Water and Sewer Rates Go Up in Village of Stillwater – by V. Albert

The Stillwater Village Board of Trustees held a public hearing at its regularly- scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 18 for the community to ask questions, and seek clarification on an upcoming increase in water and sewer rates.  On October 1, the water rate will be raised to $4.50 per 1,000 gallons for inside users and $6.38 per 1,000 gallons for outside users.  In addition, sewer rates will also increase to $4.50 per 1,000 gallons for residents of the Village.

The entire article is in the 08-27 edition.

Sewer District May Produce Some of It’s Own Electricity – by Harold Wessell

HALFMOON, March 27 – Saratoga County Sewer District officials will be investigating the possibility of constructing a solar farm on the property of its projected second, northerly treatment plant in the Town of Northumberland.

The deed for the plant was expected to be executed during the week following district commissioners’ March 27 meeting, according to District Attorney Robert Wilcox that day.     Commission Chairman William Davis made the request based on what he had heard about the Town of Clifton Park's recent contract with solar power developers Heliosage, of Charlotte, VA. "There's money out there, NYSERDA [New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, with offices in Malta]) gives about $3 million per project. As some funding available to assist.

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