Editorial: Costco, at what cost? the Times Union Editorial Board Nov. 24, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail The issue: A state court ruling skewers the environmental review of a huge new store proposed for a site near Crossgates Mall. The stakes: ---- State Supreme Court Justice Peter Lynch was unsparing when he ruled last week that the environmental review of apartments and a Costco store proposed for Guilderland was far from thorough. Judge Lynch, in a highly detailed 77-page ruling on a lawsuit brought by town residents, knocked the developer, Pyramid Management Group, for keeping its plans for the massive new development a secret, and criticized the Guilderland Town Planning Board for cutting corners as it undertook the state Environmental Quality Review Act process.