Relates to the transfer and conveyance of certain property to the town of Goshen

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

This bill authorizes the State to convey State-owned land located along Route 17M to the Town of Goshen. The state-owned property consists of the former Wastewater Treatment Plant and approximately 19 acres of land on which the Plant is located. This parcel is critical to several munic- ipal priorities, including planned water and sewer infrastructure improvements, public safety operations, and long-term community develop- ment uses. Acquiring this property will allow the Town to move forward efficiently while protecting local taxpayers from unnecessary acquisi- tion costs. This project is currently under State review, and the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has indicated it will be abandoned once this conveyance is finalized, resulting in immediate and substantial savings to New York taxpayers. In addition, this conveyance provides significant financial benefit to the State. By allowing the Town to assume responsibility for the site and complete the necessary upgrade, OMH will avoid more than $8 million in projected costs associated with constructing a new water and sewer transmission line. The cost savings OMH will realize by avoiding construction of the water and sewer transmission lines to Middletown - estimated at more than $8 million far exceed the $1.4 million valuation OMH has placed on the property. This bill was requested by the Town of Goshen and received input from OMH and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY).

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.