Members on July 24 walked through changes made to the draft plan that was first presented to the committee in March.

In building the solar facility, care was taken not to disturb the land, Carlene Pruitt said. “We have to be very conscious and mindful when it comes to the production or development of projects like this,” she said. “We can’t drill, you know, like pilings into the dirt. So what we do is we use a ballast system — they look kind of like cinder blocks — to hold the racking and the panels on top of the soil so there’s no penetration of the soil whatsoever.”

Some of the board’s conditions for approval appear to address concerns raised by residents during multiple meetings on the proposal, like building permits not being issued until after the village has dredged Fly Creek.

GUILDERLAND — A fast-food restaurant that is relatively unknown in the United States but found in several countries in the Middle East and Africa as well as in India, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada, is coming to Guilderland.

The Altamont Board of Trustees on July 17 passed a resolution confirming it has enough additional potable water to supply the proposed Inns of Altamont; it did not approve the request nor give the hotel the right to access the water. 

Last October, Floccuzio sought a variance to build a warehouse on the 10.7 acres he’d bought in the Rural Agricultural district at the corner of routes 20 and 158. This month, he sought a variance to build three houses on the same acreage.

At 185 pages, the draft update to Guilderland’s comprehensive plan, per New York State Law, “provides the backbone for the local zoning law.” 

GUILDERLAND — Less than a decade after starting their vineyard, Joyce and James Besha have won 11 medals at the 38th Annual New York Wine Classic competition.

GUILDERLAND — Three men smashed the front window of an upscale boutique in Stuyvesant Plaza at about 12:43 a.m. on Tuesday, stealing merchandise, according to a release from Guilderland Police.

“This was a total mess because we were not notified and brought in when the design was being done,” said Anthony Carrow, the Westmere fire chief, of adequate space not being left for turning a large fire apparatus. “So that’s going to impact life safety and response in that area because now we’re going to have to go all the way around through Gipp Road.”