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Monday, October 21, 2019

PUBLIC HEARING for Carpenter Acres Proposed Sewer District OCT 29



PUBLIC HEARING
CARPENTER ACRES SEWER DISTRICT 
OCTOBER 29, 2019 AT 5:45 PM

A Map, Plan and Report was prepared by C.T. Male Associates for a new sewer district for the north part of Carpenter's Acres.

The total first year cost for the average property in the proposed sewer district is $958.05 PLUS installation costs and grinder pump (estimated at $3500-$5000). Residents should also add in the cost of all landscape repair to their property.
The capital cost of $670.55 EVERY YEAR for 30 years will be borne on all properties within the district, regardless of if they hook up to the sewer system or not.

There are home owners that are suffering failing septics and high water table issues in parts of this neighborhood.  They are asking the town for sewer service.  The majority of these homes with issues were built after 1980 in the "wet part" of the development as some neighbors call it.  BNU reported that homes were built in an area that was mapped out as not to be built on without sanitary sewers.
The map is on file and was prepared by professional land surveyors which included in print "NOT TO BE DEVELOPED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS PUBLIC SEWERS ARE AVAILABLE" in this wet area of the neighborhood.  No homes should have been built with private septic systems in the labeled area. This map was Ballston Town Board approved by resolution and also certified by the New York Department of Health back when the first part of this neighborhood was developed. Now here we are with costly repercussions. 
The information below is directly from the recently submitted report posted on the Town of Ballston's website. You will find a link to the entire report at the bottom of this page.

Proposed Sewer Area
The proposed sewer service area includes 50 properties on Moonlight Drive, Robert Drive, Reita Street, and Cindy Lane. All of the properties are single family homes.


 List of Parcels in Sewer Area
PRINT_KEY
PROP_ADDR
OWNER1
OWNER2
MAIL_1ADDR
228.5-1-81
618 CINDY LN
Morrissey, Patrick J
Morrissey, Susan K
618 Cindy Ln
216.-1-54.112
423 ROBERT DR
Tambasco, Deborah A
Tambasco, Kevin J
423 Robert Dr
216.17-1-12
630 CINDY LN
Rogers, Edwin L
Lynn, S
630 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-13
628 CINDY LN
Daniel Iskaros

628 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-14
626 CINDY LN
Barno, Michael
Barno, Conlon
626 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-15
627 CINDY LN
Carignan, Leo W
Carignan, Donna
627 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-16
617 CINDY LN
Doren, Bryan M

617 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-17
615 CINDY LN
Bedard, William M
Bedard, Carol
615 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-18
514 REITA ST
MacWaters, Bruce

514 Reita St
216.17-1-19
611 CINDY LN
Weekes, Stephen J
Weekes, Susann C
611 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-25
599 CINDY LN
Prastio, James J
Prastio, Amy
599 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-27
452 ROBERT DR
Galbraith, John A
Galbraith, Elaine
452 Robert Rd
216.17-1-29
420 ROBERT DR
McNamara, Scott
MCNAMARA DENISE
420 Robert Dr
216.17-1-30
347 MOONLIGHT DR
MARVEL JACOB G
MARVEL MISHA
347 Moonlight Dr
216.17-1-31
349 MOONLIGHT DR
Poirier, Jason A
Poirier, Ronda T
349 Moonlight Dr
216.17-1-32
351 MOONLIGHT DR
Powers, Thomas J
Powers, Judidth A
351 Moonlight Dr
228.6-1-1
624 CINDY LN
Cornelius, George E
Cornelius, Kathleen A
624 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-11
632 CINDY LN
Bisnett, Thomas A
OSUCHOWSKI NORA A
632 Cindy Ln
228.5-1-9
610 CINDY LN
Bouyea, Jeffrey A
Bouyea, Mara
610 Cindy Ln
228.5-1-10
612 CINDY LN
Itani, Abdallah M

612 Cindy Ln
228.5-1-11
614 CINDY LN
Minns, Megan P
Minns, Daniel E
614 Cindy Ln
228.5-1-12
616 CINDY LN
Harmon, Jason E
Harmon, Julie M
616 Cindy Lane
228.5-1-14
620 CINDY LN
Hodgins, Jean Ivey

620 Cindy Ln
228.5-1-15
622 CINDY LN
Bornheim, James H
Bornheim, Janice
622 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-1
409 ROBERT DR
Wolfsont, Chester
Wolfsont, Martha
409 Robert Dr
216.17-1-3
461 ROBERT DR
Brady, Gerald D
Brady, Cherly D
461 Robert Dr
216.17-1-4
463 ROBERT DR
Myers, Michael J
Myers, Erica W
463 Robert Dr
216.17-1-5
505 REITA ST
Hughes, Brendan P
Hughes, Heather
505 Reita St
216.17-1-6
507 REITA ST
Walker, Scott W

507 Reita Street
216.17-1-7
509 REITA ST
FAZIO BERNADETTE
ROY JOCELYN JOSEPH
509 Reita St
216.17-1-8
511 REITA ST
La Rock, Richard R
La Rock, Wanda A
511 Reita St
216.17-1-9
629 CINDY LN
MALEWICZ COURTNEY A

629 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-10
631 CINDY LN
Ewing, Ruth
Ewing, Phillip R
631 Cindy Ln
216.17-1-33
353 MOONLIGHT DR
Whittemore, Scott
Whittemore, Kathleen
353 Moonlight Dr
216.17-1-34
355 MOONLIGHT DR
Walker, Michael P
Walker, Erin K
355 Moonlight Dr
216.17-1-35
357 MOONLIGHT DR
AGAN MATTHEW D
AGAN SARA N
357 Moonlight Drive
216.17-1-37
431 ROBERT DR
DAVIES THOMAS E
DAVIES KATHERINE
431 Robert Dr
216.17-1-38
433 ROBERT DR
Rychcik, David C
Rychcik, Kelly
433 Robert Dr
216.17-1-39
435 ROBERT DR
WHEELER, WARREN K
WHEELER, ROSEMARY
435 Robert Dr
216.17-1-40
437 ROBERT DR
Thayer, Monica

437 Robert Dr
216.17-1-41
443 ROBERT DR
BYDAIRK TRUST

443 Robert Drive
216.17-1-42
449 ROBERT DR
Billa, Ronald D
Billa, Cathy
449 Robert Dr
216.17-1-43
448 ROBERT DR
SCHULTHEISS NORMAN

448 Robert Dr
216.17-1-44
444 ROBERT DR
MOSHER DAVID A
MRAZ KRISTIN L
444 Robert Dr
216.17-1-45
440 ROBERT DR
CUSHING ERIC J
CUSHING KARI P
440 Robert Dr
216.17-1-46
436 ROBERT DR
Marcella, Scott
Marcella, Kimberly
436 Robert Dr
216.17-1-47
432 ROBERT DR
Catherall, Andrew J
Catherall, Dorothy
82 Riley Cove Rd
216.17-1-48
428 ROBERT DR
Leggieri, Darryl
Leggieri, Heather
428 Robert Dr
216.17-1-49
422 ROBERT DR
NDAIYE IBRAHIMA
DIATTARA AISSATOU
422 Robert Dr
216.17-1-51
405 ROBERT DR
Yeager, Steven
Yeager, Danielle M
405 Robert Dr

Sewer Collection System
The proposed low pressure sanitary sewer system consists of 2” and 3” SDR 11 HDPE piping and extends from the northwest corner of the subdivision, running north along Moonlight Drive, then west on Robert Drive, then south on Reita Street and east to the roundabout on Cindy Lane. These sewer mains will be installed in the Town road right-of-way. From Cindy Lane, the 3” sewer main would extend from Cindy Lane to Cornerstone Condos. Easements from property owner(s) on Cindy Lane and Cornerstone Condos will be required for this portion of the main. The 3” sewer would then be installed parallel to the existing Cornerstone Condos sewer mains, in the SCSD#1 easement.

The project also includes construction of small-diameter HDPE force main lateral and curb stop (generally 1.25-inch in diameter) to each property, terminating at the property line. After completion of the municipal portion of the sewer system, each property owner will be able to connect to the sewer system by installation of a grinder pump. A typical grinder pump system is comprised of a small tank with an integral grinder pump along with a control panel. Each grinder pump would convey flow to a sewer lateral, which will connect to the curb stop at the edge of the right-of-way.

The sewer system within the municipal right-of-way will be under ownership of the Town of Ballston with the Saratoga County Sewer District #1 maintaining the system. This is consistent with the O&M agreement developed with the Town and County for the Ballston Lake Sewer project, and the expectation is that agreement will be modified to include Carpenter’s Acres if the district is formed and constructed.

The low pressure sewer system was sized by Environmental One and is based on connecting to the existing low pressure sewer system at Cornerstone Condos/NYS Route 50. The sizing criteria for each grinder pump system is based upon a number of factors, including elevation of the pump in the overall system, anticipated flow rate (250 gpd per home), and the percentage of pumps on. A copy of this report is presented in Appendix B.
Properties and Benefit Units

Each property listed in the Saratoga County Real Property Tax Rolls within the Town as a single family parcel is proposed to be equal to 1.0 Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) or one Benefit Unit (BU). All properties in this sewer district are single family homes, therefore they each count as one BU. A total of 50 BUs comprise the sewer district per Appendix A.

The properties shown in the proposed sewer district are all adjacent to a sewer main, thus would be able to connect to the main. The properties in the proposed sewer district benefit from the installation of the sewer main adjacent to their property. This proposal does not exclude any properties from the sewer district if a sewer main runs adjacent to their property.

PROJECT COSTS


The project costs consist of three main components, capital cost, hookup cost, and operation and maintenance cost. The capital cost is the projected cost to build the infrastructure within the public right-of-way. The operation and maintenance cost is the annual cost to keep the sewer system functional and maintained.

CAPITAL COSTS


Table 2- Budget Level Cost Estimate

Description
Quantity
Units
Unit Cost
Cost
Contractor Mobilization & Admin
1
LS
$ 75,000
$  75,000
Maintenance & Protection of Traffic Control

1

LS

$ 25,000

$  25,000
Road Restoration
480
SY
$ 170.00
$  81,600
Air/Vacuum Release Valves
1
EA
$   9,000
$    9,000
Clean Out
9
EA
$   2,500
$  22,500
Service Connection to Force Main
50
EA
$      300
$  14,400
1-1/4" Lateral Pipe
2400
LF
$        32
$  76,800
2" SDR 11 HDPE Pipe
36
LF
$        36
$  26,499
3" SDR 11 HDPE Pipe
3425
LF
$        40
$137,000

Subtotal
$    467,799
Contingency (25%)
$    116,950
SUBTOTAL CONSTRUCTION
$    584,749
ENGINEERING & OTHER SOFT COSTS (25%)
$    146,187
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
$    730,936

The capital cost of $730,936 assumes the project will be constructed in 2020, and includes all engineering, construction administration and legal costs, plus a contingency based upon the preliminary level of the current plans.

The annual capital cost per benefit unit is $670.55 or $55.88 per month. This is based upon the assumption that the project will be fully bonded with a traditional municipal bond over a 30- year period, at 2.25%. Under this bonding scenario, the annual payment on the bond would be $33,527.64.

The capital cost will be borne on all properties within the district, regardless of if they hook up to the sewer system or not.

Hookup Cost

Individual property owners will be responsible for purchasing, installing, and maintaining the E/One pump system along with the service lateral, as well as paying for electrical power to the pump. No separate hookup fee is proposed. The cost to install the grinder pump system and service lateral is estimated to be in the range of $3,500 to $5,000 per installation, depending on the distance of the lateral sewer line connecting the pump to the residence. The estimated cost for electricity to operate each grinder pump on an average single family residential property is estimated at $15 per year, per information from the grinder pump manufacturer.

At this time, it is anticipated that connection to the sewer system will not be mandatory pending finalization of the sewer use ordinance for this neighborhood if the sewer district is formed.

Operation and Maintenance Cost

Once a property owner hooks up to the sanitary sewer system, they will be responsible for paying operation and maintenance costs to the Saratoga County Sewer District #1. The annual O&M costs for 2020 is $287.50 or $23.96 per month. The O&M fee includes $237.50 for truck/treatment and $50 for maintenance of the lines, stations, trunk sewers, and meter vaults.

First Year Cost

The total first year cost for the average property in the proposed sewer district is $958.05 or $79.84 per month. This cost includes capital cost plus O&M.

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