GUILDERLAND — For the town of Guilderland and the village of Altamont, 2025 was a year where lofty civic-minded concepts like one about how best to preserve “town character” ran headlong into the day-to-day realities of municipal governing.
As the year came to a close, Guilderland found itself at odds with a very specific set of town residents.
In November, the Guilderland Town Board unanimously adopted a $47.7 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year. On the surface, the budget appeared sound, delivering a decrease in the average property tax bill for the vast majority of town residents by approximately $16…