In a complaint filed on May 27, Roman Tsegelniuk alleges that, on July 25, 2024, he was lawfully working on restoration of the Hilton barn when he “fell from an unsecured, defective, and dangerous scaffold on the premises.”
The town received a grant from the New York State Department of Transportation in 2024 to replace a culvert on Wemple Road that carries a tributary to the Vloman Kill.
Senator Patricia Fahy announced today, June 11, as the legislative session is soon drawing to a close, that the bill she sponsored to develop 7 acres of the 27-acre Wadsworth site for retail, commercial, and residential use had passed in the Senate.
The Bethlehem Town Board last month approved funding for its Delaware Avenue Complete Streets project — moving forward with a project that once was controversial but, after some revisions following a permissive referendum defeat, now has the backing of business leaders.
Since the pandemic, the town planner notes, there has been less demand for office space, and both requests for zoning changes are spurred by the applicants’ need for tenants.
Costco, via project developer Pyramid Management Group, is seeking an area variance for five signs over 250 square feet each when town code allows for two signs with a total area of 50 square feet.
ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County is again under a flood watch through 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7.
This follows a June 6 flood watch that lasted till midnight. The heavy rains on June 6 flooded roads and parking lots in Altamont and washed out some driveways.
The Bethlehem Democratic Committee has put up a slate of incumbents for three town board positions, including supervisor, as well as town clerk, highway superintendent, and one justice seat. Republicans are challenging them for all but the justice seat.
The Guilderland Zoning Board on June 4 approved the special-use permit application of Kent Hansen to turn the former seminary and recovery center at 1180 Berne-Altamont Road into the Inns of Altamont.
ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County is under a flood watch from noon today until midnight.
Isolated to scattered flash flooding is possible, according to the National Weather Service, especially if storms repeatedly track over the same areas.
“Dollar General will be occupying one of the tenant spaces in the building,” Guilderland Town Planner Kenneth Kovalchik told Enterprise by email. “In 2024 the ZBA approved a Special Use Permit to convert the building to a Local Shopping Center use.”
Only one citizen spoke at the public hearing and all five board members were uniformly enthusiastic about the project, citing the need for affordable and workforce housing in town.
Better and more affordable broadband options are needed in each of the four Hilltowns and, while some governments there have made giant steps toward getting them, the process is long and difficult, even in the best-case scenarios.
Jason Kenyon called The Enterprise because of concerns about losing his home but the story he told was about more than that — it was about how two friends on a warm April night got into a fight leading to dire consequences.
Jeff Thomas was told his proposed Altamont village center development would need multiple variances to gain approval, but he appears to be challenging the parking requirement because, as Thomas sees it, the village’s math is incorrect.
