Altamont was awarded $1.1 million in funding to help improve its wastewater treatment plant on Gun Club Road, while Voorheesville received $300,000 to help pay for sewer upgrades in the Salem Hills neighborhood. The funds were secured by Congressman Paul Tonko.
The town of Berne had removed the case to federal court but, on Dec. 11, 2025, in a nine-page decision, U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci remanded the case to the Supreme Court of New York, Albany County and also ordered that fees and costs — which total about $11,000 — be covered by the town.
The bonding will allow for the replacement of a cluster of aging buildings at a former shale quarry with a modern, geothermal-heated facility.
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