Updates and Opinions on the News of the Day
The only thing constant with recycling markets is change. The volatility of pricing for recyclable materials over the years has been challenging at times and now the recycling market is facing a crisis. China has lowered the limit of allowable contaminate in recycled material to levels so low it basically has constituted a ban on …
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Brick and mortar retail in Clifton Park and across the country suffered another gut punch with the announced liquidation of Toys R Us stores. The chain is closing up shop and with it, closes the chapter of another long standing retailer that could no longer remain viable. Y2K was my first day in office. In …
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The Clifton Park Town Board took the next step in the process of purchasing the streetlights located in Town this week. Siemens was selected as our private sector partner to shepherd the process. Through legislation that is a couple years old, NYS allows municipalities to purchase streetlights. Last week the NYS PSC included provisions in …
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As the Town continues to research options for improvements to the Playground on the Common, a couple new and viable alternatives have become available. I have attached pictures of a project completed in Ithaca that offers some positive benefits. If you look closely, the project also features rubber matting which we plan to include in …
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Late 2017 we released information about improvements being considered for the Playground on the Common(Kids’ Corner). As we consider options and ideas for the park, we provided an update at last evening’s Town Board Meeting on two items. The first is an initial design for new playground equipment being considered for the front left quadrant …
A couple of years ago the Clifton Park Town Board passed a resolution that offered a new option for funding local infrastructure needs. The idea is based on a simple premise that follows a proven method utilized by NYS for decades regarding funding for roads. The CHIPS program provides funding to every County and municipality …
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The recent school shooting in Florida has once again brought the issue of school safety to the forefront of the public discourse. It makes me sick to even use that phrase--- "recent school shooting." This phrase clearly indicates it has happened before and it certainly has--far too often. Once is an abomination. Now we have …
Recent changes rolling out from local cable TV provider Spectrum, is causing some frustration from customers. I have heard from many people about their opposition to changes in TV plans and the scrambling of channels, resulting in the need for a cable box for each TV in a home. In recent years, I have had …
We held a public information meeting on the Sitterly Road Corridor Improvement Plan in late January. The joint project with the Town of Halfmoon straddles the boundaries of both Towns. The ability to secure grant funding for the improvements, ensures there is no cost to the two municipalities. The improvements will entail the following: 1. …
Tom Brady had a Super Bowl for the ages, after being named league MVP Saturday evening. Over 500 yards passing, 3 TDs and no interceptions. He and the offense carried a porous defense, loss of his deep threat to injury early in the game, the highly questionable benching of one of the defense's best players …
