Town Wide Newsletter Fall- Winter 2013
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Issue No. 84 Fall/Winter 2013 Town of Malta Founded 1802 A MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERVISOR Dear Resident: The construction of GlobalFoundries has been transformational for Saratoga County and Malta. In the past 8 years we have seen GlobalFoundries not only build the first semiconductor manufacturing plant, but add to their 229 acre complex a large administrative building and then a Technology Development Center, bringing the total workforce to 2,000. On August 19, the Town Board amended zoning for the Campus to clear the way for even further expansion. See companion article on page 2. This driving force in our economy has brought a “second tier” of businesses - INSIDE THIS ISSUE: high-tech suppliers such as; Tokyo Electron, KLA Tencor, DNSE, Novellus, Applied Malta’s New Businesses Materials, Ovivo Water, Ebara Technologies, Lansing Engineering and Variant Technologies. Round Lake Road Improvement Plans And, there are a number of “third tier” businesses that have emerged. Page 2 contains a list of these businesses. Senior Corner As we jokingly say, Malta “The Center of the Universe” has become the job center for Saratoga County. During this growth period, the Town Board has provided Residents In The News steady leadership to not only support economic development, but to protect our quality of life. We welcome all our new businesses to The Malta Town Family. We welcome your EVENTS: culture of excellence and public service. We encourage you and your employees Malta Community Day to become part of our community in ways best for you, whether as a volunteer for our fire departments, donor at our blood drives or members of our theatre group. September 21 10:00am—4:00pm Please call us if we can assist you in any way. Malta Veterans Lunch Sincerely, October 10 11:30am - 1:30pm Paul J. Sausville, Malta Supervisor www.malta-town.org 1 TOWN BOARD APPROVES NEW BUSINESSES IN MALTA GLOBALFOUNDRIES EXPANSION Accustaff, Route 9 Adirondack Trust, Round Lake Road Affordable Storage, Route 9 Agape Eye Care, Parade Ground Village Body Wise Fitness, Route 9 Zoning changes have cleared the way for Hallmark Cards & Gifts, Price Chopper Plaza GlobalFoundries to build a third computer chip Hughes Eye Care, Ellsworth Commons plant in the Tech Campus. While GlobalFoundries Leah’s Cakery, Village of Round Lake has not committed to building this massive Fab Maple Leaf Day Care Center, Route 9 (called Fab 8.2) the legislation would allow for a Minogue’s Beverage Center, Minogue’s Plaza cleanroom manufacturing area of up to 575,000 Pellegrino’s Deli, Route 9 square feet, nearly twice as large as the 300,000 Recovery Room Restaurant, Route 9 square feet currently in use at the factory. Sara Bella Pizza, Dunning Street Saratoga/Malta Medical Urgent Care If Fab 8.2 is constructed, employment would SEFCU, Route 9 increase to 6,700 full time workers. This would Starbucks, in Price Chopper involve investments in the plant and equipment of Tech Valley Cycles, Parade Ground Village $14 billion, in addition to the $9 billion already TreePad (Re Open), Route 9 invested. Trustco Bank, Round Lake Road GlobalFoundries has agreed to pay for 6 traffic Brix Wine & Liquor, Minogue’s Plaza improvement projects over the next 10 years at a Bryant & Stratton College, Route 9 cost of $7.1 million; $1.5 million to cover the local Catskill Hudson Bank, Route 9 cost of Round Lake Road improvements. Some of Collamer Bike & Ski Fit Shop, Route 9 the $1.5 million could be used for the new central Dr. Amjad Hammad, Route 9 Donnellan & Knussman, PPLC, Route 9 fire station planned for downtown Malta. Fleet Feet, Price Chopper Plaza Giovanni’s Pizza/Morning Grind Café, Minogue’s Plaza GlobalFoundries will also be donating $3 million Nanola Restaurant, Route 9 toward the purchase of Brown’s Beach for use by Plum Dandy Frozen Yogurt, Ellsworth Commons Malta and Stillwater residents. Wired Coffee & Bagel Shop, Ellsworth Commons Future Plans for Brown’s Beach 2 TOWN JUSTICES RETIRE AFTER MESSAGE FROM THE HIGHWAY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, Roger Crandall TOWN OF MALTA We certainly had our work cut out for us this spring and summer. Thank you for your patience. In the late winter The Honorable James R. Nichols, Sr. retired from his and spring we removed many hazardous trees in the town position as Town Justice in July of 2012 after right-of-ways. Major road, catch basin and culvert repairs completing 30 years of service to the Town of Malta. were done on Raylinski, Manning, Blue Spruce, Tamian Judge Nichols was first elected to the position in Pass and Old Post Road. Paving has been completed on 1982. Ruhle Road South, Cherry Choke and Cramer Road. The Honorable James E. McKevitt will be retiring Our new garage which will house expensive highway when his current term expires at the end of 2013. equipment is now complete. Judge McKevitt has served the Town of Malta for 23 years and was first elected to the office of Town BRUSH and LIMB PICKUP Justice in 1990. We are happy to offer this brush and limb pick-up for our residents. Cleanup will be October 14 thru October 25. Both Justices came to the position of Town Justice Please have branches with cut end toward the road. We after careers in law enforcement. Judge Nichols was make one trip thru each neighborhood so please have them out by Sunday, October 13. We are not able to a former Deputy for the Saratoga County Sheriff’s take stumps. Department. Judge McKevitt retired from the New York State Police after 24 years of law enforcement. CHRISTMAS TREE PICKUP We also will pick up your Christmas tree. Please have it Throughout their service as Town Justice, they were curb -side prior to January 8. You may also drop them off at the Highway Garage. extremely dedicated and responsible for overseeing the Town Court that is currently ranked 52nd out of SNOW REMOVAL 1,200 Courts in the State of New York in regard to Our dedicated highway crew works night and day to revenue. clear snow and make our roads as safe as possible. Both Justices are highly respected within the Town, Please do not park on the streets or 4 feet from the County and Judicial community as dedicated, shoulder of the roads from November 1 through April 1. For vehicles in the right-of-way, your vehicle may be knowledgeable and hard-working individuals. towed and a fine of up to $100 may result. Please move ALL objects that are in the Town’s Right-of- It is with sincere thanks that we recognize these men Way (ROW). These objects include: sprinkler systems, for the outstanding service they have provided to the basketball/hoops, rocks and landscaping. The ROW is Town of Malta. Their public service will be missed. about 30 feet from the center of the road. The Town will not be responsible for replacing or repairing these objects. It is against the law to plow snow into town roads or across the street onto someone else’s property. If there is a major storm and you have fallen trees/ limbs, we will make a trip throughout the town to pick these up – have them out by the curbside as soon as possible. There is a shed with salt/sand mix located toward the back of the Highway Garage parking area. Town residents are welcome to bring a bucket and shovel to take what you need (it is not for commercial use). Sometimes our plows will damage the mailbox or the lawn. Please call us and we will make repairs. If you have any concerns or questions, do not hesitate to call us at 899-2818. Please keep in mind that we are out on the road often and our secretary is part-time so if you Honorable James E. McKevitt Honorable James Nichols, Sr. get the answering machine, please leave a message and we will return your call. 3 A MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN HISTORIAN, A MESSAGE FROM THE PARKS & Paul Perreault RECREATION DIRECTOR, Audrey Ball GlobalFoundries has certainly put the Town of Malta on the map. We are now known around the world for attracting some of the finest scientific and technological minds to work on the most challenging problems of our generation. This is not the first time that Malta has played such a role. Toward the end World War II, the American Army became Town of Malta to Host first annual Job Fair concerned about the V-2 missiles the Germans were raining The event is to promote employment and educational on London and they asked the General Electric Co. in opportunities in the Capital Region. Conveniently located Schenectady to help develop our own program. off of exit 12 of the Northway at One Bayberry Drive, the As the Germans began to retreat, a team of G.E. experts David R. Meager Malta Community Center is a 30,000 were selected to go to Europe and interview the captured square foot Wi-Fi facility with a variety of meeting, class scientists. Simultaneously, another G.E. team searched for a and multi-purpose rooms. Rooms will be provided for convenient, but secluded spot to build a test facility. They private interviews, presentations and workshops. found it tucked among the towering pines of the Luther Forest preserve in the Town of Malta. We are seeking employers that are currently looking to fill year round and seasonal positions. Advertisements will be The Army took 165 acres of the vast forests owned by the placed in Town brochures and newsletters and local Luther family by eminent domain and would later add a newspapers.