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CONSERVATIVE ROW C FOR MAYOR CITY OF ALBANY NY November 5, 2013 Election U S Navy Veteran BS Geography, U Wisconsin (Korean GI Bill) MA Geography, U Minnesota (National Fellowship) 30 years as founder and president, Buckingham Pond/ Crestwood Neighborhood Assoc. maintaining/improving neighborhood residential integrity and quality of life. Leadership resulted in creation of Buckingham Pond Park in 1993-94, as well as many other open spaces. See bpcnanews.blogspot.com for list of leadership results. Neighborhood website: bpcnanews.blogspot.com/ see also: albanycityconservative.blogspot.com

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

WAY TO PLOW SNOW

WAY TO PLOW SNOW

While shoveling my driveway
I was pleasantly suprised to
see 3 city trucks heading out
New Scotland Avenue, plowing 
the snow in tandem. 

The trucks were moving
slowly, so as not to send
a wave of salt laden snow
over lawns, trees, sidewalks
and driveways.

Right on! The way to plow
snow.

Fine work Albany City DGS.

                  Joe Sullivan

Friday, December 13, 2013

ROAD SALT/DEICER 
DANGERS. BEWARE

Hazardous to pets:

http://pets.thenest.com/dangers-using-rock-salt-around-cats-9174.html 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341137/Hundreds-dogs-cats-die-rock-salt-scattered-gritters-big-freeze.html


 http://www.ecotraction.com/ourstory.html
                             ....................

Environmental/ Human Heath Impacts:


http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/was/salt-reduction-initiative/impacts.htm#humanhealth

Search my website under "White Death"
posts over the years.

                                    Joe Sullivan

ROAD SALT, CARS AND TRUCKS

The seasonal road salt blitz is underway.

Road salt is big business for local and
state governments.

Cars and trucks have become very
expensive, along  with the gasoline
to operate them.

Road salt  destroys our vehicles, tires
brakes, brake and fuel lines.

Road salt also destroys roads, bridges
parking lots and more.

In theory, the road salt blitz occurs
to make roads safer. Yet, accidents
continue because drivers continue
to speed, lack winter driving skills
because drivers are more distracted
than ever.

Ironically, the road salt blitz may
contribute to more vehicle accidents
injuries and deaths.

How? By destroying fuel and brake
lines that leak, rupture and fail.

In August, my 1995 Honda went
to the scrap yard. Reason, road salt
had destroyed the fuel, brake lines
and most of the car undercarriage.

The engine was in top shape with
only 134,000 miles on it.

So, now I am left without a car.

Buying a new one is not an option
because of the cost. Furthermore,
why buy a costly new car when it will
be prematurely destroyed by road
salt.

Buying a used vehicle is not the
option it once was. The Obama
clunker program removed many
older, more affordable cars from
the market.

What remains is highly priced
used cars with high mileage
which have been damaged by
exposure to road salt. These
high mileage used cars are likely
to need expensive repairs
including replacement of
catalytic converters, timing belts
automatic transmissions, and
more.

Same is true for new and used
trucks.

So, what is left? Walking, biking
(very dangerous on local heavily
trafficked roads) and CDTA.

Carm says "take the bus". But
the dogs can't. No bus runs
to Thatcher Park to take
advantage of winter activities
there.

Transporting groceries, 50 lb
bags of oats and bales of
straw, for the garden, by bus
is not possible.

A walkable city advocated by
"progressive" politicians is
not an attractive, safe option
because of out of control
speeding, reckless traffic and
street crime.

Buying a lottery ticket is like
spitting in the wind.

C'est la vie. Adapt or perish.

                     Joe Sullivan




Wednesday, December 04, 2013

WINTER SOWING 

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/wtrsow/2002071009009687.html

                       Joe Sullivan

WINTER SOW
HARDY FLOWERS

http://www.agardenforthehouse.com/2012/11/winter-sowing-101-6/
 

            Joe Sullivan

MULCH VEGETABLE
 WITH NEWSPRINT?


http://blog.pennlive.com/gardening/2008/10/toxins_in_newspaper_mulch.html

                            Joe Sullivan

SHEET MULCH YOUR
VEGETABLE GARDEN

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/sites/default/files/documents/lc731sheet_mulch_lasagna_composting.pdf

                                         Joe Sullivan

Monday, December 02, 2013

BUCKINGHAM POND
PARK NEEDS..


Take a walk around the pond park
and you will observe:

1. Many dead trees/branches that
    have fallen, or are about to fall
    on pathways, particularly the
    South side of the park and
    around the Milner Ave foot
    bridge.

    These present a hazard to
    walkers, their pets and joggers.

    These should be tended to
    without delay, before someone
    is injured ...or worse.

    If the City work force can not
    do the job - get prisoners from
    the county jail to  cut  dead
    branches/trees and stack the
    wood at Rafts Way and
    South Berkshire/Lenox, so
    local residents might use it as
    firewood. 

2. Litter and yard waste dumping
    is evident along Rafts Way.
    Party line voters the offenders?

3. Coarse gravel needs to be applied 
    pathways, pond East End and
    the lower path  South side from
    Euclid to Lenox. Also, slippery
    spots along Rafts Way path.

    Ice formation is most dangerous
    on the path at the East.

4.  Some cobble stones are needed
     to arrest erosion of the path
     entering the park near Euclid
     South side. 

                         Joe Sullivan

WHY NOT PROMOTE
FROM THE RANKS OR
FROM CITY RESIDENTS?

The Times Union classified ads
contain ads seeking candidates 
to fill Albany City positions of
Budget Director and Commissioners
of the Departments of General
Services and Water and Water
Supply.

Promotion from within the
ranks of current experienced
city employees should be first.

Current city residents next.

Surely, there are qualified
individuals to be found living
in a city of 90,000 population.

                        Joe Sullivan





TAX REDISTRIBUTION
IS NOT TAX RELIEF

Fred LeBrun hits the nail on the head
again with another insightful column.

Read:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/LeBrun-Sleight-of-hand-or-tax-relief-5024627.php

Will the STAR and SENIOR STAR
programs be sacrificed on the altar
of election year expediency?

If the Governor plays this card, he
will be more vulnerable to defeat in 2014.

The same is true of state legislators
who would vote for replacing Star
and Senior Star with a circuit breaker
property tax program.

                           Joe Sullivan