One resident, for example, complained of an 18-wheeler using residential Yates Street in Brunswick. And if comments on the Facebook page used by residents of the Sycaway neighborhood are an accurate indication, the problem isn't confined to one side of the border. "I guess the growth is positive for the tax base in Brunswick, and I commend them for that, but there should be some consideration for the impact on Troy."īy Steele's telling, development along Hoosick Road in Brunswick is having a deleterious effect on surrounding Troy neighborhoods by pushing traffic to residential streets. "It's frustrating to have one municipality impacting so negatively on another," said Troy City Councilwoman Sue Steele, whose district is divided by Hoosick. (I hope you didn't just faint from the excitement.) But the development in Brunswick seems particularly insane, given the existing and intractable problems along Hoosick Street. In fact, something similar is happening south of Troy along Route 4 in North Greenbush, another booming stretch that will soon be home to a much-anticipated Chick-fil-A. Same old, same old, almost anywhere in the country. New, auto-centric construction gobbles up open acreage on the outskirts of the city despite available land and existing infrastructure within the city itself. Yes, this is the sprawling development pattern familiar to Americans everywhere. But causing the most alarm is the imminent opening of two grocery stores - Hannaford and Aldi - set to compete with an existing Market 32 by Price Chopper and a Wal-Mart. Yet that's exactly what's happening.Ī stretch of Hoosick east of the Troy border is booming with new construction that includes the usual array of fast-food and chain-store names. Widening the road is nearly impossible, in part because existing properties crowd the road, and would only induce more demand anyway.īut it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that more development along the road will make its problems worse. Partly sunny skies will yield a high near 93.Ĭontact Marvin Clemons at Follow on Twitter.There's nothing new about any of that, of course.Ĭomplaints about congestion along Hoosick Street, particularly where it narrows to two lanes near the border with Brunswick, have been aired for decades, and solutions aren't easy to come by. Monday brings a 40 percent of showers and storms. Possible rain continues into Sunday evening. Sunday has a 20 percent chance of precipitation with a high near 95. Any storms that develop will be capable of producing heavy rain which could lead to areas of flash flooding. “The flow around Tropical Storm Kay will push deep moisture into southeast California through Saturday, fueling thunderstorms with heavy rain,” states the flood advisory.Īnomalous moisture sourced from dissipated Tropical Cyclone Kay will linger over the region into early next week. It advises that multiple rounds of rain could create flooding. Winds of 40 mph or stronger were expected.Ī flood advisory covers all of Clark County, and the lower portions of Nye and Lincoln counties and runs until midnight Saturday. 12 recorded in two gauges near Boulder Station.Ī flash flood warning was issued for northern Clark County, Mesquite and Bunkerville as well as western Mohave County in Arizona and ran until 3 p.m.īetween 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in rural areas near Gold Butte. Rain did cross the central and east portions of Las Vegas early Saturday.Īs of 9:30 a.m., rain gauges in the central and east valley showed from. But the heavy rain did not materialize.įlash flooding will remain possible across northwestern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southeastern California through later this evening. Thunderstorms that could produce heavy rain were a 50 percent chance in the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) storm activity has moved well west of Las Vegas, leaving a fairly clear sky for the rest of Saturday. Cars line up after a rain for a food distribution happening in the parking lot at Desert Breeze Community Center on Saturday, Sept.
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