“The town has adopted a zoning law intended to promote new farm breweries, cideries and other agriculture-based businesses that could bring visitors to town. It’s part of an effort to both keep the town of 6,100 at the western end of Schenectady County rural and still encourage new small businesses, said Town Supervisor Roger … [Read more…]
“The Duanesburg Town Board has created a new zoning district for Duane Lake. This comes as part of a lengthy process of updating the Town’s overall zoning ordinance and was approved at its June 2015 meeting. The Board of Directors of the Duane Lake Association intervened in the process when it noticed the Town’s … [Read more…]
“This publication describes the subdivision review process in New York. Subdivision review is a technique that controls how a parcel of land is divided into smaller lots, how those lots are laid out, how the infrastructure serving the lots is installed and how any parks or open spaces are situated on the tract. In … [Read more…]
“Plans for a compressed natural gas distribution facility on Route 7 in Schenectady County were dropped last week by the project’s California-based developer as opponents vowed to mobilize against any efforts to relocate it. Clean Energy, which wanted to build on a 53-acre site, withdrew its application Friday for a zoning variance from the … [Read more…]
“This publication, part of the Department of State’s “James A. Coon Local Government Technical Series,” is designed to help municipal officials and attorneys make more efficient use of planning and zoning laws. The guide provides the text of each pertinent section of law with notations in the margin to assist in referencing. Notes at … [Read more…]
“Ethics Generally • Defining Ethics • Guidance – Primary Sources Article 18 of the General Municipal Law • Pinpointing Potential Conflicts • Disclosure Requirements • Public Official Actions Subject to Legal Code/Laws Common Law Conflicts Results of Interested Contracts Municipal Checklist” read the entire article New York State Department of State 2008 … [Read more…]
“Absent Duanesburg’s wind turbine ordinance, Richard Wooding’s residential project might have faced a cumbersome approval process. Prior to the enactment of the law last month, wind turbine projects were confined to land zoned for agriculture. With the town’s ordinance in place now, residential properties can apply for permits to build turbines, provided they conform … [Read more…]
“A zoning law is a community’s guide to its future development. That is its purpose. It is not meant to be just another governmental intrusion, another bit of red tape to be untangled before the property owner can go ahead with his plans. The protections afforded residents and property owners within the community from … [Read more…]
“Harry Truman attributed his admiration for certain former presidents to their having “lived through days when reason was overcome with emotion”. Such a phrase too often describes life in rural Schenectady County town of Duanesburg, a communiity currently challeneged with the paingul task of defining its identity in the waning years of the 20th … [Read more…]