ROSENDALE, N.Y. â The town supervisor found that the economics of COVID-19 involved doing more with less, while preparing for uncertainty in the coming year.
Supervisor Jeanne Walsh provided the assessment during a telephone interview Monday, saying that expenses were cut by about $650,000 from a $2.74 million budget while revenues from aid and fees were down by about $300,000.
âIt was obviously a tough year . trying to find creative ways to keep people safe and healthy,â she said.
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âBy reducing payroll (through) the shared work program, (it) saved us about $115,000,â Walsh said. âThen people were told to put a halt on spending.â
MARBLETOWN, N.Y. â Supervisor Richard Parete has found that the most important lesson of 2020 is to focus on immediate tasks and then move onto the next project without losing sight of long-term goals.
In a telephone interview on Tuesday, Dec. 22, Parete said the COVID-19 pandemic produced an appreciation for keeping the public safe while making sure a sense of maintaining the community remains.
âThere was the Grady Park project and we wanted to do some sidewalks . that have all kind of been put on hold,â he said. âHopefully, weâll make up for in 2021.â
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Parete added that attention will be paid to how well restaurants recover from the loss of business during the pandemic.
Niskayuna school district details $62 million and $17 million propositions set for February vote | The Daily Gazette
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NISKAYUNA The Niskayuna school board on Tuesday night approved plans for a pair of capital project propositions in February: one for $62.2 million in renovations and expansions of the district’s core academic spaces and a second for $16.8 million in upgrades to athletic facilities and other site improvements.
Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra Jr. and the district’s architect, financial adviser and construction manager outlined the two proposed projects, and the board unanimously approved resolutions to put the two propositions up for voter approval Feb. 9. In-person and absentee voting upon request will both be options for district residents.