Discover Village of Colonie
May 15, 2019 | SPOTLIGHT NEWSPAPERS 7
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Still going strong Life in the Village of Colonie By KATIE LEMBO lembok@spotlightnews.com COLONIE — For about $250 a year, the village does a lot for its residents. In fact, everything it does is maintained through this money. The village has garbage pickup. It has trash pickup. Leaves and branches are also getting scooped. Cook Park, the beautiful village park, is maintained and rented out all summer long.
“What you’re getting is great for what we pay,” village firehouse historian Steve Garry said. “While the price stays the same, the quality goes up every year.” Garry attributes this to the people doing these tasks. While some people may see trash pickup and anything to do with public work a menial job, these men and women are not just employees. They’re residents; they take pride in their
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The entrance to the picnic area/pavilion at Cook Park, which many think of as the center of the Village of Colonie
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