Altamont was awarded $1.1 million in funding to help improve its wastewater treatment plant on Gun Club Road, while Voorheesville received $300,000 to help pay for sewer upgrades in the Salem Hills neighborhood. The funds were secured by Congressman Paul Tonko.
“By some magic recipe, we all figured out: OK, town money, county money, and Mohawk-Hudson money and got it done,” said Joanne Cunningham who chairs the Albany County Legislature.
The New Scotland Planning Board is currently reviewing two proposals for battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities in town.
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