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SCHENECTADY – Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County used money from the city’s HOMES initiative to complete a build at 323 Schenectady St. in 2016.
But a woman’s murder and other neighborhood concerns on that street’s 500 block made it a difficult sell, according to the agency’s executive director, Madelyn Thorne.
The lack of interest made Thorne try something outside the box.
Thorne said she recruited a particular individual, Community Fathers Executive Director Walter Simpkins, to apply.
Simpkins’ eventual purchase of the house was celebrated to fanfare at City Hall Tuesday as part of National Homeownership Month. ....

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