NEW SCOTLAND — Local news out of New Scotland this year took on a decidedly national tone, with two major stories garnering media attention from outlets across the country.
Much as in 2017, the town is getting its regulatory ducks in a row because it’s “been approached by a couple of possible projects,” New Scotland Supervisor Douglas LaGrange said during the town board’s November meeting.
The increase, the first since 2009, raises minimum New Scotland senior household eligibility requirements from $29,000 to $50,000, and from $37,400 to $58,400.
The latest changes, approximately $150,000 in total, were approved by the town board during its Dec. 13 meeting. But New Scotland taxpayers won’t be on the hook for overages, according to Councilman William Hennessy.
In October, an Albany Court judge signed off on an order authorizing the Utica National Insurance Company to pay Stephanie Remmert $16,183.97, and her lawyers, Harding Mazzotti LLP, $6,316.07.
A Dec. 1 letter to Guilderland Supervisor Peter Barber stated the Altamont Rescue Squad “will be discontinuing providing basic life support emergency medical services” within Guilderland and portions of Knox.
The embattled mall’s parent company, Pyramid Management Group, made the announcement in a Thursday press release, stating “it had successfully worked with its lenders to extend the loan on its Crossgates property for five years.”
Part of the Nov. 15 Guilderland ZBA meeting acted as a public hearing for Beck Concepts LLC’s request challenging a violation it received “for utilizing a single-family dwelling for the purpose of transient rental accommodations.”
In reality, the New Scotland Town Board last month adopted a budget for next year that is up about $515,000 over this year, according to Lisa Boehlke, Supervisor Doug LaGrange’s clerk and bookkeeper.
