That junkyard has been there for years and I didnt even know it was still there. he must have the permits from the honchos over there at the state for crying out loud
someone help the Junction !!!! I thought at one time the new york state thruway authority had money to spend along the Bike path to expand it.....Plus, we should really think about how to preserve the history in the Junction...grants to clean it up something...anyone know if this is being looked at ??
ROTTERDAM Officials still seeking site for water tank BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Justin Mason at 395-3113 or jmason@dailygazette.net
Town officials are back in the hunt for a property to locate a water tank slated to be built in Rotterdam Junction, after a site at the SI Group plant proved to be incompatible with their plans. Soil samples from the property off Route 5S showed the proposed 520,000-gallon tank would be too heavy for the site. Supervisor Steve Tommasone said there was an error in the elevation data compiled by an engineering company more than a year ago when the town was looking at several locations. “Obviously, the issue for the town & at that site are the soils are not compatible for that size of tank,” he said Monday. Since learning of the error last week, Rotterdam officials and engineers from Barton & Loguidice have investigated locating the tank on other town-owned land. Tommasone said the firm has agreed to develop a new study for the tank project at no extra cost to the town. “They’re going to basically come up with a new game plan for the water tank,” he said. Sites now being considered include the former Bonded Concrete site and near the existing tank off Leggiero Lane and on a clean area of the decommissioned town landfill off Pattersonville-Rynex Corners Road. Tommasone said with using part of the landfill property appears to be the most attractive option. Barton & Loguidice is the second firm employed by the town for the project. Previously, Lamont Engineering had conducted a preliminary cost and time analysis. Town officials have long discussed replacing the old 200,000-gallon tank serving about 577 users in water districts 3 and 4. Aside from its deteriorating condition, the existing tank holds roughly 60,000 gallons less than the area’s daily usage. The town had been offered property by the SI Group, while it was negotiating a payment-in-lieuof-taxes agreement with the Rotterdam Industrial Development Agency. By building the estimated $2 million user-funded tank on SI property, town officials had hoped to avoid elevation problems identified at other sites that increased the cost of maintenance. Tommasone said the town might need to consider a significantly smaller tank. He said the town still wants to build an expandable tank, but might need to have developers fund a size increase when its needed. “I want to ensure whatever we do, the cost is not prohibitive to the residents,” he said.
more studies. will the engineers give the town the money back or would Stevie have to give his trophy back to the engineers association that he won for being man of the year {biggest payer to engineers through multiple studies day and night} just a question over here
The town had been offered property by the SI Group, while it was negotiating a payment-in-lieu of-taxes agreement with the Rotterdam Industrial Development Agency.
It appears that the tax agreement with the SI Group included the property offered for the new water tank. So I am assuming that this was a 'trade-off'. Ya know...donated property for a tax break. But now we can't use it for the new proposed water tank and the SI Group still gets the tax break.
Again I am assuming that Rotterdam still gets to keep this parcel of land which can hopefully be used for something else in the future.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Schenectady County Historical Society – 1180 Main Street. Sketch Site Plan Review for the construction of a 13,000 s.f. education/visitor center on a 36 acre parcel. Engineer: Environmental Design Partnership, LLP.
This should be nice....what happens to rest of the land 36 acres wow,,,
Maybe something like the visitor center on New Karner Rd for the Pinebush and the Karner butterfly.....what does the Junction sport???? A part of the Comp plan??????
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
I think that was talked about back in May. If I remember correctly...there was a grant for like $150,000 to find the best use for the area....I think!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
somebody just put some effort into the Junction and make it nice Huh...More History there than all of Rotterdam...Mabee house etc. Sidewalks and street lights..fancy ones...
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION Stretch of Route 5S to reopen Work will continue on storm-damaged culvert BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
State officials said Route 5S in lower Rotterdam Junction should reopen this week, but repairs to a badly damaged culvert beneath it will continue through mid-November. The main thoroughfare connecting the hamlet with Interstate 890 was closed early last week, when crews from the Mayfield-based Delaney Construction began repairing damage from a flash-flood in late July. During the worst of the flooding, debris cascading down the swollen Moccasin Kill choked a metal culvert carrying the small creek beneath a century-old stone arch supporting Route 5S. At one point, the water rose more than 20 feet and swept over the road. The pressure from the water was enough to crush the culvert, said Tim Farrell, the state Department of Transportation’s lead engineer for the reconstruction project. “It basically crushed up that culvert extension like a tin can,” he said Tuesday. Workers are now installing an 8-foot-wide cement pipe with wing walls and a concrete apron. The new culvert will extend 24 feet to the arch. The stone arch withstood the storm. Farrell said the structure, which he thinks dates to the 19th century, would not require repairs. “The stone arch is in really good shape,” he said. “It’s amazing how good of shape it is.” Last week, the contractor installed sheet pilings to support the road and creek banks during the project. State officials decided to keep the road closed during the initial work to avoid a possible collapse caused by traffic vibrations. They also redirected the creek to bypass the construction area. Farrell was unsure how much the emergency contract with Delaney would cost. He estimated the repairs will be around $300,000. DOT spokesman Peter Van Keuren said traffic to Rotterdam Junction is now being detoured along Route 5 in Glenville and Route 103 over the Lock 9 bridge. Traffic on Route 5S may resume this week, but could be limited to one lane of travel. Rotterdam Police Lt. Michael Brown said the road closure hasn’t caused any response problems so far. He warned the construction zone might slow the response times of officers called to areas west of the construction. Farrell said the closure has mainly been an inconvenience to motorists, some of whom don’t heed the many detour signs posted on I-890. Since work began last week, he’s seen a number of motorists oblivious to the closure until they reach the barricades. “A lot of people don’t read the signs or at least don’t believe the signs,” he said, The damage last summer wasn’t the first caused by the Moccasin Kill. In August 1986, severe rainstorms pushed the Moccasin Kill over its banks, causing extensive damage to a 1,000-foot section of Route 5S, while washing out portions of Gregg and Crawford roads. The damage prompted DOT workers to close the road to most traffic for nearly three weeks, while they conducted more than $200,000 worth of emergency repairs. Rotterdam later won a $90,000 settlement from the Thruway Authority after arguing that a clogged state-owned culvert beneath Interstate 90 caused the creek to overflow onto the townowned Gregg Road.
Logged
