SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Schenectady County Legislature unanimously approved the 2025 operating budget on Wednesday. The $429,613,700 plan will not raise the property tax levy.
According to the proposal, the three key priorities were strengthening core services, sustaining infrastructure investments, and enhancing community services. Public safety, health services, social programs, county roads, bridges, public buildings, as well as libraries, workforce development, and educational programs will be at the heart of this budget.
The budget calls for an increase in funding for the county’s Higher Education Promise Program which covers the cost of up the six credits at the Schenectady County Community College for county residents along with investing $3.4 million in capital projects and equipment for the school. The proposal also calls for $23.6 million in road and bridge infrastructure improvements.
The Grand Boulevard Pavement Preservation & Improvements Project and the Dunnsville Road Culvert Replacement Project are two of the planned infrastructure improvements for 2025. There will also be $7.5 million in airport upgrades and $128 million will go toward supporting social services, according to the proposed budget from the beginning of October.
“Schenectady County continues to hold the line on property taxes while delivering essential services that our residents depend on,” said Gary Hughes, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature. “Our commitment to fiscal responsibility has saved taxpayers more than $63 million over the last nine years, all while investing in critical areas like SUNY Schenectady, our county library system, workforce development, and infrastructure projects that will benefit our community for years to come.”
