2013 New York Consolidated Laws
VIL - Village
Article 6 - (6-600 - 6-632) STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS
6-624 - Acquisition of lands for parks, squares, athletic fields and playgrounds.

 
    §  6-624  Acquisition of lands for parks, squares, athletic fields and
  playgrounds. The board of trustees may, on behalf of the village, accept
  by grant or devise a gift of land for a public  park,  square,  athletic
  field  or  playground, within the village or wholly within five miles of
  the boundaries thereof, or may, if such land is outside of  the  village
  and  wholly  within  three  miles  of  the  boundaries thereof, upon the
  adoption  of  a  resolution  by  unanimous  vote  purchase   such   land
  accordingly.  If  unable  to  agree  with  the  owners  for the purchase
  thereof, the board of trustees on behalf  of  the  village  may  acquire
  title  thereto  by condemnation. If such land is within the village, the
  board of trustees on behalf of the village may upon the  adoption  of  a
  resolution,  purchase  such land accordingly, or if unable to agree with
  the owners for the  purchase  thereof,  may  acquire  title  thereto  by
  condemnation.  The  board  of  trustees  may  lease  in  the name of the
  village, lands within the village or outside of such village and  wholly
  within three miles of the boundaries thereof for a public park, athletic
  field  or  playground  and  may  equip the same with suitable buildings,
  structures and apparatus and may thereafter  maintain  and  improve  the
  same  at  the  expense  of the village. The amount of such rent shall be
  paid in annual installments commencing with the date of the lease.  Upon
  the  acquition of land for the purposes of this section, either by gift,
  purchase or lease, the board may establish and maintain the same for its
  intended purposes and shall have the power to perform all the duties  of
  a separate board of park commissioners as provided for in this chapter.