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NY S06247
Bill
Status
9/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Legalizes and ratifies the establishment of Water District No. 14 in the Town of Monroe, Orange County, which has been operating as a de-facto water district since 2013 after the town assumed control of the former Orchard Hill Water Company system following a Boil Water Notice
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Authorizes the town to issue bonds or notes up to $577,539 to reimburse the general fund for money spent on water system improvements, including $144,523 in 2013 for a new water well and pump house improvements, and $433,016 in subsequent years for water main replacements and tank rehabilitation
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Validates past expenditures made in violation of Local Finance Law Section 165.10, which requires bond resolutions to be adopted before funds are spent, and General Municipal Law Section 9-a, which requires inter-fund advances to be repaid within the same fiscal year
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Sets the period of probable usefulness for the improvements at 40 years from the 2013 initial improvements and authorizes bond anticipation notes in advance of the bonds
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Validates special assessments previously imposed on properties served by the former Orchard Hill Water Company and requires future operation of the district to comply with Town Law Articles 12 and 12-A
Legislative Description
Ratifies and confirms the creation of water district number 14 of the town of Monroe, made up of the water system previously owned and operated by Orchard Hill Water Company and which has been owned and operated by the town of Monroe by mandate from the public service commission since 2013; authorizes the issuance of bonds or notes by such town to finance certain inter-fund borrowings by such water district.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.412
9/11/2025