Tag Archives: Moreau

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

A cannabis field off of Northway Exit 17 has raised a stink in Moreau, as nearby residents complain about the strong odor the plants are giving off.

The property in question is 63 Spier Falls Road, owned by Saratoga Springs-based Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings.

The growing of cannabis at the site seemed to catch the town by surprise. An Aug. 19 notice of violation …

Chronicle reporter Ben Westcott writes: Shangri-La Real Estate Holdings of Saratoga Springs wants to build a dozen 3,600 sq. ft. greenhouses, a 5,000 sq. ft. drying/storage barn, and a 1,000 sq. ft. farmstand off Exit 17 at 63 Spier Falls Road in Moreau.

Peter Loyola, an agent representing Shangri-La at Monday’s Moreau Planning Board meeting, said that under current plans, the greenhouses would grow half cannabis and half other produce.…

By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer

At its Monday, April 15, meeting, the Moreau Planning Board, by a 4-2 vote, made a favorable determination on the 191-unit mixed residential district proposed by Cerrone Builders for abandoned agricultural land west of Moreau Recreational Park on both sides of Lenox Boulevard.

But Board Chair John Arnold noted, “We have a detailed list of items that we wish the Town Board will consider …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

The Biochar fight is quickly boiling anew as the new town supervisor Jesse Fish and his council majority took office in January in Moreau.

Saratoga Biochar Solutions seeks to construct a “pyrolysis” facility in Moreau’s Industrial Park that would turn processed sewage into carbon fertilizer.

Mr. Fish and the board majority, backed by many vocal Biochar opponents, won a landslide victory in the fall.…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released draft air and solid waste permits for public comment for the Saratoga Biochar Solutions facility proposed for construction in Moreau.

The facility would heat processed human waste to create a carbon fertilizer.

The DEC will now hold two public comment hearings “to ensure full consideration of any potential environmental and environmental justice concerns relating to the project.”

Saratoga Biochar touted the …