File #: 23-167    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/20/2023 In control: Conservation, Sustainability and Green Initiatives Committee
On agenda: Final action: 5/8/2023
Title: PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 3
Sponsors: Conservation, Sustainability and Green Initiatives
Attachments: 1. RLA_Cover_PublicHearing.pdf, 2. 4143 RLA Form, 3. AgBoard_recommendations_2023.pdf, 4. Resolution 22-160, 5. SEQR_SEAF, 6. 23-167 CSGI 2 - TMP - 4143 - Ag Districts 2_and_3_Public_Hearing

RESOLUTION NO. 167

 

PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NOS. 2 AND 3

 

                     Introduced:  5/8/23

By Conservation, Sustainability, and Green Initiatives Committee:

 

                     WHEREAS, Section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law mandates an annual thirty-day review period, when landowners can request inclusion of land in an agricultural district prior to the County established review period, and

 

                     WHEREAS, Such review has been conducted and modifications are proposed regarding the inclusion of actively viable farm land into the agricultural districts located in the Towns of Coeymans and Rensselaerville, and

 

                     WHEREAS, In connection with such review, a proposal for the modification of Albany County Agricultural Districts has been submitted, and

 

                     WHEREAS, In conducting such review, Section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law requires this Honorable Body to hold a public hearing on the additions to Agricultural Districts upon notice as prescribed therein, now, therefore, be it

 

RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature, that the Clerk of the County Legislature shall cause notice to be posted in the designated local newspapers of a public hearing to be held at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, with participation instructions included therein and available on the Albany County website for the purpose of receiving the comments of any interested persons regarding the proposed modifications to Agricultural District Nos. 2 and 3 within Albany County, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That notice of said public hearing be given in accordance with the requirements of the Agriculture and Markets Law, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.