SLINGERLANDS — Local government officials are leading a petition to persuade New York State’s Department of Transportation to address traffic accident problems on Route 85 in Slingerlands. Town board member David DeCancio, along with Albany Ward 8 Council Assemblyman Jack Flynn, say something needs to be done now.
The petition, accessible through Change.org or DeCancio’s Facebook page, asks State DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez, “How many more families must be devastated before you act to protect the people who drive this essential state road?” The petition includes several action items, like conducting a safety audit and funding for short term and long term solutions to mitigate the danger.
On its December 9 launch day, over 200 people signed the petition. By print time nearly 600 signatures were collected…