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County staff recommend exploring move to 1 Broadway Center to replace ageing County Office Building; nonbinding LOI proposed
Summary
County officials recommended the Legislature authorize a nonbinding letter of intent to explore moving county offices to 1 Broadway Center, a proposal officials said could reduce leased‑space costs and address long‑running repair and parking issues at the aging County Office Building.
Schenectady County staff and outside development partners on June 30 presented the Legislature with a plan to evaluate relocating county offices from the aging County Office Building (COB) to the former Broadway Center (the ex‑lottery building), and asked the Legislature to authorize county staff to sign a nonbinding letter of intent to negotiate next steps.
Ray Gillen, chair of Metroplex, and Steve Luciano, county director of facilities, joined County Manager Fluman to brief the committee on space constraints at the current 1960s County Office Building, repair costs and off‑site leases the county currently pays. Gillen summarized an RFP process that returned one responsive proposal for the Broadway Center that met the county's requirements for consolidated office space and parking.
Key points presented by staff: - COB condition and renovation: the current…
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