Schenectady County Legislature votes to buy dispatch center building | The Daily Gazette
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ROTTERDAM — After years of leasing the building that houses the Schenectady County Unified Communication Center, the county on Tuesday approved buying the building using a 25-year bond.
The Legislature voted 13-0 to purchase the 4,320-square-foot building at 1694 Hamburg St. in Rotterdam for $1.5 million.
Legislator Jeffrey McDonald, D-Schenectady, was excused from the meeting. Republican Brian McGarry, who represents the towns of Duanesburg, Princetown and Rotterdam, was absent.
The county has been using the building since 2014 for its consolidated dispatch center, where it currently houses 45 dispatchers.
“It’s been a tremendous success,” said County Manager Rory Fluman before the meeting Tuesday.