Once New Scotland’s land-use plan is updated, the town board needs to codify it into zoning law.

New Scotland is updating its comprehensive plan, which was last done in 1994, and considering clustered, mixed-use development.

Two animals were found dead and decomposed in a Feura Bush house last week.

Stewart’s shops threatened to sue if Voorheesville’s planning commission required an in-depth environmental review of its proposal to build a store with gas pumps in the village, which the company calls an unlawful delaying tactic. Nevertheless, the commission proceeded; its chairwoman said of Stewart’s, “They can sue us or decide to work with us.”

Endangered bats, wetlands, and stormwater basins were among the topics the Voorheesville Planning Commission heard about in considering James Cillis’s proposal for an 11-lot subdivision called Serenity.

On Tuesday, Twin Bridges Waste and Recycling got a special-use permit from New Scotland’s planning board to operate a business from School Road but still needs a building-department permit.