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NY State Dept. of Health Staff in Troy Patricia Dumas A contingent of New York State Health Department workers who were relocated to Troy, are happy with their transfer. As plans move forward for more such transfers, TUI decided to find out what some of the relocated employees think about their new work site. We interviewed seven staffers at the Health Department's Capital District Field Office, now located in the Frear Building at Third and Fulton Streets. The seven staffers are: Lynn Lauzon-Russom, of the health department's division of Child and Adolescent Health, Mark Amyot and Susan Nayes, Immunization division; Tammy Nazarko, STD Control division; Bette Bieg, Administration Support Staff; Domingo Almonte, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Control Division, and Mary Rogers, Tuberculosis Division. Their former work place was located on Albany's Western Avenue near the Thruway entrance. Asked what it is about that location that they miss, one of the seven promptly said: "Nothing." The others agreed that they like the Troy site better, and cited as one reason -- easy parking. That comment was in sharp contrast to the complaints one usually hears about parking in downtown Troy but the state/city transfer agreement allows the workers to have permit parking at the city's Atrium garage. They particularly like the parking arrangement because as field office workers, they have to be in and out of the city during the day. In Albany, they said, they often had to walk from seven to ten blocks to get their cars and get to an appointment on time. They also found that shuttle buses, running between their office and parking sites, were not dependable. Their Troy site, the workers said, offers the the advantage of easy access to banks, the post office, and restaurants. Although their limited lunch break makes it difficult to dine leisurely, they take advantage of quick service restaurants and appreciate the faxed menus some restaurants offer for takeout service. Depending on their home location, most of the interviewees reported that the daily commute into Troy is much easier than their previous morning traffic frustrations getting into Albany, They are looking forward to spring when warmer weather will allow them to walk around the city during their lunch braks. Although some of the workers have lived in Rensselaer County most of their lives, they admit that they never spent much time in downtown Troy. Now that they work here, they like what they see. In cooperation with Troy United Ink Corp., a not-for-profit corporation 
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