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County creates revolving loan fund for affordable housing

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Known as the “Affordable Housing Initiatives Act,” the bill says developers struggle to secure investment for affordable housing in rural and urban areas where it is most needed.

‘We’re trying to meet the needs of a growing and diverse community,’ says Barber

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Before highlighting Guilderland’s update of its comprehensive plan and improvements in safety and parks, Barber, in his annual State of the Town address on Tuesday, referenced the town’s support of economic diversity, gender diversity, and cultural and ethnic diversity.

DEC looks to regulate PFAS in sewer sludge while bill proposes statewide moratorium

by Sean Mulkerrin

Close to 70 percent of the state’s biosolids end up in a landfill, according to the DEC;  just 16 percent is considered “beneficial use,” meaning recycled, while the remainder is set aflame. 

Guilderland ZBA sides with neighbor over property owner in fence dispute

by Sean Mulkerrin

The board’s unanimous Feb. 4 vote overturned a building permit issued for a fence running along a shared driveway between the historic Norman Vale home and the property at 3 Norman Vale Lane, reasoning that the fence would obstruct a historic view of Norman Vale and because the property owner could not articulate a reason for erecting the barrier. 

NWS: ‘Extreme cold watch’ is on for the weekend

ALBANY COUNTY — Albany County, like all of eastern New York and western New England, will be under an “extreme cold watch,” according to the National Weather Service.

More senior housing proposed for Carman Road

by Sean Mulkerrin

The Guilderland Zoning Board at its Feb. 4 meeting was presented with a proposal from Robert Abbatiello to build 18 units of housing for people 55 and older at 3400 Carman Road.

Wallace’s lifetime work: ‘Getting the law to line up with what’s best for the child’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer
“Why I got into kinship care and meeting grandparents raising kids is that my home was really a broken home,” Wallace says in this week’s Enterprise podcast. “My father was an alcoholic, worked on the waterfront. He was a good person but, when he drank, it was a nightmare …. We grew up in a state of toxic stress.”

VCSD looking at $36M budget for next year with $3M gap

by Sean Mulkerrin

The school board was presented with the first draft of next year’s budget during its recent meeting. 

Landowners can now apply to be in an agricultural district

ALBANY COUNTY — The 30-day annual review period for Albany County Agricultural Districts began on Feb. 1. During this period, landowners can apply to have predominantly viable agricultural land included in a certified agricultural district.

Town uses property owners’ words against them in water dispute

by Sean Mulkerrin

In a May 2021 letter to the New Scotland Water Committee, the Newells discuss having the water line “conveyed to the Town.”

After FMS student made a list of people to harm, investigation found ‘no credible threat’

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

As part of the district’s response to the discovery of the student’s list this school year, school administrators, mental-health professionals, and staff met to evaluate the situation fully and determine appropriate next steps, Mayberry wrote in his post.

Electricity rates on the rise as gas price doubles and as new plants haven’t replaced old

by Sean Mulkerrin

According to a recent report from the New York Independent System Operator, the wholesale price of natural gas has more than doubled in the past year. 

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