Siplon on Water
Jim Siplon, the head of WarrenEDC, sat down for a Q&A profile in the Albany Business Journal. They talked about broadband internet, housing, and making the area twice the size over the next 50 years. These are topics Siplon has spoken about with FoothillsBusinessDaily.com, too: here, here, here, and here.
Lucarelli, Vandenburgh team in Troy waterfront
The former co-owner of Bellevue Builders Supply is involved in the proposed 231-unit apartment complex on the riverfront in north Troy, a story in the Albany Business Journal is reporting. Don Lucarelli’s Starlight Development LLC paid $70,000 to Golub Properties of Watervliet Inc. for two properties, about 11 acres total, from family members who own the Price Chopper/Market 32 chain, the story says. Kevin Vandenburgh has been listed in planning documents. Lucarelli told the ABJ that they plan to sell the property to a developer.
Coesa Mineral Spring upgrade
The neglected, hard-to-reach Coesa Mineral Spring in the southwestern corner of the Saratoga Spa State Park, will undergo an upgrade thanks in part to a $75,000 grant from Parks & Trails New York, says a story in the Daily Gazette. The project will rehab the springhouse, install interpretive signs, and install a replica of the original granite fountain, the story says. The Spa Park Centennial Fund is adding $59,000 to the project.
Springs election could change protests
Given the Black Lives Matter protests over the past year in Saratoga Springs, the choice for who becomes Commissioner of Public Safety is particularly consequential, says a story in the Times Union. The seat has no incumbent as Commissioner Robin Dalton is running for mayor, and Republican Tracey LaBelle, supported by the Police Benevolent Association, could boost the SSPD’s sinking morale. Democrat James Montagnino could end the use of warrants and handcuffs on protestors who he says should only be served summons to appear in court, the story says.
Daycare project in Keene
The Little Peaks Daycare Center will have space for 34 children and seven to eight full-time employees after its expansion, a story in the Sun Community News says. The center is also partnering with Essex County to offer affordable housing. A house will be demolished to offer access to four housing lots that will be developed at an affordable rate.