Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

and Legislators Greene, Litts, Loughran, and Maloney), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and

Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

 WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT),

as part of a statewide program for strengthening the highway network by enhancing

the durability of highway bridges, has identified the State Route 28 bridge crossing

Esopus Creek at S/B/L 5.018-1-57 in the Town of Shandaken, County of Ulster, State

of New York as requiring extensive repair or replacement in order to help protect this

bridge from future storm events (hereinafter the “Project”); and

 WHEREAS, NYSDOT has identified certain property that New York State

must acquire in order to construct the planned improvements; and

 WHEREAS, the County of Ulster has been identified as having a possible

interest in the property parcels identified on NYSDOT Acquisition Maps No. 172,

173, and 174, Parcels No. 283, 284, 285, and 286, respectively; and

 WHEREAS, said property parcels were appropriated by New York State in

accordance with Section 502 of the Eminent Domain Procedure Law, and title to the

property, easement, or right indicated on the Acquisition Maps was vested in the

name of the People of the State of New York on May 16, 2016; and

 WHEREAS, the property identified in Acquisition Maps Nos. 172, 173, and

174 are owned by Robert L. Jones and Barbara E. Jones; and

 WHEREAS, the property is subject to a New York Main Street Program

Property Maintenance Grant provided to the County under the New York Main Street

Revitalization Program; and 

 WHEREAS, for purposes of this acquisition, the County does not have an

interest in the acquired property; and now, therefore be it

 RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature hereby authorizes the Chairman

of the Ulster County Legislature to execute, on behalf of the County of Ulster, an

Assignment of Claim and Release which will allow Robert L. Jones and Barbara E.

Jones, to secure payment of their claim as owners of the property identified in

Acquisition Maps Nos. 172, 173, and 174,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES:

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ___________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ___________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE