Noah Zweifel reports for the Altamont Enterprise that the Albany County Department of Soil and Water Conservation District is giving the Town of Westerlo a $30,000 grant to restore the bank of the Basic Creek where it runs through the Westerlo Town Park. The town will add riprap, a barrier of loose stone, to between 300 and 400 feet of the riverbank with the worst of the erosion. “This grant allows us to … try and keep as much of the park as possible,” Westerlo Supervisor Matthew Kryzak said. “There’s a lot more work that needs to be done to protect the park and the erosion of the stream bed and things of that nature, but this $30,000 grant is an excellent start." Read more about this story in the Altamont Enterprise.