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Baron, Reilly let anti big box law fall 1 vote short |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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After a 2 hour public hearing on Local Law B, Deb Baron and Rich Reilly stopped the anti-big box law by voting against it in a vote that went 3-2 in favor of the zoning law, but fell 1 vote shy of the supermajority needed for passage. Even though 3 members of the Town Board voted for the law, it failed because the owners of the Bender Melon farm delivered a protest petition that forced a super majority to pass the law. By either Baron or Reilly voting in favor of Local Law B, this long campaign would have been brought to an end. Now it will drag on until the November 2011 elections. Check out Teri Conway's March 12 coverage in her Farm Life blog in the Times Union. The Spotlight also has coverage. |
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Albany County approves Local Law B |
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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"Based on where we were in May and where we are today, the Town has taken monumental steps forward." With these words, the Albany County Planning Board today (Feb. 17) approved the 50,000 sq. ft. size cap law, Local Law B of 2010. Their vote was unanimous. NS4 co-founder Liz Kormos attended and told the County that the Town has applied for a grant to help in developing a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS), something County repeated it would still like to see done. Planning Board Chairman Chuck Voss told the County it was something the Town was looking forward to doing. "This is good because it means we may not need a super majority of 4 votes on the Town Board," to put zoning in place, said Dan Mackay, a Town of New Scotland Board member, after the meeting. Also present for the announcement were Town Supervisor Tom Dolin and Town Board member Doug LaGrange, along with several members of the Town Planning Board and a handful of other citizens. |
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Local Law B will go to County Feb. 17 |
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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We've just heard that Local Law B of 2010 will be reviewed by the Albany County Planning Board at its Feb. 17 meeting right here in Voorheesville at the County Department of Public Works conference room. Check our Events Page for more information. (Note: Originally, we reported the meeting would be on the 18th. But Albany Co. DPW web page confirms this meeting has been moved up one day to Wednesday, Feb. 17.) Update: the location has been moved back downtown to 112 State St., as of 2/12/2010, to accommodate a larger than usual crowd. Watch our Events page for any further changes. |
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Town Board advances Local Law B |
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 |
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Proposed size cap law for retail development is on its way! Tom Dolin, Deb Baron, Doug LaGrange, and Daniel Mackay voted last night to send the law to the Albany County and the Town of New Scotland Planning Boards for their review. Chuck Voss, our new Town Planning Board Chair, said that the Planning Board would review the law at its next session, Tuesday, February 2, at 7 pm. All are welcome to attend. Thanks to Tom, Deb, Dan, and Doug for supporting the advancement. Anyone who would like to review draft Local Law B of 2010 may download it here from the Town of New Scotland Web site. |
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Finally, a size cap law New Scotland can live with! |
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
Your efforts and votes have made a difference. SLINGERLANDS, NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, at 6:30 P.M., the Town of New Scotland town board will take up a commercial zone size cap law with limits that ensure responsible growth for the community. It's called Local Law B of 2010, and it's on the agenda for this special meeting. The Law sets responsible growth limits in the Commercial Zone with a 50,000 sq. ft. retail store size limit for development without requiring town board approval.
What happens next? After the Planning Board offers its recommendations regarding the proposed law to the town board, they will set the date for a public hearing. We will let you know so you can mark it in your calendars, come out and attend, and bring your neighbors and friends.
In this more than 2 year process, we are getting closer to our goal: sound economic development. But we have not yet arrived. We still need all of you to come out and express your opinions at that public hearing. Remember the momentum for the moratorium? We will need that kind of strength in numbers again at the public hearing. In order to remind residents of this most important date, NS4SED will continue to operate its web site, send out email blasts, place perhaps 1 or 2 banners in strategic, highly visible spots around the Town, and continue to work toward our goal. In order to defray expenses, anyone who would like to make a donation or $25 or whatever amount you feel comfortable giving, please use PayPal at http://www.ns4sed.com/. (Look under Ways to Help.) Or you may send checks to New Scotlanders for Sound Economic Development at PO Box 163, Voorheesville, NY 12186. |
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