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Glen FARMLand

GlenFARMLand, Inc. (Glen Families Allied for Responsible Management of Land) is a 501(c)3 organization in the Town of Glen, NY.

We aim to "Keep Glen Green", preserving the agricultural nature of our town; saying "NO" to mega (industrial) solar projects. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube at

10/01/2026

At the last regular Montgomery County Legislature meeting, a resolution was approved authorizing the county attorney to commence litigation with respect to the proposed 4600 acre Cow Bell Solar project in the Town of Florida.

This lawsuit challenges the ruling disallowing the county unredacted copies of the pre-application materials by means of a protective order.

In an article posted by the Daily Gazette, Montgomery County Attorney Meghan M Manion is quoted as follows:
“It is arbitrary and capricious to say that we can have the documents later, but not now,” Manion said. “We are a municipal entity and this involves a project that's occurring in our boundaries that active conversations are occurring on between New York State and the solar developer and we would like to see unredacted documents to know how this is going to impact our local laws.”

We applaud the efforts of the county to protect Home Rule and the rights of local municipalities to fully participate in the arrangement between NYS ORES and the project developer.

08/04/2026

Happening this Saturday: Stop Energy Sprawl conference in Jordanville. Please register today so we can get an accurate count for on-site lunch!
https://sesconference2026.org/
(from Stop Energy Sprawl)

07/31/2026

Steve gave a great overview of Home Rule and the premise of the three lawsuits that have been filed against NYS ORES by GlenFARMLand, the Town of Glen and Montgomery County.

The lawsuits, referred to as an Article 78, are based upon procedure being violated.

What is an Article 78?

An Article 78 proceeding is a special type of lawsuit in New York used to challenge decisions, actions, or failures to act by state and local government agencies, public officers, or boards.

An article 78 challenges actions that may be considered:

- Arbitrary and capricious: Decisions made without a sound basis in reason or regard for the facts.

- Abuse of discretion: Actions or penalties that are shockingly unfair or outside proper judgment.

- Error of law: Decisions that violate governing statutes or rules.

- Lack of substantial evidence: Hearing outcomes not supported by the recorded proof.

- Failure to perform a duty: Refusing to carry out a mandatory legal obligation.

- Excess of authority: Acting beyond legal jurisdiction.

Ultimately, the lawsuits argue that ORES did not follow procedure throughout the review of the Mill Point Solar project. A permit was issued without allowing for hearings of the substantive issues raised.

The intent of these Article 78 lawsuits is to correct ORES' indiscretion, and allow the local municipalities to have a seat at the table- something that has not been allowed to date.

We are currently awaiting a date to be assigned and will post updates as they come in.

07/29/2026

GlenFARMLand Chairwoman Bonnie spoke at the Montgomery County Legislature meeting last night.

We continue to thank the legislators, county executive and county attorney Meghan M Manion for their professionalism and dedication to protecting our agricultural heritage, and for protecting home rule.

07/19/2026

Since 2018, NYS has permitted 58 Utility-scale (Industrial) wind and solar energy facilities.

Here are a few facts:
▪️The NYS permitting process began as Article 10 in 2018, changed to 94-c in 2021 and is now Article VIII as of March 2026.

▪️The NYS Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) was created in 2020 to, "streamline the environmental review and permitting of major renewable energy and electric transmission facilities."

▪️The total Facility Site acreage of the 58 NYS permitted projects is 294,303.1 acres.

▪️Solar makes up 39 of the 58 facilities with 77,741 acres total.

▪️Wind makes up 15 of the 58 facilities with 216,562.1 acres total.

07/03/2026

Alexandra paid a visit to Washington, D.C. yesterday to advocate on behalf of upstate New Yorker's being sidelined by the overreach of the Office of Renewable Energy Siting.
Below is her 2 minute speech.
We at GlenFARMLand are beyond grateful for her continued efforts. Keep up the great work!

05/04/2026

UPDATE on the ConnectGen PILOT agreement with FFCS: the FFCS board will not be having further discussions regarding a potential PILOT until the Article 78 legal proceeding has concluded.

04/28/2026

✨THE APPEAL IS IN!!✨

GlenFARMLand Inc, Montgomery County and the Town of Glen have each submitted an Article 78 proceeding to the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Judicial Department against NYS ORES/DPS and ConnectGen Montgomery County, LLC.

NYS has overstepped their authority in allowing this project to be approved without a review consistent with lawful procedure!

This action comes about after 5 years of dedicated work to pursue justice for Glen, NY. We're thankful to all who have helped and continue to help this cause.

➡️We still need your support! Please be sure to donate to our GoFundMe if you are able: https://gofund.me/184a17e31

04/17/2026

🚨🚨The Fonda-Fultonville Central School board will be entering Executive Session at their meeting this Thursday 4/23 to discuss solar/PILOT negotiations. The meeting begins at 6:30PM with a public comment period. Comments can also be emailed to the clerk, Lori at: [email protected]

Below is a summary of issues relating to this PILOT decision. The post is linked in the comments.
🔸Payment In Lieu Of Tax payments shortchange the school district, taxpayers and students. They also create issues with the tax cap come budget time.

🔸PILOT payments to the district, if approved, would not begin until 2028 or 2029.

🔸Montgomery County and the Town of Glen have opted out of PILOT negotiations with ConnectGen.

🔸The Comptroller’s Office requires the County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) to prove an economic benefit in order to offer increased tax breaks to a developer under NYS Law.

🔸MRB Group already concluded a significant economic loss to the FFCS taxing district as a result of the Mill Point Solar I project.

🔸Due to GlenFARMLand efforts, the FFCSD board member that is a project landowner has now recused himself.

🔸ATTEND THE MEETING. Ask why this project and developer deserves to pay less in taxes, while ours continue to go up. Remember our tax bills from last year?

🔸INSIST the board hold open-door sessions, including public hearings of the PILOT details as other IDA’s have done. Executive Sessions should only be held to finalize the contract terms. Once those are set, the document becomes open to the public. Does the FFCSD board have the document to share with us?

🔸Don’t let your school district suffer the consequences of poor long-term economic planning.
https://www.fondafultonvilleschools.org/boe/

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