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 …
Read More »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.…
Read More »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 …
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By Ben Westcott, Chronicle Staff Writer
Alltown Fresh, a gas station convenience market place and kitchen with a chef-driven menu that emphasizes fresh and local food options, opened on Route 9 (1401 Saratoga Road) in the Town of Moreau on Nov. 2, north of Northway Exit 17. It’s the former site of a Sunoco and XtraMart.
“It’s been awesome, it’s busy,” General Manager Holly Kitchen said. “But it’s great because …
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By Ben Westcott & Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writers
Over 60 community members attended an information meeting Thursday night at the Moreau Community Center as part of ongoing efforts to stop Saratoga Biochar from building in the Moreau Industrial Park.
The event was sponsored by the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls (CAAN), Not Moreau, and Hands Off the Hudson.
Moreau Town Board member John “J.D.” Donohue, a member …
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