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BOCES audit means school districts lose money

An accounting error by the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) means BOCES overpaid two dozen school districts in the region by $2 million, the Daily Gazette is reporting. The audit found that a BOCES treasurer incorrectly claimed facility aid totaling $5.7 million during the 2023-24 academic year, the story says, citing the audit from the state Comptroller’s office. The calculation included $3 million in "miscellaneous" revenue collected from sources other than the 23 local school districts that the Capital Region BOCES represents, so the districts received nearly $2 million in aid they should not have received, the audit found. Districts that received the additional funding are required to return the monies to the state.

Tannery Commons project paused

Neighbors have condemned a proposed Tannery Commons project in Ballston Spa, so the developer will “revisit” its plans, a story in the Times Union says. The developer, Conifer, LLC, told village officials that it needs time to review before seeking approval of the village’s boards and commissions. The plan would raze the ivy-covered Angelica Textile building on Bath Street, the story says.

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Glenville developer eyes next phase

Construction has begun on 56-unit housing development along Swaggertown Road in Glenville, and the developer is eyeing a second phase that would bring an additional 34 condominium units to what has been long-vacant farmland, the Daily Gazette is reporting. The former Horstman Farm property closed in 2014.

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Banker retiring, successor named

Jeff Levy, senior vice president and chief banking officer for Community Bank, will retire at the end of the year, a story in the Albany Business Review says. Matt Durkee will succeed him. Levy lives in Saratoga Springs and will remain here after retirement, the story says.

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