Narrative of Resolution:
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE PLANNING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, REAL PROPERTY AND CAPITAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE NEW YORK STATE COSOLIDATED FUNDING APPLICATION (CFA) TO FUND DEVELOPMENT OF A WATERFRONT PARCEL IN THE TOWN OF DELAWARE, NY FOR USAGE AS A REGIONAL PUBLIC PARK
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $125,000 if funding received
Are funds already budgeted? No
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WHEREAS, the Upper Delaware River is an Approved Inland Waterway under the New York State Department of State's Division of Coastal Resources, eligible for funding under its Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs (LWRP); and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management (SCDPEM) received a series of LWRP grants that funded completion of a regional plan for the Upper Delaware River Corridor and implementation actions to advance its priority recommendation of expanding and improving public access to the river; and
WHEREAS, a 2017 community visioning process conducted for the hamlet of Callicoon reinforced the Upper Delaware River revitalization plan by also identifying expanded and improved public river access as a top priority of area residents and business owners; and
WHEREAS, after extensive due diligence that included consultation with the State, County, Town and other stakeholders in revitalization of the Upper Delaware River corridor, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) purchased a long-vacant 48-acre campground at the edge of the hamlet of Callicoon in the Town of Delaware containing nearly half a mile of river frontage; and
WHEREAS, TPL has subdivided the property for distribution to meet various public needs including approximately two acres to NYS DEC for a public river access site and six acres to the Town of Delaware...
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