Schenectady street may be renamed after Little League champions' coach
SCHENECTADY — If Councilman Vince Riggi gets his way, the late Mike Maietta will get his.
A public hearing will be held later this month on whether to rename an uninhabited two-block section of Norwood Avenue near the Maietta-Buonome Little League Field “Mike Maietta Way.”
Riggi was surprised to learn that many of his governmental colleagues did not know of the man who built Schenectady Little League into an international power, managing teams to three Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., in the 1950s, winning in 1954.
“That struck me,” Riggi said. “That told me we need something, something permanent, to show what he did for the city’s youths and for baseball.”
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It's not surprising. Riggi knows the city, his colleagues don't. The only thing his colleagues know is the money they get from their multimillionaire political cronies downtown who wouldn't even remotely dream of living IN the city.
Let's hope that Riggi's colleagues unanimously vote to change the name of the street. They shouldn't even need to have a public hearing! Of course, Riggi's colleagues might say there is no money to change the name because of the need to put up new street signs. LOL
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
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