Are we losing momentum ??

Just waiting on the politicians.
It's their move next.

No Patience....

not really.....

Let me just say this...now that we have resurfaced patton drive and some streets in coldbrook I guess we can just kiss sewers good bye...now my kids will say "what the hell were you thinking." they will either move out or 'make it happen in the future' of which I will be too old to be "set to afford it"....no new nice shopping district on Hamburg st...and still the crappy fence a walmart (of which we have all complained and called and complained and called and some of us actually showed up at the store) and we are all just breathlessly waiting for the permanent freaking garage sale that will open sometime in august at the plaza......talk about your poor poor planning and to more bluntly "lack of interest" on the part of the residents.....where are our leaders with their visions.......viable visions.....

It took decades to get to this point so any changes won't be overnight. However, I am disappointed in the lack of residents interest. They may well be concerned with the development, or lack there of, in Rotterdam, but I really don't hear or see it.

Ya know the old saying...'you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink'. Same thing!

the meeting is set for july 2nd  7pm at the senior center  we will be discussing what has been happening. We have info on what hs to happen on our end, to make things happen at all. What we have found out is that it is going to take alot of work and take time. After our meeting with mike mastroianni of union st it will happen, but it took him 10yrs to complete.  Thanks for you interest

So are we to assume that there will be no money thrown our way, be it by metroplex or otherwise...and that anything that needs to be done will have to be done by 'us'?

This area doesnt have 10 years....

Quoted from biaggio

This area doesnt have 10 years....

I AGREE......THEY WANT UPSTANDING CITIZENS....WE NEED UPSTANDING LEADERSHIP TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS-DIVE IN-AND OWN IT---THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE 'DISSENTERS'--and 'friends' who say "see ya later alligator"(especially those in power driven seats)-----the system doesn't need lifelong 'name/position getters'----it needs doers of the people....and they must know the difference between hindering/hobbling/helping/self indulgence.....in Rotterdam there are those 100-200 or so folks who sit in the 'front pew'....the rest of us just complain....we are getting no where.....

Let's face it, there is really nothing, we as residents can do anymore. The businesses and residents spoke. They spoke to the people in power that can  make it all happen.

Hamburg Street as well as other areas in town, need sewers/infrustructure. The 'people' are clearly NOT going to go out and start digging up the streets and running pipe for sewers. Only the people in power can and should do that.

Hamburg Street needs new lighting. The 'people' are clearly NOT going to start running electrical wire, and erect light poles. Only the people in power can and should do that.

Hamburg Street needs sidewalks. The 'people' are clearly NOT going to start mixing cement and constructing sidewalks. Only the people in power can and should do that.

I agree with biag....Hamburg Street can't wait 10years. The truth is folks that Rotterdam is now a republican community surrounded by democratic communities. The dems hold the cash and our fate. Don't think that they will be throwing money our way any time soon. Gillen blew us off and steered us to Union Street and how they did it. And Gillen holds our sales tax money!!!

BK is right when s/he said to go to other counties to buy our goods and give them our tax dollar. Let's head to Colonie, Guilderland or Saratoga! Where would Metroplex be without Rotterdam's sales tax money? We hold the key people.

if you really take a good look at rotterdam...the whole place is a mess. it seems no one is really  interested in making it "a nice place to live" did you ever ask yourself what that means and why ?? I see to many things that need to be done and very few that are truly interested in getting it done...I wish us all good luck, we are going to need it..

You can get involved in a committee to help the town with it's problems and if the board doesn't like your ideas and input they just disband the committee and do what they want anyway. I speak from personal experience on this one.

We are stuck in a strange place....a town full of boomers and then the others who should be speaking more,,,,ya know the 30-40 somethings.....

Hello out there....anyone interested in pounding the pavement enmasse......???

Quoted from Shadow

You can get involved in a committee to help the town with it's problems and if the board doesn't like your ideas and input they just disband the committee and do what they want anyway. I speak from personal experience on this one.

I have heard the same thing. Like I said before...committees are just the 'fluff' made up by the town to look good. Like they are really listening to the people.(and these folks put in a ton of time and energy) And I don't care what administration is in...they all do it.

With that said, how did the last Hamburg Street meeting go? It was this past Monday July 2nd. I actually forgot about it, there was just too much going on.