“US company Nautilus Solar Energy has announced the opening of a community solar farm on the Altamont municipal waste dump and burn pit, formerly the Schenectady Army Depot. The project marks the first community solar farm to be developed on a formerly used defence site (FUDS). The 2.8MW farm will provide clean energy to … [Read more…]
“Nautilus Solar Energy announces the opening of the first community solar project developed on a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS). Located near Northeastern Industrial Park in Guilderland, Albany County, New York, this innovative initiative showcases the transformation of a liability into a significant environmental asset. The 2.8-MW project will provide clean energy to over … [Read more…]
“The Guilderland Police Department has arrested Jason Seminary, 43, of Western Turnpike Duanesburg for the death of Kentish Bennett, 41, of Western Turnpike Guilderland.” read the entire article Channel 6 News 26 December 2021.
State judge rules against Guilderland Costco development 21 November 2020 https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-news/crossgates-mall-pyramid-costco-court-decision-hart-jackson/5931425/ Case Text August 5, 2020 https://casetext.com/case/hart-v-town-of-guilderland-1 James Bacon, Esq New Paltz represented plantiff Melita Law Firm Guilderland represented plantiff Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Gabriella Levine, Esq, Robert Rosborough, Esq, Robert Sweeney, Esq.represented defendants Pyramid 19 November 2019 https://altamontenterprise.com/11192019/pyramid-applies-build-costco-ghost-neighborhood-vacant-homes-it-owns 19 November 2019 https://altamontenterprise.com/11192019/former-resident-ghost-neighborhood-hopes-town-does-right-thing 12 … [Read more…]
“To the Editor: I am writing to the Altamont and Guilderland community. It has been a while since I last updated everyone on the community effort to re-site the planned solar array on Dunnsville Road, so I wanted to take some time this afternoon to bring everyone up to speed on our efforts. With … [Read more…]
“The town last week amended its solar law to include assessment of “visual impacts” while the project that helped to spur the change has been moved to preserve the view of the Helderbergs for which citizens had advocated. Joseph Muia had planned to have a five-megawatt solar array featuring more than 10,000 solar panels … [Read more…]
“A group nearby residents and business owner are suing the town, as well as Pyramid Corp., over the March 26 clear-cutting of land slated to host a Costco store and gas station next to the Crossgates Mall along Western Avenue. Thomas and Lisa Hart, Kevin and Sarah McDonald and Red Kap Sales, which operates … [Read more…]
“In a development that opponents of the project say was carried out with astonishing speed, work crews hired by Crossgates Mall owner Pyramid Management on Thursday removed most of the trees on the site of a planned Costco store and gas station. The work came to an abrupt halt Thursday afternoon when Guilderland Supervisor … [Read more…]
“With the passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in July 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the most ambitious climate plan in the country, requiring that, by 2030, seventy percent of New York’s electricity to come from renewable energy sources, and, by 2040, the state’s electricity sector is to be … [Read more…]
“DUANESBURG – Several public hearings on plans to replace or modernize the high-voltage power lines through the Mohawk Valley between Marcy and New Scotland will be held next week, the state Public Service Commission announced. Applicants LS Power Grid New York LLC and the New York Power Authority have applied to construct new 345-kilovolt … [Read more…]