Shore Lines Springing Forward

My mother, my friend so dear
throughout my life you always are near.
A tender smile to guide my way.
You're the sunshine to light my day.
Happy Mother's Day
Shore Lines
Saratoga Lake Association
P.O. Box 2152
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
May 1, 2013
Julie Annotto, co-editor
[email protected]
Sharon Urban, co-editor
[email protected]
Springing Forward
Final Reminder
Lake Flood Maps Being Updated
The deadline for advertising your items for sale in a
special E-Classifieds edition of Shore Lines is May 17.
Get your items to us without delay. Once again, the
guidelines are:
 Limit your items to 5;
 Give complete and concise information about each
item;
 Good reproducible photos;
 Include your contact information.
We will not accept:
 Real estate or rentals;
 Business or service listings;
 Garage sale ads.
This is a wonderful opportunity to sell items you no
longer want and look for items you may desire. Get
your entries in soon!
The Saratoga Lake Association (SLA) learned recently that
the existing flood plain maps around Saratoga Lake are in the
process of being updated. These flood plain maps define the
extent of areas subject to flooding and the risk of flooding.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has
responsibility for the federal flood insurance program and has
retained an engineering consultant to update the existing
flood plain maps on Saratoga Lake. The current maps date
back to the 1990’s and earlier, and do not accurately reflect
current flooding conditions.
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DATES TO NOTE
June 6
June 18
July 6
Ice Cream Social at DiDonna’s
5:30 p.m.—no rsvp needed. Consider
having dinner at DiDonna’s and enjoy
a nice ice cream dessert on SLA!
5th Annual Cocktail Party at the
National Golf Course
Fireworks — two locations
Additional information coming
The Good Morning Breakfast at Mangino’s on Saturday,
April 27, was a great success. Watch for E-Photos soon!
Proposed GlobalFoundries FAB 8.2
Balloon Public Viewing
Balloons will be placed on Saturday, May 04, 2013 from
8:00 am to noon to demark the four corners and roof
height of the proposed GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8.2
manufacturing facility. The public is encouraged to view
the balloons and to provide comments to the Town of Malta. In the event of inclement weather or excessive wind, the
public viewing will be rescheduled to be conducted Saturday, May 11, 2013; same hours. If the event is rescheduled,
it will be announced on the Town of Malta website –
www.malta-town.org.
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SPROUTING IDEAS
Spring has sprung so sprout some ideas about what is going on around your neighborhood — news, photos, updates, events, meetings, issues and the like. We want to
hear from you. Submissions to Julie at [email protected].
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Flood control, continued
The accuracy of the flood plain maps is very important.
These maps provide property owners with an accurate assessment of their flood risk and provide the basis for the rates
they must pay for flood insurance. In addition, these maps
also provide the technical foundation used by municipalities
in granting building permits as well as by banks in issuing
mortgages when property ownership is transferred.
Flooding is an important issue on Saratoga Lake. For its
size of about 4,000 acres, Saratoga Lake has a relatively large
watershed of 156,000 acres (or nearly 250 square miles).
This raises the risk of periodic flooding. Moreover, outflow
from the lake via its outlet Fish Creek is somewhat restricted
both hydraulically and by the operations of a hydroelectric
dam located.
As a result of the above factors, water levels can rise significantly during flood events and affect shore line development. There are hundreds of residential and many commercial and other properties located along the Lake’s 23 miles of
shoreline; some of this property is located in high flood risk
zones. Moreover, there has been considerable new development and reconstruction of older seasonal properties over
the past 20 or 30 years; this trend is continuing.
The SLA is pleased to have played a role in the current
update of the flood plain maps for the Lake. A SLA Board
member attended a Stakeholders meeting held in the Malta
Town Hall on October 22, 2012. The SLA supplied oral and
written comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and FEMA about flooding issues on Saratoga Lake and urged that the Lake be given high priority in
allocating funds for future flood plain mapping. These comments appear to have had a positive effect.
It was also gratifying to learn that SLA’s Hydraulic Study
of Fish Creek, which was prepared in December 2010 for
the purpose of achieving improved lake level management,
also contains much useful technical information necessary
for preparing the updated flood plain maps. The SLA Board
therefore authorized its consultant (C.T. Male Associates) to
release backup data from the Fish Creek study for use by
FEMA’s consultant in preparing the new maps.
In sum, the new flood plain maps will be of great benefit
and represents good news for Lake residents in managing
flood risk in the future. (submitted by Bruce Goodale, president,
Saratoga Lake Association)
School Budget Vote
May 21, 2013
Be sure to check your district for more
information and vote!
Saratoga County Sewer District
Saratoga Lake Plan
McDonald Engineering was hired by the Sewer District in December 2010 for planning, design and construction phase services for the sewer upgrades.
The Saratoga Lake portion of the project serves the
properties around the lake in the Towns of Stillwater,
Malta and Saratoga, and the City of Saratoga Springs.
Project cost is $12 million and includes upgrades to 9
pump stations, almost 4 miles of new sewer forcemain
pipe, over two miles of gravity sewer replacement and
replacement of 140 residential grinder pumps, as well as
raising the basins so they do not flood.
The upgrades are necessary for several reasons. The
system is 30 years old and the pumps and other mechanical equipment are past their useful life and proposed
future development in the area will exceed the capacity
of parts of the system. The planning departments of the
3 towns and the city were contacted to obtain projected
flows for the next 20 years. The pump station upgrades
take into account the future flows by providing larger
pumps with variable frequency drives.
The work around the lake started in January 2013 on
Stony Point Road. The contractor, Kingsley Arms from
Schaghticoke, worked over the next 3 months, installing
the new wetwells, valve vaults and flow meter vaults at
PS #6, 5, 1 and 3. The majority of ground disturbance is
done at those stations and the only work left is to install
the new pumps in the wetwell and the new control panels in the buildings. The work at PS #8 is slated to
begin in May, PS #4 in August, PS #2 in August and the
Vista PS in November. All pump station work will be
completed in the spring of 2014.
Presently, there is a crew working on Fathom Drive.
The directional boring of a new 16” forcemain began
this week near PS #4 and will continue southerly along
9P to Luther Road until July. Then a 14” forcemain will
be installed from Stewart’s (by the bridge) southerly
along 9P through November.
The isolated sections of gravity sewer replacement
along Route 9P are to begin in May and continue
through October, beginning at the south and working
northerly. The final section of new forcemain on Crescent Avenue is to be installed in November. Thus, all
the sewer work along roads would be completed by the
end of this year.
If you have questions about the sewer project, you
can call the Field Office at 306-6106 and ask for Neal.
(this information was taken in part from a letter prepared by
McDonald Engineering, April 25, 2013)
GlobalFoundries, continued
Suggested Field Equipment:
A total of five balloons will be placed for public viewing. Four red balloons will be flown at a height of
125 feet, and placed at or near the four corners of
the proposed main fab building. The proposed main
building height is 110 feet, with roof top appurtenances (roof stacks) height of 125 feet; both heights
proposed as maximum above finished grade. One
blue balloon will be used as a “spotter balloon”, at or
near the center of the proposed main fab building,
and will be flown at a height of 175 feet. The spotter
balloon is only intended to assist viewers to more
easily locate the red balloons. It is important to
note that the spotter balloon is not intended to represent the height of the building.
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Suggested Public Viewing:
1. From Town Hall muster point, proceed to the Fab 8
Campus main entrance roundabout (just outside the
gate) and verify that the balloons are in the air.
2. Proceed to the intersection of Wafer Way and Cold
Springs Road.
3. Proceed to Stewarts at the intersection of Route 9P
Guided Touring:
For those interested, a guided tour will be conducted
the day of the viewing beginning at 9:00. The tour will
begin from the Town Hall parking lot. Participants will
be required to provide their own transportation during
the tour. The tour guide car will have multiple balloons
tied to it and the Town of Malta town seal on the driver
-side door. The tour guide car will return to Town Hall
to end the tour. The estimated time to conduct the
tour is expected to be 90 minutes. There will be a fiveminute stop at each tour site.
Comments are welcomed and encouraged:
The Town of Malta is very interested in feedback from
those who view the balloons. In particular, the Town is
interested to know if viewer opinions fall into one of
the following three categories:
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Visibility is considered to be serious/high magnitude of adverse impact.
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Visibility is considered to be average/moderate magnitude of adverse impact.
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Visibility is considered to be slight/low magnitude
of adverse impact.
and Lake Road.
4. Proceed along Route 9P to the end of Snake Hill
Road.
5. Continue North on Route 9P and consider stopping
near the Saratoga Lake Motel, just north of the intersection with Fitch Road.
6. Proceed to the opposite shore of Saratoga Lake and
drive along Manning Cove Road which turns into
Manning Road heading south.
7. Proceed to Riley Cove along Riley Cove Road. A good
vantage point is just to the south of the intersection
between Riley Cove Road and Manning Road.
8. Proceed back to Route 9P and then take Plains Road
south to the Malta Community Park.
Proceed west to the Route 9/67/Dunning roundabout; then travel south along Route 9 to the Route
9/67/Round Lake Bypass; and then travel 1.9 miles
east along Route 67 to the Round Lake Nature Preserve located on the right.
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Binoculars
Local street maps or GPS
Camera
Additional comments are also welcomed, but it is important that the Town have a standardized scale, as presented in the three options above.
Comments may be submitted as follows:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 518.461.2494 (Anthony Tozzi)
Fax: 518.899.4719
Mail: Flo Sickels, Town Clerk
2540 Route 9
Malta, NY 12020
Contact Information:
Anthony Tozzi, Building & Planning Director
[email protected]
518.899.2685
518.461.2494 (cell)
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Attached is a letter that was submitted to the Saratogian on the subject
of using Saratoga Lake as water supply for the City of Saratoga
Springs. It is written in response to a letter printed on April 7 in the
Saratogian by Charles Morrison which advocated reconsidering use of
the Lake. We all must be vigilant with regard to this issue, especially
in light of our ten-year fight to keep Saratoga Lake from becoming a
reservoir for the City.
SARATOGA LAKE: THE WRONG WATER SOURCE
It is amazing how some ideas seem to persist, despite the
lack of supporting evidence. Such is the misguided notion
that the City of Saratoga Springs should once again attempt
to develop Saratoga Lake as a future water supply source
(April 7, 2013, Saratogian).
For over 20 years debate has continued as to whether the
City should seek another supplemental water supply source
to replace its principal source: Loughberry Lake. This debate was sparked by a 1988 study indicating Loughberry
Lake had limitations with regard to safe-yield and water
quality. This study recommended consideration of alternatives sources for the City’s long term water needs.
About the year 2000, the City began studies comparing
alternatives. However, it became apparent that the real goal
was to support what had already been decided: the use of
Saratoga Lake as the main supply source. Concerns about
the impact of using a primarily recreational resource as a
prime water source were largely ignored. Indeed, the City
plan called for the construction of a water intake in the
midst of the busiest part of the Lake near the City’s new
Waterfront Park and future bathing beach.
Needless to say, the City’s decision process was challenged vigorously, and in subsequent litigation the NYS
Supreme Court found the City’s Environmental Impact
Statement to be deficient. Archeological issues also arose
regarding lands proposed for the new pumping station.
With a change in the elective make-up of the City in 2007,
the Saratoga Lake water plan was effectively placed on indefinite hold.
Under new public works leadership, attention was given
instead to upgrading the City’s long neglected water infrastructure. These efforts included: replacement of many old,
deteriorated water lines, upgrades to the filtration and disinfection systems at the City’s old filtration plant, and rehabilitation of its Geyser Crest and Interlaken wells to augment
yield. It is also proposed to develop new wells in the Bog
Meadow to increase system water yield further and work is
currently underway.
With upgrades in the filtration plant and increases in
system yield, there is no compelling reason now to seek a
new water supply. Claims that the City is going to run out
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of water soon or that continued use of Loughberry
Lake poses a health risk are unsubstantiated. Spending
over $20 million for a Saratoga Lake supply would be a
wasteful and unnecessary expense with no benefit to taxpayers.
Perhaps in the more distant future, it may ultimately
become necessary for the City to seek a new supplemental
water supply. However, there is an obvious solution: connection to the Saratoga County water system. A major
county water transmission line passes the western edge of
the City and conveys highly treated water from the upper
Hudson River. Interconnection would be very simple and
would be the best long term solution in terms of water
quantity and quality, system efficiency and cost.
Use of Saratoga Lake is clearly not the answer. The
Lake’s primary value is as an important recreational resource used by thousands. Transforming it into a water
supply would pose unreasonable risk to future recreation
use and would likely provoke another round of turmoil
and litigation. It is time to bury this bad idea once and for
all.
Bruce Goodale is a City resident and retired professional engineer. He has over 40 years of experience working for New York
State and as a consultant on water and environmental issues and
is the current President of the Saratoga Lake Association.
Business Directory changes
New Address:
Bryan Lee Law Firm, PLLC
18 Division Street, Suite 413
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Please add:
Prime Building Corporation, Inc.
Waterfront Specialists
Boat Lifts, Docks, Decks, Stairs, etc.
721 Route 9P
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, 518-810-2390
Welcome Back Snow Birds
It’s good to see you returning to the lake. We
missed you and look forward to seeing you at the
next social event!
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Annual Roadside Clean-up
Due to consecutive Rowing Regatta
events on Fish Creek during the first
two weekends in May, the 2013 Spring
Roadside Clean-Up effort will be
scheduled for the third Saturday of the
month (to allow us to include the removal of the Regatta-generated trash in
our effort to clean and spruce up the roadsides around the
lake).
Therefore, we would appreciate the assistance of anyone who might be able to donate a few hours of their time
on Saturday, May 18, 2013 – We will gather at 9 a.m. at
the South End Stewart’s (on the corner of Route 9P and
Lake Road), where will break up into small teams, and then
fan out to pick-up the trash and debris which has gathered
over this past winter, from Stony Point Road, up to and
across the north end bridge.
Note that if Saturday turns out to be a rainy, our cleanup Effort will be postponed to the following day – Sunday,
May 19. Also note that orange D.O.T. trash collection
bags can be provided in advance to any individuals who
will not be able to participate on the 18th, but would like
to pick-up the accumulated debris in the vicinity of their
residence, or along specific portions of the road around the
lake.
Regrettably, I must also take this opportunity to inform SLA members and the Saratoga Lake residents, that
after nearly 10 years of managing and organizing the
Roadside Clean-Up Effort, this spring will be my last. The
annual (and in recent years, bi-annual) beautification effort
has helped to maintain the visual condition of the roadsides
around the lake for nearly 20 years, and it would be a
shame to see this valuable volunteer-based service come to
an end. Therefore, I would hope that another concerned
individual will consider taking over and continuing to organize this service - I’m sure that all of the lake residents
(along with other individuals that happen to drive, bike
ride, or walk around the lake during the summer season)
will greatly appreciate it if someone would be willing to step
up and take over the reigns, and ensure that this important
effort continues in the coming years.
Please contact Michael Kopchik (evening phone at
580-0022, or Email at [email protected]) for
additional information regarding this spring’s scheduled
clean-up, early delivery of orange D.O.T. bags, and/or possible interest in carrying on the tradition of managing future
Roadside Clean-Up efforts.
Thanks to all past participants, and to those who will
offer their time this year – Michael Kopchik
This historic photo depicts the Panza family’s businesses,
first as a store in Mechanicville, and followed by their
restaurant on Saratoga Lake. This year Panza’s will celebrate 75 years in business. They are making plans for a
May 7th anniversary celebration party. All proceeds from
the May 7th celebration are being donated to Saratoga
Hospice, Wesley Healthcare, Ruben Dialysis and Living
Resources. For more information and details contact
Melissa D’Andrea at 584-6882.
Don’t forget to stop by the Stillwater Library on
Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon, May 4 for their annual
“Sharing our Garden” sale. Come and browse many
plants and if you wish, you can share some of your own
garden. All proceeds help the Friends of the Library.
Questions? Call 664-6255.
Look Twice and Save A Life
Now that the weather is
getting nicer we see many
more motorcycles, bicycles
and walkers. Please take
extra care to give them room and always be
sure to remember the speed limit along 9P
is 35 mph.
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Lost and Found
Lost and still missing: The Palmerinos of Riley Cove lost a very
nice bright red Adirondack chair during the recent wind
storm. Their telephone number is 518-584-4696 they would very
much appreciate it back if someone found it. Thanks so much!
Lost, found, and claimed: A 15 foot Coleman canoe (or kayak)
blew across from the west side and washed to shore at 763
Route 9P. It is faded orange plastic with aluminum frame and
gunwales, orange seats and has a clothesline attached to the
bow. The Lakeside Acres owner has retrieved his property
thanks to Dale and Tom Hegenberger.
Armed Forces Parade
Saturday, May 18
Aren’t we lucky to have such beautiful sunrises and
sunsets on Saratoga Lake. This sunset was captured
by Ed Dweck.
Consignment Sale at the Stillwater Area
Community Center
Need a little extra cash? SACC is hosting a consignment
sale on May 18th from 9am-4pm. If you are interested in
being a consigner this is what you need to do:
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6.
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Complete the consigner agreement form, pay a $5
consigner fee, and bring the forms to SACC. (go to
www.stillwaterareacommunitycenter.org for the
form needed)
SACC will provide you with a seller number and
pre-made tags with your personal seller number on
them.
At home, price out the items you wish to sell
Return the priced items to SACC no later than
7:00pm Wednesday, May 15th ** THE SOONER
THE BETTER**
SACC will generate a list of all of the items you are
selling
You have two options for payment. You may either
volunteer to work 2 hours and receive 70% of
what you sell OR leave your items and receive
50% of what you sell.
When the sale is over return to collect your money
and the items that did not sell.
The Town of Malta Veterans
Committee is planning a special
salute to the military by holding
a parade on Saturday, May 18 –
“Armed Forces Day.” The parade is at 10:00 am and held on
Route 9. March 2013 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. There has been no regional parade to
mark the service and sacrifice of this new generation of
veterans. This tribute parade will focus on this generation while still acknowledging all previous ones. This
year, the Committee is seeking the support and involvement in May of the many groups that have previously
contributed to Malta Military, Veterans and First
Responder Appreciation Day in September- as well as
encouraging new ones.
Help Keep Our Lake Community Safe!
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Be alert and vigilant!
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Watch out for each other and our properties!
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Report all suspicious activities to the police or sheriff!
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If you see something, say something!
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Notable News
Malta Town Board moves forward on intersection, road
improvements (with map) - saratogian.com
A Second Farmers' Market is Coming to Saratoga-Saratoga
Wire
Saratoga 150, a five-month-long celebration to commemorate 150 years of thoroughbred racing in the Spa City,
kicks off this week.
Saratoga Springs City Council expected to vote on installation of downtown surveillance cameras (with project report,
map) - s
Stillwater receives $115,000 for revitalization work.
Grumbles
(the views expressed here are not necessarily those of the
Saratoga Lake Association)
“I can’t wrap my head around why we spend thousands
and thousands of dollars on weed treatment when the
areas being treated are the ones with the least recreational activity. Last year it was 10th street to Brown’s beach,
now it’s another area where there is little traffic. Meanwhile, we were spinning props and had jet
ski’s getting stuck while trying to tow sailboats that were
stuck on the south end last year.”
(reply from Ed Dweck) “SLPID is chemically eliminated the
Eurasian milfoil (which is an invasive foreign weed) where
ever it is found. The native weeds that are left are harvested
in an equal orderly fashion around the entire lake” Questions on weed control should be directed to Joe Finn at
[email protected] or 518-581-0409.
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“Today I took these photos of my neighbor's dock. Note
the siltation. Note also that his dock is in, tires all exposed, little to no water. They are relatively new to the
lake and attended their first SAL meeting on Thursday
and could not get over that there was no mention of the
shore line and depth.”
(reply from Ed Dweck) “It is only April - we had a lot of rain
early and on 4/18 the level was 203.1 (almost summer level). The dam is still wide open, so the lake is going down.
202.6 now. That is a little too high for April, as we anticipate May and June rains which will flood some properties. I
think the lake bottom has changed significantly, especially in
the south end. We are having a new bathymetric done this
spring, which may confirm my thinking. I would not anticipate any higher level until mid May.”
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“If you sit in the middle of the lake and look south,
the crane at Global Foundries is enough of an eyesore.
You can’t miss it. I can only imagine what the smokestacks will look like.”
Takoda Porrazo found a hat to match her beautiful outfit when
she and her mom stopped by to visit Julie. She had fun playing
"hat fashion show" and she looked so beautiful in all of them, we
had a hard time picking a photo.
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SELLING A HOME CAN BE A BIG DECISION
Have you been thinking about putting your house on the
market? Are you postponing the inevitable because of normal
procrastination and other priorities? The time may be right
for you to start to plan ahead. As a seller, you have your own
motivations. Some of you may be able to afford to wait the
market out a little longer while others may not have the luxury of time to hold out for what you might consider the ideal
selling price.
Once you’ve made the big decision to sell, you should
make the necessary preparations both inside and out to have
your home looking its best. To get the best sales price it’s
most important for your property to be looking its best when
the market is the strongest.
General market factors are now favorable: relatively low
historic interest rates, affordable prices, and rising rents. The
economic climate, time of the year, and appearance of your
property all can have a significant impact on the mood of potential buyers and thus can contribute to a potential buyers’
motivation to make a purchase offer.
Buyers will be out in even greater numbers with spring
and warmer weather having arrived. As lake area residents,
your homes take on their greatest appeal as the warmer weather approaches and the landscaping and lake activities manifest their full splendor.
Saratoga Lake area property sales for the latest 12
month period as reported by the local MLS * showed some
significant sales. Below are some representative examples:
Real Estate, continued
PRICE
ADDRESS
52 Regatta View Drive
748 Route 9P
9 Make Your Own Way
8 America Way
34 Regatta View Drive
168 Franklin Beach Road
4 Eton Court
53 Manning Cove Road
9 Cliffside Drive
611 Route 9P
21 Horizon Drive
21-19 Lake Avenue
107 10th Street
88 Kaydeross Park Road
7 Stony Point Road
84 Kaydeross Park Road
90 Lakeshore Drive
522 Route 9P
134 Kaydeross Park Road
117 9th Street
$2,250,000
$1,249,000
$1,100,000
$949,000
$825,000
$765,000
$732,000
$725,000
$685,000
$570,000
$490,000
$470,000
$410,000
$350,000
$318,000
$305,000
$260,000
$255,000
$250,000
$100,000
If you’re giving some serious consideration to putting
your home on the market, you should plan on interviewing
Realtors to help identify the one that you feel most comfortable with to market your property. This is the second most
important decision a homeowner faces after deciding that
it’s now a priority to sell their home.
*Starting 4/1/12 as reported by CRMLS (Capital Region
Multiple Listing Service) as of 4/23/13.
At the present time there is a wide range of Saratoga
Lake area properties available for sale. Currently the higher
end listings once again seem to be concentrated in the Regatta View area. Representative examples of what is currently offered for sale can be found below:
PRICE
ADDRESS
44 Regatta View Drive
$1,499,000
6 Thames Way
$899,000
180 Meadowbrook Road
$895,000
78 Riley Cove Road
$739,000
45 Manning Cove Road
$675,000
100 Franklin Beach Road
$669,000
32 Shore Avenue
$639,000
10 Silver Beach Road
$600,000
1342 Route 9P
$599,000
563 Route 9P
$559,000
1176 Route 9P
$499,000
3A Make Your Own Way
$489,000
7 Beach Court
$485,000
1197 Route 9P
$350,000
1 Garside Road
$339,000
1258 Route 9P
$289,000
633 Route 9P
$249,900
104 Point Breeze Road
$225,000
103 4th Street
$189,000
**As reported by CRMLS (Capital Region Multiple Listing
Service) as of 4/23/13.
The selection of your Realtor should be based upon the
relative strengths of the Realtor, their Broker, and how well
you think you can interact with the Agent during the period
it will take to sell your home. These are important considerations because you will be working together in a
“partnership” with your selected Agent to market your
property and to ultimately complete the sale transaction.
You no doubt will want to work with someone that you can
count on to help ensure that the sales process meets and/or
exceeds your expectations.
submitted by:
Zealie Van Raalte
Select Sotheby’s International Realty
270 Broadway, Suite 103
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 580-8500
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Town of Saratoga News
The month of May finds us planting gardens and
mowing lawns. It marks the unofficial start of the summer
season and opportunities to enjoy our great outdoors. The
next meeting of the Town Board is scheduled for Monday,
May13th at 7:00 p.m. Some of the items that will be covered at this meeting include: zoning officer's report, town
clerk's report, supervisor's report, committee reports, and
On Thursday, May 9th the Town Board will conduct their
monthly agenda meeting at which they will review agenda
items scheduled for the May 13th meeting.
The Town of Saratoga offices will be closed on
Monday, May 27th for the Memorial Day Holiday. Starting
Friday, May 24th the Town Hall Summer Hours will begin.
The town offices will close at 12:00 noon on Fridays.
News from the Assessors Office
The Assessor’s Office has been working on finalizing the Tentative Roll for 2013. It will be available for
public viewing after May 1st and can be viewed at the Town
Hall or online at the link provided on the Town’s website.
The Assessor’s Office is open Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. The Assessor,
Vicki Hayner, will be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The Assessor will also be
“sitting with the roll” on Monday, May 13 from 4:00 PM –
7:00 PM and Saturday, May 18th from 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
Grievance Day is scheduled May 28th and the Board of
Assessment Review will be available for hearings from 4:00
PM until 8:00 PM in the Town Hall. Grievance forms may
be obtained at the Assessor’s Office or on the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website and must be filled
out prior to being seen by the Grievance Board. Property
owners wishing to grieve their assessment will be seen on a
first-come, first-served basis between the above stated
hours. If you have questions or concerns about your property assessment or the procedures for Grievance Day,
please do not hesitate to contact our office at 695-3644,
ext.312 or ext. 321.
Memorial Day Parade
The American Legion Old Saratoga Post #278 in
Schuylerville will sponsor the annual Memorial Day parade to be held on Monday, May 27th. A program will be
conducted in the Legion Parking lot beginning at 9:00 am
and the parade will start immediately thereafter at the
American Legion and will travel down Clancy Street, East
on Burgoyne Street and end up at the bandstand in the
village park next to Fish Creek. The program and ceremony will honor all the heroes who have served their nation
and have ultimately made the supreme sacrifice.
Sundae on the Farm
The 18th annual Sundae on the Farm will be conducted at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds Farm
on Fitch Road in the Town of Saratoga from 12:00 noon
to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 16th. Bring the entire family
for a fun filled educational day. See a real working thoroughbred horse farm and learn about agriculture in Saratoga County. Farm tours will feature many of the beautiful horses in
residence on the farm, including
the impressive lineup of stallions.
The familiar children’s tent, and
exhibits featuring other farm animals and agricultural related businesses and agencies will also be
there. Demonstrations will include
goat and cow milking, sheep shearing and wool spinning. Draft horse teamsters will be on
hand to offer wagon rides. Good food and popular ice
cream sundaes or pie alamode will be available. For more
information contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension
Service at 885-8995.
(submitted by Tom Wood, Supervisor, Town of Saratoga)
READ AND REACT
Celebrating Lilacs
On Saturday, May 11th , the Schuylerville Area
Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a special program Celebrating Lilacs with Mary Roberts. The program will be
conducted at Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville beginning at
9:00 am. Activities include a virtual tour slide show on
lilacs, a plant sale, and a children’s potting shed where the
children will plant a surprise for Mother’s Day. Scones
and tea will be available. More information is available on
the internet at Schuylervillechamber.org.
Proposed Dock Regulations
The proposed dock regulations can be viewed at
SLPID.org — click on permits. Please send your comments about anything you would like changed and let us
know how you feel about the concept. An email address
for your comments is at the beginning of the proposal.
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St. Isaac Jogue’s Chapel
(reprint from All Saints on-the-Hudson bulletin, Sunday,
April 26, by Father Thomas Morrette)
Very soon, we are going to open St. Isaac Jogues Chapel
on Saratoga Lake for the summer. This year, Mass will be
held there every Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day
at 10 a.m. Father Cahill, back from wintering in Florida,
has agreed to celebrate the Sunday Mass there throughout
the season.
I know that many wonder if our Chapel is sustainable
and will remain open in the future. My answer to that is
“I am not sure.” From what I understand, the Chapel was
built to serve the many vacationers that occupied rental
properties on the lake in past years. Today, rentals on the
lake are few since most of them have become year-round
homes. Moreover, in days past, when we had the luxury of
many priests in active service, worship-sites like our Chapel
were easily covered by the local pastor or other priests in
the area.
As you know, that has changed a great deal. It’s an unfortunate fact of Catholic life that Masses in given areas
must be scheduled with very limited clergy personnel in
mind. The Chapel is also relatively close to St. Peter’s
Church, easily accessible by car, and there is certainly
enough room in St. Peter’s Church to accommodate additional worshippers.
So, if you asked me at this point, whether or not I think
there is a long-term future for the Chapel, I would have to
say, “at the moment I don’t think so.” However, I don’t
want to make a decision about that yet. I’d like to have
one full season’s lived-experience with the Chapel functioning as usual. After the season, in the fall, when the
Pastoral Council is in place, I’d like to get input about it
before any final decision is made about its future, and, of
course, the Diocese needs to be brought into the discussion.
I realize that many have fond attachments to the
Chapel and I join them in loving the rustic ambiance of
our Chapel-near-the-lake. I don’t want to minimize these
attachments and memories. However, decisions have to be
made with the larger view in mind, with responsible consideration of the financial and staff implications of keeping
the Chapel open as a parish worship site.
Come and enjoy St. Isaac Jogues Chapel this
summer. See you there Sundays at 10 a.m.!
Additional Items Accepted for
Electronics Recycling
Amplifiers, receiver-transmitters
CATV components/satellite dishes
Hard drives, floppy drives, CDs
Insulated cable/wire harnesses
Integrated circuits/semiconductors
Mainframe computer equipment
Modems
Pagers
PC CPUs/desktop and towers
PDAs
Printed circuit boards
Projection equipment
Speakers
Tape drives
Telecommunications equipment
Test equipment, oscilloscopes, meters, digital analyzers
UPS systems
Vacuum cleaners
VCR/CD/DVD players
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News from Saratoga Lake Tackle
What's In Season?
The crappie bite will be in full swing starting this week.
The water temperature has finally had a better opportunity
to hit fifty degrees or more. That is when crappie, perch
and bluegill really get active. They will pile up along shallow water all the way to drop offs, constantly feeding. This
is when the bite for them will become more consistent.
We've already had reports of them in the area across from
Fitch Road, around the bridge on Fish Creek and at the
south end too.
Bass, smallmouth and largemouth, are open but only
for catch and release with artificial baits. The full season,
when you can keep fish and use live bait, doesn't happen
until the third Saturday in June. Reports have been
that bass are biting but as the water temperature rises and
they prepare to spawn, their feeding will increase. While
they are on their beds spawning they will often hit on lures
in a aggressive manner protecting their territory as much as
feeding. This time of year almost any kind of artificial bait
is good to try. Fast or slow retrieve, soft or hard plastic they will all work. As the summer heat rises plastic baits
will dominate and slower presentations but for now try
anything you enjoy using and have fun. Personally one of
our favorites this time of year is spinner-baits, stick
baits and lipless rattle baits.
Pike, walleye and pickerel have been closed since March
15 but their season opens Saturday, May fourth. Again
spinner-baits, stick baits and lipless rattle baits will be some
of the more popular choices of artificial baits. For live bait
people like to go big. Large or jumbo shiners and any size
sucker bait will work. For the walleye you can also try crawler harness rigs with crawlers, leeches or
medium shiners attached.
Reminder!
Check that your fishing license is for the 2012/2013
fishing season. If you purchased a sportsman or super
sportsman license to hunt last fall you will also have current fishing privileges. With the hunting tags you received
there was also a 'panel' that has your personal information
and the type of license you purchased. This is the piece you
will want to have on your person when fishing.
The last weekend of June is Free Fishing weekend
in NYS. This is a great time to invite someone from out of
state to visit or take a friend fishing who has never tried.
Maybe even reintroduce someone to fishing. It will not cost
them to try and you might make a new fishing buddies
for your effort! Children under sixteen, residents or nonresidents, are allowed to fish for free all the time. Kids can
also make great fishing buddies - plus it gets them out of
doors and in touch with nature. (submitted by Tim and Rose
Blodgett)
“I took this photo while walking dog this morning near our home at
1136 Route 9P. It was perched on a branch overlooking the
lake…” - Michelle Borisnok
Happy Spring! It's trout season, and the creek is stocked
and ready to go! The trails at Boice Park are marked and
ready to hike, and plans are in the works for a beautiful
new natural area at Trieble Park.
This year's spring fish stocking event was a great success, with nice weather and good turnout. Fun for everyone, especially the fish!
We are also excited to welcome Matt MacWatters, who
for his Eagle Scout project will bridge the swampy area
and stabilize slopes at Boice Park. Hard work, but with a
great reward: Boice Park is a fantastic new addition to
hiking and nature access for Kayaderosseras lovers.
We are ever-grateful for your support and membership.
We hope you get the chance to enjoy the Kayaderosseras
this Spring, fishing, paddling, nature-watching, or picnicking! See you on the creek! (submitted by John Battenfield,
President, FoK)
Spring Cleanup Day - May 4th
The More the Merrier! Come help us remove trash from
the banks and sand bars of the Kayadeross-eras! We will
meet at 9 am at Kelley Park in Ballston Spa. Dress for the
weather, and work gloves are recommended. Plan to be
back at Kelley Park by around 12:30 for a hot
lunch. Contact John Battenfield ([email protected])
for additional information.
JOIN US!!
Saratoga
Sponsor-A-Scholar's
5thAnnual Gutterball Bash
Saturday, June 8
Saratoga Strike Zone,
32 Ballston Ave,
Saratoga Springs
Gutterball Bash party begins at 7 p.m.
Music by FreePlay
Food by Hattie’s Restaurant
Special Auction item: AUTHENTIC
Yankee Stadium free standing double
seat circa 1976
Bash tickets: $75; $50 for Saratoga City
School District employees
RSVP: Executive Director Jim Lavigne:
[email protected], 587-2472
SSAS programs depend on the
success of this fundraiser!
THANK YOU!!!
Saratoga Sponsor-A-Scholar
is a non-profit organization committed
to helping fiscally disadvantaged students graduate from high school and
succeed in college. All donations are
tax-deductible to the fullest extent
allowable.
Arvin Hart Heavy Rescue Delivered
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The Stillwater Fire District/Arvin Hart Fire-Rescue has taken delivery of a 2013 KME heavy rescue vehicle. The unit is
powered by a Cummins ISL 450hp with a Allison 3000EVS
automatic transmission and equipped with On-Spot automatic
tire chains. The cab seats 8 firefighters and is equipped with a
command desk and ample interior compartments under a 22”
raised roof.
The unit features a 30KW Onan PTO generator which powers the Command Light dual head light tower, a Bauer breathing air compressor, Hurst electric rescue tool pump and portable lighting units. The unit has a walk up rear body housing
ladders, a stokes basket, roof hooks and other rescue equipment. The roof compartments feature a speedy dry container, a
6000psi ASME air cylinder for utility air storage, and a refrigerator for hydration liquids with additional space for water rescue
gear.
In addition to the on board breathing air fill system; the
unit is able to store 19 spare SCBA air cylinders. The left side
of the unit was designed to store a variety of extrication support
equipment and the right side is designed to store fire fighting
support equipment. The right side of the unit has an awning to
provide cover from the elements and firefighter rehabilitation
space. On the extended front bumper there is storage for two
hydraulic rescue tool reels and tools. There is also a hydraulic
reel off the rear compartment along with a utility air hose reel.
Attached directly to the frame, the unit has a receiver on all
four sides to receive a 9000lb portable winch. The unit features
several slide out trays and tool boards with Pac Trac mounting
hardware for versatility; all of which are adjustable. On both
sides of the truck cab are mounted a 175’ electric cord reel with
junction box along with safe storage of roof hooks and forcible
entry irons. The unit has all roll up doors to save space and is
protected by an all LED warning lighting package from Code 3
including an extensive array of LED scene lighting.
The unit will be used to support fire fighting operations,
vehicle extrication, and technical rescue operations, including
light and breathing air support. (submitted by Tom Rinaldi,
Commissioner, Stillwater Fire District)
Join us for this look back in time!
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Join us for this look back in
The Friends of the New York State Military Museum present:
me! AFTERNOON VIETNAM
GOOD
Saturday, June 8, 2013
The Friends of the
New York State Military Museum
present:
Honoring Bob Hope’s USO Shows in Vietnam
GOOD AFTERNOON
VIETNAM
Saturday June 8, 20
Honoring Bob Hope’s USO Shows
in Vietnam