Public hearing for establishing a new water district in Fort Edward.

Water District

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK

 PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOWN OF FORT EDWARD CANALSIDE ENERGY PARK WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Fort Edward, Washington County, New York will hold a public hearing at the Town Offices, located at 118 Broadway, Fort Edward, New York, on the 9th day of March, 2026, at 7:05 pm to consider the establishment of the Town of Fort Edward Canalside Energy Park Water District (the “District”).



A petition dated January 20, 2026 was filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Forward pursuant to Article 12 of the NYS Town Law and included a Map, Plan and Report describing the proposed District and improvements as prepared by LaBella Associates, PC.




The boundaries of the proposed District are generally described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Fort Edward, County of Washington and the State of New York, more particularly bounded and described as follows:




BEGINNING at the point in the northwesterly bounds of the lands of the People of the State of New York, known as the Champlain Canal, where the same is intersected by the westerly bounds of the corporate lines of the Town of Fort Edward and the easterly corporate line of the Village of Fort Edward, being also in. the easterly bounds of lands of James and Julia Wilson; running thence along said lands North 07 degrees, 42 minutes and 02 seconds West, along said Village/Town line, a distance of 179.92 feet to the northeasterly corner of said lands of Wilson; thence running along said Village/Town line North 08 degrees, 9 minutes and 51 seconds West, a distance of 1,600.47 to a point in the easterly line of CP Railroad; thence running along said line of CP Railroad North 08 degrees, 09 minutes and 51 seconds West, a distance of 116.40 feet to an angle point in said CP Railroad; thence continuing along said railroad, North 35 degrees, 42 minutes and 22 seconds East, a distance of 764.14 feet to the southwesterly corner of a strip of land owned by the State of New York for a drainage ditch; thence running along said drainage ditch, North 82 degrees, 11 minutes and 08 seconds East, a distance of 1303.19. feet to the westerly bounds of other lands of the State of New York, known as the Champlain Canal; thence running along said canal lands the following four courses and distances:

(1) South 29 degrees, 34 minutes and 50 seconds West, a distance of 1220.55 feet;

(2) South 00 degrees, 06 minutes and 10 seconds East, a distance of 297.86 feet;

(3) North 69 degrees, 09 minutes and 20 seconds East, a distance of 42.12 feet;

(4) South 34 degrees, 15 minutes and 20 seconds West, a distance of 1610.48 feet to the point and place of beginning, containing 50.96 acres of land to be the same more or less.




Tax Map Parcel No.

163.-2-20.1

Address: 470 Lock 8 Way Owner: Counties of Warren and Washington IDA




The improvements proposed are as follows: construction of water facilities to provide water service to the property contained within the boundaries of the proposed District, as is more specifically described in the Map, Plan & Report.




The total maximum amount to be expended on the proposed District is Two Million One Hundred Forty Three Thousand Dollars ($2,143,000.00).




The costs of constructing the proposed improvements will be paid for by the sole property owner in the proposed District. The sole property owner is the Counties of Warren and Washington Industrial Development Agency, a public benefit corporation organized pursuant to NYS General Municipal Law.




The estimated cost of the operation and maintenance charges and water charges are more fully described in the Map, Plan and Report.




The Map, Plan and Report describing the proposed District and improvements is on file in the Town of Fort Edward Town Clerk’s Office and is available for public inspection during regular business hours.




All interested persons will be heard at the time and place of the public hearing.




Dated: February 24, 2026

By Order of the Town Board

Town of Fort Edward

PUB: FEBRUARY 24, 2026 

COL-NY-3872