspection of the septic tank. Mr. Kaplowitz indicated that the program would cost Yorktown property owners in the district about $2 a year. When the program sunsets after six years, it will be reevaluated. Mr. Kaplowitz noted that the county did not want the program to be a disincentive for communities to pursue sewering those properties in the district that remain on septic system. August 5, 2008 Establishment of Osceola Sewer District #31 After a public hearing, the board unanimously approved the creation of this district that will provide a sewer hookup to the Chelsea pump station for 1.2 acre lot at Farmwalk and Homestead Roads. The parcel is already in the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District and future sewerage flows from the lot to the pump station had previously been taken into consideration when flows from the Gomer St. homes were added to the pump station. September 16, 2008 Sagamore area sewers The board announced that an Informational Meeting would be held on Monday, September 22nd at 7:30 in Town Hall for residents of the around Sagamore Rd in Mohegan lake relating to the possible creation of a new sewer district. Although the area is currently unsewered, the homes are in the Peekskill Sanitary Sewer District. October 21, 2008 Suncrest Sewer District Without any public comment, the board approved the addition of a home that inadvertently had been left out of the new Suncrest Sewer District. Adding one more home to the district will lower the cost for the other homeowners by $50 a year. May 26, 2009, work session 1289 Ivy Rd sewer excavation permit The property owner did not appear so there was no discussion. (Note: After the meeting and in response to a question, Supervisor Peters explained to CIY that the issue was who was responsible for the cost of installing the portion of a new sewer line from the house to the line in the road that was on the town's easement, just before the road. The homeowner's contention was that the town should pay the cost; the supervisor explained that even though the town has an easement on the property, the homeowner was still responsible for the cost of installing that portion of the line. Return to Home Page