The New Scotland Town Board has formalized its relationship with Nan Stolzenburg and her firm, agreeing to an annual contract with Community Planning & Environmental Associates not to exceed $60,000.
Borrego Solar Systems was given approval to install a five-megawatt large-scale, ground-mounted, solar array on the 27-acre site that is located in between 215 Altamont Road and National Grid’s high-voltage transmission lines.
Project partner and architect Dan Sanders said to the planning board, “There were delays on the project with financing, primarily, and just COVID-related activities in terms of the market for retail. And now we’re underway.”
A cluster subdivision had previously been proposed for the site, but the owner hadn’t been able to get that project off the ground because of an inability to connect to the town of Bethlehem’s water system.
Deb Engel, who also received the Albany County Legislature’s Beyond the Call COVID-19 Award in May, was presented with the award by state Senator Michelle Hinchey on Sept. 10 at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center in New Salem.
Design of a village sewer project is nearing completion and “hopefully” construction would commence in 2023, Kathryn Serra, an engineer with C.T. Male Associates, said during a recent public meeting on the project.
