S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4374 A. 7728
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 22, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
ment
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ALESSI -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Southold, county of
Suffolk to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands
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 but notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the town of Southold, county of
Suffolk is hereby authorized, acting by and through its town board and
upon such terms and conditions as determined by such legislative body,
to discontinue the use of the municipally owned parkland more partic-
ularly described in section three of this act which is no longer needed
for park purposes.
S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that the town of Southold dedicate an
amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the property
being alienated by this act for the acquisition of additional parklands
and/or for capital improvements to existing park and recreational facil-
ities.
S 3. The lands authorized by this act to be discontinued as parklands
are as follows:
All that certain piece or parcel of land situate near the Hamlet of
Mattituck, Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, bounded and
described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly line of New
Suffolk Avenue at the northwesterly corner of the premises hereby
conveyed, being the northeasterly corner of land of Maurice King;
running thence along said southerly line of New Suffolk Avenue about six
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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hundred ninety-four (694) feet to the westerly line of a certain open
right of way, twenty-five (25) feet in width; thence southerly along
said westerly line of said right of way about one thousand two hundred
ninety-five (1295) feet to land formerly of H.R. Gildersleeve; thence
westerly along said land formerly of H.R. Gildersleeve about five
hundred (500) feet; thence southerly along said land formerly of H.R.
Gildersleeve about four hundred ninety (490) feet; thence easterly along
said land formerly of H.R. Gildersleeve about four hundred sixty (460)
feet to the westerly line of said right of way; thence southerly along
the westerly line of said right of way about one hundred eighty (180)
feet to the land now or formerly of Carrie H. Tuthill; thence in a
general southerly direction along said land now or formerly of Carrie H.
Tuthill, and partly along an old roadway, partly along the center of a
meadow, and partly along a gutter or creek through the meadow, to meadow
land formerly of Phebe M. Hollister; thence along said meadow land
formerly of Phebe M. Hollister and along a certain gutter or creek,
westerly and then southerly to the main gutter or creek leading to Great
Peconic Bay; thence along said main gutter or creek in a general
northwesterly direction and then in a general northerly direction to
said Land of Maurice E. King; thence easterly along said land of Maurice
H. King about six hundred fifty (650) feet; thence northerly along said
land of Maurice H. King about one thousand nine (1009) feet to the point
of beginning.
S 4. The discontinuance and conveyance of parkland authorized by the
provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of Southold has
complied with any federal or state requirements pertaining to the alien-
ation or conversion of parklands.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.