{"id":36926,"date":"2023-12-19T14:20:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=36926"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:20:58","slug":"warren-and-washington-counties-have-plans-to-develop-industrial-park-near-canal-lock-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2023\/12\/warren-and-washington-counties-have-plans-to-develop-industrial-park-near-canal-lock-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren and Washington Counties Have Plans to Develop Industrial Park Near Canal Lock 8"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Paul Post<\/p>\n
Armed with nearly $5.7 million in state and federal funds, Warren and Washington counties plan to develop an industrial park near Champlain Canal Lock 8 in Fort Edward.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>General Electric Company used the 82-acre site as a dewatering facility for its massive Hudson River PCB dredging project.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>When work was done, the property now called Canalside Energy Park was taken over by the Counties of Warren and Washington Industrial Development Agency.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>In November, the IDA was awarded $4,739,000 from the Fast NY Program that will be used to install sewer and upgrade water service in an effort to attract new industry. Another $950,000 in congressional member funding has been obtained from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>IDA Chairman and Hampton Supervisor David O\u2019Brien said the property would be well-suited for some type of agricultural processing facility, or a green energy company involved with solar, battery or wind turbine manufacturing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s hoped that construction on new water and sewer infrastructure can be begin next spring or summer. Such work would likely take about a year to complete, he said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The site has tri-modal access via rail, roadway and the Champlain Canal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Paul Post Armed with nearly $5.7 million in state and federal funds, Warren and Washington counties plan to develop an industrial park near Champlain Canal Lock 8 in Fort Edward. \u00a0General Electric Company used the 82-acre site as a dewatering facility for its massive Hudson River PCB dredging project. \u00a0When work was done, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n