having less choice IN town doesn't mean one doesn't have choices....get off your lazy a** and go to a CVS somewhere else.....having choice in one's backyard doesn't always make for quality of life.....
really....how lazy are we....
we have to drive to Saratoga to go to boutiques and specialty shops then wish it was in Rotterdam....because in Rotterdam we want cheap easy plastic milk jug garage sale patina and style......
pathetic.....the quickie for Rotterdam....yay
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having less choice IN town doesn't mean one doesn't have choices....get off your lazy a** and go to a CVS somewhere else.....having choice in one's backyard doesn't always make for quality of life.....
really....how lazy are we....
we have to drive to Saratoga to go to boutiques and specialty shops then wish it was in Rotterdam....because in Rotterdam we want cheap easy plastic milk jug garage sale patina and style......
pathetic.....the quickie for Rotterdam....yay
Ok, so then hypothetically, what are the people in Rotterdam Junction complaining about? Rotterdam, with Eckerd and Rite Aid, are only a quick 10 minute drive, so is Price Chopper, Hannaford, etc. Everyone says this Rite Aid should be built in the western part of the town/county ... but the nearest one is only 10 minutes away - so what right do they have to complain that they don't have a supermarket/bank/drug store/gas station?
I've been in the Syracuse Wegmans and it really does have competitive prices and carries good products.
Absolutely - we shop at Wegmans whenever we're upstate here.
This plan will limit ONLY Rite Aid (I misspoke when I said Eckerd) in the Town of Rotterdam. Let everyone go and support the economy of Colonie, Guilderland, Clifton Park, etc.
This is why Rotterdam taxes remain high - shut down all development of new proposed businesses in the town ... way to go folks.
Rotterdam likes to have apartment houses built and some are half empty after being built. Unless the business can be put in the industrial park it doesn't get built. The town has vacant buildings all over and yet nobody wants to develop them into a new business, Curry Road Plaza, and Grand Union for example.
Rotterdam likes to have apartment houses built and some are half empty after being built. Unless the business can be put in the industrial park it doesn't get built. The town has vacant buildings all over and yet nobody wants to develop them into a new business, Curry Road Plaza, and Grand Union for example.
Thanks to the former owners (Golub Corporation) and the deal they cut with their cronies decades ago, Curry Road Plaza CAN'T be developed into new business.
83.7% of this town is residential ... obviously the bulk of the tax burden relies on the home owners, and it seems everyone is quite happy with their recent tax bills. Less than 4% of the remaining property is commercial (of that, some 20% are vacant .. and the remaining includes GE, govt owned properties, etc) which contribute significantly less (after tax breaks, tax-exempts, etc)
Taxes will never be better in this town if successful businesses like CVS are forbidden to build because it might interfere with a handful of residents. Curry Road will never be developed because it's a 2 lane road, likewise with the old Grand Union. Property owners will sit on vacant property and empty lots for years until the taxes are showing signs of improvement and a comprehensive plan is put into place for design, sewers and utilities.
The old Bowling alley on Hamburg is a perfect example. After the roof caved in, the owner saw it better and more beneficial to sit on an empty property than to rebuild ANYTHING. The GU building has been sold at least twice since it closed - owners waiting for their cash cow to come in. Curry Road - who the hell knows, that'll be vacant through the end of our lifetime I'd bet.
Once CVS gives up the fight, yall have what you wanted - ONE drug store in the town - with two locations in the town. Is this the criteria you'll use from now on? We've already got two markets (three if you count Gabriels) - we don't need another (even if they have better prices/service), we don't need another gas station, bank, ice cream stand, bar, pizza place, Chinese restaurant or barber shop. If you use that logic, your HOME TAXES will continue to rise to pay for the bureaucrats on Sunrse Blvd, and their stooges sitting on boards. Nothing will change. Homeowners can't continue to pay for everything in this town - development MUST move forward.
Yes, I have one concern with this plan, but it's not a deal breaker ... I'm not even going to mention it here to give you more ammo to shut down development. I'm not a planner, but I AM a property taxpayer in the town and resent a handful of people making choices for the entire town based on their selfish whining of "light pollution" etc.
Yall get what you deserve, I'm embarrassed to say I'm a resident of this town.
Good thing they're not trying this in Rotterdam, residents would never tolerate it, it's just not necessary and it would distract from the neighborhood, right?
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Price Chopper confirms interest in Watervliet church site Published 01:54 p.m., Thursday, April 12, 2012
WATERVLIET — Price Chopper is confirming it is interested building a new supermarket on the site of the closed St. Patrick's Church as part of development proposed by the Nigro Companies.
CEO and President Jerel Golub stated: "Price Chopper is prepared to construct a modern, full-service shopping experience tailored to meet the needs of our Watervliet customers," replacing the existing Watervliet store that is "outdated and too small."
Golub also said the company recognizes the role that St. Patrick's Church has played in the community and the public reaction to its purchase and demolition.
"We plan to be a participant in the larger public process and will address all questions and concerns relative to our proposed new store," Golub said.
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