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Town of Lowville Schedules Public Hearings for September 8th on Proposed Creation of Water District 10 and Moving 5 Parcels from Water District 9

 

Published: August 25, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

By: Notice from Town of Lowville

 

NOTICE 1

 

TOWN OF LOWVILLE

COUNTY OF LEWIS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NEW WATER DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF LOWVILLE TO BE KNOWN AS
WATER DISTRICT #10 AND THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND
INSTALLATION OF WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS.

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Lowville will conduct a public hearing on the 8th day of September, 2025 at 9:35 A.M at the Town Hall, 5533 Bostwick Street, Lowville, New York 13367 regarding the proposed creation of new Water District #10 in accordance with the following resolution and order of the Town Board adopted on the 21st day of August, 2025 at a regular meeting thereof:

RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW WATER DISTRICT IN THE
TOWN OF LOWVILLE TO BE KNOWN AS WATER DISTRICT #10
AND THE ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF WATER SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS.

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lowville (“the Town”) caused a map, plan and report to be prepared by Bernier, Carr and Associates, licensed engineers, in connection with the proposed establishment of a new Water District #10; and

WHEREAS, such maps and plans have been duly filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Lowville and they are available for public, review, inspection and copying at the Clerk’s Office at 5533 Bostwick Street, Lowville, New York during normal business hours; and

WHEREAS, the general area to be served by the proposed new district is in the vicinity of Markowski Road and part of Number Four Road within the Town; and

WHEREAS, the boundaries of the proposed new district are more exactly set out in the attached surveyor’s description; and

WHEREAS, the proposed project includes installation of water mains, service laterals, fire hydrants, valves, corporation stops, curb stop assemblies and other equipment and components necessary to establish a reliable functioning water system; and

WHEREAS, it is estimated the new district would service approximately 26.5 Equivalent Dwelling Units; and

WHEREAS, the total project cost is estimated at $3,945,00.00; and

WHEREAS, it is anticipated there will be no hookup fees charged to users by the District for connections; and

WHEREAS, the estimated annual first year cost per typical user is $1057.00 or less which is less than the average charge of $1,101.00 established by the New York State Comptroller pursuant to Town Law Section 209-f; and

WHEREAS, the proposed method of financing consists of the issuance of bond anticipation notes and serial bonds of the Town to mature in annual installments over an estimated term of thirty years, payable in the first instance from assessments levied on benefited real properties in the proposed district; in addition to which the Town will seek WIIIA and EPA grant funding as well as a 0% 30 year NYSEFC DWSRF loan; and

WHEREAS, the cost of the project and related debt service will be assessed by the Town in proportion as nearly as may be to the benefit which each lot or parcel in the district will derive therefrom.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Town Board will hold a public hearing to hear all persons interested in the establishment of proposed Water District #10 which public hearing shall be held on the 8th day of September 2025 at 9:35 AM at the Town Hall, 5533 Bostwick Street, Lowville, New York; and be it further

RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Town Clerk shall give notice of such hearing by publishing a copy of this resolution in the official town newspaper or other newspaper of general circulation in the Town, and by posting a certified copy on the Clerk’s sign board not more than twenty nor less than ten days before such hearing.

The above resolution was duly moved by Councilman Monnat and seconded by Councilman Farney at a regular meeting of the Town Board held on the 21st day of August, 2025 at the Town Hall.  After due deliberation, the question of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:

Yes votes:  Farney, Monnat, Mullin, Ross, Virkler

No votes:  None

The resolution was thereupon declared to be duly adopted.

 

____________________                      Date______________                                                                            Aimee L. Murphy                                                                                                                                                         Lowville Town Clerk    

Suggested Description

ALL THAT TRACT or parcels of land situate, in the Town of Lowville, County of Lewis, State of New York, and further described as follows:

BEGINNING at the intersection of the northerly margin of Number Four Road and the most easterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-12.100, said most easterly corner also being at the edge of the Black River;

 

THENCE in a generally southerly and perpendicular direction crossing Number Four Road to the southerly margin of Number Four Road;

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly direction along the southeasterly margin of Number Four Road to its intersection with the most easterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.115;

 

THENCE in a generally southerly direction along the most easterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.115 to its most southeasterly corner of said parcel and its intersection with the Corporation Line between the Town of Lowville on the north and the Town of Martinsburg on the south;

 

THENCE in a generally westerly direction along the Corporation Line between the Town of Lowville on the north and the Town of Martinsburg on the south to the most southwesterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.115;

 

THENCE in a generally northerly direction along the westerly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.115 to its intersection with the most southerly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.116; 

 

Thence in a generally northwesterly direction along the southwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.116 to the most westerly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.116;

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly direction along the northwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-25.116 to its intersection with the northerly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-26;

 

THENCE in a generally westerly and southerly direction along the parcel lines between Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-27.11 on the north and west and Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-26 on the south and east to the most southwesterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-26 and the Corporation Line between the Town of Lowville on the North and the Town of Martinsburg on the south;

 

THENCE in a generally westerly direction along the Corporation Line between Town of Lowville on the north and the Town of Martinsburg on the south crossing Markowski Road ( County Route 23 ) to its intersection with the southeasterly corner of Tax Map Parcel 213.00-01-34.114 and the easterly boundary of Town of Lowville Water District 5 Extension B;

 

THENCE in a generally northerly direction along the easterly boundary of Water District 5 Extension B and the easterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-34.114 to the most northeasterly corner of said tax parcel number;

 

THENCE in a generally northwesterly direction along the northeasterly boundary of Water District Number 5 Extension B, crossing through Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-37.11 to the most northerly corner of Water District Number 5 Extension B and a point on the Corporation Limits between the Village of Lowville on the northwest and Town of Lowville on the southeast;

THENCE in a generally northeasterly and northerly direction along the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the northwest and west and the Town of Lowville on the southeast and east to its intersection with the southwesterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.171;

 

THENCE in a generally easterly direction along the southerly parcel lines of Tax Map Parcel Numbers 213.00-01-39.171, 213.00-01-39.172, and 213.00-01-39.16 to the southeasterly parcel corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.16;

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly direction along the southeasterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.16 to its intersection with the southerly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-38.00;

 

THENCE in a generally easterly and northeasterly direction along the southerly and southeasterly parcel lines of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-38.00 to its intersection with the centerline of Number 4 Road;

 

THENCE in a generally northwesterly direction along the centerline of Number Four Road to its intersection with the northwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19;

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly direction along the northwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19 to the northerly corner of said parcel and an angle point in the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the northeast and the Town of Lowville on the southwest;

 

THENCE in a generally southeasterly direction along the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the northeast and the Town of Lowville on the southwest and the northeasterly parcel lines of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19, 213.00-01-39.112, 213.00-01-39.113, 213.00-01-39.111 and 213.00-01-39.18 to the most easterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.18;

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly and northerly direction along the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the west and the Town of Lowville on the east to its intersection with the centerline of Milll Creek;

 

THENCE in a generally easterly, northerly, northeasterly, easterly and northerly direction along the centerline of Mill Creek as it winds and turns to its intersection with the northerly parcel corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-43; 

 

THENCE in a generally southeasterly and southerly direction along the division line between Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-43 on the south and west and Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-46 on the north and east to its intersection with the most westerly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-09;

 

THENCE in a generally easterly, northerly and easterly direction along the division line between Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-09 on the south and east and Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-46 on the north and west to its intersection with the westerly edge of the Black River;

 

THENCE in a generally southerly and southeasterly direction along the westerly and southwesterly edge of the Black River as it winds and turns to the point of beginning.  

 

CONTAINING 580 acres of land more or less.

 

IT BEING the intent to describe Water District Number 10 of the Town of Lowville, utilizing the Town of Lowville, Tax Map 213.00.

 

IT ALSO BEING the intent to describe the Lowville Water District 10 shown on a map titled, Water District Mapping, Town of Lowville, Water District 10 prepared by Bernier Carr and Associates and dated August 6, 2025.

 

 

Bernier, Carr & Associates, Engineers,

Architects and Land Surveyors, P.C.

15 Public Square

Watertown, New York 13601

 

 

NOTICE 2

 

TOWN OF LOWVILLE

COUNTY OF LEWIS

STATE OF NEW YORK

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF FIVE PARCELS FROM EXISTING WATER DISTRICT #9 IN THE TOWN OF LOWVILLE AND

TRANSFERRING THEM TO A PROPOSED NEW WATER DISTRICT #10.

 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Lowville  will conduct a public hearing on the 8th day of September 2025 at 9:35 AM at the Town Hall, 5533 Bostwick Street, Lowville, New York 13367regarding a proposal to remove five parcels of land from existing Water District #9 and to transfer the same parcels to the presently proposed Water District 10 in accordance with the following resolution and order of the Town Board adopted on the 21st day of August, 2025 at a regular meeting thereof.

 

          RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING

          THE REMOVAL OF FIVE PARCELS OF LAND FROM EXISTING WATER

          DISTRICT #9 TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED

          WATER DISTRICT #10.

 

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Lowville is contemplating a proposed new Water District #10 and retained the services of Bernier, Carr, and Associates to develop a map, plan and report in connection therewith; and such map, plan and report have been filed with the Lowville Town Clerk; and

 

WHEREAS, during the course of developing the map, plan and report it appeared that creation and development of the new district could be facilitated by the removal of five parcels of land from existing Water District 9, none of which are currently receiving water service but are capable by  adjacency and proximity of being placed in the proposed new district, thereby becoming able to secure water service; and

 

WHEREAS, in consequence of the aforementioned conclusion the Town Board directed Bernier Carr and Associates to develop a Map, Plan and report to remove and transfer the aforementioned five parcels; such Map, Plan and Report have been completed and filed in the Town Clerk’s Office where they are available for review, inspection and copying during regular business hours; and

 

WHEREAS, the boundaries of existing Water District #9 and the boundaries of the five parcels to be removed and transferred are set forth in two attachments hereto, the first being the “Original District #9” and the second being described as “Parcel Removal”; and

 

WHEREAS, it appears to the Town Board that such a removal and transfer would cause no financial harm to Water District #9 as the involved parcels receive no services and contribute no revenue; and

 

WHEREAS, this removal and transfer proposal has already been taken into account with regard to SEQRA review of the new Water District #10 proposal as well as the development of its Map, Plan and Report so would pose no adverse environmental or financial issues for the new district.

 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Town Board will hold a public hearing to hear all persons interested in the proposed removal and transfer of the aforementioned five parcels, which public hearing will be held on the 8th day of September, 2025 at 9:35 AM at the Town Hall, 5533 Bostwick Street, Lowville, New York ; and be it further

 

RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Town Clerk shall give notice of such hearing by publishing a copy of this resolution in the official Town newspaper or other newspaper of general circulation in the Town, and by posting a certified copy on the Clerk’s sign board not more than twenty nor less than ten days before such hearing.

 

The above resolution was duly moved by Councilman Virkler and seconded by Councilman Ross at a regular meeting of the Town Board held on the 21st day of August, 2025.  After due deliberation, the question of the foregoing resolution was put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows:

 

Yes votes: Farney, Monnat, Mullin, Ross, Virkler

No votes:None

 

The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.

 

 

________________________              Date:_________________

Aimee L. Murphy

Lowville Town Clerk

 

Original Water District 9 Description

 

          ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND situate in the Town of Lowville, County of Lewis and State of New York, being part of Great Lot Number 38 in the Township Number 11, and being a portion of the 46.55 acre parcel of land conveyed to Adirondack Mennonite Retirement Community, Inc., by Lucian W. Stanton and Isabel A. Stanton by Deed dated October 8, 1991, and recorded in the Lewis County Clerk’s Office on October 8, 1991, in Book 541 of Deeds at Page 235, and said parcel being bounded and described as follows:

          Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of the present surface of the Number Four Road with the easterly boundary of the Village of Lowville as it exists on June 7, 1996;

          Thence from said point of beginning, N. 00 deg. 37 min, 47 sec. E., along the easterly boundary of the said Village boundary, a distance of 349.27’ to a 1/2” iron pin set on the northerly boundary of the aforementioned 46.55 acre parcel, also being the southerly boundary of the 3.274 acre parcel of land conveyed to the Village of Lowville by Lucian W. Stanton and Isabel A. Stanton by Deed dated September 23, 1991, and recorded in the Lewis County Clerk’s Office on September 25, 1991, in Book 541 of Deeds at Page 31;

          Thence S. 89 deg. 52 min, 25 sec. E., along the northerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also being he southerly boundary of the said 3.274 acre parcel, a distance of 62.09’ to a 3/4” iron pipe found marking an angle point in the northerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also marking the southeast corner of the said 3.274 acre parcel, and also marking the southwest corner of the 26.083 acre parcel of land conveyed to the Village of Lowville by Lucian Stanton and Isabel W. Stanton by Deed dated September 8, 1970, and recorded in the Lewis County Clerk’s Office on September 10, 1970, in Book 312 of Deeds at Page 298;

          Thence S. 56 deg. 35 min. 00 sec. E., along the northerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also being the southerly boundary of the said 26.083 acre parcel, a distance of 1153.00’ to a 1/2” iron pin set to mark the southeasterly corner of the said 26.083 acre parcel;

          Thence N. 31 deg. 06 min. 00 sec. E., along the northerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also being the easterly boundary of said 26.083 acre parcel, a distance of 150.00’ to a 1/2 “ iron pin set to mark the southwesterly corner of the 45.93 acre parcel of land conveyed to the Village of Lowville by Lucian W. Stanton and Isabel A. Stanton by Deed dated September 23, 1991, and recorded in the Lewis County Clerk’s Office on September 25, 1991, in Book 541 of Deeds at Page 31;

          Thence S. 57 deg. 56 min. 00 sec. E., along the northerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also being the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, a distance of 1526.88’ to a 1/2” iron pin set to mark the northeasterly corner of the said 46.55 acre parcel, also being the southeasterly corner of the said 45.93 acre parcel;

          Thence S. 37 deg. 51 min. 02 sec. W., along the easterly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, a distance of 418.64’ to a set 1/2” iron pin;

          Thence continuing S. 37 deg. 51 min. 02 sec. W., along the said westerly boundary, a distance of 30.00’ to a point in the centerline of the present surface of the Number Four Road, the southeasterly corner of the said 46.55 acre parcel;

          Thence N. 57 deg. 56 min. 15 sec. W., along the centerline of the present surface of the Number Four Road, a distance of 1165.79’ to the northwest corner of the 1 acre parcel of land conveyed to Doris Lehosky by Julius Lehosky and Doris Lehosky by Deed dated December 23, 1978, and recorded in the Lewis County Clerk’s Office on June 18, 1979, in Book 399 of Deeds at Page 72;

          Thence S. 31 deg. 02 min. 19 sec. W., along the westerly boundary of the said 1 acre parcel, also being the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, a distance of 30.00’ to a set 1/2” iron pin;

          Thence continuing S. 31 deg. 02 min. 19 sec. W., along the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, a distance of 218.75’ to a 1/2” iron pin set to mark an angle point in the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel;

          Thence N. 78 deg. 37 min. 53 sec. W., along the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel, a distance of 1147.48’ to the intersection of the southerly boundary of the said 46.55 acre parcel with the easterly boundary of the Village of Lowville;

          Thence N. 14 deg. 17 min. 43 sec. E., along the easterly boundary of the Village of Lowville, a distance of 462.05’ to a 1/2” iron pin set t mark an angle pint in the said Village boundary;

          Thence N. 00 deg. 37 min. 47 sec. E., along the said Village boundary, a distance of 242.68’ to the point of beginning containing 36.22 acres of land as shown on “Map Showing Proposed Town of Lowville Sewer District No. 2 In Lot Number 38 – Township Number 11 Town Of Lowville – Lewis County – New York” by Thomas J. Kovach P.L.S. #49092 dated June 7, 1996

 

Suggested Description

ALL THAT TRACT or parcels of land situate, in the Town of Lowville, County of Lewis, State of New York, and further described as follows:

BEGINNING at the intersection of the centerline of Number Four Road the northwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19; 

 

THENCE in a generally northeasterly direction along the northwesterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19 to the northerly corner of said parcel and an angle point in the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the northeast and the Town of Lowville on the southwest;

 

THENCE in a generally southeasterly direction along the Corporation Line between the Village of Lowville on the northeast and the Town of Lowville on the southwest and the northeasterly parcel lines of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.19, 213.00-01-39.112, 213.00-01-39.113, 213.00-01-39.111 and 213.00-01-39.18 to the most easterly corner of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.18;

 

THENCE in a generally southwesterly direction along the southeasterly parcel line of Tax Map Parcel Number 213.00-01-39.18 to its intersection with the centerline of Number Four Road;

 

THENCE in a generally northwesterly direction along the centerline of Number Four Road to the point of beginning.  

 

CONTAINING  15 acres of land more or less.

 

IT BEING the intent to describe a portion of Water District Number 9 – Five Parcels, Town of Lowville that  are to be removed out of Water District Number 9 and added to Water District 10, utilizing the Town of Lowville, Tax Map 213.00.

 

IT ALSO BEING the intent to describe a portion of Water District Number 9 – Five Parcels, Town of Lowville that are to be removed out of Water District Number 9 and added to Water District 10 as shown on a map titled, Water District Mapping, Town of Lowville, Water District 9 Modifications  prepared by Bernier Carr and Associates and dated August 6, 2025.

 

 

Bernier, Carr & Associates, Engineers,

Architects and Land Surveyors, P.C.

15 Public Square

Watertown, New York 13601

 

 

 

 

 

 

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