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Letter to the Editor: Speak out tonight on new solar law

June 10, 2021 by l

  “Speak out tonight on new solar law Tonight (June 10) at 7 p.m., the town of Duanesburg will hold public hearings for the Solar Energy Facilities Law, Local Law 1 of 2021 and for the Commercial Event Venues Law, Local Law 2 of 2021. Local Law 1 will repeal and replace the solar law … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: letter to the editor, public hearing, solar law, Susan Biggs

Excelsior Energy Center – Town of Byron, New York

June 1, 2021 by l

JUNE 1, 2021 Listen to recording of the public hearing 1:00 PM session https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-01-Town-of-Byron-Public-Hearing-Excelsior-Energy-Center-1PM.m4a   Listen to recording of the public hearing 6:00 PM session https://duanesburgneighbors.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-01-Town-of-Byron-Public-Hearing-Excelsior-Energy-Center-6PM.m4a   Lynne Bruning public comment June 1, 2021. PDF   New York State Department of Public Service Directory of Matter Management Case 19-F-0299 Judge Gregg Sayre   Excelsior Energy … [Read more…]

Posted in: Solar Tagged: 19-F-0299, Article 10, Excelsior Energy Center, Lynne Bruning, NextEra, public comment, public hearing, Town of Byron

Duanesburg wants comments on comprehensive plan

April 20, 2021 by l

  “The town of Duanesburg will hold a public hearing Thursday via zoom to hear residents’ questions and concerns about its comprehensive plan, which outlines the goals the town has for the future. Some ideas in the plan include ensuring broadband access to everyone in town, determining the feasibility of the town generating its own … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: comprehensive plan, public hearing

Duanesburg sues property owner over violations he can’t fix due to eviction ban

February 25, 2021 by l

  “Schenectady man says the eviction moratorium has created a nightmare for him after he decided to buy a foreclosed property in Duanesburg. Giuseppe (Joe) Caschera bought the property, located on Western Turnpike, at the Schenectady County Tax Foreclosure Auction back in 2019 with big dreams. But fast forward to 2021, he says this investment … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: 3000 Western Turnpike, eviction, Giuseppe Caschera, November 12 2020, property maintenance violation, public hearing, Roger Tidball, Schenectady County Tax Foreclosure Auction

Public Hearing Schenectady County: Steven and Erin Smith 80.00-1-13.1

February 17, 2021 by l

  “PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to section 303-b of the Agriculture and Markets Law of the State of New York, that one or more requests for inclusion of predominantly viable agricultural land within a certified agricultural district have been filed with the Schenectady County Legislature. A public hearing is hereby called, on Monday, March … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: Agriculture and Markets, Erin Smith, public hearing, Schenectady County, Schenectady County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board, Steven Smith

1 hearing left on solar

September 30, 2020 by l

  “The state Siting Board will hold one final hearing on the proposed 50-megawatt East Point Energy Center solar project in the Town of Sharon on Thursday, October 15. Virtually. The hearing was originally on the calendar to be in-person in March, but then came COVID. Anyone who wants to make a statement on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Sharon, Solar Tagged: Article 10, East Point Energy, public hearing, Siting Board, Town of Sharon

Council hears update on solar project

August 12, 2020 by l

  “Representatives of Eden Renewables on Tuesday updated the Common Council on plans to develop a solar farm on a portion of the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street. Developers secured Planning Board approval earlier this month to subdivide the 155-acre residential golf club property to pursue rezoning by the city of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Gloversville Tagged: 280 Main, common council, Eden Renewables, Eden Renewables LLC, Gloversville, golf course, Pine Brook Golf Club, Pine Brook Golf Course, public hearing

Planning board reviews solar farm

July 11, 2020 by l

  “The city Planning Board on Tuesday reviewed a visual analysis provided by Eden Renewables that found a solar farm proposed for development by Eden on the former Pine Brook Golf Club on South Main Street would be screened from the view of nearly all properties in the city by existing vegetation and topography, with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eden Renewables, Gloversville Tagged: 280 Main, Antonucci Foods, common council, Eden Renewables, Environmental Design Partnership, Forest Hill Towers, Fulton County Planning Department, Gloversville, golf course, Kingsboro Towers, Lexington Avenue, Pine Brook Golf Club, public hearing, Rail Trail, screening, Sean Geraghty, Special Use Permit, Travis Mitchell

As residents and owners of Altamont Orchards look to preserve scenic views of Helderbergs, Guilderland seeks to update solar law

February 6, 2020 by l

  “The owners of Orchard Creek Golf Course have proposed a land swap to shield their customers as well as residents of Dunnsville Road from what would be the largest solar array in Guilderland. John Abbruzzese, who owns the golf course with his brothers, told The Enterprise that he made the informal offer to Joseph … [Read more…]

Posted in: Guilderland, Solar Tagged: 6580 Dunnsville Road, Albany County Planning Board, Department of Environmental Conservation, Dunnsville Road, Farmland Protection Plan, Guilderland, Helderberg Escarpment Planning Guide, Helderbergs, Helios Solar, John Abbruzzese, Joseph Muia, Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, Orchard Creek, Orchard Creek Golf Course, Peter Barber, petition, public hearing, Rural Guilderland Open Spaces, Rural Guilderland Referral Committee, U. S. Solar Solutions, Visual Impact Assessment

Letter to the Editor Schenectady Gazette November 26, 2019

November 26, 2019 by l

  “At the Nov. 14 Duanesburg Town Board meeting, Supervisor Rodger Tidball provided residents with an opportunity to protect their property values when he announced the possibility of a six-month moratorium on utility-scale solar power plants. I have been requesting this assistance since July, when inadequacies in the town of Duanesburg solar law became apparent … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Solar Tagged: Duanesburg, letter to the editor, moratorium, public hearing, solar law, Town Board
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