Opinion

Guilderland school leaders need to come up with a fair plan to downsize

Certainly the town government can and is doing some things that will attract families to the district like maintaining an excellent park system with recreational programs, and requiring developers to include low-income and workforce housing in their projects. Guilderland also, as we’ve written before on this page, needs to undertake another town-wide property revaluation to set the school district on a more secure financial foundation.

Guilderland

Developer wants 210 apartments at the edge of the Pine Bush, Guilderland Planning Board says the math doesn’t work

Developer Markstone Group made the claim to members of the Guilderland Planning Board late last month that 30 of its proposed project site’s 51 acres constitute buildable land, entitling the developer to place 210 apartment units on 11 acres of the site. The planning board disagreed, arguing only 10 acres were viable for construction, drastically cutting the potential number of units Markstone could construct from 210 to 120.

Sports

Photos: GHS Students Bring The Electricity For Unified Teams

On Friday, April 24, the Guilderland unified basketball team hosted Bethlehem at home. Both teams played in front of all of Guilderland students as they supported both schools and cheered loudly every time someone scored. The Dutch rallied in the second half to win 32-25.

Regional

Heading into summer, NY electric grid faces narrow reliability margin

The New York Independent System Operator has released its

New Scotland

BESS project wins key approval in New Scotland

The adoption on April 7 of a negative declaration for the State Environmental Quality Review allowed for a public hearing to be set for May on a proposed subdivision of land the project needs for procedural purposes, and set the stage for a potential final decision in June.

Hilltowns

Hannay Reels to be sold, will stay in Westerlo

Eric Hannay stressed, “We’re staying in Westerlo.” He said of Madison Industries, “They love the culture, love the people, have nice plans for growth. It’s all good, but it hasn’t happened yet.”