Chopper Consultants See 7 Percent Traffic Rise by Mel Hyman in Terms of Vehicle Trips, Creighton Gary Hansen
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Don't miss the Altamont Fair Page19 j Vol. XXXIX No. 33 The newspaper Chopper consultants see 7 percent traffic rise By Mel Hyman In terms of vehicle trips, Creighton Gary Hansen. But ex Traffic could increase 7 percent on New Manning Inc. of Delmar estimated that actly when that might Scotland Road in the vicinity of the pro 1,400 additional cars would travel on New occur is open to ques posed new Price Chopper supermarket Scotland Road northeast of the plaza site tion, with the earliest until such time as the Slingerlands Bypass while 700 more would be added on the estimate being 2001. Extension is built. portion of the road southwest of Cherry In the interim, the That was the conclusion drawn by the Avenue Extension. town planning board is traffic consultants for Price Chopper last Most of that increase would be elimi· concerned about the· week during a meeting of the Bethlehem nated when the bypass extension is built, extra load on a thor· planning board. said Creighton Manning Vice President oughfare that is already congested during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Traffic on streets leading to the junction of New .Scotland and LaGrange roads, where Price Chopper proposes to build its99,00(). Traffic is expected to increase 20 per square-foot shopping center, would face cent on Cherry Avenue south ofNewScot traffic percentage increases irt the double land Road, according to Creighton digits over the next several years. 0 CHOPPER/page 28 Cherry Ave. south of 13,100 2,600 20% New Scotland Rd. Tootinft:f/Jddler Cherry Ave. south of 8,100 1,250 15% Kenwood Ave. RPI student becomes 1st woman ire fighter By Susan Graves Burt, a Rensselaer Polytech· Nineteen-year-<>ld Monica nic Institute student, is eager to Burt made history last week Jearn all there is to know about when she was sworn in as the firefighting. On Saturday, she first woman to join the participated in her first drill, and Voorheesville Fire Depart· ·she is looking forward to the re ment. maining 23 exercises a first-year "I'm very proud of her. It fire department volunteer must took a Jot of courage to even complete. The drill on hydrants, want to do it - not just be Burt said, "was a little awkward cause she is a woman, but at first, but you get used to it." because it takes a real com· She said she got interested in mitrnent and a desire to do that," sort of the department during the summer. "I work, said Burt's mother Kathy Crago. o 1st/page 15 FBI checking evidence Assailant uses chloroform By Mel Hyman Lane in Delmar was A forensic team from People get their thrills grabbed from behind the FBI has joined the while vacuuming her effort to find the assailant in strange ways. house. Police said the in who traumatized two Lt. Frederick Halligan cident closely resembled women in their homes in attacks that took place in 1994 and apparently struck again last week. April and October oflast year. The FBI evidence experts arrived on The unknown assailant, apparently Sammy Bellaliore, 2, of Delmar jams on his car window shade during a Skip Parsons concert the scene late Friday,Aug. 4, one day after armed only with a cloth soaked in at the Bethlehem Public library Evenings on the Green. · Doug Persons. a 34-year-<>ld woman living on McGuffey 0 FBI/page 15 PAGE· 2 ·August 9, 1995 THE SPOTLIGHT _Air Conditioning Unico System·- and. 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I.·-~ •, • ~ ~ •• • • •-. ........ u .. - J ·THe SPOTLIGHT 'August 9:1995--' PAGE 3 Selkirk is top county site for new GM locomotive plant An' I helped Glenville's loss may be Bethlehem's gain By Mel Hyman The main competition to Sel the location of the company's kirk at this point appears to be preferred site, in Glenville, was The heated competition to lure Saratoga County, where several originally made public. General Motors to the Capital locations are under consideration. Region is entering the home The automotive company later stretch, and a site in Bethlehem is dropped its plan to build in that reportedlythepreferred site within town after threats of a lawsuit were Albany County. I am very encouraged made by a concerned group of neighbors. GM officials toured 17 different that we have passed the sites lastweek, including locations first test and made their Albany County Executive Mi in Saratoga, Schenectady and short list. chael Breslin believes thatAibany Albany counties, and a decision is County now stands an excellent expected within the next few County Executive Michael Breslin chance of landing the project, weeks on where the company will which must begin soon because build a $6 million plant to manu GM and Super Steel are under facture locomotives for the Long Wilton Supervisor Roy contract to deliver the first of 23 Island Rail Road. · McDonald, chairman of the Sara locomotives to the LIRR in early toga County Economic Develo!} 1997. GM officials made a whirlwind ment Committee, has made no tour of the Albany area on Wed secret of his effort to land the Breslin said he has been meet nesday, Aug. 2, and Thursday, project by offering generous tax ing with leaders of the Albany Aug. 3, in an effort to separate the breaks to GM and its partner, Colonie Regional Chamber of wheat from the chaff. Super Steel Products of Milwau Commerce in an effort to put to kee. gether a package of loan incen According to a high-level source tives,jobtrainingand technical as who asked not to be identified, a Local officials have been sworn sistance to GM. parcel in Selkirk near the Conrail to secrecy regarding the GM se rail yards is the only site in Albany lection process after neighbor ''We are also exploring the County receiving serious consid hood opposition developed when possibility of having the county eration. Legislature try and address mat ters like tax breaks and financial incentives," he said. Using a mini shopping cart, 3-year-old Martin Sharlow helps his ''I'm very encouraged that we parents Thomas and Joan Sharlow with the shopping chores at the have passed the firsttest and have Elsmere Grand Union. Bethlehem police cope made their short list." with shoplifting spree By Mel Hyman cording to police. A shoplifting spree has Bethle- She gave a false name upon her hem police scurrying around arrest, Holligan said. After finger trying to stem the tide.