KUDOS TO THE CAR WASH!!!! For all of the effort you have made...I WILL come there to wash my car!

And yes..the Mayor, Mr. Geloso owns all that Biaggio said. And all of his property could use some help! He has had some good patrons over the years but I don't ever remember him putting it back into the community, such as rehabing his existing property. That is long overdue!

As far as the Grand Union, we can only hope and pray that there will be 'someone' out there who will puchase that beast! Perhaps the present owner of the old grand union should be activly looking for developers. Perhaps he is...but the town seemed to get some good, responds for the Curry rd plaza. Why not the old grand union?

Just call the U-Hauls main office and complain about the property. I think I have their corporate number at work. It's local. I will check Monday and post it. Perhaps we could 'all' call!

Or better yet...where is our code enforcer?

Well, thanks for the Kudos.  We hope everyone washes their car at our car wash...we hope everyone skates for fun at the rink. and we hope Hamburg Street becomes all that it should be.  Let's celebrate our street and our businesses and our residents and have some fun. Let's buy some tuxedos, rent some storage, buy some ice cream, get some diner food, get a hair cut, buy some overpriced gas, have some screen printing done, do a little shopping at the drug store, buy some jewelry, take in a little leauge game, get some great coffee, my goodness. we certainly can do a lot on Hamburg St, can't we!  Look at all we have.  We could also go to mass, join the sons of Italy, buy a big screen TV, rent a hotel room and have some Indian food!  What the heck else do we need?  I am just trying to lighten things up, but honestly when you think of all the services on our beloved Hamburg St, it certainly is a lot, don't you think?

And like I stated before...it is still the last street left standing in Rotterdam, that when it does redevelop, it can still maintain the 'charm' that Rotterdam 'use' to have! I will give a plug for Center Stage Deli...I love their cheese burgers!!!

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Yeah, not a good thing.  However, we need to make the best of it.  We need to take pride in what we have, not let anyone get us down.  So, the Grand Union is a big old ugly building...let us try to revitalize in spite of it.  Let's ask him if we can use his parking lot for our Hamburg St Grand Reopening day.  Let's have a tailgate party in the lot, we'll pay him, maybe $10.00 per car and we will cook out, have fun and communicate with each other in spite of the big vacant building,  maybe he will get into the spirti! hahahah.  Instead of complaining, lets figure out how to get around it, if we can.  And let's invite UHaul to be a part of it, but only if they clean up the weeds hahhhaahah
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Maybe even a craft fair in the old grand union parking lot. Fall is a good time for them. And perhaps next year, someone could solicit the Rotterdam Elks to have their car show there (old grand union) instead of the Curry Rd Shopping Plaza since that area may be gone anyways.

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[color=red][/color] Dont hold your breath....Our politicians wont do anything until they have to.....it isnt time !!!

Bumble thru, good question, where is our code enforcer ??....we should contact him for many properties...I thought they were trained to see these things.

Well, first I would call U-Haul. Give them a chance to clean up their 'mess'. I would explain to them that the neighborhood, both residents and businesses alike, are trying to clean up the area an would appreciate their cooperation. And if nothing in a reasonable amount of time...call the code enforcer.

I called Uhaul last year and complained about their weeds(that used to be landscaping) at the "sidewalk" on Patton Drive and Hamburg St......they responded by just pulling them up,,leaving dirt all over and skinny weeds doing NOTHING ELSE...I must say CVS parking lot is looking good, so is the car wash. I hope ALL THE BUSINESSES ON HAMBURG STREET GET INVOLVED IN THE CLEAN-UP........"HEY MONEY MACHINE, LOOK AT US NOW"........THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE SAYING....BUT LETS NOT TURN INTO ALTAMONT AVE......KEEP IT QUAINT......

http://www.dailygazette.com

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Roundabouts likely to become familar
BY JILL BRYCE Gazette Reporter

   Take a drive around the Capital Region and it’s likely you’ll fi nd a roundabout in your travels.
   Popular in Europe and Great Britain for years, roundabouts are popping up in the Capital Region as a way to slow down traffic, replace traffic signals and move motorists through intersections safely.
   Yet state transportation offi cials say there is no long-range plan or timetable to convert intersections in the state system to roundabouts. But it seems inevitable that roundabouts will become even more popular in the region as projects that include signalized intersections are designed and the roundabout is chosen as the safest option.
   “Ten years ago I don’t believe we had any,” said Geoffrey Wood, design supervisor for Region 1 of the state Department of Transportation. “The change has come about for DOT within the last 10 years.
   They keep traffi c flowing and they reduce the frequency and severity of accidents. In many situations, the roundabout option will be the better, overall solution, Wood said.
   There are 32 roundabouts operating in the state, 10 are under construction and about 50 are in some planning stage, according to DOT.
   Some in the planning stages include the first in Schenectady County, one in Broadalbin on Routes 29 and 30 and one on Route 4 in East Greenbush.
   Roundabouts generally slow traffic. They are much smaller than the traffic circles built in the 1950s and 1960s that tended to confuse motorists.
   Because of the smaller radius of the circle, it forces a speed reduction. “It is impossible to go through at more than 15 to 20 mph. With reduced speeds come a reduction in the severity of accidents, “ said Wood.
   When the state is considering redoing an intersection, several factors would tip the balance in favor of building a roundabout, instead of using a traffic signal.
   If an existing intersection has a higher than normal accident rate, or a pattern of high-severity accidents, a roundabout might be the best alternative. Or, if an intersection has excessive delays, a roundabout might help improve the flow of traffi c.
   Speed enforcement is part of the reason a roundabout is built because it provides a signifi - cant speed reduction, said Christopher O’Neill, senior transportation planner at the Capital District Transportation Committee.
   Also, because roundabouts do not require turning lanes on the intersection approaches — as signalized intersections do — the overall size of the intersection can require less space at the intersection and on the approaches than a signalized intersection, said Wood.
   Roundabouts can work well in both urban and suburban settings and many communities in New York have one or more roundabouts — like Glens Falls, Kinderhook, Malta, and Voorheesville.
   There is no specific volume of traffic needed for a roundabout to work well.
   The state Department of Transportation said progress has been made in the design of circular intersections, and modern roundabouts ease congestion and offer a safe alternative to traffic signals.
   O’Neill said they eliminate high-speed right angle collisions. “Roundabouts have been extremely popular in Europe. There are tremendous safety and traffi c flow benefits. They work better in peak hours and get traffic through an intersection faster than a signaled intersection.”
   Projects eligible for federal funds typically qualify for 80 percent reimbursement and, according to DOT, this funding has nothing to do with the intersection option selected.
   Roundabouts may be more or less expensive to construct than making improvements to a signalized intersection, depending on the needs in a specific location. DOT selects the most appropriate intersection type for a given location taking all factors into account.
   A traffic signal can cost up to $15,000 annually to maintain, while there is no similar cost for the roundabout.
   Two more roundabouts are under consideration in Malta — one at the intersection of Route 9 with Stonebreak Road and the other at the Tech Park access point on Route 67, about a half mile east of Route 9.
   The first in Schenectady County may be built at the intersection of Curry Road, Hamburg Street and Carman Road, just off I-890.
   The $850,000 state-funded project would begin in June 2008 and be complete in six months.
   Richard Snell, an engineer with the state DOT, said the intersection has an accident rate that’s 177 percent above the state average for similar roads. With a roundabout, the number of accidents would decrease, he said.
   A public meeting was held in June on the project and DOT spokesman Peter Van Keuren said consensus is to build a roundabout at the intersection.
   The roundabout would replace a traffic signal at the intersection and would be constructed next year.
   Another roundabout is being considered as part of the Glenridge Road project at the intersection of Glenridge Road and Maple Avenue, between Route 146 in Clifton Park and Route 50 in the town of Glenville.
   The main purpose of this state project is to replace two railway underpasses and make them wider. If approved, construction would begin in late 2009.
   Meanwhile, construction is expected to begin late this year on the Round Lake bypass. This would include a roundabout at each end of the bypass — one on Route 9 at the end of the bypass and right off Northway Exit 11, just before the village of Round Lake.  
  

  
  

This must be the NYS circle jerk of the economy?????

Did anyone notice when the new grafitti was painted on the side of the newly remodeled EZ Wash?  That poor guy re sided and repainted that whole building, cleaned it up and then some idiots decide to grafitti it up...it has since been painted over, but what a sad commentary on our little neck of the woods.  I hope they caught the idiots that did it.

Here we go....wait,,,,,wait,,,,,,wait,,,,,wait,,,,wait........election,,,,wait,,,,,wait,,,,,wait,,,,,wait,,,,,election....blah blah blah blah.....................

What a shame.
And I still say it comes from the overflow from the city.
and Walmart certainly doesn't help the situation either.
And now the brandeeee new thrift store that will open soon!