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Pro photographers will now pay $75 annual fee to shoot at Schenectady’s Central Park Rose Garden
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But Matt Cuevas, garden restoration committee president, said it was a needed control measure.
As the busy season for professional outdoor photo ops begins in May or thereabouts, the volunteer committee that maintains the public garden said it hopes the recently enacted permit fee – and a code of conduct – for professional photo shoots calms traffic at the well-used venue.
The restoration committee requested the City Council adopt the legislation, and according to the city’s Department of General Services, two professional photographers have applied and been issued permits so far.