Don't Mall Ingersoll Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

#	Name	Comments
1	Colleen Parks Andriano
2	Daniel T. Weaver
3	Garrett Hermanson	The Schuyler-Stanford House (1814) is as historic as Albany's Schuyler and Ten Broeck Mansions and should be saved from demolition. The house is in great condition and could support itself with the right occupants.
4	Ernie Tetrault	I think it is outrageous that town officials have supported this destruction of an important historic site and green space in Niskayuna. I will do everything I can to make sure these people are not returned to office.
5	Anonymous
6	Ruth E. Bergeron	The Ingersoll property is a green oasis historic treasure in Niskayuna. Once destroyed it cannot be replaced. Reducing it to a level area for more box stores is a travesty. There are a lot of vacant stores already in the area - one more drug store is absurd. There has been NO creative thinking by the present owners about a re-use for this building and its grounds. Their motto seems to be: "Destroy and move on!".
7	Anonymous	Save the historic home.
8	Andy Arthur
9	Joe Gardner	Save the last beautiful treed greenspace between Albany and Schenectady on Route 5.
10	Joe Gardner	Save the last beautiful treed greenspace between Albany and Schenectady on Route 5.
11	Anonymous	There are enough commercial buildings in that area anyway and not enough historical buildings.
12	Kelly H. Salamone	Tearing down this historic estate would be an terrrible tragedy.
13	Frank Salamone	We are shocked that an adminsitration that we actively supported would go along with this.
14	Leah Olson
15	Gloria Kishton, Chair, Schenectady Heritage Fdn.	Schenectady Heritage Foundation opposes any degradation of this irreplaceable historic site. Every municipality must act responsibly to protect America's architectural treasures.
16	Nancy VanDeBogart	I worked as a volunteer at this facility when I was in highschool. To destroy it would be a travesty.
17	Nancy VanDeBogart	I worked as a volunteer at this facility when I was in highschool. To destroy it would be a travesty.
18	Mike VanDeBogart	What a shame to even think about tearing down this historical site!
19	Dr Roger Malebranche	I was a member of the Ingersoll's board of trustees in the 1970s. I was the chief of surgery at St Clare hospital in Schenectady for 17 years until I retired in 2000. I took care of the Ingersoll residents for all my years of practice and I am very aware of what is going on at this time. The proposal to dismantle this historical and beautiful site in order to make a few rich people richer and an area of Niskayuna already malled to death "MALLIER" is a shame, a disgrace and will tarnish the names of the people who are trying to push it through for the rest of their lives and for all of this region's history. Please don't be deaf to the voice of the majority of the public and the outcry of the local residents. Please don't mall Ingersoll.
20	David C. Furman, Jr.	The town of Niskayuna already has empty stores; why encourage more? The short term gain in construction jobs and a small rise in taxes is not worth the subsequent problems of bankruptcies, disrupted residential areas, and empty stores.
21	Amanda VanDebogart	Don't destroy it!
22	Carole Nemore	heartless
23	Roberta Farrell
24	Paul K. Praus
25	Elmer Bertsch	The town should work actively with county, state, and federal elected officials and their staffs on the town developing this property as a park/visitors/student learning center.
26	Lewis M. Elia
27	john Englert
28	Lidia Pasamanick	I urge you to protect the Ingersoll from strip mall development. Niskayuna should guard the few historic properties it has.
29	Janet Given	There are places I've visited recently on the east coast that have completely lost any of their regional character. Driving on Midlothian Thurnpike in Virginia is essentially undistinguishable from Sunrise HIghway on Long Island or the main surburban drag through Tonawanda, New York. Before you destroy this refuge, this neighborhood buffer, please reconsider. It can never be reclaimed.
30	Elmer F. Bertsch	The town should actively seek purchase of the property.
31	Leslie A Welsh	When I moved to Niskayuna in 1965 (and have lived until last year, when I moved one block over the town/city border) I was most pleased by the bucolic nature of the area. It was one of the main reasons my husband and I bought our first and second houses in Old Niskayuna. In the last twenty years, it seems like there has been a concerted effort to pave or build up every free inch of our community. To my eye, The Ingersoll Home has been one of the few places one can glimpse a bit of how lovely our community once was. I seriously doubt that we need another mall-how about filling St. James, or the empty spaces across the street at the Raymour Mall, or downtown? That scenario should at least be discussed further before a beautiful, historical, irreplaceable structure is torn down. Our children will not treasure another drug store.
32	Peter Cornish
33	Donna Jennings
34	Linda Nevulis
35	Roger Gray	It is the duty of elected officials to protect and preserve the unique architectural and historical heritage of this region.
36	Mayor Robert Blais
37	Laurel Tormey Cole	This special setting is NOT the place for more commercial buildings based on the short term gain of a few individuals. I am sure that the Trustees possess a larger vision and would not be so shortsighted. Sincerely, Laurel Tormey Cole
38	Laurel Tormey Cole	This special setting is NOT the place for more commercial buildings based on the short term gain of a few individuals. I am sure that the Trustees possess a larger vision and would not be so shortsighted. Sincerely, Laurel Tormey Cole
39	Jennifer Wilkerson
40	Jonathan Marr
41	Deborah Oriola
42	Aliza Mesbahi
43	Anonymous	Please sabve this property as green space. I live directly behind it and haev for 40 years. We do not need another drug store! What we need is the beautiful green space and historic building that mark the entrance to Niskayuna.
44	Anonymous	Please do not make this mistake. Save the land and the building! Do not be short-sided and hungry for tax dollars by sacrificing this space!
45	Anonymous	Please do not make this mistake. Save the land and the building! Do not be short-sided and hungry for tax dollars by sacrificing this space!
46	Anonymous	Allowing the development of this property would be a major mistake. Be creative, save the home and the space.
47	Susan Griffith
48	Linda Crandall	I urge the Town of Niskayuna to support their own forestry program as stated in their codes. Locust Grove need not be destroyed for another not smart growth project. The Town of Niskayuna was proactive in its stance recognizing the importance of preserving green space. Now it needs to comply and follow through with its vision.
49	Darlene Azzaretti
50	David A. Freedgood