Schenectady City Council candidates debate police reform, stimulus and neighborhood improvements
Forum unfolds days before early primary voting begins in New York
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2of9Buy PhotoSchenectady City Council candidate Marion participate in a forum at Proctors ahead of the June 22 Democratic primary on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
SCHENECTADY – The organizers of a candidates forum to be held next week have invited nine candidates for City Council and County Legislature who are seeking the…
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The bad blood will linger.
It’s easy to dismiss the infighting tearing the Schenectady City Council apart as the noisy byproduct of an unusually competitive election cycle.
Indeed, I did it myself, initially rolling my eyes at the acrimony that exploded into public view earlier this month.
With the Democratic primary fast approaching, it seemed only natural that tensions would be running high, that things would get heated and nasty.
Politics is a battlefield – we shouldn’t be surprised when open warfare breaks out.
What has surprised me is the level of acrimony on display, and the divisions and rifts that have emerged.