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Schenectady committee trims Coco House ARPA award, reallocates part to youth jobs and approves plow truck purchase
Summary
The Schenectady finance committee moved to reduce the Coco House ARPA allocation from $500,000 to $358,420 — recouping $141,580 and earmarking $108,420 for a summer youth employment program — and the council approved buying a plow truck for about $141,580. Final votes came at a special full‑council meeting.
Speaker 2, the city’s Director of Development, told the finance committee the Department of Development evaluated Coco House on performance, reporting and spending and found “concern” about the nonprofit’s ability to spend its ARPA award on schedule. The department reported Coco House had drawn roughly $30,742 of an approximately $200,000 first‑year salary allocation and had repeated reporting gaps, prompting staff to recommend recouping funds unless the organization provided a clear spending plan.
Mitch (Speaker 5), the Community Development…
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