1. Mayor Joseph Emanuele - Brownfield Redevelopment

2. Geography and Demographics  30 miles west of Albany, NY  Mohawk River/Erie Canal dissects the City  NYS Thruway (I-90) located to south  Main-line railroad traverses the City  Population =18,300 in 2000 down from a high of 36,000 in earlier part of 1900’s  Average Income below state average 2000 NYS Median Income $43,393 2000 Amsterdam Median $32,416

3. Transportation Crossroads

4. A Manufacturing History  Founded in 1809  Transportation Infrastructure supported robust growth during Industrial Revolution  Manufacturing Intensive late 1800’s thru 1960’s  Textile Mills  Carpets  Steel SpringWorks  Linseed Oil Mill  Paper Mills  Pearl Button Manufacturing  Manufacturing flight in latter part of 20th Century  Vacant manufacturing buildings become liability

5. Kellogs & Milner : Former Linseed Oil Manufacturing Site

6. Environmental Legacies  Abandoned Mills and Factories on both sides of valley  Former MGP Site (National Grid)-Remediation completed by National Grid  Mohasco Mills-Remediation Completed  Chalmers Complex-Environmental Assessment Underway  Lower Mills Complex-Future priority  Other former manufacturing buildings in downtown

7. Mohawk Carpet Mills 1940 Shuttleworth Mills 1906

8. Chalmers Complex : Former Pearl Button Factory

9. The City’s Vision for Future Redevelopment  Continue the economic revitalization of the City  Focus on the Regional Economic Driver, the AMD semiconductor project with Billions of Dollars invested and the possible doubling of the population in 20 years  Seek designation as a Sustainable City begin planning for “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future."  Leverage Multiple Projects - connect to Mohawk River Revitalization efforts  Prioritize cleanup of Brownfield sites  Seek partners interested in redevelopment & new development

10. Contact Information Joseph Emanuele III, Mayor City of Amsterdam, NY 61 Church Street Amsterdam, NY 12010 (518) 841-4311 Mayorje@choiceonemail.com