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S 2. The authorizations granted in section one of this act shall take
effect only on the condition that the village of Saranac Lake shall
acquire and dedicate as park lands the parcels of equal or greater value
described in section five of this act.
S 3. The park lands upon and under which permanent easements may be
granted pursuant to subdivision (a) of section one of this act are
described as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND containing 2.57 acres, more or less,
situate on lands owned now or formerly by Village of Saranac Lake in the
County of Essex being Tax Parcel I.D. Number 32.0AB-1-1.000, as shown on
a map entitled, "Mt. Pisgah Land Requirement Permanent Land" - on the
Mt. Pisgah Veteran's Memorial Ski Center property, as prepared by
Dodson & Associate Consulting Engineers, PLLC, dated October, 2010,
identified as Job Number 081102, and being more particularly bounded and
described as follows:
ALL OF THAT TRACT, part, piece or parcel of land situate in Lot 9,
Township 11, Old Military Tract, Town of St. Armand, County of Franklin
and State of New York; and being more particularly bounded and described
as follows:
BEGINNING AT A POINT in the easterly lines of premises conveyed by
Harland M. and Sarah E. Branch to The Village of Saranac Lake by deed
dated December 30, 1953 and recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office
in Book 312 of Deeds at page 553, said point being marked by a 1" Iron
Pipe;
THENCE S 07°43'45" E, along said easterly line, a distance of 491.52
feet to a point;
THENCE S 81°11'02" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 167.04 feet to a point;
THENCE N 07°43'45" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 224.47 feet to a point;
THENCE N 81°11'02" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 73.80 feet to a point;
THENCE N 06°16'10" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 296.91 feet to a point;
THENCE N 22°23'25" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 143.86 feet to a point;
THENCE S 49°06'31" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 70.69 feet to a point;
THENCE N 40°18'18" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 339.02 feet to a point;
THENCE N 36°50'41" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 65.71 feet to a point;
THENCE N 33°20'33" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 51.74 feet to a point in the north line of the
said Village of Saranac Lake premises;
THENCE S 72°34'33" E, along said north line, a distance of 63.40 feet
to a point;
THENCE S 36°50'41" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 64.67 feet to a point;
THENCE S 40°18'18" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 302.66 feet to a point;
THENCE N 49°52'08" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 94.21 feet to a point;
THENCE N 56°08'29" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 183.29 feet to a point;
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THENCE S 18°38'22" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 91.98 feet to a point;
THENCE S 19°25'11" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 219.72 feet to a point in an aforementioned east-
erly line of the said Village of Saranac Lake premises;
THENCE S 66°46'20" W, along said easterly line, a distance of 61.45
feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 2.57 acres of land.
BEING A PART OF THE PREMISES conveyed by Harland M. and Sarah E.
Branch to The Village of Saranac Lake by deed dated December 30, 1953
and recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office in Book 312 of Deeds at
page 553.
S 4. The park lands upon and under which temporary easements may be
granted pursuant to subdivision (b) of section one of this act are
described as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND containing 4.34 acres, more or less,
situate on lands owned now by the Village of Saranac Lake, County of
Essex, being Tax Parcel I.D. Number 32.0AB-1-1.000, as shown on a map
entitled, "Mt. Pisgah Land Requirement - Temporary Construction Ease-
ment" - on the Mt. Pisgah Veteran's Memorial Ski Center property, as
prepared by Dodson & Associate Consulting Engineers, PLLC, dated Octo-
ber, 2010, identified as Job Number 081102, and being more particularly
bounded and described as follows:
ALL THAT TRACT, part, piece or parcel of land situate in Lot 9, Town-
ship 11, Old Military Tract, Town of St. Armand, County of Franklin and
State of New York; and being more particularly bounded and described as
follows:
BEGINNING AT A POINT marking the northeast corner of premises conveyed
by Harland M. and Sarah E. Branch to The Village of Saranac Lake by deed
dated December 30, 1953 and recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office
in Book 312 of Deeds at page 553, said point being marked by a 3/4" Iron
Pipe;
THENCE S 18°25'40" E, along the southwesterly line of premises reput-
edly owned by The Nature Conservancy, a distance of 156.75 feet to a
point marked by a 2" Iron Pipe;
THENCE S 18°41'15" E, along the southwesterly line of premises reput-
edly owned by Moody, a distance of 34.66 feet to a point marked by a 1"
Iron Pipe; thence continuing in the same course a distance of 95.48
feet, for a total distance of 130.14 feet, to a point marked by a Drill-
hole in a stone;
THENCE S 18°37'46" E, still along said southwesterly line, a distance
of 265.50 feet to a point marked by a 2" Iron Pipe;
THENCE S 66°48'56" W, along the northwesterly line of premises reput-
edly owned by American Management Association, a distance of 97.38 feet
to a point marked by a Drillhole in a stone;
THENCE S 66°46'20" W, still along said northwesterly line, a distance
of 97.37 feet to a point;
THENCE N 19°25'11" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 219.72 feet to a point;
THENCE N 18°38'22" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 91.98 feet to a point;
THENCE S 56°08'29" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 183.29 feet to a point;
THENCE N 47°32'50" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 151.05 feet to a point;
THENCE N 51°34'57" E, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 87.55 feet to a point;
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THENCE N 40°18'18" W, through the lands of the Party of the First Part
herein, a distance of 171.08 feet to a point in the north line of the
aforementioned Village of Saranac Lake premises;
THENCE N 65°25'53" E, along said north line, a distance of 291.40 feet
to the point and place of beginning. Containing 2.48 acres of land.
BEING A PART OF THE PREMISES conveyed by Harland M. and Sarah E.
Branch to The Village of Saranac Lake by deed dated December 30, 1953
and recorded in the Essex County Clerk's Office in Book 312 of the Deeds
at page 553.
S 5. The replacement lands to be acquired and dedicated by the village
of Saranac Lake to use as park lands are described as follows:
All those certain parcels of land, being part of Great Lot 29, Town-
ship No. 10, Old Military Tract, Town of St. Armand, County of Essex,
and State of New York; being more particularly bounded and described as
follows:
PARCEL A
Beginning at a 1" iron pipe found with a coupling in Kelly Slough,
said pipe being the common corner between Great Lots 28, 29, 48, and 49;
thence
1) South 6°18'15" West along the east line of Great Lot 29, 705.36
feet to a point on the northeasterly bounds of property described in a
deed to Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club, Inc. recorded in Liber 205 at
page 140 in the Essex County Clerk's Office, said point also being on
the southwest low water mark of Kelly Slough; thence
2) Northerly along the northeasterly bounds of said property described
in Liber 205 at page 140 and the southwest low water mark of Kelly
Slough, approximately 1,006 feet to a point on the east bounds of New
York State Route 3, said point being located North 26°59'35" West 764.67
feet from the point on the northeasterly bounds of property described in
Liber 205 at page 140 aforementioned in Course No. 1); thence
3) North 34°26'45" East along the east bounds of New York State Route
3, 88.78 feet to a 5/8" rebar set with a cap stamped "Geomatics Land
Surveying, PC" on the north line of Great Lot 29; thence
4) South 81°52'00" East along the north line of Great Lot 29, 378.10
feet to the beginning.
Containing 3.42 acres of land, more or less, within the above
described bounds, as surveyed by Stacey L. Allott, LS of Geomatics Land
Surveying, PC, December 9, 2010. Bearings are based on Magnetic North.
PARCEL B
Beginning at a point on the north line of Great Lot 29, said point
being located North 81° 52' 00" West 577.50 feet from a 1" iron pipe
found at the common corner for Great Lots 28, 29, 48, and 49; thence
1) South 81° 52' 00" East along the north line of Great Lot 29, 133.38
feet to a point on the west bounds of New York State Route 3; thence
2) South 35° 06' 25" West along the west bounds of New York State
Route 3, 123.17 feet to a point on the northeast bounds of property
described in a deed to Christopher K. and Heather A. Tuttle, recorded in
Liber 864 at page 57 of deeds in the Essex County Clerk's Office, said
point also being on the southwest low water mark of Kelly Slough; thence
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3) Northwesterly along the northeast bounds of said property described
in Liber 864 at page 57 and the southwest low water mark of Kelly
Slough, approximately 138 feet to the beginning, said point being
located North 27° 05' 35" West 134.38 feet from the point aforementioned
in Course No. 2).
Containing 0.19 acres of land, more or less, within the above
described bounds, as surveyed by Stacy L. Allott, LS of Geomatics Land
Surveying, PC, December 9, 2010. Bearings are based on Magnetic North.
Together with and subject to any rights of the public in and to the area
within the bounds of New York State Route 3.
Being that portion of the property described in a deed to the Village
of Saranac Lake, recorded in Liber 1347 at page 100 of deeds in the
Essex County Clerk's Office, being bounded on the north by the north
line of Great Lot 29, on the east by the east line of Great Lot 29, and
on the south by property described in a deed to the Saranac Lake Fish
and Game Club, Inc. recorded in Liber 205 at page 140, and by property
described in a deed to Christopher K. and Heather A. Tuttle, recorded in
Liber 864 at page 57 (being low water mark of the southwest side of
Kelly Slough), excepting and reserving the area within the bounds of New
York State Route 3.
S 6. In the event that the replacement lands to be dedicated in
section five of this act are not of equal or greater fair market value
to the lands to be alienated pursuant to section three of this act, the
Village of Saranac Lake shall acquire and dedicate additional lands for
park lands and/or make capital improvements to its existing park and
recreational facilities, as necessary, to equal the difference of such
fair market value.
S 7. In the event, that the land described in section three of this
act ceases to be used for municipal waterworks purposes, (a) the perma-
nent easement granted pursuant to section one of this act shall cease;
(b) the village of Saranac Lake shall remove the water tower and all
water lines placed thereon; and (c) such land shall be restored and
dedicated as park lands.
S 8. The discontinuance and conveyance of park lands authorized by
this act shall not occur until the village of Saranac Lake has complied
with any federal requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion
of park lands, including satisfying the Secretary of the Interior that
the conversion complies with all conditions with the Secretary of the
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 9. This act shall take effect immediately.