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notes from the SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE

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he first “Supervisor’s Notes� appeared in “Our Towne Guilderland� four years ago this month. As I do every year, I’d like to express my appreciation to Our Towne publisher Lowell Knapp for providing this opportunity for me to keep Guilderland up to date on community happenings in an informal matter. Based on feedback we have received in the past, this seems to have been an effective communication tool, but I am always ready to consider suggestions for improving this feature. Please feel free to communicate either with me at Town Hall (356-1980, ext. 1040) or with Lowell Knapp if you have any comments or suggestions.

During June, the Annual Dinner celebration of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce featured the presentation of awards from the Town to local businesses that have demonstrated their commitment to Guilderland by investing in improvements to their facilities. This year’s winners included: The Altamont Free Library; CafĂŠ Calabria; FIN Your Fishmonger; Gade Farm; Nosh Delicatessen; and Red Maple Land Service. We are happy to celebrate the willingness of these and others who have made investments that benefit the appearance and overall business environment within the Guilderland community. As we swing into the height of the summer season, I urge all of our residents to take advantage of the broad array of recreational and cultural opportunities offered throughout the Town of Guilderland. Park facilities range from small neighborhood venues such as Abele, Fort Hunter, McKownville Reservoir, and Volunteer Fireman’s Park, to sports-centered locations such as DiCaprio, Keenholts, and Nott Road Parks, and Tawasentha Park, our “crown jewelâ€?, featuring 5 miles of hiking trails, picnicking, playgrounds, tennis, basketball, the Town Pool, Guilderland Performing Arts Center, and the bright and colorful Ruth Lawlor Memorial Gardens. Find out more about the opportunities available to you at our Town website, www.townofguilderland.org, or by calling our Parks and Recreation Office at 456-3150. Recreational opportunities are also plentiful in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve, a 3,000-acre natural area located in part in the Town of Guilderland. The Preserve has a network of over 18 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking, as well as a broad range of educational programming at the Pine Bush Discovery Center on New Karner Road (Route 155). More information is available at www.albanypinebush.org or by calling 456-0655. I’d like to also remind you that excellent golfing is available at the Town’s Western Turnpike Golf Course, with special discounted rates for Town residents. You will need a Guilderland Resident I.D. card to obtain the discounted rates. The card is easily obtained at the Western Turnpike Pro Shop by presenting two forms of identification showing Guilderland residency. We have made a number of improvements to the course this season that players have told us that they like very much.

You may have seen newspaper coverage lately concerning a review by the New York State Comptroller’s Office of the overall fiscal condition of the State’s counties, cities, towns, and villages. In light of the economic recession experienced at the national and regional levels in recent years, it should come as no surprise that many communities, including some in the Capital District, are regarded by the Comptroller’s Office as subject to meaningful levels of budgetary and/or financial stress. I am pleased to report to you that the Comptroller’s Office has assigned a risk grade of “0â€? (Zero) to the Town of Guilderland based on its 2012 fiscal reports. This is the best score available under the Comptroller’s rating • system, and represents the view of an independent oversight agency on • ! " the soundness of the Town’s financial management in these difficult times. • While I am happy that we received this score from the Comptroller’s office, • ! ! # we will continue to manage Town finances conservatively as we work to insure that we continue to avoid financial and budgetary problems. • " • " Summertime in Guilderland is a great time to relax and visit with friends. • I regularly remind residents to travel around Town carefully, but this • $ ! ! month I would like to share another reminder with you, and that is about consideration for neighbors. We all enjoy having family and friends around, but please try to be aware of the noise level created by gatherings of family and friends, particularly in the late evening or at night. Similarly, please be aware and considerate of your neighbors when you use patio fire pits. Both smoke and sparks travel. The smoke can be an annoyance to your neighbors, while sparks can present a real fire hazard to both you and your neighbors. " % %# %$! Be safe, be considerate, and enjoy the summer!

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ummer has arrived, and our usual hot and humid days and evening thunderstorms make for an interesting time! Summer camps have started and the Tawasentha Pool is open for business if you are looking for something for you or your kids to do. If you are looking for a cool spot, try the Guilderland Library or Crossgates Mall. The Great American Cookie opened at Crossgates Mall in the Food Court for you cookie lovers, Fast Trax Indoor GoCarts is opening very soon at Crossgates Commons, and Vera Bradley is also coming to the mall! For business events, there are some bigger events, just less of them! At the CSNE Complex (aka Nanotech Center), Smalbany Small Business Expo is Wednesday July 17, and the Guilderland Chamber is hosting the breakfast networking portion. That is always attended by hundreds of people. The chamber will also be joining forces with Colonie, Bethlehem and Southern Saratoga Chambers for a Golf Mixer at Shaker Ridge Country Club on August 7. For more information on these, call the chamber at 456-6611 or visit our website at www.guilderlandchamber.com. Lastly, although summer is a quiet time, we are trying to get the word out about health care reform changes through our Small Business Assistance program. January 2014 is bringing about a number of critical changes for Small Businesses and particularly Sole Proprietors. For more information on this, call our program coordinator Vicki Michael at 518-915-3415 and she will come to you. This is a free service, funded by a grant to inform and educate businesses. Have a great July, stay cool and relax! Kathy Burbank, President

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The REFRIDGERATORS LIVE Playing 7pm – 10pm Information booths and demonstrations by: AAA, Choices 301, Guilderland FD, Guilderland EMS, Guilderland Pop Warner, WTRS, ARS, Guilderland Parks, Guilderland Seniors, National Guard, NYS Corrections, NYS ENCON, NYS DCJS, NYS Park Police, Boys Scouts, Girl Scouts, NYSP, Homeland Security, CSX, Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, Capital Cradle, Time Warner, Adirondack Shelby Mustang Club Car Show, The Patriot Guard, Guilderland Police Rape Aggression Defense and Guilderland Police “Take Me Home” Program, World War II Vintage Military Equipment Display and much, much more!

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Guilderland, NY – Chuck was frustrated. His home, located in a prime area of the Capital Region, had been on the market for over 700 hundred days with two different real estate agents without an accepted offer. Over that time period Chuck had endured 91 showings on his home. His wife was at her wit’s end. She spent 91 days making beds, mopping the floors, turning on all the lights and leaving home so 91 strangers could walk through. 91 times they showed the home and waited by the phone for an offer to come in. The result of this huge inconvenience and waste of time? Not a single accepted offer on the home. When I met with chuck and his wife I could feel the frustration. They were ready to throw in the towel and give up on their dream of building a home. They simply thought their home was jinxed and not going to sell. I looked at the home and location and knew we could put an end to chuck’s dilemma. I explained to Chuck how we are often hired by homeowners after their homes have been listed for sale with other agents and failed to sell. I also explained that to sell over 100 homes a year we do things differently than average real estate agents. After a short discussion Chuck agreed to let us sell his home and attempt to do what other real estate agents had failed to do. We listed Chuck’s home at an asking price only $100 less than the last Real Estate agent. However, rather than make Chuck endure months of showings we brought him an offer over the asking price in only 36 hours! So how did we succeed where others failed? We applied a fundamental sales principle that top agents use called Scarcity. In general, you will want what you can’t have or perceive as difficult to obtain. Scarce items are considered more valuable and desirable. When a home sits for 700 days it is generally not perceived as hard to obtain. Part of this is the way the sales process is handled. Typically when an average real estate agent has several showings on a home they will spread the showings out to give the buyers “time to look� at the home. They will not double book showings where there are two buyers in the home at the same time. This is the absolute wrong thing to do and one of many reasons that Chuck’s house sat on the market so long. We had 5 requests for showings the first 36 hours and booked all of them in the same 90 minute time frame. Buyers were falling over each other looking at the house. However, the result was exactly as intended, the buyers saw other buyers looking at the home and thought that they might lose the home if they didn’t make an offer quickly. The home’s value was perceived to be greater because of the interest. The result was Chuck’s home sold with 5 showings in 36 hours vs. 91 showings over 700 days. There are many other insider secrets we apply to sell as many homes as we do and this is only one example. To aid frustrated home sellers of the Capital Region we have just compiled a free report of 6 Steps for Selling Your Home for TOP DOLLAR. This report can be obtained by calling us 24 hours a day on our recorded hotline and leaving your email and mailing address. Simply call us at 1-800-448-7016 ext. 5001. As always if you are wondering what your home is worth in today’s market our proprietary web valuation site will provide you with a free instant valuation of your home at www.albanynyhomevalues.com. K Kevin Clancy has been providing real estate appraisal a and brokerage services in the Capital District for the past 118 years. A NYS real estate broker, general certified real estate appraiser, and best selling author, Kevin received an undergraduate degree in marketing from Siena College and an MBA from the University at Albany. He resides in Altamont with his wife and two daughters. Kevin can be reached in the office at 518-861-7016.

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ONE YEAR AND GROWING By: Dr. Kim Leis-Keeling

It sure doesn’t seem like it has been a year since I have been practicing here in Guilderland. I want to take a moment to thank the patients and community for enduring all the changes we have made within the practice. I feel so blessed to have been given this opportunity to grow Sports & Spinal Wellness Center and expand the services. Now that we are on a role, we have a few more changes taking place. I’m happy to announce that on August 1, 2013, Dr. Robert Irwin and the Family Health & Sports Chiropractic clinic will join us at the Sports & Spinal Wellness Center. Dr. Irwin shares similar interest in treating athletes and sports injuries. He has acted as team chiropractic physician for the Albany Conquest/Fire Birds and the Willow Street Athletic Club. He has also served as assistant track coach at Guilderland High School. Dr. Irwin has contributed articles over the years to The Pace Setter, Adirondack Sports and Fitness and New England Runner. He has been treating local athletes and people in the Guilderland area for the past 14 years. The decision to merge offices will allow us both to offer more office hours and expand our services to our patients. Some of the services we offer are spinal rehabilitation, lumbar traction, sports injury care, Kinesio Taping, and modalities such as cold laser, electric muscle stimulation, instrument assisted soft tissue therapy, myofascial release, medical massage, running evaluation, orthotics and much more. I am also happy to finally be adding clinical nutrition services. I will expand on this topic and the benefits in

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Do I have the money to buy this?. If I don’t, is it worth the debt? While you may need education, reliable transportation, and a place to live, do you need a boat, Jet Ski, snowmobile, etc. No matter how delicious that $200 dinner was, are you going to remember it next month when your credit card bill comes? Life is fickle. You can lose your job, get sick, and have your relationship end, etc., all on a moment’s notice. What happens then when you have a pile of receipts and nothing to show for it? Will you be forced into bankruptcy? Or spend the rest of your days borrowing from Peter to pay Paul?

All of these are things to think about not just when things go bad, but especially during the good times. Keep in mind that New York does not simply hold the person whose name is on the debt responsible in a divorce. If it was incurred during the marriage, it is the uphill battle of the person claiming it is not a marital debt to prove it.

Margaret C. Tabak is a partner at Tabak & Kiosse, LLP, a law firm located in Great Oaks Office Park (near Crossgates Mall). Along with her partner (Leyla A. Kiosse), Attorney Tabak counsels clients on all matters related to matrimonial and family law. A resident of Guilderland for more than 20 years, Margaret received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Albany and her law degree from Albany Law School. If you have questions about a matrimonial or family law issue, contact Attorney Tabak for a consultation by calling 464-4095 or visiting the firm’s website, www.tklawllp.com.

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Kevin is a three year old black male Greyhound. He is a joyful, wonderful boy, who loves everybody. He seems ok with cats, is wonderful with other dogs. Travels well in a vehicle. Kevin is friendly and outgoing, and ready for adoption. Please contact Pat at 518 768-2579 for more information. Requires a fenced-in yard for adoption.

A big hearty THANK YOU to all of our supporters for another successful Bake, BBQ and Plant Sale this past June. We would not be successful in our mission, to help the animal community, without your help. For that, we are truly grateful!

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GOALS LEAD TO SUCCESS During the first week in July Guilderland Martial Arts is taking a team of 9 students to the USA Taekwondo National Championships in Chicago. We have achieved this level by setting goals and striving to achieve them. It is necessary to have a goal and it is necessary to put yourself on the spot and in the limelight. By doing so, we put pressure on ourselves to make progress toward our goal. Without the goal and without the impending due date, we often are too lax about our progress. Our team has worked very hard to perfect their performance and develop the proper positive attitude. We are going to return to New York with medals in hand. This is the attitude one must have entering any competition. Confidence is a key factor in giving the best possible presentation whether it is floor exercise or sparring. Confidence comes with proper preparation and setting goals with a performance date forces proper preparation. Some of the things that we prepare for are set for us. As teachers, G Goodd lluckk to the h 2013 G GMAA National i l Ch Championship i hi T Team my colleagues and I have plenty of goals and dates of performance set for us. New York State Education Department takes care of a lot of that for us, but we, and you in your occupation, can also set goals to increase our knowledge or enhance ourselves by giving extra presentations or volunteering to become involved with new projects or initiatives. This will force us to prepare and better ourselves. One simply needs to decide that they want to get better at something, set a goal, put time pressure on achievement, and everything will come in place. Do it, and you will get better. How could you not? I feel like I will come back with a medal from Chicago for my performances, I really do. If I don’t it will be OK because I have become very good at what I do, and I am pretty sure that because of that, I will have helped someone among us come back with a medal. Either way, I will let you know in August. Master Rice owns Guilderland Martial Arts and holds a 5th degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Master Rice is also a Math teacher at Guilderland High School. Guilderland Martial Arts offers classes starting at age 4 as well as an afterschool program and summer camps. For more information please call 690-1269.

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Join in the fun of Summer Reading at the Guilderland Public Library! Each year New York State libraries work together to make summer reading fun for everyone in our communities. This year’s theme for children is “Dig into Reading” with lots of events planned at the library. We also have themed reading for teenagers and adults, “Beneath the surface: explore New York”. Below are some fascinating and fun books about New York: New York Underground : the anatomy of a city by Julia Solis is a book exploring beneath the surface of New York City. The book tells us the stories of the tunnels, pipes, cellars and foundations of our state’s largest city. (Nonfiction 917.471SOL) The Gangs of New York : an informall history of the underworld by Herbertt Asbury is a book exploring the societall underground in late 19th and early y 20th in New York City. This book firstt published in 1928 was the inspiration n for the Martin Scorsese 2002 movie off the same name. (Nonfiction 364.106 6 ASB Adult DVD GAN) An Inconvenient Wife by Megan Chance is a fictional account of the draconian consequences that faced women who defied society’s norms in 19th century New York. (Fiction CHA) The Colony of New Netherland : a Dutch settlement in seventeenth-century America by Jaap Jacobs offers a comprehensive history of the Dutch colony on the Hudson from the first trading voyages in the 1610s to 1674.. Guilderland was originally a part of the Manor of Rensselaerswyck begun by Patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1629 as part of the New Netherland colony. This book offers us a view into the towns past. (Nonfiction 974.702 JAC) Drums along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds is a k classic story of the pioneers of the Mohawk Valley during the Revolutionary War.. y Edmonds is the author of the Newbery k Medal children’s book The Matchlock n Gun which is set in Guilderland. John s Ford made it into a film in 1939 and this year July 28th there will be an outdoorr n drama performance of the book held in Tawasentha park. (Fiction EDM Adultt DVD DRU) The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye is a fictional thriller set in Five Points, site of the Gangs of New York. The book, compared to Caleb Carr’s The Alienist and Richard Zack’s Island of Vice, is a great read for summer vacation. (Fiction FAY, Large Print Fiction FAY) 2228 Western Ave, Guilderland • (518) 456-2400 • www.guilpl.org 26

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Important Numbers Emergencies POISON CONTROL

911 800-336-6997

Ambulances: Voorheesville Area Western Turnpike Rescue Squad - Centre Drive Western Turnpike Rescue Squad - Carman Road

765-2344 456-3600 456-5144

Police: (Non-emergency) Altamont Police Department Guilderland Police Department New York State Police-Guilderland Substation

861-5480 356-1501 456-1118

Fire Departments: (Non-emergency) Altamont Fort Hunter Guilderland Guilderland Center McKownville Voorheesville Westmere

861-8171 355-2434 456-5000 861-8871 489-4340 765-4048 456-5200

Post Offices: Altamont Guilderland Guilderland Center Stuyvesant Plaza

861-6953 456-1400 861-5090 438-0773

Schools: Altamont Elementary Christ the King School Guilderland Schools Transportation Guilderland District Administration Guilderland High School Farnsworth Middle School Guilderland Elementary Lynnwood Elementary Pine Bush Elementary St. Madeleine Sophie Westmere Elementary

861-8528 456-5400 861-6434 456-6200 861-8591 456-6010 869-0293 355-7930 357-2770 355-7930 456-3771

General Information: Albany Better Business Bureau 1-800-828-5000 Albany County Clerk’s Office 487-5100 Albany County Executive’s Office 447-7040 Altamont Fairgrounds 861-6671 Altamont Village Hall 861-8554 Guilderland Animal Control Officer 356-1501 Guilderland Animal Shelter 861-6855 Guilderland Chamber of Commerce 456-6611 Guilderland Highway Department 861-5108 Guilderland IDA 356-1980 Guilderland Interfaith Council 456-5410 or 355-3000 Guilderland Parks & Recreation Department 456-3150 Guilderland Performing Arts Center 456-8604 Nott Road Park 869-9884 Park Superintendent 456-8220 Summer Day Camp (Tawasentha) 456-3475 Town Pool 456-4446 Guilderland Public Library 456-2400 Guilderland Town Hall 356-1980 Guilderland Transfer Station 861-6776 Guilderland Water & Wastewater Management Dept. 456-6474

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Guilderland Market Update - June, 2013 YTD Total Listed

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152

46.2%

$277,800

$271,500

97.7%

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