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Schenectady Chair Announces Standing Food-and-Nutrition Committee and $3M Support for Downtown Co-op
Summary
Chair Gary Hughes announced creation of a standing legislative committee on food and nutrition and said the county will provide $3,000,000 to support the Electric City Food Co-op; the rules amendment creating the committee passed 14-0 with one absence.
The Schenectady County Legislature on Jan. 1, 2026, amended its rules to create a standing committee on food and nutrition and Chair Gary Hughes said the county will provide $3 million to support the Electric City Food Co-op in downtown Schenectady.
The rules amendment (Resolution 6-26) was read by the clerk and explained in remarks from Chair Hughes; the roll-call vote on the rules amendment was recorded as 14 aye, 1 absent and the resolution…
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