Albany, NY

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

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John Pruyn Library Petition

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For about the past six months, I’ve been going to over to Albany Historian and activist John Wolcott’s house a few hours a week to go through his papers.

This 1965 letter/petition in opposition to the tearing down to John Pryun Library is fascinating — there were a dozen pages of signatures that go along with it.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

6:00 p.m. – test the technology, 7:00 p.m – the program
 
Grace Nichols, Steve Wickham and Lynne Jackson
 
will speak about
 
Pyramid Clear Cut and the Proposed Development in the Pine Bush
 
Pyramid/Crossgates clear cut about 14 acres of land on the site of the proposed Costco in Guilderland in March. Join us for a description of the actions Steve and Grace took to attempt to stop the clear cut, and the actions that did stop the clear cut. Grace, Steve and Lynne will also discuss the scope of the proposed development and the actions that Save the Pine Bush is taking to oppose the project. 

People can join using their computers or phones. Join the call to test connection between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. The program begins at 7:00. 

 
Dial-in number (US): (712) 770-4104; use the access code: 878906#. 
 
The online meeting ID: lynnejackson9. Join the online meeting: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/lynnejackson9

If you have difficulties with the technology, please email pinebush@mac.com and Lynne Jackson will try to help you.  This is our first time trying this, so, please be patient!

Full EIS are becoming rare.

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One thing I learned about over the weekend talking to people at Lupine Festival, is how few major development projects in recent years have been subject to a full Environmental Impact Statement.

This is quite concerning, as environmental reviews can help mitigate potential environmental and community concerns, and it limits public participation. While EIS may require scaling down or abandoning some projects, it’s usually done for good reason. Protecting our natural resources and community character is important, keeping our children healthy, protecting our air and water is important.

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