Noise and diesel fumes. These are some of the concerns District 6 Albany County Legislator Dannielle Hille says residents have raised after the proposal of a bus terminal.
Last month, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy announced that the county was seeking partners to help develop the site of a former McDonald’s on South Pearl Street into a terminal that would serve regional carriers like Greyhound, Adirondack Trailways and Peter Pan. But Hille is now calling for a thoughtful community review of the proposal. She discussed her concerns with WAMC’s Andrew Waite.
Dannielle Hille: My constituents are concerned with the impact that placing a bus station at the old McDonald’s would create. I’ve heard a lot of concerns about the busses, additional diesel fumes, additional noise, and also the concern that the bus stop will attract individuals that are not necessarily being positive impacts to the community, or having a positive impact on the community…