BETHANY MEETING
 ALBANY ON FAST
TRACK FOR BECOMING
DETROIT ON THE HUDSON

A decent audience of good
people who wish to do good
but are totally uniformed
and in denial of how the
Family Promise Application
will negatively impact our
neighborhood residential
integrity/life quality, home
values, the city property tax
base, city schools and city
government services.

The presentation was less
than honest, but the believers
swallowed the bait, the timid
were silent ,accept for a few
who raised objections and
doubts, that did not penetrate
closed minds.

So where to from here?

The City BZA will have a
hearing on the Family Promise
Application at 5:30 pm, March
11, Albany City Hall.

The time and location are
not convenient for full
participation of  concerned
residents of this very large
single family zoned residential
neighborhood that pays the lions
share of property taxes that
support city schools and city
government services.


5:30 pm is when most residents
are commuting home or making
supper.

Parking is inadequate to 
accommodate more than a
few cars.

The neighborhood of City Hall
is less than safe after dark.

The Council Chamber public
seating sector is very small
often filled with proponents
or opponents of other items
on the BZA agenda.

Residents of the Buckingham
Pond Crestwood Neighborhood
bounded by The NYS Thruway
Rte 85, Western Ave and South
Manning Blvd, and residents
of adjacent single family zoned
residential neighborhoods can
make their voices heard by
sending e mails and/or letters

The following Petition, dated
and signed shall be e mailed
or mailed to the following:
(phone calls disappear but
 e mails and letters leave
  a paper trail-)



PETITION

To: Mayor Sheehan                      
       Members of The Common    
       Council and Albany
       The Albany City BZA
       City Hall, Albany, NY 12207

      County Legislators who         
      represent city residents

      County Building  
      112 State St
      Albany, NY 12207
       
       The Pastors of 

       Bethany
       Reformed Church          
       760 New Scotland Ave
        Albany, NY 12208

        Mater Christi Church   
        40 Hopewell St
        Albany. NY 12208
         and


        St Sophia's Church         
        440  Whitehall Rd
        Albany, NY 12208

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1. The Family Promise Application
     to serve homeless should be
      WITHDRAWN or DENIED.

2.  The BZA public hearing on
      said application shall be
      held  at the church that can
      accommodate the largest
      number of concerned
      resident homeowners
      property taxpayers of this
      and
      adjacent residential
      neighborhoods, who
      wish to be to be heard
      heard - at a date and time
      convenient for maximum
      participation.

      Mater Christi- which is
      the Church of the largest
      number of BPCNA  residents

3.  The audience in attendance
      shall be asked, by of show
      of hands- who supports
      and who opposes the
      Family Promise Application.

4.    E mails and letters for
       and against shall be tallied.

5.    The Mayor, Common Council
        Members and County Legislators
        representing the City of Albany 
        shall publicly announce whether
        they support or oppose the
        Family Promise Application.

6.     The BZA shall vote approval
         or denial of said Application

Signed and dated         street address /zip code

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Homeowner/property taxpayers 
residing in the BPCNA
and adjacent single family 
residential zoned districts who
support approval of the 
Family Promise Application can
make their own petition
mail or e mail it, and, if they
attend the BZA meeting
in the neighborhood, indicate
so, with show of hands 
when asked if they  support.

Below are some references 
which should be read so
that residents may make
informed determinations in 
this matter.

1. http://ntlconsulting.blogspot.com/2014/07/hud-zoning-
 takeover.html

2. http://heritageactionscorecard.com/votes/vote/s353-2014

 3. 
 https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2014/12/time-to-update-our-liberty-score

4. http://www.huduser.org/portal/affht_pt.html

5.http://www.eastbayri.com/opinion/barrington-letter-affordable-housing-on-steroids/

6. https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/en-us/suite

7. http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/who-is-planning-your-neighborhood-not.html

8.http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/prepare-to-stand-your-ground-to-defend.html

9.http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/prepare-to-stand-your-ground-to-defend.html

10. http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/family-promise-fundamental.html

11.http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/family-promise-fundamental.html

Read more on    bpcnanews.blogspot.com      and
google -HUD take over of local zoning  for much more

                                                      Joe Sullivan