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| Prescription Discount Card - Free for County Residents [Feb 11, 2010] | ||
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| JCAB Training: A Restorative Approach to Address Juvenile Crime [Feb 12, 2010] | ||
| The Juvenile Community Accountability Board seeks to help juveniles understand the impact crime has had on the community, and to allow them an opportunity to repair the harm that was caused. Board members are all volunteers who live, work or have some vested interest in the community. A training seminar for interested community members is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, 2010. | ||
| Help the Victims of the Haiti Earthquake [Jan 22, 2010] | ||
| FLU INFORMATION [Sep 23, 2009] | ||
| Up-to-date information for Albany County residents and service providers regarding seasonal and other influenza. | ||
| FOSTER and ADOPTION FAMILIES NEEDED! [Jun 3, 2005] | ||
The Children and Family Services unit of the Department for Children, Youth and Families is looking for foster and adoptive parents. We provide training and assistance to local families who want to provide a safe haven or a permanent home to a child in need. | ||
| GENERAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION OPEN until SPRING 2010 for COUNTY'S HOUSING REHAB PROGRAM [Oct 13, 2009] | ||
The Albany County Executive's Office is issuing a Second Request for Expressions of Interest from only General Contractors to register and be accepted to participate in the Albany County Workforce Housing Rehabilitation Program. | ||
| Beware of Deed Copy Scam! [Oct 26, 2007] | ||
Albany County Clerk Tom Clingan advises property owners to beware of a deed copy scam. The County Clerk's office has received calls from concerned property owners about communications that they've received from "New York Retrieval, Inc" offering to secure a certified copy of the deed to their property for a fee of nearly $60.00. This is about 10 times what it would cost to obtain a certified copy directly from the Clerk's office, and non-certified images can be viewed for free online. | ||
| Organ and Tissue Donation: Become a Donor! [Oct 16, 2008] | ||
There are currently almost 100,000 patients waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of people will need a tissue transplant this year. You have the power to help save and enhance lives. New Yorkers can document their decision to become an organ and tissue donor by enrolling in the New York State Donate Life Registry. | ||
| Lead Poisoning and Pregnancy [Mar 25, 2008] | ||
Lead Poisoning is a danger for every baby and child. If you are pregnant, protect yourself and your baby from lead poisoning. | ||
| Drowsy Driving Awareness [Mar 14, 2008] | ||
Drowsy driving, driving while sleep-deprived or falling asleep behind the wheel, is a growing problem in New York State. In addition to increasing your risk of having an accident, driving while drowsy or sleep-deprived can alter your judgment and reaction time and endanger you, your passengers and other drivers on the road. | ||
| Disposal of Used Syringes and Needles [Aug 26, 2004] | ||
The Albany County Department of Residential Health Care Facilities is providing disposal of used syringes and needles (sharps), for the community, such as for diabetes patients who use needles for insulin shots. | ||
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| County Executive Breslin Presents Annual State of the County Address [Mar 8, 2010] |
County Executive Mike Breslin presented his 2010 State of the County address on Monday evening, March 8, focusing on the state of the economy and the financial challenges facing county government. |
| Al Tech Loan Fund Marks 15 Years of Business Growth [Feb 9, 2010] |
At a time when financing for businesses is becoming increasingly tight, Albany County and the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce are celebrating 15 years of promoting economic growth in the county through their partnership administering the $17 million Al Tech Trust Fund under the auspices of the Albany County Business Development Corporation (ACBDC). |
| County Offers Free Prescription Discount Card [Feb 8, 2010] |
County Executive Mike Breslin, Deputy Majority Leader of the County Legislature Shawn Morse and members of the County Legislature announced on Monday, February 8th the Albany County Prescription Discount Card, which will be provided free of charge to all county residents through a partnership with ProAct, Inc., a Pharmacy Benefit Management Company.
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| County Completes Purchase of Rail Trail [Jan 13, 2010] |
The County purchased the nine-mile stretch of the old Delaware & Hudson Railway between the Port of Albany and Voorheesville for $700,000 from Canadian Pacific Railway with a 2003 grant from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) of $350,000. Scenic Hudson, a Poughkeepsie-based non-profit land conservation organization, donated the matching funds of $350,000 to complete the purchase. |
| Help to Meet Heating Costs Available for County Residents [Nov 9, 2009] |
Albany County Executive Mike Breslin and Social Services Commissioner Vincent Colonno are reminding income-eligible county residents that the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can help families and the elderly to afford to heat their homes this winter.
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| Economy Forces Breslin to Make Tough Choices [Oct 8, 2009] |
County Executive Mike Breslin presented his 2010 budget proposal today, which drastically cuts spending by over $11 million due to economic conditions, while beginning to downsize the County Nursing Home. |
| County Executive Proposes Long Term Care Plan That Supports Choice, Independence [Sep 10, 2009] |
Albany County Executive Mike Breslin joined by New York State Office for the Aging Commissioner Michael Burgess and County Legislators Lucille McKnight and Ryan Horstmyer has announced a comprehensive long term care plan that would create more choices for people to live independently in the community. |
| Maxwell Road Relocation Project Begins [Sep 23, 2009] |
Albany County Executive Mike Breslin was joined September 23 by Town of Colonie Supervisor Paula Mahan and Director of Regional Affairs for Governor David Paterson James Hanson to break ground for the County's first federal stimulus project. The project will improve the safety of the intersection at Maxwell Road and Albany Shaker Road (County Route 157).
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| Albany County Business Development Corporation Lowers Interest Rate on Business Loans [Aug 18, 2009] |
The Albany County Business Development Corporation (ACBDC) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to lower the interest rate for loans funded through the Al Tech Trust Fund to prime minus 4 percent, with a floor of 4 percent. The previous interest rate was prime minus 3 percent, with a floor of 5 percent.
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| Albany and Schenectady Counties Receive Grant to Support Aging in Community [Aug 5, 2009] |
Albany and Schenectady Counties were awarded a $25,359 Community Empowerment grant from the New York State Office for the Aging to assist in their efforts to promote and plan more aging and disabled friendly communities, which support older adults and disabled individuals to remain in their community for as long as they wish. |
| County Executive Announces Furloughs for County Employees [Jun 26, 2009] |
County Executive Mike Breslin announced today the implementation of a furlough plan as a step to save money in the face of a $20.5 million budget gap in 2009.
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| County Executive Plans for Budget Cuts to Close Mid-Year Budget Gap [May 6, 2009] |
County Executive Mike Breslin called on County agencies today to reduce spending to address a County budget shortfall of $20.5 million in 2009 due largely to a significant decline in sales tax revenues and State budget cuts. |
| Contract Signed for Purchase of Albany County Rail Trail [Dec 23, 2008] |
The proposed rail trail project will convert a nine-mile stretch of the old Delaware & Hudson Railroad between the Port of Albany and Voorheesville to a public recreational trail. Once completed, the Rail Trail would link municipalities along a safe and accessible pedestrian and bicycle route. The trail would allow the County to preserve open space in the community, link neighborhoods and promote physical fitness. |
| County to Phase Out Trans Fat from Restaurants [Aug 8, 2008] |
The County Department of Health has announced an initiative to make eating out healthier in Albany County. The use of artificial trans fats in local restaurants and other food service establishments in Albany County will be eliminated in 2009. |
| Sewer District In 1965 the New York State Legislature passed Chapter 176, "The Pure Waters Bond Act," which provided construction grants of 30 percent for the construction costs of sewage collection and treatment facilities with an additional 40 percent grant from the Federal Government through the 1967 Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The need for such legislation to provide secondary treatment of wastewater was evident since our rivers, streams and lakes had become severely polluted. Once these facilities came on line, water quality improved dramatically through the United States and at an affordable cost to local communities. |
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