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Gee, I wonder if Mr. Mazzone realizes that.

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NISKAYUNA
First permit sought for Mansion Square
Balltown Road building expected to be one of 10 on Stanford parcel
BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter

    Developers last week applied for the first building permit related to the long-delayed Mansion Square project, signaling construction on at least part of the project could begin soon, a town offi cial said.
    Plank llc. filed the permit request for a 14,000-square-foot building to face Balltown Road.
    The Mansion Square permit is one of three in the works for unrelated larger projects in the town, including work to demolish and rebuild the CVS on Balltown Road and work to construct a 12-pump gas station at a long-closed site on Route 7, town planner Kathy Matern said.
    The building is one of 10 expected to be on the site when it is complete, counting the historic Stanford Mansion and the building that is to be on either side of it as two buildings.
    The permit application, filed Thursday, is the last step in the process to start construction.
    It did not name the business or businesses to be housed in the building. But a rendering of the facade submitted with the permit application suggests as many as three storefronts. .......................>>>>.......................>>>>............................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00901&AppName=1

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Niskayuna can make up for razing of mansion

    In a March 21 article, [“First permit sought for Mansion Square”} the Gazette confirmed the start of permits for the Mansion Square development on Balltown Road.
    After the debacle over Stanford Mansion, let’s hope that the Niskayuna Planning Board does not endorse another debacle, with no formal plans for the site. One would hope that, unlike Mohawk Commons, customers will not have to get into their cars to get from one business to another.
    Sidewalks and beautiful landscaping can help to mitigate the eyesore which now confronts any viewer. Perhaps a plan, such as Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland, could be considered.
    In any event, this is an opportunity to demand a user-friendly and more attractive environment for residents and visitors. Let us hope that the Planning Board exercises this choice

    CYNTHIA S. TEPPER
    Niskayuna