Kneejerk opponents wonder why they don’t get early notice
This week’s NIMBY award goes to activists in Albany fighting a $7 million bus terminal project in line for funding from the Hochul administration. At a public meeting this week to solicit input on the plan, Paul Collins-Hackett, whom the Albany Times Union described as “a well-known Albany community leader who is known to many as Batman,” said, “We’re being asked what toppings we want on our pizza, but we didn’t order a pizza.” No you didn’t, Paul, but the pizza is not for you. It’s for people who take the bus to and from Albany. The bus terminal would […]
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