After assuring residents that it would seek all options to help lower the costs of a proposed $3.6 million sewer system, the village of Voorheesville began to make good on that promise this week when the state announced that the village had received a $400,000 grant. 

Confusion about Voorheesville’s proposed sewer project had residents seeking answers from the village board at its monthly meeting. 

Voorheesville recently had a study performed to assess the feasibility of placing sewer lines in and around Main Street and Voorheesville Avenue. With the study in hand, the village is now looking for grants to help defray the project’s $3.6 million cost.

Supervisor Kevin Crosier said during the April 10 town board meeting that residents in the Berne hamlet will be able to hook into the new sewer system in June.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Water and Sewer committee Chairman Thomas Delp plans to retract a notice sent to water and sewer users in the hamlet describing the systems as compromised.