The town had discovered that health benefits for retirees were being paid without authorization, necessitating a resolution to that effect. In addition to formalizing an existing practice, it also adjusts the way benefits work for employees hired after Jan. 1, 2024. 

Lisa DeGroff, Member, Westerlo Hometown Heroes Committee

Knox implemented a year-long moratorium last April to give itself room to get a handle on existing projects and establish a more forward-looking perspective. 

Joel Willsey, East Berne

JB Houle, East Berne

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will help Rensselaerville and three other Albany County municipalities with water source protection by providing free consultation on matters of funding, data interpretation, plan development, and more.  

Alexander R. Chauvot, Secretary, and the entire James Wyatt Spencer Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee

The Rensselaerville Town Board is considering reducing the number of polling sites in the town from three to one to cut costs. A public hearing on the issue is scheduled for Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m.

The town had previously said it legally wouldn’t be able to sell the property to Albany County. The hearing was scheduled after The Enterprise reported that there would be no legal barrier to the sale.

In addition to the potential loss of more than half-a-million in state aid under the governor’s proposed executive budget, Berne-Knox-Westerlo has been designated a moderately-stressed district by the state comptroller, due to diminished reserve funds.