Take A Look At Your Bike Trail
Mayor Kelly delivers again as the city awards the contracts to construct the new Geyser Bike Trail. The new leg will run from the Milton town line to the intersection of Geyser Road and Route 50.
The trail languished for years. Past administrations were bogged down by litigation as the Town of Milton and homeowners along the proposed path fought with the city. Mayor Kelly quietly worked with the combatants and forged agreements that have made possible the actual construction of the trail.
William J. Keller & Sons Construction of Castleton won the contract with the lowest bid of the seven submitted. The construction is to begin next year with a target of mid November next year for its completion.
The city has $2.3 million dollars in Federal grants toward the total projected cost of $3.8 million. The trail will stretch for 2.8 miles. A paved path 8 feet wide will run along the North side of Geyser Road.
According to an excellent story by Stephen Williams in the Gazette, some 11,000 vehicles use the road daily between the industrial park and route 50. The trail is part of an ambitious 23 mile “Greenbelt” trail the city hopes to eventually complete.
Saratoga Springs Politics 
Yes, Mayor Kelly deserves a lot of credit for this accomplishment. So does Mayor Yepsen who worked hard on the Geyser Road Trail and made great progress. So does Supervisor Veitch, the Southwest Neighborhood Association and other current and former members of the City Council. The people who worked behind the scenes including the City attorney and the professionals in the Planning Department were crucial to making this happen.
Chris Mathiesen
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So few comments, so little time (Gayle).
I just couldn’t resist:
Enjoy!
JC
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This is an old essay on how cars have taken over our cities, but I found it fascinating and sad:
http://unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-social-ideology-of-the-motorcar/
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Excellent article T.M!
And now we have the smartphone.
And with that comes the new “5G Built Right.”
5G will bring an end to all things we once cherished like human interaction.
Pray Saratoga doesn’t go 5G.
Some of us hope we stay wired.
Thank the gods for fiberoptics!
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-05-19-5g-apocalypse-extinction-event-film-destroy-humanity.html
Read the comments.
-JC
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