§ 190-c. Preparation of maps and plans.
1.Upon a petition signed,\nand acknowledged or proved in the same manner as a deed to be recorded,\nor authenticated in the manner provided by the election law for the\nauthentication of nominating petitions, by at least twenty-five owners\nof taxable real property situated within each water district or water\nsupply district proposed to be included in a water storage and\ndistribution district or by five per centum of the owners of taxable\nreal property situated within each such district, whichever shall be\nless, or, in the case of a water district governed by a separate board\nof commissioners, by a majority of such board, the town board shall, or\non its own motion, after a public hearing, may, make a study of the\nproposal and for such purp
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§ 190-c. Preparation of maps and plans. 1. Upon a petition signed,\nand acknowledged or proved in the same manner as a deed to be recorded,\nor authenticated in the manner provided by the election law for the\nauthentication of nominating petitions, by at least twenty-five owners\nof taxable real property situated within each water district or water\nsupply district proposed to be included in a water storage and\ndistribution district or by five per centum of the owners of taxable\nreal property situated within each such district, whichever shall be\nless, or, in the case of a water district governed by a separate board\nof commissioners, by a majority of such board, the town board shall, or\non its own motion, after a public hearing, may, make a study of the\nproposal and for such purpose it may assemble data relating to the water\nresources available to the town and the possibility of developing such\nresources, may conduct investigations, make inquiries and conduct public\nmeetings upon such notice as it shall deem proper for the purpose of\nexamining into the matter, and, if such preliminary study shall, in its\nopinion, warrant further action, may cause maps and plans to be\nprepared. Such maps and plans shall show (1) the identity and boundaries\nof the water districts which the town board in its judgment considers\nwill be benefited by the establishment or extension of a water storage\nand distribution district, (2) a written description, as in a deed of\nconveyance, of the boundaries of the proposed water storage and\ndistribution district or extension, (3) the source of water supply and a\ndescription of the lands, streams, water and water rights and\nfacilities, if any, to be acquired therefore, the mode of constructing\nthe proposed water works and the location thereof, including reservoirs,\nwater purification or treatment works, standpipes, wells, pumping\nstations, aqueducts and mains, (4) estimates of the cost of construction\nor acquisition of the facilities as shown on the maps and plans, and (5)\nthe method of financing the same including estimates of revenue to be\nderived annually from the sale of water to water and water supply\ndistricts within the water storage and distribution district and revenue\nto be derived from the sale of water to a village or from any other\nsource; estimates of the cost of acquisition and construction of water\nstorage and distribution facilities, of maintenance and operation and of\ndebt service.\n 2. The notice of public hearing to be held as aforesaid shall recite\nin general terms the purpose thereof, describe the boundaries of the\nproposed district or extension and specify the time when and place where\nthe town board will meet to consider the proposition and to hear all\npersons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same. Such\nnotice shall be published and posted as prescribed in section one\nhundred ninety-three of this chapter.\n 3. After such maps and plans shall have been prepared, the town board\nshall, by resolution, designate the place where and time when a public\nhearing will be held to consider the establishment or extension of a\ntown water storage and distribution district. The town board shall cause\na notice of such hearing to be published and posted in the manner\nprescribed in section one hundred ninety-three. The notice shall comply\nwith the requirements of section one hundred ninety-three as to content,\nexcept that no recitation of the filing of a petition shall be made.\n 4. Establishment or extension of the district. After the public\nhearing, the town board shall proceed in the manner prescribed by\nsections one hundred ninety-four, one hundred ninety-five and one\nhundred ninety-seven of this chapter and all of the provisions of said\nsections shall apply to the establishment or extension of water storage\nand distribution districts except that the town board shall not\ndetermine whether the petition is signed, and acknowledged or proved, or\nauthenticated, as required by law and is otherwise sufficient and\nprovided further that a resolution approving the establishment or\nextension of the district shall be subject to permissive referendum in\nthe manner provided in article seven of this chapter, except as\nhereinafter provided. The time within which a petition requesting that\nthe matter be submitted to the qualified electors of the districts\naffected shall be sixty days after the adoption of the resolution and\nthe proposition submitted must be approved by the affirmative vote of a\nmajority of the qualified electors of each district voting thereon. A\npetition requesting a referendum shall be sufficient if signed, and\nacknowledged or proved, or authenticated, as to each district, by\ntwenty-five owners of taxable real property situated therein, by owners\nof taxable real property situated in any of the districts equal to the\nproduct obtained by multiplying the number of districts by fifty or by\nfifty per centum of all of the owners of taxable real property situated\nin one district. The town clerk shall cause to be prepared and have\navailable for distribution proper forms for the petition and shall\ndistribute a supply to any person requesting the same.\n