Public to Have Say on BC Parking Woes Wakefield Court, Which Parallels by JOSEPH A
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APR 12 2000 Coach Neff leaves b1g shoes 0 see page 14 --------------~ ~----------~ 'no spring in his step Public to have say on BC parking woes Wakefield Court, which parallels By JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS Longmeadow, seeking additional A public hearing on proposed new postings - and other residents parking restrictions in a neighborhood suggesting restrictions throughout the near Bethlehem Central High School entire neighborhood. tops the agenda at tonight's Bethlehem "But in order to do anything, I have to town board meeting. hold a public hearing," she said. "And, in The proposed law would restrict order to hold a public hearing, I need to parking along know where I'm both sides of headed with all Grantwood Aven of this. I can't ue, in the Brook I can't just announce at just announce at field development Wednesday across Delaware Wednesday night's meeting night's meeting Avenue from the that I'm banning parking that I'm banning school, to a single parking on all hour between 7:30 on all these streets. these streets." a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sheila Fuller She will seek on school days - the board's guid- preventing all-day ance, she said, parking by student drivers unable to park on whether to hold additional public in the school's limited lots. hearings aimed at expanding the parking The latest in a series of postings restrictions in Brookfield. approved by the town board since 1996 But, she maintained that restricting for various streets in Brookfield, the parking in the neighborhood would not Grantwood signs were requested by solve the problem of an increasing residents concerned about safety, traffic number of students driving to the high movement and property damage school rather than taking school buses. resulting from weekday parking. "I'm looking at other areas, trying to The proposed restrictions have find a resolution to this once and for all," proven controversial since the town she said. "I can see all sides in this issue. board set the public hearing at its March The town and the school board need to 22 meeting- and neighbors on nearby work together for a permanent solution unposted streets have already begun to to this problem." . lodge complaints at town hall about off. Also on the board's agenda tonight, campus motorists moving from will be discussion of another new wrinkle Grantwood to their front lawns. in the town's increasingly complex traffic Supervisor Sheila Fuller, who patterns. Lt. Tim Beebe, traffic safety proposed the law last month, said coordinator for the Bethlehem Police residents of Summit Road, several blocks Department, will lay out a proposal to ban northwest of Grantwood along Long U-turns on LaGrange Road - the old meadow Drive, have complained to her country road that now doubles as the of their curbside trash pickup being entrance drive to Price Chopper Plaza in Tom Doyle of Delmar does not appear to be enjoying winter's last hurrah Sunday. blocked by parked cars in recent weeks. Slingerlands. Jim Franco She has also heard from a resident on Fuller said Bethlehem police have recently reported an increasing number of rush-hour motorists, bound for Route 85 and points north, who grow impatient with the long lines of traffic waiting in Delmar woman to lead Florida university the right-hand turning lane off Cherry Avenue Extension-and who try to cut finalist for the president's position, she At UAlbany, Genshaft has been noted By KATHERINE McCARTHY found that "Faculty morale is very high. for her fund-raising skills, something she foresees continuing "big time" at USF. D PARKING/page 20 After eight years as an administrator ''The leadership is very strong, as it is at the University at Albany, Provost and here with (President Karen) Hitchcock "Fund-raising is more important now Vice Presidentfor Academic Affairs Judy and our team. That than ever," she said. "As states decrease .;... Genschaft is ready for the next step. was very appealing, dollars and growth continues, it's necessary. Public universities are as On July 1, she will become president and made me feel right at home. It active as private research institutions, of the University of South Florida. providing better ways of helping society Genschaft will move to USF's main gives me an oppor tunity to take what and making new discoveries. Fund campus in Tampa, but will be running raising helps specific programs and four campuses with a total of 35,000 I've learned here, and from President students have the kinds of extras that students. make a university exciting." "It's very exciting," said Genshaft. Hitchcock and apply it," she said. Universities are also an important part "I've known about USF for more than 15 Genshafl of an area's economic engine, Genshaft years. I have great coll~agues in many Genshaft said invitations to events said, pointing out that UAlbany con " places, and many of them were leaving tributes $7 billion to the community. their institutions to go to South Florida." in Florida are al-ready piling up, which Genshaft first came to UAlbany in She noted the similarities between suits her immediate. goal of getting to know the community. 1992 as dean of education. She has been USF and UAlbany. provost since 1995. As provost, she is in "I want to get to know the campus "Both schools are Research II charge of all academic affairs. Deans community, the Tampa community, and universities according to the Carnegie report to her, and she oversees Institution, both have gone to Division I local and regional legislators," she said. admissions, graduate studies and the sports, and both have similar building ''The concerns of public institutions · distance learning program. In addition, and construction pl;ms," Genshaft said. require partnerships with universities," Genshaft has served on several local "USF is larger and more complex, Genshaft added. "Partnerships are boards. though." important to health, medical and other D UNIVERSITY/page 18 When Genshaft visited USF as a new discoveries." ~ . I I ! \ -~ ·... OP ... ' '... •-' 0 0 ' PAGE 2 April 12, 2000 THE SPOTL/GH"F - Samaritan Shelters embezzler faces six to 18 · · -~ By Joseph A.. Phillips tion and probation. Couni:y Court Judge Lany Rosen family members in amounts of up Highway Department employee~ Two high profile embezzle- CathyTaylor Reppenhagen, 51, and pleaded guilty to grand lar- to $8,000 over a five year period Donald J. Van Alstyne, 42, of 258 ment cases in Bethlehem have' a former longtime bookkeeper ceny in connection with charges from 1993 to 1998. Alcove Road, Coeymans Hollow,•~ recently been resolved in two and office manager of Glenmont- that she had pilfered more than Reppenhagenfacessentencing arrested last November on courts- one with a lengthy jail based Samaritan Shelters, ap- $1.2 million frocy~ her onetime on June 19, but according to the charges of embezzling $7,950 ~n sentence, the othu,~er~WI;;,;'th~re;:s:titu;.-~p;::e;::a:;:re;::d.. M~on~d;::a~y~b:::e;;fo:::r.:;,e~=~ employer, the largest such em- terms of her plea bargain agree- petty cash, was sentenced 1111 bezzlementcase inAlbanyCounty mentwith county prosecutors, she Bethlehem Town C011rtcm ~~ar·cf in more than a: quarter century. faces six to 18 years on the single 21 to three years' probation fol The plea bargain agreement grand larceny count. Although lowing his guilty plea to reduced;o. The only way to achieve the right look is to with county prosecutors stemmed assets, including her East charges. He also paid full restitu listen. That's why I start with a hOme tour and from the former East Greenbush Greenbush home; have been tion to the town. interview to accommodate your taste, budget and lifestyle. I'll bring thousands of samples directly resident's arrest last July by seized, Reppenhagen is unable to Van Alstyne was arrested after_• to you and save you time and money. Bethlehempoliceafterayear-long make restitution of the full admitting to pocketing fees paid Call me today and get the look YOU want. investigation. Alerted by officials amount. by commercial trash haulers and of the state Department of Taxa- Federal tax-fraud charges re- town residents over a·period dat,. .9loo~n cfewice tion and Finance thatthe shelters main pending, acco~ding to a ingfromNovember 1998 to Octo- - . INTERIOR DECORATING were in arrears on tax payments, spokesman in the U.S. Attorneys ber 1999 while he served as op- By Susan Luria police determined that office in Albany. erator of the scale house at the ~=~~~~~~5~1=8-~2~9=6-~8=55=6==~~~~ Reppenhagen ·had written hun- In another case, former town Rupert Road landfill . .,.,. dreds of checks to herself and His grand larceny arrest fol- lowed a two-month investigation by Bethlehem police, which ifl-4' 'V~~~~~~~'il eluded video surveillance. Van Alstyne pleaded guilty to a lesser count of petty larceny on Jan. 18" Golf Course $ 10 Off 9 Holes/Par .27 Any Repair With The Easter Bunny Is Cominq! 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