Senate Bill S4653A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S4653 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6946
Law Section:
Parks

2013-S4653 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue.

2013-S4653 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4653 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4653

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to authorize the county of Westchester to discontinue the use  as
  parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the
  purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, and  notwithstanding
any  provision of any general, special or local law, the county of West-
chester is hereby authorized to discontinue the  use  as  parklands  and
alienate  the parcels of land described in section three of this act for
the purpose of making proposed improvements, including the straightening
and widening of Jackson Avenue  in  the  town  of  Greenburgh  from  the
entrance  of  Sprain  Ridge  Park and moving west to the intersection of
North Sprain Road, and the installation of a traffic signal along with a
realignment of the intersection into a T-intersection at Jackson  Avenue
and North Sprain Road.
  S  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only  upon  the  condition  that  the  county  of  Westchester
acquires additional land and dedicates such land as parkland.
  S  3.  The lands authorized by this act to be discontinued as parkland
are four parcels of parkland in the town of Greenburgh, county of  West-
chester as follows:
                                 PARCEL A
  BEGINNING  at  a  point in the existing southerly right-of-way line of
Jackson Avenue (variable  width  right-of-way),  said  point  being  the
intersection  of  the  westerly  line of Lot 2, Block 389, Section 8.570
with said southerly right-of-way, and running thence, the following  two
(2) courses along said southerly right-of-way;
  1. North 73°10'02" East a distance of 32.23 feet to a point, thence;
  2. North 85°30'49" East a distance of 136.53 feet to a point, thence;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09780-01-3
              

2013-S4653A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6946
Law Section:
Parks

2013-S4653A - Summary

Authorizes the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue.

2013-S4653A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4653A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4653--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local  Government
  -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
  tee   on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to authorize the county of Westchester to discontinue the use  as
  parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the
  purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the county of  West-
chester  is  hereby  authorized  to discontinue the use as parklands and
alienate the parcels of land described in section three of this act  for
the purpose of making proposed improvements, including the straightening
and  widening  of  Jackson  Avenue  in  the  town of Greenburgh from the
entrance of Sprain Ridge Park and moving west  to  the  intersection  of
North Sprain Road, and the installation of a traffic signal along with a
realignment  of the intersection into a T-intersection at Jackson Avenue
and North Sprain Road.
  S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
effective  only  upon  the  condition  that  the  county  of Westchester
acquires additional land that has never been used as parkland and  which
is  of  equal or greater fair market value to the parkland to be discon-
tinued and dedicates such land as parkland, as described in section four
of this act.
  S 3. The lands authorized by this act to be discontinued  as  parkland
are  six  parcels of parkland in the town of Greenburgh, county of West-
chester, described as follows:
                                 PARCEL A
  BEGINNING at a point in the existing southerly  right-of-way  line  of
Jackson  Avenue  (variable  width  right-of-way),  said  point being the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09780-07-3
              

2013-S4653B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6946
Law Section:
Parks

2013-S4653B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue.

2013-S4653B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4653B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4653--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local  Government
  -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Commit-
  tee   on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to authorize the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as
  parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the
  purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the county of West-
chester is hereby authorized to discontinue the  use  as  parklands  and
alienate  the parcels of land described in section three of this act for
the  purpose  of  facilitating  proposed  roadway  safety  improvements,
including  the  straightening and widening of Jackson Avenue in the town
of Greenburgh from the entrance of Sprain Ridge Park and moving east  to
the intersection of North Sprain Road, and the installation of a traffic
signal  along  with a realignment of the intersection into a T-intersec-
tion at Jackson Avenue and North Sprain Road. The  improvements  involve
1.336  acres  of  parkland. As specified in section three of this act, a
total of 0.612 acres of parkland, entailing four parcels, will be alien-
ated for future rights-of-way (row) for  such  roadway  safety  improve-
ments.  As specified in section four of this act, a total of 0.724 acres
of parkland, entailing six parcels, will be  temporarily  alienated  for
construction  purposes  and  the county of Westchester shall ensure that
the surface of the lands are  restored  and  returned  to  its  previous
condition for continued use as parkland after construction is completed.
  S  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only  upon  the  condition  that  the  county  of  Westchester

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09780-12-3
              

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