Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to create a new Office of Renewable Energy Permitting, which would be responsible for reviewing large wind and solar projects. But municipal leaders across the state are worried that the new process could limit local influence on the often massive developments.
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Reining in rural sprawl
Lima is at a crossroads, literally and figuratively. The village of approximately 2,100 people got its start as a stop on a well-traveled cross-state road, a section of which is the modern Routes 5 and 20. A village landmark from the era, the American Hotel, still sits at the corner of that corridor and what’s […]






