“Four months after deciding in September to hire an expert firm to evaluate whether solar developers Eden Renewables application for a Public Utility Variance is complete, the Gloversville Zoning Board of Appeals voted 3-0 Tuesday night to hire Crawford & Associates Engineering & Land Surveying for a price not to exceed $10,000. Now — … [Read more…]
“The Common Council is set to vote Tuesday to refer to the City Planning Board a rezoning request for a 1.46-acre piece of the former Pine Brook Golf course parcel. John Antonucci, the owner of Antonucci’s Wholesale Produce & Seafood, said he would like the city to rezone the 1.46 acres from being zoned … [Read more…]
“While John Antonucci, the owner of Antonucci’s Wholesale Produce & Seafood, now sees an opportunity to grow his business, he first needs the city’s Common Council to approve a zoning change for a 1.46-acre piece of the former Pine Brooke Golf course parcel. Antonucci notified the Common Council Tuesday night about his plans to … [Read more…]
“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…]
“Solar developers Eden Renewables on Wednesday asked the city Zoning Board of Appeals to grant a “Public Utility Variance” to allow the company to build a proposed $10 million 32-acre 7.5-megawatt solar farm on the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club. The location of the property is 280 South Main St., located … [Read more…]
“Solar developers Eden Renewables is preparing to triple the size of its proposed solar farm at the site of the former Pine Brook Golf Club in order to bypass city regulations if it can’t obtain a zoning change. The company is in the process of appealing the Common Council’s unanimous rejection of the zoning … [Read more…]
“Mayor Vince DeSantis is encouraging residents of the city to take advantage of reduced electricity costs made available by the 4.98 megawatt solar farm set to come online next month at the site of the former city landfill on East Fulton Street Extension. DeSantis posted a video of himself to Gloversville’s Facebook page on … [Read more…]
“The Common Council has unanimously rejected a request by solar developers to rezone portions of the former Pine Brook Golf Club property from residential to commercial to allow construction of a community solar farm at the center of the site. The rejection will not kill the project outright as developers may still apply to … [Read more…]
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…]
“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…]