New Human Services Building Opened

Susan Savage, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature officially opened the new Human Services Building at 797 Broadway in Schenectady on Thursday, January 15, 2009. The new facility was the former Schenectady International Building. The building allows Schenectady County to consolidate the operations of the Department of Social Services under one roof resulting in increased efficiencies and enhanced services.

“After more than a decade of talk, Schenectady County now has a modern facility that continues the strong community development taking place in downtown Schenectady over the past five years, putting existing urban structures back on the tax rolls,” said Susan Savage, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature.

Chair Savage also stated that Schenectady County is serious about exploring every avenue to adopt green building technologies on County projects. The Galesi Group worked with NYSERDA and the New York Energy Smart New Construction Program to achieve reductions in energy usage. Six areas of energy savings were identified that will result in annual net savings to the County of $45,000.Click here for more information.