I'm curious where the dump is? Is it that gigantic pile of "something" with rubber covering being held down by vehicle tires and that can be easily seen from 787?

Is that eyesore the Troy transfer station?

How can we expect people to take Troy seriously as a growing city when we allow that pile of "something" to exist? That pile (if it really needs to exist) should be out in the country somewhere.

ahhh ok. I can't say that I've ever even seen the transfer station and I've driven in and out of south troy and up and down 787, 100's of times.

I'll look for it today.

I sure have seen that big ugly pile of stone or sand near the river though.

That gigantic pile is as much of a landmark of Troy as the collar city bridge is. How can Troy allow that eyesore to exist right there in plain sight?

Achilles, As no property taxes are being paid for the property that County Waste is leasing, the is no benefit. The property IS NOT on the tax rolls as the land is owned by the The Troy Local Development Corporation and therefore is tax exempt. This link will take you to the story recently published regarding the tax status of the property.

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/08/15/news/doc4c676e8dc483c989719192.txt

Archilles,

Do you or someone you know work or have an interest in County Waste? There reputation is not as you say check it out further, they have been sued by many including Troy itself just recently. They are not a very reputable company and that's all I say about that but I would suggust you check it out before you back someone as a character reference. It's really not a nice company. Also its not all about tax revenue as you say, if that were the case we wouldn't be giving tax breaks for 20+ years to companies as far away as Rochester and as close as Troy. Who is to be the sacrificial lamb? What about the PEOPLE who pay the taxes that run this very city? Let's show them some respect.

Dartlady,

To my understanding there were two properties Portec that was sold which is where County Waste is and should be paying tax even though it is tax exempt but the business there is not and King Fuels which went belly up bankrupt and no taxes are paid there. Just wanted to put that info out there since Dan Crawley suggested or led everyone to believe it was one in the same. Thanks for staying on top of this.

Stow Farm