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Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
Wishful thinking on the part of some city officials. It's even outside of Artwalk.
Re: “Child subsidies stay”
So your hard-earned tax dollars will be going to provide handouts to people making $65k (presumably on top of their food stamps, disability checks and housing subsidies) — and oh by the way, laundered through the AFL-CIO! You can't make up this stuff.
Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
@Troll: Funny, but the city has posted a sign at East and Culver reading, "Welcome to Center City". I'll stick with the official demarcation, thank you.
FYI, I do drive by the site daily (several times). I'll grant you it is downright bucolic compared with my block.
Re: “Turned off to teaching”
At this writing, Tim's piece has been posted for hours, yet no attacks from the right-wing on public education. The public itself, by overwhelming margins (in the 85%, 90% and higher range, for decades), wants our country to have a strong public education system. That is what we want, as a nation and as a community. The public - you know, "us" - has never wavered over the years. The current attacks will ultimately fail; too bad we have to go through this damage at all.
Re: “Hemlock-Canadice plan not clear enough on drilling”
OMG...after the public meeting in Springwater and 400 comments , the state thinks they only need to clarify their intention not to drill on the land??? The intention was perfectly clear from the beginning and thats why people reacted so strongly.
Just put it in writing that oil and gas drilling for forever prohibited/banned on this land. It's that simple and will never be any need to clarify intentions again.
Re: “Turned off to teaching”
Please note: There is no such thing as "permanent certification" for new teachers in NYS. Once you've completed your Master's and three years of teaching experience, professional certificates must be renewed every five years, contingent upon professional development.
Re: “Turned off to teaching”
If anybody expressed to me a desire to be a teacher, I would definitely query their motives.
If they want a good job with tenure, I'd suggest they try something else. If they feel called to it, for any number of reasons, they are at least motivated for the right reasons.
As a teacher, I can agree whole-heartedly with many of the claims made in Mr. Macaluso's article. Many of us do feel targeted and abused by many public perceptions. Even though we have Masters' Degrees, people seem to think we're still not professionals. The amount of stress we are under that has almost nothing to do with bringing high-quality education to the kids is tremendous.
Nothing is going to solve the problems in public education if the public doesn't believe in it or us.
Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
Love this area - used to live close by - but 102 units is awfully large. A somewhat scaled back version might just be the ticket. Then it would be a terrific addition to a really nice area.
@j.a.m., this is hardly the "inner city." Drive by it sometime. It looks a lot like the safe confines of your suburban apartment.
Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
I dont see how a parking lot with a garden next to it is a better alternative to Morgans plan. Morgan would bring additional tax revenue, density, and people to a neighborhood where new housing is in demand. Not to mention a dense development will encourage walking over driving in an already walkable area. Nearby Businesses would no doubt prefer Morgans plan also. In my opinion more parking and green space owned by Eastman is not what is needed for this site.
Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
Wait — somebody's willing to put their own money at risk to bring more than a hundred new households to the inner city, and the bureaucrats are giving them a hard time? Excuse me, but that's insane.
Re: “GEH has plan for University Ave.”
So a parking lot is more appropriate for the East Ave Preservation District? The Morgan design acutally appears to have more trees and green stuff, they didn't even have to throw in a vegetable garden.
Re: “Child subsidies stay”
This is fantastic news! Many of the young women served by the YWCA have been hard pressed to continue work and school without this support! A great thank you to our state elected officials for giving low income families a chance to participate in the workforce and add their talents to making NYS a great place to live and work!