Southgate Bites Dust by Peter Hanson There Isn't Much to See Across the Street from Glenmont Elemen '~ '
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MAY 06 1998 ~~ Spring swing Southgate bites dust By Peter Hanson There isn't much to see across the street from Glenmont Elemen '~ ' . tarySchoolonRoute9W. Past a pockmarked dirt shoulder and a gleam ing "for sale" sign, .there's a thicket of trees and vines turned ugly by cans and bottles drivers have tossed out of their cars. Deeper into the woods,there'sapathand then a huge clearing that stretches to the near ho rizon. A 'lor sale' sign can be seen through the woods at the Glenmont Rife with tall, wild site where Southgate Commons was to be built. Peter Hanson grass, this 77-acrevacant lot is one of the largest patches of undeveloped land along the create communities that are unlivable," main drag in Glenmont, but a few years Bonventre said in an interview last week. ago, it almost became the site of the big "We have an obligation to get involved to gest retail facility in. Bethlehem. maintain the quality of life (here)." Southgate Commons was going to be a Representatives of the Rubin Organiza · 474,908 square foot shopping center tion,· the Pennsylvania-based developer dwarfed only by the area's largest malls. It that has owned the land across from was going to be anchored by a Super Glenmont School since 1971, spent two Kmart, feature a movie theater and have decades trying to design a mall that would nearly 3,000 parking spaces. fit into Bethlehem before submitting its final proposal in March 1993 to the town But Karen Bonventre didn't like the idea. A Delmar resident with three chil board. dren attending Glenmont Elementary When it became clear the bo"ard planned School, Bonventre thoughtthe concept of to encou~age the project, Bonventre de a mammoth shopping center clashed with cided she had to speak up. She distributed Kevin Manlllenko hils a home run at Magee Park at the opening day of Little League. a flier asking residents anxious about Paul Deyss Bethlehem's bedroom-<:ommunity appeal. "We have to face our children if we OSOUTHGATE/page 27 IDA moves forward on Van Allen Another attempt to rectify the senior home plan department's complaints was to install a parking lot. · By Peter Hanson "We were supposed to have 1 00-<:ar Members of the Bethlehem Industrial . paved parking lot," Johnson said. "But Development Agency (IDA) heard more what we got was a carved out parking about American Housing Foundation's t;~!~t~:~[~f'~:!'~! 1.t~:;;;::l.:_.:_,j..... .:_ __.:___ lot for 50 cars." · proposal to build the Van· Allen senior . Johnson s~lid there needs to be housing facility at its May 4. meeting. One pothole takes up space for atleast35 additional cars. American Housing is seeking a $6 mil He noted that the existing lot is lion bond from the IDA five car spaces and made out of crushed rocks and The llO,OOOsquarefoot building, which is 6 or 8 inches filled with potholes. "One pothole would have 110 independent-living units, takes up five car spaces and is 6 or is designed for low- to middle-income se deep. 8 inches deep," he added. niors and would be situated on Route 9W .,Wayne Johnson Another area of concern is the in Selkirk near the Dowerskill. bus repair area. Johnson said the The foundation is seeking state back there are 14 bays including four ing for the facility simultaneous to its IDA work bays, a body shop bay and application process, and IDA member Jo two bays to wash buses. · seph Richardson said 'The project cannot The back of the body shop bay is make it if they don't get the subsidy. The used for storage. The other bays are cash flow isn't there to repay the bond." used for minor repairs such as chang- ; In order to expedite American ing light bulbs. or fixing stop· signs on. · Housing's application for state backing the side of the buses, johnson said. executive director Garry Kearns and hi~ consultant, Duncan Barrett of Taconic Corp. in Troy, asked the IDA to consider OIDA/page 25 ' .. '1' '· . ' . " ~ ~ ~ ' ~ . , ...... ~ .' ~ ... ' .. ~ ..• ... ·. .. PAGE2 May6,1998 THE SPOTLIGHT FYI Fridays offers Bethlehem police arrest three on DWI charges computer program Bethlehem police recently ar Greenville, Greene County, was New Scotland Road near the Haack failed. The FYI Fridays series for se rested three people on charges of arrested on charges of DWI Sun Slingerlands Post Office. Haack is scheduled to appear nior citizens and other interested driving while intoxicated (DWI). day, May3, at 1:17 a.m. Heffernan said Kudlack crossed in town court Tuesday, May 19, at adults will conclude with a pro the. white fog line several times 4p.m. gram entitled 'The Year2000Com Patricia Ramona Kudlack, 54, Officer Thomas Heffernan ob and also crossed the double yel puterProblem: WhatYou Can Do" of 584 County Route 411 in served Kudlack driving west on low lines. Heffernan stopped Michele Ann Zeno, 49, of 21 on Friday, May 8, at 10 a.m. at Kudlack nearToll Gate Ice Cream Adams Place in Delmar, was ar Bethlehem Public library on Dela and performed several field sobri rested on charges ofDWI Sunday, ware Avenue in Delmar. ATTENTION HoMEOWNERS ety tests, which Kudlack failed. April 26, at 12:53 a.m. Delmar resident Norman I do furniture, accessories, wall coverings, Kudlack was scheduled to ap Officer Robert Helligrass was Kurland will explain how this in bedding, and floor coverings. pearin town court Tuesday. driving east along the 300 block of ternational glitch will affect every Delaware Avenue in Delmarwhen one, how to protectpersonal, legal [The rest Is just window dressing.] PatrickDwightHaack,35,of37 Zeno, who was driving in the op and financial records, and where Sure, I do windows. But that's a small part of what Sky Ridge Lane in Selkirk, was posite lane, crossed the double to turn for help. Decorating Den Interiors can do for you. I bring a full range arrested on charges of DWI Sun yellow lines and nearly hit Kurland, who is retired from Susan w. Luria of interior decorating choices right to your home. day, May 3, at 12:53 a.m. Helligrass. 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