Sixteen months after being rebuked, the board is back with a clear plan. 

The total tax levy — which includes the town’s special districts — is projected to increase slightly, from about $627,500 to $633,800, while the townwide tax paying into Knox’s general and highway funds, stays the same at $266,525.

Norfolk Southern has asked the court to stop enforcement of the stop-work order and to declare it legally invalid. 

The statement from the school district said it was made aware of the incident on Oct. 8

The county tax rate will drop from about $2.73 per $1,000 of assessed value this year to about $2.56 per $1,000 in 2026. 

The suit is a third-party claim filed against Hilton barn contractor Sanz Construction. 

The standing-room-only public hearing on Oct. 7 saw over two dozen residents voice almost unanimous opposition to the proposal. 

The proposed shop — 2093 Western Avenue, a multi-tenant building currently home to a dog salon — is located within a quarter mile of Guilderland’s second town-approved dispensary at 2028 Western Avenue.

Peter was one in a long line of Ten Eyck stewards of Indian Ladder Farms, which runs along the base of the Helderberg escarpment on both sides of the Altamont-Voorheesville Road for nearly a mile, and has become a mecca for the Capital Region, where city dwellers and suburbanites alike can connect with the country.

“This is important because this has been something that I think we’ve discussed: How do we get more breakfast in students’ hands,” Voorheesville Superintendent Frank Macri said on Oct. 6.