Congressman Tonko will have his first public Town Hall meeting on Health Care, so be there to engage in your civic duty on your opinion on the current Health Care Reform Bill. This should be a big one, as word has it that they are bussing 200-300 SEIU paid "volunteers" to stack the deck, so show up early! The event starts at 5:30 PM, but we ask people to show an hour early.

Bring your signs and American & Gadsen Flags. If you want to speak, make a line for the microphones.

There are a couple of ways to get here.

1. Get off 90 at the Slingerlands exit (85). Go all the way to the end of the Slingerlands bypass. You can get on to Cherry Ave either by getting off at the second roundabout and go up New Scotland Road a bit and get on Cherry at the next roundabout or you can continue on 85 through four roundabouts to Cherry. Continue up Cherry, crossing Delaware Ave and Cherry eventually turns in to Elm Ave. There is only one entrance.

2. You can come up the Delmar Bypass (32), turn left on to Cherry and that turns in to Elm Ave. Again one entrance.

As you enter the park there will be a large parking lot on the right. Probably the police will be telling you where you can and cannot park. If you park here there is a path from the lot through the tennis courts to the Large Pavilion.

If you can’t park there, follow the signs to the Large Pavilion. You will go through the lot for the Pool Complex. If the weather is good that lot will be full since this is the last week the pool is open. Go through the lot and bear to the right. You will wind around past some buildings and the children’s playground and the dog park. Follow the road (there is a wicked speed bump) past the ball fields and you will see the Large Pavilion. There are parking places along the road by the ball fields and two lots by the Pavilion itself. Again everything will depend on where the Town and Police tell you to park. On top of that there is a Park and Ride lot right where 32 meets Cherry Ave, just a short way from the park if people want to consolidate cars.

Parking: All vehicles must park in the pavilion parking

lots which are located just east and south of the pavilion.

Vehicles may unload at the pavilion, but must park in the

lot. Handicapped parking is available near the pavilion

and regulations for handicapped parking will be enforced.

Vehicles may not park on grass or roadway. Guardrails

may not be removed to access the pavilion with a vehicle.

Seating Capacity: 350 adults comfortably at one time. I would get there early if you actually want to sit inside.