City planners meet May 10

The monthly meeting of the Troy City Planning & Zoning Board is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at City Hall on River Street.

The agenda items have not yet been publicly released, but I suggest you keep abreast of it by clicking on City of Troy in the menu at the right and going to "Economic Development." There you will see the P&Z Board and be able to select a copy of the agenda when it is posted.

At the April meeting, the proposed Diamond Ridge complex expansion went back to square one since changes had been made in the conceptual plan by the residential facility owners and the possibility of connecting Harris Road and Hyland Drive has resurfaced. Preliminary review was given to Diamond Ridge's desire to construct seven two-family apartment buildings and a 3-story building containing 60 units for senior living. The applicant is Omni Housing Development, 40 Beaver St., Albany.

Also at the April meeting, several projects in the general vicinity of the Terrace were discussed.

• A proposal was delivered to demolish the Spring Garden restaurant building and reconstruct it in the same footprint. It is located at Second Avenue and 112th Street in Lansingburgh.

• A proposal was delivered to convert a former dance studio into a retail store selling cell phones and jewelry. It is located at 20 Northern Drive in Lansingburgh.

Spring membership meeting coming up

The Terrace Homeowners Association will hold its annual spring meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 7, at Faith Lutheran Church. Secretary Pat Whitman is sending out formal notifications by mail.

If you have any items you would like placed on the formal agenda, please let President Bill Dowd know no later than May 1 at 238-1950 or by e-mail (see top right of screen).

Ready for a laugh?

If today's pop music isn't to your taste, how about one of the classics?

The popular viewer-supplied Web site YouTube has this video of a group of English oldsters and Alf, the lead singer (seen here), doing their version of the rock 'n' roll classic "Talking 'bout My Generation," by The Who.

Just go there and click on play. Guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

The Who, by the way, first began appearing publicly in 1964, more than four decades ago. The original quartet was John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend. Moon died in 1978. The rest probably could blend right in with this video group.