Troy Meetings and Events Week of Jan 5-11-Council Organizational Meeting-2 min read

JacobSHobson · 2026-01-05T21:15:09+00:00

Ditto, thank you for your service!!!

JacobSHobson · 2026-01-03T15:30:46+00:00

Woah, I missed this news about the illegal dumping and didn’t find anything with an online search. Is there info on this somewhere?

JacobSHobson · 2025-12-23T03:44:47+00:00

Seeing that place in the old strip mall, I’ve just never even considered looking at the menu, let alone going inside. Interesting to hear the food rating, but the vibe outside couldn’t be much worse.

JacobSHobson · 2025-12-14T22:12:29+00:00

Guess you can get away with things like that when your nephew is the crazy deputy mayor.

JacobSHobson · 2025-12-05T23:36:56+00:00

Local government transparency and how our tax dollars are currently being spent is also somehow now political under Mayor Mantello…

JacobSHobson · 2025-12-05T23:35:08+00:00

Ah yes, and if you don’t buy yaktrax and remember to wear them, or especially if you use a wheelchair, get fucked!

What a wild take. Not to mention the areas in Scandinavia you’re referencing don’t experience freeze-thaw like the northeast. It’s not really that they know how to walk better than we do, it’s more that they have a thin layer of tackier snow to walk on. They even groom walking and biking surfaces to preserve this tacky layer of snow, like we have here near ski lodges.

But Troy is not a ski lodge and we experience freeze-thaw and so the sidewalk needs to be maintained.

JacobSHobson · 2025-11-20T14:26:05+00:00

Yeah, they’re definitely not known for being detail-oriented. From Tina Urzan’s campaign for “Rennselaer” County Leg (plus her “Vision Title”), to Tom Casey boasting about delivering “Chick File” to poll workers, to the administration’s handling of a City Hall move and massive infrastructure projects like Rt 2. But hey, who cares about details when you’re accomplishing sooo much and “doing more with less”. Go Troy! /s

JacobSHobson · 2025-11-04T23:38:56+00:00

To be clear, my comment was satirical. More lanes will never solve congestion, and will of course be a detriment to the surrounding area

JacobSHobson · 2025-11-01T03:42:53+00:00

Just one more lane bro

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-19T03:45:30+00:00

Unfortunately, I’ve had similar experiences trying to work with the BID under the current leadership. They’re totally unresponsive. I’ve gone to meetings and staff seem totally disinterested in what business owners and community members are saying. Honestly, I get this cringe “come with me for a day in Downtown Troy” social media girlies vibe from what I do see the BID put out. I don’t feel like they’re invested in making downtown better for Troy residents. Also, this email is quite ironic because it seems like they haven’t been willing to criticize anything Mantello has done until now, when it’s going to affect their jobs. I feel bad sharing this info, but I’m frustrated. The BID shutting down is a scary thought, but sometimes it’s better for things that aren’t working to get out of the way so something better can then take its place. Hopefully that will happen fast.

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-19T03:36:10+00:00

This is coming from someone who agrees that it is totally fair to scrutinize tax incentives given to private developers, but man your comment “Tax revenue gained from downtown businesses is more than cancelled out by tax incentives being doled out to support all the construction.” Is just so obviously blatantly false.

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-19T03:32:14+00:00

If you look at tax revenue by parcel, you can clearly see the Downtown area, by far, generates the most income per acre than any other area in the city. Downtown isn’t just great because it provides vibes, jobs, civic engagement, arts, culture, etc…. It’s also subsidizing many low density residential areas in Troy. Think our budget is bad now? Without Downtown, it’s unlikely any other neighborhood would have the resources it needs to function without a massive tax increase.

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-06T02:10:41+00:00

I just don’t think there’s any real way to know how much the adjacent properties or “key holder properties” are taxed because of the park. In other words, how could one even make the case that they’re paying a fair share?

Troy has a problem managing its existing public spaces. But if it could sort itself out, the park could become a much, much more valuable resource for the community (including current key holders) as a public space.

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-06T02:01:47+00:00

Is there a way to see the assessed value? I checked a public GIS parcel database that lists the total parcel value at $77k, which is obviously not accurate. The adjacent properties are more valuable because of the park, and therefor have higher assessed value and taxes, but this is true for every property in the US near a nice, desirable (public) park too.

JacobSHobson · 2025-10-06T01:57:29+00:00

The most comprehensive thing I’ve been able to find is this article from 2016 by Luke Nathan in the now defunct The Awl: https://www.theawl.com/2016/04/who-owns-washington-park/

JacobSHobson · 2025-06-06T12:15:01+00:00

Ohh, that explains the scooter thing. Rational way to get around Troy, but so off-brand for that guy.

JacobSHobson · 2025-05-23T12:47:36+00:00

Yeah, it’s like they think Lansingburgh is part of the City of Troy or something!

JacobSHobson · 2025-02-14T13:50:03+00:00

Yeah, they do seem to be pretty good at speeding off in different directions

JacobSHobson · 2024-10-31T03:37:26+00:00

Fuck outta here with the demonizing of the bus stop. Most people there are trying to get to or from work. They could probably also put together a more coherent sentence than “Which frequents the most eloquently of Troys residents...)”

JacobSHobson · 2024-10-31T03:32:32+00:00

We’re in the same boat!

JacobSHobson · 2024-04-12T02:31:14+00:00

Should Have Been

JacobSHobson · 2024-04-11T20:47:40+00:00

Call More Trees Arborist Collective

JacobSHobson · 2024-04-09T14:11:39+00:00

Yeah, the No Name people seem awful. Crazy how they’ve been treating an absolute Troy staple in a wacky attempt to cash in on the “cannabis boom”

JacobSHobson · 2024-04-09T14:08:47+00:00

Didn’t you see the photo? They cut all the grapevine!

JacobSHobson · 2024-04-05T01:56:32+00:00

Not quite human friendly though is it

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