Delmar Firefighters Asking for Pensions by Mel Hyman Aug
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Inszde. Back To School I Delmar firefighters asking for pensions By Mel Hyman Aug. 23, at the firehouse. Later this month, voters living in the Gerald Day, chairman of the -Delmar -Delmar Fire District will be asked to ap- Board of Fire Commissioners, said the prove a pension pro- ______.;.._...;;;;;;;;.;;..;;:..,;.;,;.;;.;;;; exact increase in the gram for their vol- We were waiting to come tax rate has not yet unteer firefighters. • been finalized, but he In a recent mail- up wzth a reasonable predicted it would be ingtoresidents,Del- program not only for the "waylessthanadime." mar fire offic~als volunteers but for the The actual figures wrotethatestabhsh- · ' are being worked out ingaServiceAwards taxpayer. riow and will be ready Program would Gerald Day for the Aug. 23 infor- have a "profound ef- ---------------- mational meeting. feet" on · the A firefighter will have to put in at least department's ability to maintain an all- five years of active service to be eligible volunteer force. for benefits upon reaching age 65. Volun- The actual vote is scheduled for 6 to 9 teers can accumulate a maximum of 40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at the firehouse years service toward their monthly retire- on Adams Street. An informational meet- ment check. ing on the program is set for Monday, 0 PENSION/page 14 Fund-raiser set for BC grad By Susan Graves nityin the "Dollars for Dan Dance-a-Thon" Classmates and friends of Dan Willi are onSaturday,Aug.14,atthe high school on rallying to help the Bethlehem Central Delaware Avenue. ·graduate, whowas sei-iously injured in an Shortly after the ac accident on July 12. cident, seven of Willi's Willi, 18, a Delmar resident, isin the classmates formed a intensive care unitofAibany Medical Cen committee to plan the ter Hospital as a result of injui-ies he sus event, which will in tained in a swimming pool accident. clude a raffle, a craft . Class of '93 classmates Liz Russo and and bake sale, games Carolyn Myers are organizing a fund-rais for children and the ing event to help Willi and his family. They Willi whole family- and of are hoping to involve the whole commu- course the Dance-A Thon. "It's open to all ages," said Russo, adding that the committee is still seeking donations of food and beverages for the Work steps up on Labor Day Parade noon to midnight event. Pledges for d:)ncers are also needed, By Susan Graves townwide bicentennial activity, and she said, and can be made on an hourly or Ifyoti love a parade, you'd better 1,222 people will be marching, Wright a lump sum basis. not leave town this Labor Day. On said. Also, thousands of visitors are . 0 FUND-RAISER/page 14 Monday, Sept. 6, Bethlehem resi expected to swell the town's popula dents, visitors and mends will be tiondurfugthecelebration, Cornelius treated to the biggest shindig to noted. ever hit the town streets. She suggested that town busi "It's the biggest parade they'll nesses advise the chamber or Wright ever see in this town," said Marty whether or not they plan to be in Cornelius, president of the cham town and open on Labor Day. "Ifthey ber of commerce. aren'tgoingto be closed, they should Parade organizer Steve Wi-ight let us know," so visitors can find out has been working for a full year where to go in terms of restaurants lining up bands and floats and orga and shops. nizations to strut their stuff in honor But, in addition to all the visitors, of Bethlehem's bicentennial year. Wright said, the majority of march Red Goyer, left, and Billy Vaughn work on a ers will be local talent, including Some of the visiting groups that float for the Bethlehem Lions Club in prepara Scouts, senior citizens and fire de have recently joined the parade ros tion for the Labor Day Pa;rade. Elaine McLain partment personnel. This year's tulip ter include the Queen Village queen, Wendy Sims of Delmar, will Queens, an award-winning all-girl drum March with a First Night' gala that at- be on the Albany City Trolley. and bugle co..Ps. 'They're number one in tracted thousandsofcommunityresidents. the nation," Wi-ight said. The second big celebration came on the Even the chamber will be in the act. Many groups, he added, contacted him Fourth of July with a special picnic and "'The chamber was formed in 1957, so we to be a part of the town's 2J0th binnJay activities at Elm Avenue ParL got a :57 Chevy to ride in the parade," bash. Bicentennial events kicked off last The Labor Day parade is the· last , , _ 0 PARADE/page,14 . ' ' . ' . " . PAGE 2-August11, 1993 THE SPOTLIGHT Metz looking to be in the chips Food for thought A wood chip operation pro- York where it will be used as fuel ronmental Conservation has al- posedforthePortofAlbanyshould for an energy plant. ready issued a construction per- have no environmental effects, 'There's no burning or any- mit for the operation. said town Councilman Fred Web- thing like that," Webster said. Metz formerly operated a con ster. There will be limited storage and struction/debris landfill on Former landfill owner Harlan no burial of the wood. 'They're Spawns Hollow Road in South Metz is seekingapprovalfrom the bringing the stuff in, grinding it Bethlehem before it was closed in BethlehemTownBoard to import up and shippingitout.Itwillmainly 1992. A special system was r~ about 150 tons of untreated wood · be stumps and pallets. cently installed to solve the prob- daily to a 1.5 acre parcel he is 'Thank God there will be no lem of foul odors emanating from leasing at the Port of Albany·, J·ust burial," he said. "We certainly the site. over the border into Bethlehem. don't want another c and D site. · There will be no construction The wood would be ground up, We've had our fill of that." debrisorchemically-treatedwood permitted at the Port of Albany loaded into box-car-like trucks and . The state Department of Envi- shipped to a site in upstate New site. 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The De1mar Fire Department Day's recommendation, he might have a big say on whether said, would be a factor, but not McCormack's Hollow, the upscale necessarily the "final word," on subdivision planned for the North whether the road should be built. Street area, is ever b~ilt. For his part, Day said that The Bethlehem Planning Delmar fire officials reviewed the Board last week decided to ask project about a month ago and, Gerald Day, chairman of the Del "We made. some suggestions .mar Board of Fire Commission about the placement of hydrants ers, for an opinion on whether a and driveways." second access road is needed for But, given the small number of the North Street Extension area homes going in there, "We didn't in light of the 17 new homes con see any real necessity for creating tained in McCormack's Hollow. another access road." Ifthere were The lots in this development to be another 200. (homes) or so, are projected to be the largest in "then that would be a different the Tri-VIllage area - ranging story. from 1.3 to 13 acres. The homes Breen said the devel0pers are expected to cost in the neigh would be willing to cede the nec borhood of $300,000 .. essary right-of-way for future The subdivision is planned for construction of Merrifield. More a mostly wooded area between ·over, plans are in the works to Hudson Avenue and the Norman make infrastructure improve skill. ments in the Merrifield area that Town planners are worried that would pave the way for future relying on North Street as the only construction of the roadway, when access route to the main thorough the situation calls for it.