Category: How You Can Help
What You Can Do Right Now
There are several ways you can help protect this land!
1 — Volunteer! You can sign up [by filling out this form].
2 — SIGN THE PETITION – [here]
3 — Call or e-mail the members of the Troy City Council Planning Committee:
* WE RECOMMEND TO CONTACTÂ ALLÂ MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
Here is a suggestion for what you might want to tell them:
Hi! My name is [NAME]. I am calling about the proposed development at 1011 2nd Avenue in Lansingburgh.
I am asking you to stop this development now. It will destroy an important cultural and historical site, the city’s last undeveloped forest along the Hudson river. It will also lastingly disrupt the Lansignburgh neighborhood and divert resources from the many vacent properties in the neighborhood that need more urgent development.
For all those reasons I urge you, in the meeting on August 27, to vote AGAINST the motion to refer this to the Planning Commission and STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM ADVANCING NOW!
And here is how to contact them:
Kim Ashe McPherson 355 6th Avenue Troy, NY 12182 (518) 365-5536 kim.mcpherson@troyny.gov |
Anasha Cummings, Chair 16 Hutton Street Troy, NY 12180 (518) 406-8636 Anasha.Cummings@troyny.gov |
 Sue Steele 1610 Peoples Avenue Troy, NY 12180 (518) 279-6122 sue.steele@troyny.gov |
Carmella Mantello, Coucil President 47 Roselawn Ave Troy, NY 12180 (518) 281-6582 |
4 — Collect petitions and inform others
You can let others know about what is happening, raise awareness about the effort and how to volunteer!
We particularly always need support in collecting petitions — you can sign up to do so via this form.
Timeline and Next Steps
May 21, 2020
On May 21, 2020 during a meeting of the Troy City Planning Commission, we were alerted to the potential development of a parcel of land along the Hudson River, located at 1011 2nd Ave in Troy, NY.
This land is well known in the community as a site of historical significance to the Schaghticoke First Nations, as well as the Munsee and Lenape Nations, Indigenous Peoples of the Mahicantuck River Valley. We understand that the land is currently owned by the Golub Properties of Watervliet, Inc, and currently under contract with a local developer.
After the meeting, several residents came together under leadership of Sachem HawkStorm of the Schaghticoke First Nations to protect the land and stop the development
By now, our coaltion includes several local organizations and partners that work on the regional and state levels.
August 28, 2020
After learning of the broad public opposition the developer, Kevin Vandenburgh, abandoned initial plans to seek a zoning variance for the land and instead seek a rezoning with the Troy City Council Planning Committee. This issue will be heard by the commission on August 28.
On August 28th, the Planning Committee will have to make a decision:
- Will they realize the absurd inconsistencies between the proposed development and existing zoning code, public interest and potential for harm? Will they stop any further considerations of this proposal, as they should?
- Or will they vote to advance this proposal and bring this issue in front of the full City Council?