The massive Ellsworth Commons residential-commercial development opposite Malta Town Hall is behind on its rent, of $225,233.
It's over 90 days late. And that has some local leaders and townspeople worried.
Read the entire article in the Oct. 23 issue of the Express.
Also Tuesday, the Board honored the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center at its 50th anniversary. Director Paul Archambault, who began his position in July, spoke and the following is taken from his remarks.\
"What we're celebrating this year is really an historic preservation story. It's not only the founding of a museum, but also of saving a house:" the 1830s Hugh White house, home of a prominent Waterford Citizen, located at 2 Museum Lane, an historic Federal style revival house that is now home to the center.
Read the entire article in the October 16th edition of the Express.
The Town of Malta Board heard a proposal by Luther Forest Tech Campus to open the door to certain zoning changes that could in turn open the Town's "door" to more business activity and fiscal benefit. Matthew Jones presented a proposal for amending its Planned Development District (PDD) legislation, that had been developed in recent months with LFTC board chairman Thomas Roohan and Michael Relyea the former campus director, now a consultant to it.
Read the entire article in the Oct. 2nd issue of the Express
BALLSTON SPA, September 19 ñ "Well, look at this," said new Acting Saratoga County District Attorney after her swearing in ceremony Friday and her brief, upbeat address afterwards. "It's the quickest press conference that you've had in this office... I promise efficiency and accountability ñ just like we're doing today."
Read the entire article in the Sept. 25th issue of the Express.
TOWN OF STILLWATER, June 18 Supervisor Edward Kinowski on Thursday called the merging of the Stillwater and Malta ambulance/ rescue squads "a very seamless transition, and I really appreciate that. I don't think most people even notice the difference, except they see the word ëMalta' now added to ‘Stillwater,' but that's okay."
But not all that unexpected -- as the late Paul Harvey would say, "the rest of the story" is one of some seams straining.
The Town Board heard the rest from representatives of the Malta Ambulance Service and rescue squad.
Read the entire article in the Sept. 25th issue of the Express.
Stillwaters, June 18
After several months of negotiation, the Town and Village of Stillwater have arrived at an acceptable proposal for the division and distribution of the net proceeds of the GE litigation settlement which the Village won earlier this year.
The Village and Town Boards, in identical resolutions at their monthly meetings of June 16 and 18 respectively, have agreed $86,000 is to be paid to the Town; and the balance of $4,368,469, to the Village.
Read the entire article in the Sept. 25th issue of the Express.
