Gillian Black

Town of Claverack New york – Clover Meadow Solar, LLC

    September 9, 2021 Planning Board Meeting Minutes https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-09-07-Claverack-Planning-Board-PBminutesSeptember2021.pdf     July 6, 2021 Planning Board Meeting Minutes https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-07-06-Claverack-Planning-Board-Minutes-PBminutesJuly2021.pdf    

Gloversville ZBA delays ruling on Pine Brook solar farm

  “The Gloversville Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night voted 3-0 to hire an expert to explain to them whether or not solar developers Eden Renewables application for a “Public Utility Variance” is complete, an additional step before the ZBA will set a public hearing and decide on the merits of the application. The … [Read more…]

Argyle bird trust working with solar developer to conserve more land

  “Grassland Bird Trust, a nonprofit conserving habitat land for endangered and threatened birds in Washington County, is collaborating with a renewable energy company to take care of more terrain. Eden Renewables, a Troy-based solar farm company, is set to begin leasing 44 acres of land from the trust, adding to a total of 114 … [Read more…]

Solar Agreement to Benefit Grassland Birds

  “Grassland Bird Trust (GBT) signed an agreement in May to lease 44 acres of GBT’s land to Eden Renewables, a developer of pollinator-friendly, biodiverse community solar farms based in Troy, NY, for the next 20 years. With GBT’s help, Eden will maintain this land for the sole purpose of maximizing its value as habitat … [Read more…]

City of Gloversville, New York: Eden Renewables Pine Brook Solar, LLC

September 1, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Gloversville ZBA delays ruling on Pine Brook solar farm” The Leader Herald newspaper article   June 5, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustments “Proposed solar project in Gloversville seeks zoning variance” Schenectady Gazette   March 12, 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustment “Solar developers seek way around Gloversville council rejection … [Read more…]

GLOVERSVILLE SOLAR FARM HEADS TO PLANNING BOARDS

  “After three public hearings on the subject, the Common Council voted unanimously to send an application to rezone the former Pine Brook Golf Course to the city and county planning boards for their recommendation. The solar farm project needs the parcel of land to be rezoned from residential to commercial in order to proceed. … [Read more…]

GLOVERSVILLE COUNCIL DELAYS REZONING VOTE

  “After months of delays at the city Planning Board level, the Common Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to postpone action on one of the steps needed for a controversial project to build a solar farm on the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Course. The council conducted a public hearing on a zoning … [Read more…]

Planning board resumes solar project review

  “The city Planning Board on Tuesday resumed its review of a subdivision application seeking to divide the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street into four parcels. The resulting center parcel is eyed for the development of a solar farm, requiring additional board consideration as developers plan to subsequently request that the … [Read more…]

Pine Brook subdivision reviewed

  “The city Planning Board on Tuesday initiated the review of a subdivision application seeking to divide the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street into four parcels. The center parcel that would be created is eyed for the development of a solar farm, complicating the review process as the residential lot would … [Read more…]