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Board approves drone-first-responder contract; nest to be placed on Central Park Middle School roof
Summary
The Schenectady board approved a contract allowing city drones to operate as first responders and placed a second ‘drone nest’ at Central Park Middle School to extend coverage across the city; district and police officials said daytime deployments will be logged on a public transparency dashboard and cameras will remain stowed unless needed.
Schenectady — The Schenectady City School District Board of Education on July 16 approved a contract that allows the city to operate drones as first responders and to place a drone “nest” on the roof of Central Park Middle School, city and district presenters said.
Police and city staff told the board that the middle-school roof is among the city’s highest vantage points and is therefore an ideal second drone location to cover more of Schenectady. The police department described the devices as “drone nests” that open when a drone is dispatched and close when it returns.
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