Amidst a legal battle over whether Albany County should build a 180-foot emergency communications tower in Rensselaerville, legislators Monday determined proposed towers there and in the neighboring town of Berne won’t hurt the environment. The Albany Legislature declared in a unanimous vote that the county is the lead agency over the environmental review. In the same breath it unanimously approved two declarations that there are no negative environmental impacts in the review, ensuring that at least the tower planned in Berne will move forward shortly. Read more here: Despite Lawsuit, Plans for N.Y. County Emergency Towers Move Forward