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Fulton County Planning Director Scott Henze, right, discusses a solar project with the Board of Supervisors Public Works Committee Monday at the County Office Building in Johnstown. (The Leader-Herald/Michael Anich)
JOHNSTOWN A Fulton County Board of Supervisors’ committee recently heard a presentation on Nexus Renewables’ $5.6 million solar project adjacent to the Tryon Technology Park in Perth.
The committee also approved a proposed county subscription related to the project, which isn’t expected to be done until next year.
County Planning Director Scott Henze updated the panel on the project at the County Office Building.
“This is a community solar project,” he told supervisors.
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JOHNSTOWN Fulton County officials continue to work on a site inventory project with the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, which received two consultant proposals.
Fulton County Industrial Development Agency Executive Director James Mraz recently told his board that MVEDD and the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth received two proposals.
They are from Elan Planning/Landscape Architecture/Engineering, D.P.C. and the MRB Group, both of Saratoga Springs.
“They’re hoping to have this work done later this summer,” Mraz said of MVEDD.
Mraz said MVEDD and the CRG are reviewing both proposals to determine which firm to hire.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton County Industrial Development Agency recently prioritized its board goals for 2021.
At its Jan. 12 2021 annual meeting, the DA board had identified potential goals for 2021: One identify potential sites for redevelopment and conduct desktop assessments on them; two contact National Grid to see if there’s ways to expedite any hurdles for potential projects; three conduct a summit with the IDA’s economic development partners; four develop new revenue streams for the IDA; and five conduct board training.
IDA Executive Director James Mraz at the board’s February meeting again broached the topic of goals.
Mraz told the board he thought goals one, three and five were “most attainable.” It was noted by the board that goal three a summit might potentially wait until after the COVID-19 pandemic had lessened.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton County Industrial Development Agency board recently reviewed a 2020 Payment In Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT report.
“Each year, we monitor the PILOTs,” said IDA Executive Director James Mraz. “We have to make sure the companies are making the payments we require them to make.”
The agency board monitors all PILOT agreements it has on projects to verify that PILOT payments are being made per the agreements. Each year, the IDA sends a letter to every company it has a PILOT with asking that they fill out a PILOT report. The IDA also sends a similar letter to all local taxing jurisdictions impacted by an IDA PILOT. The information from local taxing jurisdictions is used to compare against the information received from companies.