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Rensselaer County Legislature adopts Hudson Valley Community College budget after public hearing
Summary
After a brief public hearing featuring Hudson Valley Community College’s officer in charge, the Rensselaer County Legislature voted unanimously to adopt the college’s tentative budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
Hudson Valley Community College’s tentative budget for Sept. 1, 2025–Aug. 31, 2026, was adopted by the Rensselaer County Legislature following a public hearing and a presentation by the college’s interim leader.
At a public hearing opened by the legislature, Lehi Copeland, identified in the record as officer in charge of Hudson Valley Community College, described the college’s proposed 2025–26 budget as a 5.2% increase over the prior year built on projected enrollment growth of 5%. Copeland said the college serves more than 20,000 students annually and that the proposal requests level county investment for a sixth consecutive year.…
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