NYers for Local Control

Local GroupAstroturf OperatorHigh activity

Home-rule petition drive across nine towns

Saratoga Springs, NYFirst tracked January 25, 2022

Fights ORES preemption as a rights question rather than an energy one, which broadens its coalition considerably. Ran the 412-share turnout push before the Wilton decision meeting.

Free-market absolutistsGenuine NIMBYs

Recommended engagement strategy

Map the group's real membership geography and brief local press on the out-of-county admin overlap.

Astroturf Operator profile: Manufactures the appearance of local consensus. Expose the out-of-town infrastructure.

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Hearing appearances

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Counties active

Saratoga, Washington

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$260K

3 traced inbound edges

Funding given

$12K

1 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

Top: Property Value Claims

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

Saratoga18 ev.
Washington4 ev.
Warren3 ev.
Rensselaer6 ev.
Albany6 ev.

Project dockets

Wilton Solar ProjectSaratoga Co.
Schodack StorageRensselaer Co.NO DOSSIER
Greenwich SolarWashington Co.NO DOSSIER
Corinth StorageSaratoga Co.NO DOSSIER

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What They ArgueArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

Property Value Claims27 · 29%
Home Rule / Preemption22 · 23.7%
Ratepayer Cost19 · 20.4%
Fire / Battery Safety15 · 16.1%
Visual / Aesthetic10 · 10.8%

Most-repeated claim

“Homes within two miles lose 30% of their value.”

Who Funds ThemTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Inbound

Outbound

Ray Sedgwick (travel reimbursement)$12K
2025 · Volunteer expense reimbursement

Open in funding network

Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

Channel monitoredMay 28, 2025Linked Saratoga County group added to the monitor; 989 members in its first month.
Coalition letter co-signedMay 21, 2025Co-signed a letter to the Washington County legislature opposing ORES preemption under Article VIII.
Board minutes matchedMay 9, 2025Language in Wilton board minutes matched a submission filed on Wilton Solar Project.
Hearing appearanceApr 24, 2025Spoke for 7 minutes against Wilton Solar Project at the Wilton planning board.
Written comment filedApr 2, 2025Submitted a comment package on Schodack Storage citing ratepayer cost and setback adequacy.
Mobilization detectedMar 18, 2025Turnout post shared 311 times across Saratoga and Washington County groups.
First tracked activityJan 25, 2022Entered the monitor via a Saratoga County record referencing Schodack Storage.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

NYLC
New Yorkers for Local Control

Affiliations

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce
Americans for Prosperity – NY
Ray Sedgwick

Network position

Classified as a local group in the three-tier model, with 4 traced funding edges.