Voorheesville Settles Bond Issue Walter Motor Files for Chapter 11
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January ll, 1989 Vol. XXXIII, No.4 • The weekly newspaper I T serving the towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland Voorheesville settles bond issue By Sal Prividera Jr. a proposed time line developed by of fire-safety code violations in Fernandez, The improvements The Voorheesville Central Board Gene Grasso, district business both schools, and several costly plan also calls for expansion of the of Education will ask voters to administrator. He said the board building improvement projects high school library and cafeteria approve a 20-year bond issue of· "has finalized the scope of the such as a new heating system at facilities as well as allowing the over $8.9 million for asbestos work," but has to put together the the high school. The cost of district to "cluster" grades seven removal and other capital projects specifics. The tinie line calls for asbestos removal at the two and eight, he said. Fernandez in April. the board to adopt the bond schools is $2,574,300. added that the plan also includes resolution, which would include The remainder of the $8.9 providing more space for music The bond issue amount was set the specifics, at its Feb. 13 million will be used Jar program and art. at $8,949,700 by a unanimous meeting. related· building improvements Improvements at the elementary vote at Monday's meeting. The largest portion of the bond such as the addition of four school include clustering grade The bond issue vote will be held issue, $5.4 million, will be used to classrooms at the high school, one and kindergarten together on on April 13, if the district follows pay for aSbestos removal, correction said Board President Joseph (Turn to Page 9) Walter Motor files for Chapter 11 By Theresa Bobear reorganization under Chapter II "The primary problem was one According to William]. Wenzel Walter Truck Corp. of Guilder of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as a of cash flow," said Collins. With of Voorheesville, former-president land, the successor to Walter debtor in possession, according to advice fromcounsel, the firm was of Walter Truck Corp. in Motor Truck Co., once a major Henry Collins. Collins is an able to collect outstanding receipts, Guilderland, the American Walter employer in Voorheesville, is attorney with the Albany law which were a major part of the Motor Truck Company in Voor attempting to reorganize under firm of Cooper, Erving, Savage, problem, according to Collins. heesville, which had em played Nolan and Heller, bankruptcy ·about 130 to 150 people, failed Chapter II of the U.S. Bankruptcy Collins said the firm will be Code. counsel to the firm. formulating and filing a plan of about 10 years ago. The company reorganization. Collins said the owned the building now occupied The company filed a petition in Collins said the firm is by Atlas Copco. Wenzel said he October of 1988 with the reorganizing, focusing on ways to firm will continue on in business Bankruptcy Court for the Northern more productively and efficiently and will complete contracts District of New York for do their work. currently underway. (Turn to Page 30) Way stations to history 1 The inn built in 1836 by Nathaniel Adams, after whom The inn at New Salem was built along the Albany and Adamsville, the settlement which grew up around the Rensselaerville Road about 1830 by Aaron Van Schaak. inn, was named. Adamsville later became Delmar. The He also built a store in here, and was the first postmaster inn sat beside the Albany and Delaware Turnpike, when the the post office was located at th~ inn. The chartered in 1805 to run from Albany to Otego in building has a long history of serving food and beverage, Delaware County. The inn has been converted into office and if all necessary permits are obtained, will be doing space for the New york State Association for Retarded so once again as "Helderhouse" some time in 1989. Children. Built prior to 1843, the inn at Unionville also served the The inn at Feura Bush, on Route 32 is located along the travellers on the Albany and Delaware Turnpike of early road that led to Onesquethaw and Greenville. 1805. At one time, William Wemple was the proprietor, When originally constructed, the inn looked much like and in more recent years the building was the home of the Unionville hostelry. It is located across from the the Slingerlands Players, a since disbanded acting Jerusalem Reformed Church, and has been made into a group. private residence. in the nineteenth century when agriculture was the chief country inns strung out along the turnpikes filled a neen fu.- the source of livelihood for most people, the farmer who lived in the weary traveller to rest and refresh himself and his team. farther reaches of Albany county had to bring his farm produce · The inns offered a place to eat and a bed in which to spend the to market in Albany by the only way that was available- horse night and were the forerunners of our hotels and moteis of today. and wagon. We still have a few of these old, Creek Revival style inns left in Other modes of trav€1 included riding horseback or travelling our vicinity and their very uniqueness should make them by stagecoach on ·roads that were poor. Distances were far and treasured property. Alli<on Bennett travel by wagon or horse was deadingly slow. Village and • Homeowners Insurance • .•' >':11 WE PROUDLY GIVE ALL RATE QUOTATIONS OVER THE TELE PHONE, AND WILL SEND A COMPUTERIZED PRINT OUT OF THAT QUOTATION TO YOU - WITH "NO OBLIGATION" PAGE 2 -January 11, 1989 - The sPotlight Hamagrael roof design changes Addition plans approved By Sal Prividera Jr. by the administration following Zwicklbauer said. Other recom· The architectural designs for discussions with the assistant mendations for the Slingerlands the additions at three district superintendent for business and school will be done as part of the elementary schools were unani the assistant superintendent for maintenance budget and include: buildings and grounds. The mously approved last week by the • Diverting water away from Bethlehem Central Board of change was also discussed with the building. Zwicklbauer said Education, with one change. Hamagrael Principal Joseph the project will require "major The approved schematic designs Schaefer. regrading".because the neighboring for the Hamagrael, Slingerlands Under the approved schematic property is higher. The work and Glenmont elementary schools designs: Glenmont will have an cannot be done until spring, included a roofing design change ll·classroom addition, a cafeteria said. at Hamagrael. addition, and a new gym station; Hamagniel will have a new gym • Repainting the foundation wall, if it is found to be necessary The 10-classroom addition at station in addition to the classroom addition; Slingerlands after the drainage work is Hamagrael was originally designed completed. with an internally draining flat wilL have a seven-classroom roof that was redesigned as an addition, a new two-station gym • Cleaning the unit ventilators externally draining pitched roof and a cafeteria converted from the more often. following complaints from "board former gym. • Sealing any pourous surfaces Mary Ann Veeder places the Eagle Scout pin on her son Mark member Bernard Harvith. Harvith, Other alterations will be made behind the cabinets in the as dad Bruce and Scoutmaster Joe Colburn look on. Lyn Stapf a former board president, voiced at all elementary schools, including classrooms. Zwicklbauer said the his opposition to having the expanded library space and site project would have to be done internally draining roof at last improvement wofk. when school is out because it is month's meeting, when the The $11.6 million 20-year bond time consuming. · district's architectural firm issue will go before voters on Feb. • Creation of a positive air flow Veeder receives Stetson·Harza presented the 15. in the north wall of the building to schematics. In other business, the board decrease moisture. At the time, Harvith said that ·authorized work at the Hamagrael Recommendations for the work Eagle Scout award due to the problems internally and Slingerlands ·schools to at the Hamagrael school were Mark Veeder was "flying high" Therapeutic Riding Center on draining roofs have caused in the correct the mold and mildew similar to Slingerlands, but less last Wednesday as the 18-year-old Martin Rd. in Voorheesville. With district he "wish(ed) to take no problems in the schools. extensive. The classroom storage aerospace engineering student the help of some of his fellow cabinets in one room were re responsibility for recommending Assistant Superintendent for was awarded the coveted Eagle scouts and a few adult committee· moved and replaced with pegboard any flat roof." Business Franz Zwicklbauer said Scout award at a special nien he completed the protective the cleaning of the unit ventilators for students to hang their coats ceremonyheldatthe Voorheesville structure in the spring. Architect Anthony Martino, in was completed as recommended on. Prices will bedeveloped for a Elementary School. a letter to the board, said the new by Stetson·Harza and Adelaide similar procedure in eight more Although the 1988 graduate of While in high school Veeder ' design was "technically, economic Environmental Associates after classrooms, Zwicklbauer said. · Clayton A. Bouton Junior-Senior played football, taught French to ally and aesthetically equivalent their study of the problem. Cost figures for the entire High School completed the elementary school students and to that which was originally The study recommended replaci· project have not been determined requirements for the Eagle last was a member of the National presented." ng roofing and insulation at the yet and some· of the work will spring, the paperwork was not Honor Society.