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Board members discuss Ascendant layoffs, Save‑A‑Lot site, hotel permits and EV charging plans
Summary
Board members discussed multiple local development updates including Ascendant selling buildings affecting about 75 employees, a 330,000‑square‑foot Save‑A‑Lot property that could be subdivided, pending DEC review of hotel stormwater permits, and potential EV chargers at the tourism center.
Board members used the meeting's updates section to review a set of local economic-development matters including business relocations, large commercial property availability, hotel development permitting, and potential electric-vehicle charging at the tourism center.
A board member reported that Ascendant is exiting part of its office operations and is selling 11 buildings; the transcript reports about 75 employees will be seeking new jobs. The speaker said five buildings were transferred to a competitor and that Kansaki (spelled in the transcript) was not among those transferred. The board discussed referral options for those workers and noted that the New York State Department of Labor could assist in outreach.
The board also discussed a Save‑A‑Lot property that the speaker said is a 330,000‑square‑foot facility Allen's family is handling; board remarks said the building could be subdivided for two to 10 tenants. Speakers noted potential constraints for certain industrial uses (for example, bottling plants) because of wastewater-treatment capacity and the need for dedicated sewer lines to handle high-strength waste streams.
On the hotel project, staff said the village approved an extension tied to credits the board had purchased and that the hotel paid $21,005.40. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) had been asked to weigh in; staff said the hotel submitted a stormwater pollution prevention plan and planning-board comments were pending DEC input. A restaurant pad adjacent to the hotel site was described as being for sale; county staff said they expect the hotel to break ground in spring and that infrastructure work (water, sewer, propane and natural gas) has been stubbed to serve the site.
Board members also discussed electric-vehicle charging. Staff described a Central Hudson program that can subsidize installation and cover five years of software updates and maintenance so the net cost to the owner is zero; the county may be eligible to receive two Level 2 chargers at the tourism center with application support from a private company that would subsidize installation costs.
No formal votes were recorded on these updates; board members discussed referral and outreach plans for displaced workers and infrastructure steps needed for development.
