The Altamont Free Library’s budget for 2024 totaled $208,120, Director Joe Burke told The Enterprise. The town of Guilderland contributed $71,000; the village of Altamont contributed $61,000; and the town of Knox contributed $9,000, he said.
Similar to the first moratorium, the new proposal would limit subdivisions of five or more single-family homes; multiple-family developments of 25 or more dwelling units; and assisted living, independent living, and nursing-home developments of 50 or more dwelling units.
In her executive budget, Hochul included $13.5 million for schools that need help in purchasing pouches or cubbies to store cell phones during the school day. The Guilderland superintendent, Marie Wiles, has estimated it would cost the suburban district with roughly 5,000 students about $110,000 for the next school year. Hochul’s plan is to implement the policy for the 2025-26 school year.
Bourque, who is retired from working for the state in information technology and is now president of Historic Altamont Inc., has spent hundreds of hours creating an interactive tour of the village and its history.
Halsey’s long-lost collection of lichen within a 50-mile radius of New York City lets scientists understand the area’s pre-industrial lichen communities.
While the board’s solidarity for Kelly Person was clear, the board had a rare split vote on granting tax exemptions for low-income elderly and disabled residents. The board also heard a presentation about the district’s reserves and updates on a capital project and reaction to a potential smartphone ban.
“It’s not about the names, dates, and places,” said Barry Alex Finsel. “It’s about absorbing information, processing it, and expressing it in ways that are efficient.”
New York State’s annual commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be presented as a statewide broadcast event, “We Press On: New York State Celebrates the Legacy of Dr.
Robyn Gray, who chairs the grassroots group Guilderland Coalition for Responsible Growth, pushed the board both to clarify its new building-permit fees and to adopt a building moratorium while the board considers recommendations on updating its comprehensive plan.
