BILL NUMBER: S8403
SPONSOR: WEBB
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing the town of Cortlandville to discon-
tinue the use of certain parklands
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To authorize the Town of Cortlandville to alienate parkland.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill authorizes the Town of Ithaca to alienate the
parcel of parkland described in the bill and to lease at fair market
value to Park Outdoor Advertising of New York, Inc. for a term not to
exceed 10 years the land more particularly described in section 4 of
this act for the purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating an elec-
tronic sign;
Section 2 of the bill states that this validates, legalizes, ratifies
and confirmi the alienation of parkland which was leased to Park Outdoor
Advertising of NY, Inc. prior to being alienated;
Section 3 of the bill states this authorization is conditioned on the
Town dedicating all proceeds of the lease toward the acquisition of new
parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and recreational
facilities;
Section 4 of the bill describes the parcel to be alienated;
Section 5 of the bill provides that, should the parcel described in
section 4 cease to be used for the purposes described in section 1 of
this act, the lease shall terminate and the parcel shall revert to the
Town for park and recreational purposes.
Section 6 of the bill provides that if the Town received any funding
support or assistance from the federal government forthe purchase, main-
tenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section 41, the
alienation of this parcel shall not occur until the Town has complied
with any federal requirements; pertaining to the alienation of park-
lands;
Section 7 of the bill is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Town of Cortlandville has indicated, by formal resolution, that it
wishes to discontinue the use of this small parcel for park and recre-
ation purposes and wishes the New York State Legislature to authorize
and empower the Town to alienate this small parcel of parkland. This
bill provides the requested authorization to alienate this property as
parkland.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately