Vol. 36, No. 2 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2018
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Deep freeze
Frigid weather causes problems for Walden
By TED REMSNYDER
The historically frigid conditions
over the past two weeks understandably
resulted in complications for local
municipalities, and the Village of Walden
was hit with several water main breaks
due to the plummeting temperatures. On
New Year’s Day, Walden Village Manager
John Revella informed residents that due
to the breaks they might temporarily
experience variations in water pressure
and slight discoloration in their water
supply, while noting that water was still
safe to drink.
The Walden Department of Public
Works labored quickly to fix the main
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By JASPREET GILL
jgill&tcnewspapers.com
F rozen L ake
Visitors take a walk on the 40-acre frozen Diamond Lake at Winding Hills Park this past weekend in Montgomery.
Montgomery
moving
ahead on
solar project
Jaspreet Gill
Solar power might be coming to the
Village of Montgomery sooner than
expected.
During last week’s Village of
Montgomery town hall meeting, the
town board authorized Mayor L.
Stephen Brescia to sign a letter of intent
authorizing General Electric Solar (GE
Solar) to make an application to Central
Hudson Gas and Electric on the village’s
behalf.
The application will allow for the
interconnection of Central Hudson Gas
and Electric into GE Solar’s electric grid.
The application will be made in the name
of the village, according to Jim Farr.
Farr, the Principal of Farr Engineering,
is the local consultant with GE Solar
to assist the company with planning
matters within the village. He has more
than 30 years of civil, municipal and
environmental engineering experience
behind his name.
“GE Solar will build and own the solar
system,” he says. “GE Solar will have a
contract with the village for operation
and maintenance.”
But how will solar power benefit village
residents?
“There are environmental benefits
to solar in that it’s a renewable energy
supply with no pollution,” says Farr. “The
village will see a decreased cost in power
costs for the sewer plant and other village
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