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Downtown Beautification
Gets a Boost from Initiative
The Hamilton Initiative, the business formed in 2000 by
friends of Colgate to invest in and spruce up the village,
plans to add some amenities to the downtown in coming
months.
Roger Bauman, who oversees operations of the Initiative,
said plans are being made to make Hamilton a little greener
in two ways. Some work will add beauty to the streetscape
and other projects will encourage environmental
stewardship.
Bauman said the group is adding hanging baskets and
street-level containers of seasonal flowers to the fronts of
businesses it owns. In addition, the Initiative is collaborating
with the village tree committee and the state Department
of Transportation to plant trees in the downtown.
In addition, the Initiative is installing bicycle racks in the
downtown. Bauman said the benefits will be two-fold:
+ installing the racks will encourage bike riding, an
environmentally-friendly form of transportation;
+ giving riders alternative places to secure their bikes will
hopefully keep them from locking them to trees along the
street, stressing and damaging the trees.
The bike racks will be very sculptural, shaped like
Victorian-era high-wheeled bicycles.
Bauman said the Initiative is also installing trash cans that
also have recycling bins attached.
The Initiative owns and/or operates 10 properties, including:
-- Sperry Building
-- Nichols and Beal
-- 10-14 Utica Street
-- 2 Broad Street
-- Hamilton Movie Theater
-- Palace Theater
-- 24-26 Utica Street
-- 3-5 Madison Street
-- Colgate Inn
-- and the Barge Canal Coffee Co.
Posted 2008.4.5
Gets a Boost from Initiative
The Hamilton Initiative, the business formed in 2000 by
friends of Colgate to invest in and spruce up the village,
plans to add some amenities to the downtown in coming
months.
Roger Bauman, who oversees operations of the Initiative,
said plans are being made to make Hamilton a little greener
in two ways. Some work will add beauty to the streetscape
and other projects will encourage environmental
stewardship.
Bauman said the group is adding hanging baskets and
street-level containers of seasonal flowers to the fronts of
businesses it owns. In addition, the Initiative is collaborating
with the village tree committee and the state Department
of Transportation to plant trees in the downtown.
In addition, the Initiative is installing bicycle racks in the
downtown. Bauman said the benefits will be two-fold:
+ installing the racks will encourage bike riding, an
environmentally-friendly form of transportation;
+ giving riders alternative places to secure their bikes will
hopefully keep them from locking them to trees along the
street, stressing and damaging the trees.
The bike racks will be very sculptural, shaped like
Victorian-era high-wheeled bicycles.
Bauman said the Initiative is also installing trash cans that
also have recycling bins attached.
The Initiative owns and/or operates 10 properties, including:
-- Sperry Building
-- Nichols and Beal
-- 10-14 Utica Street
-- 2 Broad Street
-- Hamilton Movie Theater
-- Palace Theater
-- 24-26 Utica Street
-- 3-5 Madison Street
-- Colgate Inn
-- and the Barge Canal Coffee Co.
Posted 2008.4.5
The Roth Building, which is owned by the
Hamilton Initiative.
Hamilton Initiative.