City of Cohoes, NY Chapter 30 Elections

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Cohoes 3-25-2003 by Ord. No. 8-2003;[1] amended in its entirety 2-7-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Elections — See Charter, Art. II.

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 30, Election Districts, adopted 6-11-1991 by Ord. No. 35-1991.

§ 30-1 Boundaries of wards.

The boundaries of the six wards of the City of Cohoes are hereby fixed and determined as follows:

A. First Ward. The First Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point on the Cohoes City Line where it intersects with the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway which is also located on the right-of-way of the former Erie Canal; Thence proceeding southeasterly along the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway to its intersection with the center line extended of Chestnut Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and the center line of Chestnut Street to its intersection with the center line of Johnston Avenue; Thence easterly and northerly along the center line of Johnston Avenue to the center line extended of Summit Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center lines extended of Summit Street to its intersection with the center line of Vliet Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Vliet Street and its center line extended to its intersection with the center line of Mohawk Street; Thence southeasterly and then southerly along the center line of Mohawk Street to its intersection with the center line of Ontario Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Ontario Street to that point on the Ontario Street Bridge which is above the center line of the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River; Thence northerly from said point of said intersection above the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River to its intersection with the main channel of the Mohawk River, which is the Cohoes City Line; Thence northerly and generally westerly along the Cohoes City Line to its intersection with the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, which is the place and point of the beginning.

B. Second Ward. The Second Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point in the center line of Columbia Street where it is co-terminus with the center line extended of Walnut Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center line extended of Walnut Street to its intersection with the center line of Johnston Avenue; Thence easterly, northeasterly along the center line of Johnston Avenue to its intersection with the center line extended of Summit Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center line extended of Summit Street to its intersection with the center line of Vliet Street; Thence southeasterly along the center line and center line extended of Vliet Street to its intersection with the center line of Mohawk Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Mohawk Street to its intersection with the center line of Ontario Street; Thence westerly along the center line of Ontario Street until its intersection with the center line of Mohawk Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Mohawk Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Columbia Street; Thence westerly along the center line extended and center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Trull Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and the center line of Trull Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Carlton Avenue; Thence westerly along the center line and center lines extended of Carlton Avenue to its intersection with the center line of James Street; Thence southerly along the center line of James Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Bevan Street; Thence westerly, northwesterly, and northerly along the center line and center lines extended of Bevan Street to its intersection with the center line of Columbia Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Walnut Street, which is the place and point of the beginning.

C. Third Ward. The Third Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point where the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway intersects with the center line of Columbia Street; Thence southerly along the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway and its extension to its intersection with the Cohoes City Line; Thence easterly, southerly and then easterly and northerly along the Cohoes City Line to its intersection with the extension of the center line of Delaware Avenue; Thence northerly along the extension of the center line of Delaware Avenue and its center line to its intersection with the center line extended of Van Schaick Avenue; Thence westerly along the center line and center line extended of Van Schaick Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Continental Avenue; Thence southerly and westerly along the center line of Continental Avenue to its intersection with the center line extended of Hudson Avenue; Thence westerly along the center line of Hudson Avenue to its intersection with the center line of First Street; Thence northerly along the center line of First Street to its intersection with the center line of Bridge Avenue; Thence westerly along the center line of Bridge Avenue to its intersection with a point on the Bridge Avenue Bridge, above the center line of the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River; Thence northerly above the center line of the main channel of the west branch of said Mohawk River to its intersection with the center line of Ontario Street, which is located on the Ontario Street Bridge; Thence westerly along the center line of Ontario Street to its intersection with the center line of Mohawk Street; Thence southerly along the center line of Mohawk Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Columbia Street; Thence westerly along the center line extended and center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway, which is the place and point of the beginning.

D. Fourth Ward. The Fourth Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point where the Cohoes City Line is intersected by the center line of Meadowlark Drive; Thence easterly along the center line of Meadowlark Drive to its intersection with the center line of Pleasant Street; Thence northerly along the center line of Pleasant Street to its intersection with the center line of Vliet Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Vliet Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Platt Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and center line of Platt Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Leversee Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line extended and center line of Leversee Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Eagle Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and center line of Eagle Street to its intersection with the center line of Watervliet Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line extended and center line of Watervliet Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Simmons Avenue; Thence southerly along the center line and center line extended of Simmons Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Columbia Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Bevan Street; Thence southerly, southeasterly and easterly along the center line and center lines extended of Bevan Street to its intersection with the center line of James Street; Thence northerly along the center line of James Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Carlton Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line and center lines extended of Carlton Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Trull Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center line extended of Trull Street to its intersection with the center line of Columbia Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway; Thence southerly along the center line of the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway to it intersection with the Cohoes City Line; Thence westerly, and thence northerly along the Cohoes City line to its intersection with the center line of Meadowlark Drive, which is the place and point of the beginning.

E. Fifth ward. The Fifth Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point where the Cohoes City Line is intersected by the center line of Meadowlark Drive; Thence easterly along the center line of Meadowlark Drive to its intersection with the center line of Pleasant Street; Thence northerly along the center line of Pleasant Street to its intersection with the center line of Vliet Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Vliet Street to the intersection with the center line extended of Platt Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and center line of Platt Street to its intersection with the center line extended of Leversee Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line extended and center line of Leversee Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Eagle Street; Thence southerly along the center line extended and center line of Eagle Street to its intersection with the center line of Watervliet Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line extended and center line of Watervliet Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Simmons Avenue; Thence southerly along the center line and center line extended of Simmons Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Columbia Street; Thence easterly along the center line of Columbia Street to its intersection with the center line of Walnut Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center line extended of Walnut Street to its intersection with the center line of Johnston Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line of Johnston Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Chestnut Street; Thence northerly along the center line and center line extended of Chestnut Street to its intersection with the center line of the Hudson Mohawk Bikeway; Thence northerly and north westerly along the Mohawk Hudson Bikeway to its intersection with the Cohoes City Line; Thence westerly and southerly along the Cohoes City Line to its intersection with the center line of Meadowlark Drive, which is the place and point of the beginning.

F. Sixth ward. The Sixth Ward shall be composed of all that part of the City included within the following described area: Beginning at a point on the center line of Bridge Avenue where it is above the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River; Thence easterly along the center line of Bridge Avenue to its intersection with the center line of First Street; Thence southerly along the center line of First Street to its intersection with the center line of Hudson Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line of Hudson Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Continental Avenue; Thence easterly and northerly along the center line of Continental Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Van Schaick Avenue; Thence easterly along the center line and center line extended of Van Schaick Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; Thence southerly along the center line and center line extended of Delaware Avenue to its intersection with the Cohoes City Line; Thence easterly, northerly and westerly along the Cohoes City Line on the Hudson River to its intersection with the center line of the main channel of the Mohawk River; Thence continuing on the Cohoes City Line in the Mohawk River to its intersection with the main line of the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River; Thence southerly along the center line of the main channel of the west branch of the Mohawk River to its intersection with the center line of Bridge Avenue, which is the place and point of the beginning.