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Town Supervisor PATRICIA SLAVICK • Experienced financial professional • Strong record of community involvement

PETER BARBER • Innovative responses to residents’ concerns • Proven record of sound fiscal management • Collaborative leadership and decision-making

PAUL PASTORE • Experienced Town Board member • Dedicated record as Planning Board Attorney

• Cut expenditures and kept lowest Town tax rate in the County • Adopted new zoning code with additional, expanded uses

• Eliminated regulations and shortened approval time for developments • Promoted economic development and substantially increased tax base • Approved re-zoning for affordable senior housing and new hotel

• Implemented new website with greater transparency and new Nixle alert system • Expanded sidewalks, open space and playgrounds • Constructed an award-winning new senior center and pool house

Town Clerk

JEAN CATALDO • Experienced public servant • Excellent record of customer service

Receiver of Taxes

LYNNE BUCHANAN • 8 years of Tax Office experience • History of school and community involvement

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10:00 AM Drop-in Knit & Stitch 2:00 PM Sunday Concert Series: Lycaeides Ancient Music

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notes from the SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE 5209 Western Ave, Guilderland • (518) 356-1980 • www.townofguilderland.org Guilderland, NY - Taking advantage of one of our very few stretches of sunny dry weather, the Parks Department has made substantial progress to prepare the new Vosburgh Trails for a Fall opening. These hiking trails will traverse Town-owned open space in the Twenty West (70 acres) and French’s Hollow Road (54 acres) subdivisions. The Twenty West trail will be a roughly 45 minute loop with a shortcut to the top of a vista with views of the open space, stream bed, and Tawasentha Park. The Twenty West trail will link to a trail along a crest in the French’s Hollow Road subdivision which will allow for a 25 minute continuation of the trail to the Watervliet Reservoir and popular pedestrian bridge over the Normanskill Creek. A round-trip hike from Vosburgh Road to French’s Hollow Road will be roughly 3.3 miles. These open spaces are environmentally sensitive and easily damaged. For these reasons, ATVs, motor bikes, and other unauthorized motorized vehicles are prohibited. At present, the Parks Department has made initial brush cutting of the trail system with plans for final mowing and other improvements to open the trails to residents. The trails also have a few wet areas, and a permanent crossing over a persistently wet area will allow access for trail maintenance equipment.

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The trail entrances are marked at locations on Vosburgh Road and at the end of the sidewalk on Millingstone Way in the Twenty West subdivision. In the next few weeks, Boy Scouts will earn Eagle badges by helping construct informational kiosks at trail heads. Please check the Town’s website for news about the opening of these trails. The Town also recently made free WiFi service available in parts of Tawasentha Park, mostly around the pool house and large pavilion, and will look to expand it to the rest of Tawasentha Park and other parks. This free WiFi service was installed at little cost by purchasing small devices which allow for the “piggybacking”of the WiFi service at the Parks Department’s main office on Route 146. Jeffrey Gregory, the Town’s Network and Systems Technician, designed and installed this innovative approach in lieu of the expensive laying of underground cable. The system is also accessible to camp counselors and staff who use laptops to schedule programs, communicate with parents, arrange transportation, and other tasks needed to successfully run an extensive recreational program. This free service allows the Town to avoid the expense of renting MiFi jetpacks. And because it’s tied to an existing location, the Town does not have to set up another account and pay a separate monthly bill. Starting later this month, the Town will be adding an imbedded video component to its website instead of requiring residents to access the video on a third-party website, like YouTube. The videos of Town, Planning, and Zoning Board meetings will be posted online soon after the meetings. The videos will be indexed, which means that they will be paired with each board’s posted agenda so that clicking on a particular agenda item will take you directly to the start of the video for that item. It is our goal to upgrade our equipment so that we can broadcast live video on the website. Over the past year, as part of its replacement plan for heavily-used and high-mileage vehicles, the Town acquired four new police vehicles and two pickup trucks for the Water Department. Through the work of Town mechanics, some of these replaced vehicles have found a second life in less demanding settings. Soon, a former police vehicle will be used by the Town’s Senior Services Department to take seniors to medical appointments and a retired Water Department pickup truck might find less intense use by the Buildings Maintenance Supervisor. 4

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Another successful year has come to an end at the Guilderland Performing Arts Center. Over the summer, we had several concerts included the popular Guilderland Town Band and several local and not so local musical groups from Aquanet (80’s cover band) to Skeeter Creek (Country) and the ever popular Hey Jude (Beatles tribute). I want to thank residents for attending these free concerts and the Parks Department’s grounds crew for their hard work in keeping the grounds well-maintained. By the time you receive these notes, the new School Year will have started. Please be mindful of students waiting for buses and last second dashes to catch the bus. Please also remember that all vehicles must stop and remain stopped when the school bus activates its red lights and extends the stop sign. On Saturday, September 23rd from 8am to 2pm, the Town is holding the Fall edition of its Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Highway Department Garage, 6338 French’s Mill Road, just off of Route 146 in Guilderland Center. Please review the list of acceptable hazardous waste at www.townofguilderland.org/transferstation. Also, on Saturday, September 23rd from 9am to Noon, the Town is holding a Document Shredding Day at the Transfer Station, across the street from the Highway Department Garage. Residents can bring four boxes of documents and records without charge. Residents can pick-up passes for both events at the Town Clerk’s Office or Transfer Station. Thank you for taking the time to read these notes. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact any Town Department. Peter G. Barber Town Supervisor

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Family Court: An Alternative for Domestic Violence Victims by Leyla A. Kiosse

Guilderland, NY - In anticipation of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (in October 2017), I wanted to take a moment to highlight the seriousness of domestic violence and resources that are available if you or someone you know are a victim of domestic violence.

Domestic violence does not discriminate. There are victims of domestic violence across every age group, race, and gender. It is estimated that 25% of women in the United States has experienced domestic violence in her lifetime1. Men are also victims but are less likely to report the violence. It has been estimated that approximately 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner each year2. The statistics for teenagers that fall victim to domestic violence are also staggering. The Centers for Disease Control has estimated that each year nearly 1.5 million high school students experience domestic violence from a dating partner3. Often times when we think about domestic violence we only think about physical abuse. But domestic violence is any pattern of behavior in an intimate relationship that is used by one person to gain or maintain power over the other person. Domestic violence also includes sexual, emotional, verbal, economic or psychological abuse. Sometimes a victim is unable to pursue criminal charges against his abuser in criminal court. When this happens, the victim should know that the family court offers him a remedy. 1

Article 8 of the Family Court Act gives the family court the power to grant an order of protection where the victim alleges that a “family offense” has occurred. A family offense is any of the following conduct: • Disorderly conduct (e.g. obscene/abusive language, fighting, threatening behavior) • Harassment • Sexual misconduct • Forcible touching • Sexual abuse • Stalking • Criminal mischief (e.g. intentionally damaging property of another person) • Menacing (e.g. intentionally placing or attempting to place another person in fear of death or physical injury) • Reckless endangerment (e.g. conduct that creates substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person) • Criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation • Strangulation • Assault In order for the family court to have jurisdiction, the conduct described above must have occurred between spouses or former spouses, a parent and child, or between “members of the same family or household.” “Members of the same family or household” include people related by blood or marriage, people who have a child in common, and people who are or have been in an intimate relationship (even if the relationship was not sexual in nature). In order to seek an order of protection, the victim needs to file a petition with the family court clerk and allege that a family offense has occurred. While this can be done without an attorney, a domestic violence victim should seek assistance from an attorney (or minimally, a domestic violence advocate) so that he has help in navigating through the court system. Contact one of the following groups for help: Equinox, Inc. (518-432-7865), Unity House (518272-2370) or The Legal Project, Inc. (518-435-1770).

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100 Great Oaks Boulevard, Suite 122, Albany • (518) 464-4095 www.tklawllp.com Leyla A. Kiosse is a partner at Tabak & Kiosse, LLP, a law firm located in Great Oaks Office Park (near Crossgates Mall). Along with her partner (Margaret Tabak), Attorney Kiosse counsels clients on all matters related to matrimonial and family law. A Guilderland native, Attorney Kiosse received her undergraduate degree from Union College and her law degree from Albany Law School. If you have questions about a matrimonial or family law issue, contact Attorney Kiosse for a consultation by calling 464-4095 or by visiting the firm’s website, www.tklawllp.com. 8

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On November 7th Vote for the

New Leadership We Can Depend On!

MICHELE COONS TOWN BOARD

BRIAN FORTE

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KATHY BURBANK

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DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE

EXPERIENCED IN TOWN MATTERS

TOWN BOARD

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We support responsible economic development, we will market our town and support projects that attract home buyers, businesses, and those coming for our amenities; such as golf, our parks, shopping destinations and restaurants.

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Brian Forte will be a full time Supervisor. The Town Board and town government should be accessible to every resident.

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We need a plan for aging residents, our seniors need more services and accommodations. They are homeowners and make communities stable.

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We will improve enforcement of the town laws for upkeep of vacant properties, and COMMIT to working with all residents on issues with zoning and property upkeep.

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From the Director: Urgent Need for Help!

Get Jazzed Up at GPL!

For many years, the Guilderland Public Library has served as an AARP Tax-Aide site. Each year, approximately 500 of your neighbors receive assistance in comple ng and filing their tax forms, in a program that meets twice a week here at the library. Many of the folks are senior ci zens, and have come to depend on this program for assistance understanding and filing their taxes. Now, the program is in jeopardy for 2018, because the AARP has been unsuccessful in finding a volunteer to coordinate this service. If you have an eye for detail, and can supervise volunteer tax preparers, then we need you! If there was ever a me to step up to the plate to help your neighbors, the me is now!

I’m jazzed about our library, and I hope you are too! The Guilderland Public library, chartered in 1957, turns 60 years old this year, and we are also celebra ng 25 years in our building, which was built in 1992. To celebrate, the Guilderland Library Founda on is throwing a party.

The Local Coordinator (LC) manages the site. He or she would coordinate the schedule with the library, order supplies (printer paper, Tax Aide Posters), schedule volunteers to work, transmit tax returns and resolve rejected returns, and do some repor ng. A key skill is eﬀec ve communica on with volunteers and clients. The LC needs to manage volunteer staﬀ and address client needs. They will evaluate volunteers, and ensure confiden ality of client informa on. The LC does not need to be a tax preparer. If the LC does not wish to prepare taxes, then they must be cer fied/pass an exam for ethics and quality review. If they also wish to complete tax returns a third cer fica on would be required. Interested par es should contact regional coordinator Jerry Seeley at 518-477-8181, or email him at jseeley1018@gmail.com. Thank you for considering this request, which not only serves your friends and neighbors, but helps to keep the library a vital part of your community. from the

When you walk in the door on Thursday evening, October 26th, you’ll be greeted with a glass of champagne to celebrate with us. There will be great jazz music played by the Skip Parsons Marmalade Quartet, and we are encouraging our guests to “get all jazzed up” in their best Gatsby-esque roaring 20s a re (totally op onal). You can also come in your work togs, or come as you are. As you may know, we are using this anniversary to conduct a year-long study of what the people of Guilderland want in their library over the next genera on. While we haven’t wrapped up that research, some hints that night may point to future direc ons. We’ll certainly be highligh ng our successes, and also shining a li le light on improvements we hope to make to your library—to make it even be er. This is a great opportunity to a end a fun party with drinks and hors d’oeuvres provided by a local business—the Elegant Touch Catering Company. Your cket purchase will support the Founda on’s eﬀorts to keep your library a vibrant center of the community. A por on of your cket price is tax-deduc ble. We’d like to thank the dedicated volunteers of the Guilderland Library Founda on for planning this great evening. We’d also like to thank our corporate sponsors for suppor ng the event: Jaeger & Flynn, The Rosenblum Companies, and The Ten Eyck Insurance Group for making the evening possible. This promises to be a really fun evening for a great cause, and we hope you’ll join us. To purchase ckets, go to bit.ly/JazzyGPL, or call 518-456-2336. I hope to see you October 26th or before! Regards, Tim

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SECTION 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PLANS BY

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Guilderland, NY - Those interested in saving money towards future higher education expenses are faced with several different options. Among these options is a Section 529 College Savings Plan, which has emerged over the past 20 years as a popular college savings vehicle. Section 529 plans are administered by the state in which the plan is offered. The various plans which are available are similar in the following regards: 1. A plan is established by an account owner (typically the person who funds the account), with a designated student beneficiary. The owner and beneficiary can be the same person. 2. Contributions can be allocated among a number of different investment options offered within the plan.

to a NY Section 529 Savings Plan is eligible for a state income tax deduction of up to $5,000 ($10,000 if married filing jointly) for contributions made during a given year.

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4. If used to pay for qualified higher education expenses for the

Direct Plan, and the Advisor-Guided Plan. The Direct Plan

account beneficiary, withdrawals are made on a federal and

contains investments managed by The Vanguard Group and holds

state tax-free basis.

approximately $21.6 billion of assets, while the Advisor plan offers

5. The owner may change the account beneficiary, provided the

investments from JP Morgan Funds and holds approximately $4.7

new beneficiary meets certain relationship rules compared

billion of assets. The Direct Plan has total administrative and

to the former beneficiary (i.e. sibling, child, etc.).

investment costs of 0.16% per year. The Advisor Plan has total

6. If the owner and beneficiary are different, the owner may

administrative and investment costs which range from 0.40% to

accelerate up to five years of the annual gift tax exemption

2.10%. Additionally, Advisor-Guided Plan contributions may be

(currently $14,000 for 2017) into a single year. Thus, a

subject to front-end or back-end sales charges.

single owner could open a 529 savings plan with a named

While the Direct Plan does not require an advisor relationship

beneficiary and immediately contribute up to $70,000 to the

to establish an account, investors may still wish to consult a

plan without incurring gift tax consequences (please consult

Registered Investment Adviser who can provide guidance on the

your tax advisor for additional information).

account-opening process and investment selections. Additionally,

Beyond the above, various states have additional potential benefits.

would-be 529 plan investors should be aware of the potential

For example, a New York State resident who owns and contributes

impact on financial aid to the beneficiary.

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Thank you to all who continue to support us and our Fund Raising events. To make a Donation: Mail to: Guilderhaven inc., 6655 Route 158, Altamont, NY 12009

TOWN OF GUILDERLAND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY

September 23rd 8am-2pm

at the: Guilderland Highway Department 6338 French’s Mill Road Guilderland Center

For adoption details visit www.guilderlhaven.org

SAVE THE DATE Save the Date:

October 5, 2017 for our 15th Annual “Gathering of Friends” Mallozzi’s Ballroom and Catering, 1930 Curry Rd., Schenectady NY For tickets please contact Sue Green (518) 861-6861 (Tickets are limited)

Please follow these SAFETY PROCEDURES: 1.

All hazardous wastes must be in their original, labeled container

Tighten caps and lids

NEVER MIX CHEMICALS

Sort and pack chemicals securely in a sturdy cardboard box; use newspaper or cardboard to keep items from tipping or hitting each other

Wrap leaking containers in newspaper and place in plastic bags or large container. Place chemicals that may react with each other in separate parts of the car

DO NOT leave product in a hot, unventilated vehicle for any extended period of time

DO NOT smoke near chemicals

At the collection site, please stay in your vehicle. Workers will unload the materials

The Town of Guilderland HHW collection program is partially financed with a grant from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Only Town of Guilderland residents can participate and only homegenerated hazardous wastes are acceptable. A pass will be required which can be picked up at the Guilderland Transfer Station or the Town Clerks office. A vehicle registration is required.

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POSITIVE ENERGY Guilderland, NY - Last week Zeynep and I took our son Mete to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse to begin his college journey. As sad as it was to let go of our youngest and begin the chapter of the empty nest, the experience was truly great. The ESF college has a nice li le campus, ranked number 2 among our na on’s green colleges by the Princeton Review. That makes sense as a school dedicated to the promo on of environmental conserva on and sustainability. It is adjacent to and coopera vely working with Syracuse University, the alma mater of our older children. This increases our comfort level since we have been traveling there frequently for the past seven years and know the area quite well. The ESF campus community is excellent and each and every student I met over the years appears to have superior character, a trait most appreciated by a parent and a master. It again makes sense because students that desire to be stewards and care-takers of the environment are typically also caring of other people, their belongings and health.

I know the emo onal power of the move-in is inspired by the fact that it is a beginning loaded with hope, but the experience causes me to

What made this day really great was the level of excitement and

wonder how much more we all could get done and how much more

energy in the air. The environmentally green dormitory was bustling

of a relaxed and happy life we could live, if our communi es, our

with excitement with hundreds of students moving in. As I remember

work places and our schools were more like this every day. I know it

from our Syracuse move-ins, there was a large team of mo vated

was the first day, just like I will experience at GHS, but I feel like we

upper classman volunteer movers that helped in the process.

need more of this feeling every day. Imagine if every person smiled

Periodically, one group of movers would pass another and yell, “How’s

and greeted you everywhere and that there is another version of the

everybody doing?” and the en re area including me would erupt into

“Woooooo” experience in your work day. I am willing to bet, that at

a resounding “Wooooooooo!” (never miss a Wooooo opportunity). As

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I passed other parents, students and siblings in the hall each and every

crea ve projects, daily work life is a li le more woooo-like. Part of the

one of them smiled and spoke some form of gree ng. Later in the day,

reason life isn’t more like this in general is that those companies a ract

when we went around checking the facili es in the building, we ran

more wooooo-like people. I understand this and I get why they are

into a group of students in the recrea on room and all of them greeted

not screaming “wooooo” every ten minutes when prompted at most

us. The energy, the excitement and the hope for the future lives of

businesses around the area and the world; sure I do, but wouldn’t it be

these youngsters was everywhere.

great if there were a few leaders that started being posi ve and happy

A er Labor Day when the en re freshman class walks in to the

we get a lot more done for humanity and the planet if we were a li le

and a li le more woooo-like in our work places every day? Wouldn’t gymnasium through the human tunnel at GHS, I will have a similar

more woooo-like about our country, instead of divided and emba led?

feeling and emo on. I always got choked up, especially when I saw my

I think it would be great and we would get a lot more done, feeling

own family walk in. It is emo onally charged and powerful. Staﬀ will

good about it along the way. If you want to experience this idea in

also walk the halls smiling at the new students, oﬀering to help them

ac on, visit or read about the Pike Place Fish Market. I hope to go

and making them feel welcome. When they enter our classes we will

there and see it live someday myself. We are easily able to put this

work to make them feel comfortable and part of our community. It will

concept into ac on in a taekwondo class, it is our business and I think

be a truly great, emo onal and exci ng me, similar to how my day

that’s why we live the Taekwondo life, but I will try more than before to

was at ESF.

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YOUR CHIROPRACTOR’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS

By: Dr. Amanda Boccio

Guilderland, NY - It’s back to school time! As summer comes quickly

child to stand up, walk around and stretch. From kindergarten to

to a close, parents and students alike are getting back into the early

12th grade and beyond, students will spend a lot of time sitting in

morning routine, all while juggling homework and extracurricular

school, so it is never too early to emphasize the importance of good

activities. Follow these tips to keep your kids healthy for back to

desk posture. The same rules apply while hitting the books and

school.

studying at home.

Invest in a Good Backpack: One third of school-aged children

Stick to a Sleep Schedule: School aged kids need between 9 and

complain of back pain related to a heavy or ill-fitting backpack.

11 hours of sleep each night. It is imperative for children to get

A properly fitted backpack should have two wide padded straps,

enough rest to ensure that they are at their best to learn, grow

fit snugly around the

and develop.

shoulders,

rest

consistent bedtime and

against the body. The

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weekends.

hang more than 4 inches

children to shut down

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child’s back. Packs with Ease Into Activity: Back

chest and waist straps, and

multiple

to school also means the

storage

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sports,

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class, and other athletic

and balance the weight being carried. When packing the backpack, place the heaviest items in the compartments as close to their body as possible. Remember the pack should not weigh more than 10-15% of the child’s body weight to prevent increased pressure on their shoulders and developing spines. If your child has a locker at school, remind them to make frequent stops to drop off books or materials they do not

activities. Keep in mind that if your child took a break from sports specific activities over summer vacation, it is important to return to play gradually. At least 10 to 15 minutes should be spent doing a proper warm up prior to activity. A cool down including stretching of the muscle groups used during activity should be completed when they are finished. A child’s workouts should always be reasonable for their age, fitness, and skill level. Finally, growing children need to try

need for their next class.

many different activities to prevent repetitive overuse injuries. Encourage Perfect Classroom Posture: You likely already encourage your children to stand up straight, so why not talk to them about posture while sitting at their desk at school? Students notoriously sit slumped over, looking down at what they are working on. To combat “slouched student syndrome”, children should sit up straight with shoulders back. Ears, shoulders, and hips should be in a straight line, and feet should rest flat on the floor. Ideally, books and screens should be brought up to eye level. Between classes, remind your

Children should never have back pain so if they are complaining of discomfort they need to be evaluated. We work with children of all ages at our office. We would like to wish you and your family a happy, healthy, start to the school year! If you have any questions about this article, please feel free to contact us at the Sports & Spinal Wellness Center at 518-869-3415. Please visit our website for more information at www.sportsandspinalwellness.com. We would be happy to be a part of your healthcare team.

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