The $614 million facility sits on a 72.5 acre site and is part of the state and semiconductor industry’s $10 billion investment in semiconductor research at the University at Albany.
On March 10, the county legislature approved $6 million for the Pine Hills Land Authority to maintain campus security and infrastructure as revitalization plans unfold.
The board met for the first time in nearly a year to catch up on all the things it missed while waiting for Governor Kathy Hochul to fill a critical vacancy, as well as to handle some new business.
The district’s proposed $34.5 million spending plan includes a 6.05 percent increase in the tax levy, nearly the maximum allowed by the state, 6.4 percent.
“Two-thirds of studied species showed declines of more than 10 percent,” wrote Science editor Bianca Lopez in a summary of the study. “Many insects have the potential for rapid population growth and recovery, but habitat restoration, species-specific interventions, and reducing pesticide use are all likely needed to curb population declines.”
Joanne Cunningham, who chairs the legislature and represents part of Bethlehem, introduced the bill after the town of Bethlehem was not immediately informed about contaminants in New Scotland wells on property close to Bethlehem’s Vly Creek Reservoir.
The town’s Republican committee is holding a meeting on March 12 to find leadership, according to Mark Grimm, a long-time Republican county legislator, who is organizing the event.
The state has established an email address for businesses, including farms, to report the effects of the Trump administration tariffs. While the new policy begins to take effect, information provided to TariffImpact@esd.ny.gov “will help provide a real time understanding of the impact of the tariffs on the New York agricultural industry and other sectors across the state,” the governor’s office says.
Jesse Fraine, the town’s engineer, went over the schedule and answered questions from board members. The idea, he said, was not to increase rates for low users while moving away from the antiquated unit-based system, which is now rarely used.
No new applications will be accepted for developments of five or more single-family lots, for an apartment building with 25 or more units, or for an assisted living or independent living facility or a nursing home of 50 units or more.
According to the Rural Housing Coalition of New York, rural areas of the state are getting disproportionately less affordable-housing tax credits for the development of larger low-income housing facilities.
The town of Rensselaerville is considering updating its fee schedule for the transfer station after the city of Albany drastically increased tipping fees for Albany’s Rapp Road landfill, where Rensselaerville sends its waste. The hearing is scheduled for March 27 at 6:45 p.m. at the town hall.
