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Legislature approves grant agreement to support Electric City Food Cooperative grocery in downtown Schenectady
Summary
The county approved a grant agreement enabling Electric City Food Cooperative to open a downtown grocery; the project includes state and federal grants and a $3,000,000 county contribution; two legislators abstained due to conflicts of interest.
The Schenectady County Legislature on Jan. 13 authorized the County Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Electric City Food Cooperative Inc. to support a community grocery in downtown Schenectady.
Eric Johnson, representing the Electric City Community Grocery, told the body the cooperative has 1,350 members and described the project’s funding…
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