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SCOTIA
Officials clamping down on graffiti crimes in village
BY MICHAEL GOOT Gazette Reporter
Reach Gazette reporter Michael Goot at 395-3105 or mgoot@dailygazette.net.

    Scotia is adding more teeth to its anti-graffiti law in the hopes that property owners will clean up properties that have been tagged — a growing problem in the village.
    The new law requires property owners to remove the graffi ti from their buildings upon receiving a 20-day written notice from the building inspector or a 60-day written notice in the case of property defaced with etching acids. “If they don’t, then we can fix it and charge the owner,” said Mayor Kris Kastberg.
    The village will add an administrative fee of 15 percent of the cost of such work or $250 — whichever is greater. The owner must pay the fee within 10 days or face a lien on their property.
    The law also prohibits people from carrying an aerosol spray paint can, broad-tipped indelible marker or etching acid into any public building or public facility with the intent of violating the law. Anyone who breaks the law is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 per week.
    Kastberg said a popular place that has been hit by graffi ti artists is the railroad bridge over Route 50 and Cuthbert Street. There have been some tragedies in the village involving the deaths of some young people, and the bridge has become a makeshift monument board to honor them.
    “I understand that the kids want to memorialize these kids somewhere. If you don’t do a nice job, it looks like a mess,” he said.
    Until it was razed earlier this year, the vacant McDonald’s on Mohawk Avenue also was tagged with swastikas. Kastberg painted over the graffi ti himself.
    The police department gives village officials a heads up about the problem areas, Kastberg said. ................>>>>........................>>>>...................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01002&AppName=1

The McDonald's in Scotia was razed. Not only was it closed no one wanted the property. More evidence of the economic "miracle" under SS Savage.

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The McDonald's in Scotia was razed. Not only was it closed no one wanted the property. More evidence of the economic "miracle" under SS Savage.

And in a prime spot, right on the main drag.  When was the last time you saw a McDonalds or Burger King close? I can think of twice, (McDonalds at State near the Crosstown and BK Rt 5 Scotia) - ironically (?) Both in Schenectady County, both under the Savage Reign of terror.

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And in a prime spot, right on the main drag.  When was the last time you saw a McDonalds or Burger King close? I can think of twice, (McDonalds at State near the Crosstown and BK Rt 5 Scotia) - ironically (?) Both in Schenectady County, both under the Savage Reign of terror.

Don't forget the McDonald's in Rotterdam Square Mall. Add the Downtown Friendly's and Nisky Friendly's to the lost jobs list. Thank you SS Savage/Death Ray and the whole working together crew for closing these affordable places. Such a "miracle" that the sheeple don't even have chump change left after paying the exploding taxes.

Oh ya, forgot about the RSM store.

Benny,
I put Friendly's in a little different class of restaurant as McDonald's and Burger King.  If you're counting though, there was another one closed in the county, but it was in order to bring in a business that is still around.  There used to be a Friendly's at the corner of Curry Road and Helderberg Ave, which is the front corner of the area that Hess now covers.  That, however, was pre-Metroplex.