Save St. Patrick's Cathedral! Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-st-patricks-cathedral.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:25 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Jeremy Kaczynski [Signature #570] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15091080?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:27:55 UTC 15091080 Mrs Julie Pucci [Signature #569] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15026030?utm_medium=rss My Husband grew up across the street from St. Patricks. When he was little his sister always told him to look for the tallest cross and he could always find home. Its sad to see the cross gone.

]]> Sat, 6 Apr 2013 09:17:24 UTC 15026030 Sara Blair [Signature #568] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15025390?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Apr 2013 05:50:11 UTC 15025390 Mr Adam Sanzone [Signature #567] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15025264?utm_medium=rss it's a "Big" part of Watervilet's history. Keep it up!

]]> Sat, 6 Apr 2013 05:23:52 UTC 15025264 Mr Paul Gillis [Signature #566] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15006287?utm_medium=rss What is in my heart, my hand cannot write. God bless all who do God's work. I pray for this and future generations.

]]> Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:57:25 UTC 15006287 michael crandall [Signature #565] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14858492?utm_medium=rss Sat, 9 Mar 2013 08:26:37 UTC 14858492 Ms. Alexandra Prince [Signature #564] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14655981?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:23:48 UTC 14655981 Arthur OBrien [Signature #563] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14639256?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Feb 2013 06:16:32 UTC 14639256 Mr Lazron Matia [Signature #562] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14618778?utm_medium=rss It represents a part of a history that will be lost forever. America is based on these stories and should not be demolished for shiny apartments and lose the trace of a short history that it has.

]]> Sun, 3 Feb 2013 02:31:35 UTC 14618778 JIm deSeve [Signature #561] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14616444?utm_medium=rss Price Chopper should show its commitment to the community by withdrawing this plan or incorporating the building into their design.

]]> Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:40:54 UTC 14616444 Ms Jennifer Loss [Signature #560] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14613215?utm_medium=rss Demolition of historic structures is a very short sighted option for economical development. Historic preservation creates more jobs than demolition and new development. It also keeps more money in the community, because historic preservation is more labor intensive. Plus, demolition of such important community structures ruins the local character. Do we really want to live in a community of big box stores? NO. We know that instinctively, we must speak up to end the destruction of our physical history.

]]> Sat, 2 Feb 2013 04:29:37 UTC 14613215 Mr craig alaxanian [Signature #559] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14612059?utm_medium=rss St. Patricks is a very important part of our heritage. We need to preserve it for our children and grandchildren.

]]> Sat, 2 Feb 2013 12:02:16 UTC 14612059 Mrs. Danielle Simmons [Signature #558] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14591173?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:52:46 UTC 14591173 Helen Tanner [Signature #557] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14590741?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:28:37 UTC 14590741 Mrs. Amanda Mahoney [Signature #556] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14590409?utm_medium=rss Please preserve part of the history of the Watervliet community and of the Catholc Church.

]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:10:16 UTC 14590409 Ms. Melissa Ann Argay [Signature #555] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14586578?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:32:07 UTC 14586578 Jon Russell Cring [Signature #554] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14584444?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:18:21 UTC 14584444 Daniel Weaver [Signature #553] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14579324?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:08:06 UTC 14579324 Ms. Wanda Burch [Signature #552] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14579123?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:55:00 UTC 14579123 Malory Kelts [Signature #551] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14576030?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:02:22 UTC 14576030 Anonymous [Signature #550] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14550748?utm_medium=rss Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:16:47 UTC 14550748 Tim Crawford [Signature #549] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14546294?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:03:51 UTC 14546294 Ms Jo-Anne Peck [Signature #548] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14543401?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:35:00 UTC 14543401 Ms. Cynthia Jackson [Signature #547] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14543096?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:53:03 UTC 14543096 robin webbe [Signature #546] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14542851?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:12:10 UTC 14542851 Ms. Melody Kraus [Signature #545] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14542403?utm_medium=rss Where are the local, state and federal politicians on this topic?

Seems like the Catholic Church (one of the richest institutions in the world) just wants money. Alienating people again.

I find developer John Nigro's comments from March 2012 to be egotistical, condescending and dismissive. All for the money.

New development will just cause more problems and people are stupid enough to believe that it is for jobs. Low paying, no advancement jobs. The grocery business is one of the worst paying industries, yet works their employees hard.

Do not drink the jobs Kool-Aide. Try heritage tourism and education, while preserving the history of the community.

With such a corrupt local government, I am not even going to visit the city and will encourage others to stay away.

]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:52:31 UTC 14542403 mr Robert Paley [Signature #544] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14541367?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:59:51 UTC 14541367 Mr. Seth Abbott [Signature #543] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14539029?utm_medium=rss This is precisely why most people I know have abandoned, and will continue to abandon, the Catholic Church.

It's rotten. To the core.

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:02:38 UTC 14539029 Anonymous [Signature #542] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14538813?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:23:33 UTC 14538813 nancy sheridan-siegel [Signature #541] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14537450?utm_medium=rss My ancestors saved their pennies to help build and support this church. Preserving it will honor their memory and historic redevelopment will add revenue to the city. Europeans have saved their sacred spaces...we should too. They are irreplaceable.

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:30:15 UTC 14537450 Ms LeeAnne Brooks [Signature #540] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14536574?utm_medium=rss You need to do the right thing and consider re-purposing this building! There are always alternatives to obliterating our past.

]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:57:22 UTC 14536574 Andrea Morris [Signature #539] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14522950?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:22:21 UTC 14522950 Susan Minahan [Signature #538] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14486190?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jan 2013 07:03:41 UTC 14486190 Lisa Welch [Signature #537] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14485516?utm_medium=rss There is no excuse that can justify this assault on humanity.

]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:14:14 UTC 14485516 Mr. Scott Collison [Signature #536] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14483200?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:18:21 UTC 14483200 Christine Wills [Signature #535] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14415119?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:38:24 UTC 14415119 Mrs. Anne Angiolillo [Signature #534] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14360804?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:57:48 UTC 14360804 Mr Mark Miller [Signature #533] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14302768?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:59:46 UTC 14302768 Tanya Hoffay [Signature #532] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14285828?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:51:14 UTC 14285828 Todd Hoffay [Signature #531] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14282932?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:28:50 UTC 14282932 Jeanne Masters [Signature #530] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14270977?utm_medium=rss This fits in with an idea I've been working on for a while now. All our old architecture deserves a chance to be repurposed if not restored. Praying for st. Patricks Cathedral!

]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:05:02 UTC 14270977 Mrs Shannon Vincent [Signature #529] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14239121?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:02:48 UTC 14239121 Linda Mackey [Signature #528] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14232662?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:24:47 UTC 14232662 Bishop Jerome Shaw [Signature #527] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14169565?utm_medium=rss Russian Orthodox Bishop of Manhattan

]]> Sat, 1 Dec 2012 06:00:50 UTC 14169565 tom mantekas [Signature #526] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14168525?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:57:36 UTC 14168525 Christine Kingery [Signature #525] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14154613?utm_medium=rss Save our historic buildings! Save St. Patrick's and find a way to adaptively re-use and re-purpose the building into something that can benefit the community.

]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:30:56 UTC 14154613 Mrs Antonietta Habak [Signature #524] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14135966?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:12:51 UTC 14135966 Ms Mary Lauer [Signature #523] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14133953?utm_medium=rss Please stop demolishing churches to put up unnecessary, useless, and redundant commercial buildings.

]]> Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:00:25 UTC 14133953 Sbdn. Eddie Bell [Signature #522] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14130667?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:04:47 UTC 14130667 Mr Benjamin Slayton [Signature #521] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14127993?utm_medium=rss This church should be preserved, like Sacred Heart in Augusta, GA. Hopefully,one day,it will be re-opened as a church. This is one of the most vulgar things I've seen in a long time. Replacing a sacred church with an ugly, disposable, box store(one of the basest, most vile things that exists) should not be on the table at all!

]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:03:07 UTC 14127993 Mr. Chuck Shaw [Signature #520] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13975189?utm_medium=rss Save St. Patrick's Cathedral, a historical community sanctuary.
I grew up here, learned and discovered life's discipline, and know this would be a grave detriment to the community and all of our lives.

]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:46:47 UTC 13975189 Mr Patrick Falaro [Signature #519] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13733692?utm_medium=rss Let Te Mayor, city concil, Mr Nigro, Mr Gloub, Father D or Bishop H live across from PC.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:30:36 UTC 13733692 Nicholas Calordino [Signature #518] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13459457?utm_medium=rss Wed, 1 Aug 2012 01:52:09 UTC 13459457 James Quackenbush [Signature #517] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13426200?utm_medium=rss Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:11:07 UTC 13426200 Mr Jerry Mastan [Signature #516] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405481?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:29:40 UTC 13405481 Ron Miller [Signature #515] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405473?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:28:09 UTC 13405473 Mrs Suzanne Mastan [Signature #514] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13405430?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:23:03 UTC 13405430 Todd Alaxanian [Signature #513] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13401438?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:48:20 UTC 13401438 Ms Kelly Gilchrist [Signature #512] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13390903?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:43:01 UTC 13390903 Mrs. Jessie Lapolla [Signature #511] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13390845?utm_medium=rss To destroy a landmark would be a devastating decision for long-term growth of the area.

]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:21:44 UTC 13390845 Mr Nate Teator [Signature #510] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13390825?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:12:56 UTC 13390825 Mrs Cheryl Baker [Signature #509] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13361181?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:56:13 UTC 13361181 Suzanne Hartmann [Signature #508] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13357889?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jul 2012 03:44:28 UTC 13357889 Cara Macri [Signature #507] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13346058?utm_medium=rss While I feel Watervliet absolutely deserves a nicer and larger grocery store, the demolition of St. Patrick's for one is the wrong thing to do. It will remove a landmark building to create an eyesore in the current Price Chopper Plaza. The best outcome for the town is a revamped Price Chopper at its current location and the retention of St. Patrick's Church.

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:02:14 UTC 13346058 Amy Carson [Signature #506] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13345856?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:30:13 UTC 13345856 Mary-Ann Sherwin [Signature #505] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13345851?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:29:47 UTC 13345851 Joe Turton [Signature #504] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13337504?utm_medium=rss The Catholic diocese in corporation with state and local officials can find a better alternative to destroying this historical and meaningful landmark.

]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:19:51 UTC 13337504 Nathaniel Hildreth [Signature #503] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13337480?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:15:46 UTC 13337480 Leanne Ravida [Signature #502] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13335291?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:26:33 UTC 13335291 Linda Kerwood [Signature #501] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13334993?utm_medium=rss I was born and raised in Troy / Waterveilt . St Pat 's was the church my sister was married in my nephews and neice were baptized there. It's time we respect our beautiful architure. Find some other peice of property to destroy

]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:50:10 UTC 13334993 Sue Donlon [Signature #500] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13334957?utm_medium=rss I have lived in Watervliet all of my life. I cannot believe they would tear down such a historic beautiful building.

]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:37:01 UTC 13334957 Karie Ravida [Signature #499] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13317560?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:20:25 UTC 13317560 Mr. Matthew Reuter [Signature #498] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13313548?utm_medium=rss We must strive to preserve our history as best we can. It should be partly the mission of every man woman and child so that we can continue to connect to our past which paints a picture for future generations from where we come from and the myriad of historical influences that help shape and incluence our lives

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:15:04 UTC 13313548 Mr Daniel Pardee [Signature #497] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13311905?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:38:03 UTC 13311905 Abigail Messac [Signature #496] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13311770?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:16:13 UTC 13311770 Ms. Melanie Kilian [Signature #495] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13311651?utm_medium=rss Please preserve this historic landmark!

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:58:44 UTC 13311651 Aaron Opalka [Signature #494] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13311574?utm_medium=rss Although I am an Albany resident I have strong family ties to Watervliet and even St Patrick's itself. The building not only is significant to my family but to the larger community of Watervliet. We understand that times change but it is not unheard of for a building of this significance to be adapted to a new use. Please consider the greater good.

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:47:45 UTC 13311574 Ben Faist [Signature #493] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13311319?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:16:52 UTC 13311319 Dr Sylvia Barnard [Signature #492] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13310703?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:45:32 UTC 13310703 Ms Kathleen Tumbleson [Signature #491] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13310696?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:44:43 UTC 13310696 Gavin Maloney [Signature #490] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13310685?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:42:26 UTC 13310685 Ms Genevieve Faist [Signature #489] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13310633?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:34:22 UTC 13310633 Joan Jenkins [Signature #488] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13310051?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:04:37 UTC 13310051 beverly keegan [Signature #487] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13309589?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:55:46 UTC 13309589 Ms Nancy Burton [Signature #486] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13309520?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:42:42 UTC 13309520 Mrs diane dalessio [Signature #485] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13309308?utm_medium=rss historical cornerstone of the city

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:04:42 UTC 13309308 Mr J Brant Caird [Signature #484] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13307798?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:17:33 UTC 13307798 Ms Anonymous [Signature #483] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13307570?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:19:58 UTC 13307570 heather phillips [Signature #482] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13307492?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:02:38 UTC 13307492 Russell Ziemba [Signature #481] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13307453?utm_medium=rss The former Saint Patrick's Church is the most valuable building in Watervliet. It is worth tens of millions of dollars and is built to last hundreds of years. It is a highly visible landmark and a tremendous asset that should be reused, not squandered.

It would be an incredibly stupid waste to demolish it for a Price Chopper that is meant to last 30 years. Why can't the church be reused and a new Price Chopper be built in a more appropriate location? The smart thing to do would be to build a new and larger Price Chopper in the plaza where the old store is. The other businesses could either be relocated into vacant storefronts on 19th Street or other suitable, commercial locations, or perhaps incorporated into the new Price Chopper design.

There are plenty of developers and investors that would jump at the chance to get their hands on this magnificent cathedral. I ask the Watervliet City Council and Mayor to vote against rezoning this site. I ask the Catholic Church to allow this complex to be advertised widely and to consider other offers when they come in. Finally I ask Price Chopper to withdraw their plan and build in a more appropriate, commercial location.

]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:55:06 UTC 13307453 Charlotte Sevazlian [Signature #480] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13306898?utm_medium=rss Tearing down a beautiful house of worship which has been a part of this community and the lives of so many for so long is a great sin. Leave this treasure where it stands.

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:50:32 UTC 13306898 Kerri Munn [Signature #479] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13305771?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:27:45 UTC 13305771 Mrs. Katherine Kruk [Signature #478] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13305753?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:24:03 UTC 13305753 Mr Jeffrey Ryan [Signature #477] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13305513?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:39:59 UTC 13305513 ms Patricia Johnson [Signature #476] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13305279?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:56:07 UTC 13305279 William Allen [Signature #475] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13305055?utm_medium=rss How can they be so shortsighted? Save the most outstanding building in your community!

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:23:01 UTC 13305055 Lynda Nowik [Signature #474] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13304618?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:20:49 UTC 13304618 Kristin Ayotte [Signature #473] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13304530?utm_medium=rss Why does the US tear down history. A visit to Europe would remind them that this is the stuff of tourism that helps the economy.
I am suprised at the Golub's, I thought they were community minded??

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:07:46 UTC 13304530 john Avakian [Signature #472] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13304228?utm_medium=rss Preserving our architectural heritage is very important for future generations ahead of us. It is just as important as recycling and reducing our fuel consumption. Any building can be reconfigured to be structurally sound and retrofitted to be more energy efficient. Our schools teach us how important it is to recycle, conserve energy and protect the environment. Tearing down St. Patrick's and placing the remains in a landfill does not send a positive message to our future generations to come, Instead it will send a message to our future, not to recycle and to throw out everything in the garbage and fill our landfill with historic treasures. Recently city officials realized how important it was to identify the historic section of the canal on the South Side of the Arsenal, I hope those same officials see how important the St. Patrick's Structure is to our community. I would find it hard to believe that the decision makers will find that identifying the canal section is of greater importance than a building is one of three in the World. Please do not tear down a Historic Treasure that canal workers built. John Avakian

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:35:29 UTC 13304228 reesa guarino [Signature #471] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13303775?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:40:27 UTC 13303775