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you and liber tarian are making things very complicated.  CASINOS ARE IN THE ENTERTAIN MENT BUSINESS.   thats it

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Both my parents were born in HOUSES in schenectady.
My mother lives in one of the " Manor " complexes far enough away  from the noise of gunshots.. old people like to gamble. Myy plan is to build an assisted living complex across the street from a casino.

I am a liberal capitalist.
I make enough money so I dont have to live in Schenectady. Most of it from the casino business.

what about you ?

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a casino is an empty hole and a horse race track is an empty hole....

entertainment is an empty hole....a vortex.....

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That TV you stare at is an open hole.

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That TV you stare at is an open hole.

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yup.....like I said a vortex......like a black hole......a casino and any other gambling venue is a black hole....
I really don't care about gambling nor do I care if people gamble...but the state gumbahs shouldn't be allowed to promote
a black tax hole through extortion....

gambling creates NOTHING but 'issues'...although it is entertaining to some like the Kardashians are entertaining to others
via their 'issues'.....

casinos require more police on the beat in the area

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One plan for Schenectady's nuclear reactor: Disguise it as a lighthouse
Options include lighthouse disguise
Saturday, August 2, 2014
By Haley Viccaro (Contact)
Gazette Reporter  
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The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Program's L. David Walthousen Reactor Laboratory began operating in 1964 and is located on the former Alco site between Erie Boulevard and the Mohawk River in Schenectady.
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The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics Program's L. David Walthousen Reactor Laboratory began operating in 1964 and is located on the former Alco site between Erie Boulevard and the Mohawk River in Schenectady.
SCHENECTADY — The Galesi Group’s plan to revitalize the former Alco site in Schenectady includes disguising a small nuclear reactor operated by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as a lighthouse.

The vacant industrial site, now called Mohawk Harbor, will be transformed into a waterfront community with apartments, hotels, retail, a possible casino and a nuclear reactor — lighthouse, that is.

“We are factoring it into our development,” said David Buicko, chief operating officer of the Galesi Group. “We will dress it up and make it look good.”

The reactor has been on the site since the 1950s and is used by students enrolled in RPI’s nuclear engineering program for research and training. The facility is only capable of producing 10 watts of electricity.

It is unclear if RPI plans to decommission the facility, called the L. David Walthousen Laboratory. Instead, the college said it has been working with the Galesi Group to incorporate the reactor into its development plans.

“Rensselaer continues to work with the [Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority] and the Galesi Group on the development of a concept plan and site features for the proposed economic development project,” RPI said in a statement. “This includes ideas for how to integrate the architecture of the Walthousen Laboratory into the overall architecture and aesthetic of the site.”

The Galesi Group is partnering with Rush Street Gaming of Chicago on a $300 million casino project, Rivers Casino and Resort at Mohawk Harbor. The casino would be paired with a 150-room hotel and banquet facility.

The Rotterdam developer is also charging forward with its original plans for the site — before a casino came into the picture — that includes apartments, condominiums, townhomes and office and retail space.

Details of the casino proposal were released Thursday by the state Gaming Commission. In the Schenectady application, renderings of what the 60-acre site would look like post-construction did not include the reactor or the lighthouse.

Buicko said some renderings include the reactor-turned-lighthouse, while others do not. The Gaming Commission simply got the rendering without it. He added that RPI is still evaluating whether to shut down the facility.

“It is not a critical part of our project; it has nothing to do with the casino,” he said. “If they dismantle it, we will just be putting something else in there, like retail, restaurants or additional housing.”

Galesi Group is aiming to start construction eight months after selection of a casino license by the Gaming Commission’s Facility Location Board in the fall. Construction would be done in three phases, taking a total of between three and five years to complete.

Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy said the site would be better off without the reactor, even if it is masked as a lighthouse. He said he believes the long-term goal is to get rid of the facility.

“I want it decommissioned and taken off the site,” McCarthy said. “The process for decommissioning those things is a multi-year undertaking, with an emphasis on ‘multi.’ The appropriate thing at this point would be to get it out of there.”

Three years ago, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed RPI's license to operate the reactor through 2031. There are 31 research and test reactors in operation across the country, and RPI's facility is the only one left in New York state.

If the reactor were ultimately masked as a lighthouse, it wouldn’t actually light the lighthouse.

“A light that’s turned on in one of the apartments on site would probably be more than what that facility generates,” Buicko said. “If it stays there, we are going to just make it look good and incorporate it into our design.”

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Albany County DA Soares addresses local sex trafficking problem
By Danielle Sanzone, dsanzone@troyrecord.com, @DanielleSanzone on Twitter
POSTED: 08/05/14, 2:37 PM EDT | UPDATED: 1 MIN AGO 0 COMMENTS
ALBANY >> Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares said in a press conference Tuesday that sex trafficking is not only found in countries abroad, but also in areas like Wolf Road and Central Avenue.

There have been two sex-trafficking cases prosecuted by Soares’ office in the past year. One remains open and pending, officials said.

To combat this issue, Soares’ office is highlighting those involved in sex trafficking, including the johns, on a new portion of the local district attorney’s website. He said that information would be made public once there is a conviction in a case. A photo of John Hammond, who pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced to two to six years, is on the site.

Soares said the focus on sex trafficking started during research into Hammond, who had been in county jail since 2012. Hammond provided women with heroin and set up arrangements for sex for money transactions at a hotel on Wolf Road in Colonie, officials from Soares’ office said, noting that Hammond will be listed as a sex offender when he is released from prison.

A woman identified only as “Christine” at Tuesday’s event said she was a victim of sex trafficking but she was saved. She felt there was hope for others like her.

“I helped put Hammond in jail, with no parole,” she said. “I think I was saved for a reason, so my voice can be heard to tell people that sex trafficking is real.”

In Christine’s case, she was working to pay off a fictitious debt for her sister, ADA Chantelle Cleary said.

“So many young men and women are victimized. Christine puts a face to that,” said Director of the Albany County Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center Karen Ziegler. “Victims think they’re alone, but we stand ready to help.”

Officials at the press conference said anyone involved with trafficking who comes forward could be provided shelter, relocation and treatment for substance abuse.

In the past year, there have been approximately 50 cases involving prostitution, patronizing a prostitute, or other crimes related to those statutes. The majority of the cases occur at various hotels in the town of Colonie, on Central Avenue in Albany and at area hotels, officials said.

Most of these cases are a result of a law-enforcement sweep or sting operation, and many of them involve arrests made after an investigation of advertisements on a site called backpage.com, officials said.

The new sections of the district attorney’s website, called Frontpage, also have videos regarding the topic and information about worldwide and local statistics.

Soares said this is the first phase of a effort against sex trafficking. Phase two will include more about local policy and will be announced later this month.

While exact statistics were not immediately available, Soares said that track season does have an impact on local trafficking, as could a local casino. Though, he said, he did not want to give an official opinion on a local casino.

In Rensselaer County, acting District Attorney Arthur Glass Jr. said there have not been many cases of sex trafficking.

“We are mindful of it but we have not seen it as a major problem in Rensselaer County,” Glass said, adding that there is prostitution in Troy but not trafficking.

Soares described some of the videos on the new website as “uncomfortable” but said it would help people see the facts about the unsavory topic.

Danielle Sanzone may be reached at 270-1292.

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