Date:

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:00:18 -0400 (EDT)

Why are the Governor, his administration, and Albany Mayor Sheehan

 

derailing oil trains?  To be sure safety is important. The oil trains have been

 

arriving at the Port of Albany for many months. The timing of the objections

 

are politically motivated.

 

The flow of Baakan oil to Albany  offers a tremendous economic opportunity for the

 

City of Albany and for local residents.

 

Build a refinery at the Port to refine the Baakan oil.

 

This will benefit the City tax base and help close

the City 16m dollar budget gap.

 

City homeowners and businesses will benefit from

real property tax relief.

 

Reidents of the City of Albany and Capital District

 

will benefit from high paying jobs, and

 

lower costs for gasoline and home heating oil.

 

Be safe, NOT stupid!                                           Joseph P Sullivan

 

                                                                         Albany City Conservative Party Chair

BUCKINGHAM POND CRESTWOOD
Neighborhood News  Spring 2014
                                                                                                                                     

We live in one of the nicest remaining 
residential neighborhoods in 
the City of Albany.

One reason for this is that we have had
an active neighborhood association with
strong leadership for the past 29 years.

Spring is a time of renewal. A time to
renew your involvement in your neighborhood
association.

Long time homeowners, and new residents
have a stake in making sure that our
neighborhood remains a good place to live.

There are plenty of issues of concern. 

 Buckingham Pond Park - the centerpiece
of our neighborhood needs many of improvements. 

The neighborhood Crestwood
Plaza needs improvement. 

Pedestrian and traffic safety needs are vital. 
Speeding cars, running stop lights and stop signs
require strict enforcement responses.

Emergency/Disaster Preparedness is vital for
individuals, households, schools
churches, synagogues,health care providers
and businesses in our neighborhood.

Government can't save us.
We have to save ourselves and our government.

Street trees are dying off due to many factors
including age, vehicle emissions, lack of care
application of excessive amounts of road salt 
and insect invasions.

We need a neighborhood urban forestry 
program for streets, homes and Buckingham 
Pond Park.
Trees beautify our neighborhood, add value
to our properties, cool and shade us in summer
serve as windbreaks in winter and combat
air pollution from vehicles, chimneys and dry
airborne road salt residues - by absorbing 
carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. 

Reduce and eliminate road salt use which
destroys, bridges, roads, our expensive
vehicles, kills street trees and presents a
health hazard to humans and our dogs.

Improve snowplowing on city streets.

Buckingham Pond Park needs  a plan
to reduce applications of lawn chemicals
and road salt use in the pond watershed 
plantings to reduce shoreline erosion
and a long term woodland management
plan. Coarse gravel needs to be applied
to paths, rather than blue stone flour
which becomes compacted and poorly
drained creating dangerous fall conditions
when wet and/or frozen.

There are a number of dead trees and
limbs overhanging paths which pose a
hazard to unaware walkers and joggers.

The foot of Lenox, South Side of pond
needs a guard rail or several large rocks
to prevent a speeding out of control car
from failing to negotiate the bend in the
road: plunging over the edge and landing
on pedestrians or joggers on the path
below.

There are numerous recommendations
regarding the improvement of Buckingham
Pond Park, on  our neighborhood website
http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/ . Use the
search bar at the top of the page. Print
in the topic you seek information, or
search archives by year and month.


Albany Municipal Golf Course is a target
for privatization by politicians seeking funds
to close city budget gaps and have more
money to fund social programs.

The City golf course is an essential year
round recreational open space offering
golfing, cross country skiing and sledding,
scenic views of the Catskill and Helderberg
Mountains, a fine restaurant, scenic walks
and a place where pet owners and dogs
may enjoy the outdoors.

We oppose any efforts to privatize this
jewel which benefits neighborhood
residents , as well as those who live 
elsewhere in the city.

Neighborhood Watch. All residents are
part of it. See something? Say and do
something.

Call APD, Center Square Station 458 5660
or 438 4000.

Anti- Terror Hotline: 1 866 SAFE NYS 
                                         (723 3697) 

Call me at 438 5230 and we can discuss
what role(s) you can play in maintaining
and improving the residential integrity
and quality of life in our neighborhood.

                                  Joe Sullivan

REPEAL SAFE 
ACT RALLY

April 1. State Capitol. Noon

Details:

 http://mail.aol.com/38442-111/aol-6/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=34014100&folder=NewMail&partId=3


                                           Joe Sullivan

THE USA WILL
SURVIVE OBAMA

Listen up voters and international
readers of this website.

Listen to this interview of K T
McFarland by Fred Dicker on
his Live From The State Capitol
radio show on Talk 1300, Albany

Superb interview, questions and
responses:

 http://www.talk1300.com/CMT/podcast/LiveFromtheStateCapitolMarch142014.mp3

                                                Joe Sullivan

DON'T COUNT ON IT!

Local news reports today.

Governor's office statement to
Mayor of Albany -"Don't count
on 11 million dollar state payment
in lieu of taxes (PILOT) for the 
Harriman State Office campus".

The Mayor, Common Council
County Executive, County
Legislature, and Members of
the State Senate/Assembly and
Members of the Democratic
Committee, who represent Albany
should respond saying 

" No  State Office Campus Pilot 
in 2014 -
Do not count on the votes of
the people of Albany City and
County in your bid for reelection
as Governor in the 2014 Democratic
Primary and November General
Election".

Of course the above public office
and party officials, do not have
the courage to stand up and say
this.

If he were here, Dan O'Connell
would say this. But, Dan in gone
and there is no leader to issue
this declaration.

So, it falls to the voters of Albany
City and County to send this
message to the Governor.

                                Joe Sullivan

RULING BY FIAT.
WIND POWER.

Executive officers from the President
Governor and now Albany County
have assumed the posture of dictators
attempting to rule by fiat (executive
orders and public statements)
bypassing  Congress, state and county
legislative bodies

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy
has no authority to issue  a moratorium
on crude oil processing at the Port Of 
Albany.

The Albany Port District Commission
consisting of 5 members nominated by 
the Mayors of the Cities of Albany (4)
and Rensselaer (1), and confirmed by
the Governor have authority and the
jurisdiction over the Port, subject to
the State Legislature.

Read:
 http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/POA/notes

The President is blocking construction
of the Keystone pipeline, the Governor
is blocking commencement of natural
gas drilling in NYS, and local officials
are attempting to block building a
refinery at the Port of Albany.

Refining Baakan oil at the Port of
Albany is the key to economic
development, creating good paying
jobs, balancing the City of Albany
budget,  property tax relief, lower
consumer prices for gasoline and 
home heating oil.

It is up to the voting public to
send this message to local elected
officials at the county and city
levels, as well as those who purport
to represent us in the  Congress
and NYS State Senate/Assembly.

Let us have a full turnout of
informed voters, casting ballots
in the 2014 party primaries and
November General Election.

Government can not save us.
We must save ourselves and our
government.

                              Joe Sullivan

Notes on Port of Albany 192/25 : NY Code - Notes

Notes on Port of Albany 192/25 : NY Code - Notes

Notes on Port of Albany 192/25 : NY Code - Note

WHY?

Why are the Commander In Chief
and Congress -

1. failing to secure our borders
    and ensure the territorial integrity
    of the USA?

and

2. failing to deal with the threat
    to the security of the U S, Canada
    and Latin America presented by
    Venezuela? 

 http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/israel-online/2011/may/17/new-missile-crisis-iran-base-venezuela/

                           Joe Sullivan