What's happening
This bill authorizes the Village of Angola and the City of Buffalo to correct a boundary line between certain properties in the Town of Evans, Erie County.
Why it matters
Clarifies Property Boundaries. The bill precisely defines a new, mutually agreed-upon boundary line between the Village of Angola and Bennett Beach (formerly Buffalo City Beach), which could help resolve any past or ongoing disputes over land ownership, usage rights, or municipal responsibilities in the area.
Enables Local Government Action. By specifically authorizing the Village of Angola and the City of Buffalo to make this correction, the bill empowers local governments to address a unique, localized issue that may not be easily resolved under general state law.
Potential Impact on Local Services and Development. Adjusting the boundary could affect which municipality is responsible for providing public services, maintaining infrastructure, or enforcing local laws on the affected parcels, potentially impacting residents, businesses, or future development plans in the area.
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Fix Buffalo Property Line
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History
- Referred to local governments
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading cal.1888
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to local government
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Fix Buffalo Property Line
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor David DiPietro
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8838
IN SENATE
May 24, 2018
Introduced by Sen. JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT authorizing the village of Angola and the city of Buffalo to correct a boundary line between certain properties in the town of Evans in the county of Erie
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act the Village of Angola and the City of Buffalo are hereby authorized to correct the location of a boundary line between properties of the Village of Angola to the south and land of Bennett Beach (Formerly Buffalo City Beach) to the North.
The boundary line shall be as follows:
Beginning at a point in a westerly line in the highway running along the shore of Lake Erie past premises formerly known as Bennett Homestead, where said westerly line of the highway is intersected by the northerly line of lands heretofore conveyed to Clark Roberts; running thence northerly along the westerly line of said highway 26.16 feet to the actual place of beginning; thence westerly at a 90 degree angle 107 feet to a point; thence northwesterly at a 45 degree angle as measured north to west 113.13 feet to a point; thence westerly along a line forming an angle of 134 degrees 10 minutes and 21 seconds as measured northwesterly to westerly 453.13 feet more or less to the shores of Lake Erie all as shown as being a line established from a survey made by Howard Mandell City Surveyor Map No. 2376 No. 4001 dated June, 1991 and redated November 18, 1996 and more particularly shown on the survey of Frederick M. Manguso dated June 26, 1996 under Project No. 96104.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Title of bill
An act authorizing the village of Angola and the city of Buffalo to correct a boundary line between certain properties in the town of Evans in the county of Erie
Purpose
An act authorizing the village of Angola and the city of Buffalo to correct a boundary line between certain properties in the town of Evans in the county of Erie
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Gives the authority to correct the location of a boundary line between properties of the Village of Angola to the south and land of Bennett Beach to the North.
Section 2: Is the enacting clause
Justification
This bill will enable the village of Angola and the city of Buffalo to make a minor correction to a property line between certain properties
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None to the state
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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