MUNICIPALITIES AND CONSULTANTS WORKING AS PARTNERS This article appeared in the May/June 1999 issue of Talk of the Towns & Topics, a publication of the Association of Towns of the State of New York, and is reprinted with permission. By Richard F. Laberge, P.E., President Laberge Group Is your town overwhelmed or overburdened with day

Many of New York’s rural communities have long strived to identify or create a niche that would give them instant recognition as a “hotspot” or the place to be. But it has not been until recently that a rural municipality could, with the flip of a switch, literally be the “hotspot” – that is, the

Have you ever stopped at a traffic signal and waited, seemingly endlessly, and no other cars can be seen? Sitting at the red light, wondering why you are not moving when no one else is coming is frustrating and wastes time and energy. There are several possible reasons for this, but the most common is

The Town of Fort Edward is a predominantly rural waterfront community in New York’s Washington County. The Town is situated along the eastern shoreline of the Hudson River approximately 45 miles north of Albany. Part of the Hudson River Valley, the 35-square mile town has long been and continues be a viable agricultural community with

Recreation planning is becoming more complex and contentious, and will likely only become more so in the future. Parks, trails and open space are vital assets to every community and have been lauded for protecting and preserving a community’s natural features, promoting social and mental health and generally bolstering a community’s quality of live. In