Noah Zweifel

Westerlo’s tentative 2021 budget calls for a 5.93-percent property-tax increase and a revenue reduction of $213,496. 

At least 15 people spoke before the Rensselaerville Town Board on Oct. 8, sharing their stance on whether the town should denounce the Confederate flag. 

Berne has released its tentative 2021 budget, providing the first comprehensive look at the town’s mid-pandemic finances.

Rensselaerville Town Board

Spending is down in Rensselaerville’s tentative 2021 budget, but only by a margin, and revenues are likewise only down a touch, leaving a budget that’s much the same as the budget the town board adopted in 2020. 

Knox’s tentative 2021 budget indicates there will be no townwide property tax increase next year.

The New York State Supreme Court has upheld its decision to dismiss an Article 78 filed by Christine Duffy, of Westmere, against the town of Guilderland over her neighbor’s driveway expansion because it was filed too late. 

Guilderland and Knox were exempt from a fiscal stress review performed by the office of the state comptroller because neither town filed its annual update documents on time.

A handful of Rensselaerville residents requested that the town board condemn display of the Confederate battle flag, a popular conservative symbol intertwined with racism, but the resolution that will be introduced next month seems unlikely to go through. 

Berne Republican Party Chairman and Highway Superintendent Randy Bashwinger has been elected chairman of the Albany County GOP following his success in establishing Republican-backed candidates in elected Hilltown positions. Westerlo’s GOP chairwoman, Lisa DeGroff, was elected to serve as the county GOP’s secretary. 

A lawsuit filed by a former Albany County employee who alleges that County Executive Daniel McCoy punished her for not backing the political candidates he favored has been settled for four out of five of the defendants, including Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy.

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