New Scotland

The tax rate paid by property owners in the village is set to increase about 2.7 percent, from $1.38 per $1,000 of assessed value to $1.42 per $1,000. 

Marilyn Miles, Program Coordinator, Clarksville Historical Society

Alan S. Kowlowitz, President, New Scotland Historical Association

 

Shirley Unser, Member, New Salem Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary

 

Sharon Breisch, New Scotland

The budget, presented during the Voorheesville School Board’s March 2 meeting shows the district spending $36,481,272 in 2026-27 compared to expected revenues of $35,156,00, a 7.8 percent, or $2.54 million, increase over this year. 

Fred the Butcher is looking to more than triple its Maple Road footprint, adding roughly 4,000 square feet to its existing 2,000-square-foot building and overhauling the site’s parking and traffic circulation. “The access drive around the site will also be improved to have better vehicular circulation,” according to a project narrative filed with the town of New Scotland.

After Sarita Winchell resigned in February, former longtime village clerk-treasurer  Linda Pasquali was named to take over the final year of Winchell’s four-year term.

The problem faced by the town was one of both tight and blown deadlines.

The New Scotland Planning Board is currently reviewing two proposals for battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities in town. 

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