“We’re not here to beat each other up, but to develop ourselves.”

The town supervisor said he will start involving the public soon, but that the form that involvement will take is not yet clear. 

Three grassroots groups — Save the Pine Bush, the Guilderland Coalition for Responsible Growth, and the Rapp Road Historical — are raising funds to hire experts that will help them challenge Pyramid’s plans for development.

Nearly a year after approving the rezone of 107-109 Helderberg Ave., the Altamont Village Board again voted to rezone the property last month, placing Stewart’s Shops back on the path to get the permission it needs from the village’s other boards to build a new store. This week, the company made variance requests of the zoning board. 

The crimes were “ruled by insatiable greed,” said Assistant United States Attorney Michael Barnett in court Wednesday.