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Town of Duanesburg delays vote on PILOT solar deal as questions percolate

December 30, 2019 by l

  “Critics of a proposed solar farm have been granted a two-week reprieve to study a proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement to be executed with the developer. The town board voted on Thursday to postpone a vote on the deal until Jan. 9 after getting an earful from local residents contending the project will harm their property … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Oak Hill Solar, Solar, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Article 78, Daily Gazette, Eden Renewables, Giovanni Maruca, Harry Lopes, lawsuit, Oak Hill Solar, Payment in Lieu of Taxes, Richard Murray, Roger Tidball, stormwater, Terresa Bakner, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Solar startup backed by GE and BlackRock raises $250 million

October 23, 2019 by l

  “Distributed Solar — the Schenectady solar startup that spun off from General Electric earlier this year — has raised a $250 million fund from Morgan Stanley, Silicon Valley Bank and Fifth Third Bank to finance a portfolio of solar projects through 2020. The fund was raised after Distributed Solar Development announced in July that … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Electric, Schenectady County, Solar Tagged: BlackRock, Distributed Solar, Erik Schiemann, General Electric, Schenectady County, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Resolution: Oak Hill Solar

September 20, 2019 by l

“TOWN OF DUANESBURG PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION APPROVING SPECIAL USE PERMIT, SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLAN FOR THE EOEN RENEWABlES OAK HILL SOLAR ENERGY PROJECTS -1206 OAK HILL ROAD Date: September 19. 2019 2019″ WHEREAS, on or about May 7.2018, Eden Renewables (“Eden Renewables” or the “Applicant”) applieat6″iK”e Duanesburg Planning Board (“Planning Board”) for a Special Use … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg, Duanesburg News, Eden Renewables, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Article 78, Eden Renewables, legislation, Oak Hill Solar, planning board, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

‘Buffalo Billion’ lobbyist-turned-witness to be sentenced in April

December 28, 2018 by l

  “A sentencing date has been set for the crooked lobbyist-turned-government-cooperator who was the star witness at the trial for a convicted aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Todd Howe — an Albany lobbyist who was at the center of a pair of bid-rigging and pay-to-play corruption schemes — will be sentenced on April 5. He … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Alain Kaloyeros, bribery, Buffalo Billions, corruption, court, crime, Cuomo, felony, fraud, Todd Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Common Mistakes in the Land Use and SEQRA Processes

July 10, 2018 by l

““Thus the general substantive policy of the act is a flexible one. It leaves room for a responsible exercise of discretion and does not require particular substantive results in particular problematic instances.”- Town of Henrietta (1979) But, Courts have repeatedly held that the SEQRA Lead Agency should not defer analysis of project impacts to planning … [Read more…]

Posted in: Legal, Solar Tagged: *, executive session, SEQRA, slide show, training, Whiteman Osterman Hanna, Zoning

Corruption trial bruises powerful law firm

March 24, 2018 by l

  “Over the past 43 years, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna became one of New York’s largest and most prominent legal and lobbying firms. In just eight days at the recent political corruption trial of Joe Percoco and three businessmen, it gained a less prestigious distinction: the firm that employed Todd R. Howe, a convicted felon … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, court, crime, fraud, Todd R. Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

Change of Local Law 1 -2017 Zoning Section 14.2.11

August 24, 2017 by l

  “The purpose of this local law is to add to the list of duties of the Uniform Code Enforcement Officer the ability to administer lot line adjustment and minor subdivision applications that have been determined by the Planning Board to be exempt from full scrutiny, review, approval, in accordance with its authority under Article … [Read more…]

Posted in: Duanesburg News, Legistlation Tagged: local law, Uniform Code Enforcement Officer, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

SUNY Polytechnic Office Scoured for Evidence of Bid Rigging

May 26, 2016 by l

  “Agents arrived with search warrants and looked through an office used by Todd R. Howe, who has past ties to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo…”   read the entire article   New York Times 26 May 2016.  

Posted in: Duanesburg News Tagged: bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, Mew York Times, State University of New York at Albany, Todd R. Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna

IBM Hired Influential Lobbyist Months Before Securing Buffalo Billion Deal

May 25, 2016 by l

  “International Business Machines (IBM) has a long history in New York – its headquarters is located on the New York-Connecticut border in Armonk; it used to be one of the largest employers in the state; and it was part of a 2011 deal to bring $4.4 billion in investments to upstate New York through … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: Buffalo Billions, Louis Ciminelli, Todd Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna, WOH Government Solutions

Power and pay: Cuomo probe highlights ‘conflicts of interest’

May 8, 2016 by l

  “When SUNY Polytechnic Institute needed a lobbyist, it turned to Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Albany’s largest law firm. When Fuller Road Management Corp. — a non-profit run by SUNY Poly to award contracts — sought legal counsel, it turned to Whiteman Osterman & Hanna. Whiteman Osterman & Hanna was also the pick for COR … [Read more…]

Posted in: Whiteman Osterman and Hanna Tagged: bid rigging, Buffalo Billions, Todd R. Howe, Whiteman Osterman Hanna
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