Authorizes the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

BILL NUMBER:S4653B

Title of bill

An act to authorize the county of Westchester to discontinue the use as parkland of parcels of real property in the town of Greenburgh for the purposes of completing certain proposed improvements to Jackson Avenue

Purpose

To authorize the Westchester County Legislature to discontinue the use as parklands certain parcels presently dedicated for parkland along Jackson Avenue from the entrance of Sprain Ridge Park west to the intersection of North Sprain Road to make traffic improvements.

Summary of specific provisions

Section One authorizes the Westchester County Legislature to discontinue the use as parklands certain lands dedicated as parkland for the purpose of making improvements including the straightening and widening of Jackson Avenue in the Town of Greenburgh, installation of a traffic signal and the realignment of the intersection into a T-intersection at Jackson Avenue and North Sprain Road.

Section Two provides that the authorization provided in section one of the act will only be effective on the condition that the county of Westchester acquires additional land and dedicates the land as parkland.

Section Three provides a legal description of the four parcels to be discontinued.

Section Four describes the six parcels of lands authorized to be temporarily alienated for construction purposes and returned to use as parkland after construction.

Section Five describes the replacement land to be acquired from the Town of Greenburgh and dedicated by the county of Westchester as parkland.

Section Six provides that in the event that the replacement land to be acquired and dedicated as parkland is not equal to or greater than fair market value of the parklands to be alienated the county shall acquire and dedicate additional land for parkland and/or cause funds to be made available for capital improvements to its existing park and recreational facilities to equal such differences in fair market value.

Section Seven provides that the discontinuance and conveyance of the parkland shall not occur until the county of Westchester has compiled with any federal requirements pertaining to the lands including compliance with any conditions imposed by the secretary of the interior.

Justification

This legislation is necessary to allow Westchester County to make

traffic improvements to Jackson Avenue from the entrance of Sprain Ridge Park to North Sprain Road. The proposed improvements include the installation of a traffic signal along a realignment of the intersection to a typical T-intersection at Jackson Avenue and North Sprain Road. There have been two deaths that occurred at the intersection and over eighty accidents along this section of Jackson Avenue roadway over the last three years. The project also includes storm water and drainage improvements along Jackson Avenue in the Town of Greenburgh as part of the Sprain-Jackson Drainage District,

Legislative history

New Bill - 2013

Fiscal implications

Undetermined at this time.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.