A county-wide shared services plan includes an option to further study whether the to consolidate Berne’s highway department with the Albany County Department of Public Works. Many steps would follow approval of the very first one.

The schedule was moved up by about a year, and the town intends to request the speed limit be lowered along the route following its repaving.

State funds have been awarded for roads in New Scotland and Berne, part of a $27.8 million package to repair 134.2 lane miles of state roads across the Capital Region this summer and fall.

Paving and repair work will take place on:

With counties across New York State working to submit a plan to save money through shared municipal services by Aug. 1, some town governments have been trying to keep up —  wary of consolidation, anxious to save taxpayers money, or simply reeling from the fast pace.

With only one business district that has no known businesses, the town of Knox grappled with the question of how to promote businesses that are not in zones for businesses.

The superintendent alleges the supervisor had overstepped his authority in several instances.

A town board meeting in Berne last week saw notifications of seasonal road closings and an arranged fee schedule for Switzkill Farm.

Work schedules have been the main obstacle in an ongoing labor dispute.

The action authorizes spending  $60,000 to cover engineering fees for completing and modifying as needed the draft renovation plan, and for preparing estimates.