Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators The 2016 WAVE training sessions are open for registration. DEC is recruiting participants for the 2016 summer sampling season to conduct water quality assessments in […]
Local Government Spring Workshop Wrap-Up On March 31, the Capital District Regional Planning Commission held its Local Government Spring Workshop at Hudson Valley Community College, featuring relevant and timely topics for planning […]
Unemployment Continues to Improve in February Regional unemployment closing in on 2007 mark. Year-to-year unemployment continues to improve according to labor market data released for February 2016. According to the NYS Department of […]
Population Growth in Capital Region Population grows by 1.4% in region. According to recent Census estimates, the central Capital Region leads upstate in total population growth, with an overall increase to […]
Floodplain Management Training The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be presenting a series of Floodplain Management (FPM) Trainings across the state in 2015 – 2016. Rensselaer County’s training will […]
Housing Trends: Capital District Data for January/February Is the Model Shifting in the Capital Region? The January/February issue of Capital District Data is now available. In this issue, we examine regional trends among […]
Albany CSO Pool Communities RFP Released Note: Proposals received after 4:00pm, April 22, 2016 will not be considered. Albany CSO Pool Communities Corporation Audit and Tax Accountant Services RFP 2016-001 […]
Revised Standards for Erosion and Sediment Control Available for Public Comment DEC has revised the “New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Blue Book)”. This document provides […]
Public Comment Period on EPA Revisions to Stormwater Permit EPA is proposing changes to the regulations governing small municipal separate stormwater sewer system (MS4) permits responding to remand from United […]
Rocky Ferraro to Retire After 30 Years of Service The Region’s Planning All-Star is Planning for More Mets Games in 2017 Board of Commissioners Launches National Search To Secure Qualified […]