The New Scotland Town Board at its October meeting set Nov. 9 as the date for public hearings on both proposals: 6:30 p.m. for next year’s budget and 6:45 p.m. for the proposed zoning changes to the New Scotland Hamlet.
On the ballot for Voorheesville School District voters on Dec. 6 are two proposals: a $25.2 million “core” capital school project and a $2 million energy performance contract. The district plans to hold an informational meeting on the proposal on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m.
At its Oct. 12 meeting, the board adopted a negative state Environmental Quality Review Act declaration for the project, meaning it determined the proposal would not have a significant adverse impact on the environment.
New Scotland Senior Outreach Liaison Deb Engel said she was told her application is still in the running, but hasn’t heard anything about a final award. “It should be within the next few weeks,” she said when asked about when a decision would be made.
“It’s a small grant,” Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy said of the $40,000 that went to the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Scotland, “but it carries a serious weight, and makes a serious difference.”
For 2023, the town is proposing a tax rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value for all New Scotland property owners — including those who live in the village of Voorheesville — the same as this year.
