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                             April 21, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to authorize the village of Dexter, town of Brownville, county of
  Jefferson  to discontinue the use of certain village lands as parkland
  and to sell and convey such lands

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

  Section  1. The village of Dexter, town of Brownville, Jefferson coun-
ty, is hereby authorized to discontinue as parklands and alienate,  sell
and  convey  the  lands  described  in  section two of this act for fair
market value and in exchange therefor, dedicate as parklands new land or
make improvements to  existing  park  and  recreational  facilities,  as
necessary, to equal such fair market value.
  S 2. The lands to be discontinued as parklands and alienated, sold and
conveyed are described as follows:
  All  the  tract  or  certain  parcel of land located in the village of
Dexter, town of Brownville, Jefferson county situated to  the  south  of
Water Street and more particularly described as follows:
  Beginning  at  a  1/2  inch  iron pipe with stamped red survey cap set
(January 2005) at the southwest corner of a 0.303 acre  parcel  of  land
described  in  a  deed  from  Harry L. Dence to Carolyn A. Symonds dated
January 27, 2005 and recorded in the Jefferson county clerk's office  on
February  11,  2005 as instrument no. 2005-2216, said point of beginning
is also situated S.16°20'05"W., along the west line of the above  refer-
enced  0.303  acre  Symonds parcel, a distance of 132.00 feet from a 1/2
inch iron rod with stamped red  survey  cap  set  (January  2005)  in  a
concrete drive in the southerly margin of Water Street; Thence from said
point  of  beginning  S.73°34'00"E., along a southerly line of the above
referenced 0.303 acre Symonds parcel, a distance of 50.00 feet to a  1/2
inch  pipe  with  stamped  red survey cap set (January 2005) at a corner
thereof; Thence N.16°20'05"E., continuing along  a  line  of  the  above
referenced  0.303 acre Symonds parcel, a total distance of 22.00 feet to
a 1/2 inch iron pipe with stamped red survey cap set (January 2005) at a
corner of said 0.303 acre and passing on line at 8.16 feet  a  3/4  inch

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

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iron pipe found; Thence S.73°39'55"E., continuing along a southerly line
of  the  above referenced 0.303 acre Symonds parcel, a distance of 60.00
feet to a 1/2 inch iron pipe with stamped red survey  cap  set  (January
2005)  at  the  southeast  corner of said 0.303 acres, said iron pipe is
situate S. 16°20'05"W., along the east  line  of  the  above  referenced
0.303  acre  Symonds  parcel,  a distance of 110.00 feet from a 1/2 inch
iron rod set in blacktop  (flush)  in  the  southerly  margin  of  Water
Street;  Thence  S.16°20'05"W.,  along the southerly prolongation of the
east line of the above referenced 0.303 acre Symonds parcel, a  distance
of  approximately 40 feet to the shoreline of the Black River; Thence in
a general westerly direction, along the shoreline of the Black River  as
it  bends and turns, to a point; Thence, N.16°20'05"E., along the south-
erly prolongation of the west line of the above  referenced  0.303  acre
Symonds  parcel,  a  distance  of  approximately 36 feet to the point of
beginning
  S 3. In the event that the replacement village parklands to  be  dedi-
cated  in section two of this act are not equal to twice the size of the
lands to be alienated in substitution of said lands, or are not equal to
or greater than the fair market value of the lands to  be  alienated  in
section two of this act, the village of Dexter shall dedicate additional
village-owned lands for parkland and/or cause funds to be made available
for  capital  improvements to its existing park and recreational facili-
ties, as necessary, to equal such fair market value.
  S 4. The discontinuance and conveyance of parkland authorized  by  the
provisions  of  this act shall not occur until the village of Dexter has
complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the  alienation  or
conversation  of  parklands,  including  satisfying the secretary of the
interior that the conversion complies  with  all  conditions  which  the
secretary  of  interior  deems  necessary  to assure the substitution of
other lands shall be equivalent in fair market  value  and  recreational
usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.