“An emergency order signed late Monday by Schenectady County Manager Rory Fluman prohibits municipalities and Schenectady County entities from entering into contracts to transport people seeking housing to the county without its permission.
The emergency was issued after Schenectady County legislators met in a special public meeting Monday to discuss what the legislature’s chairman said was the arrival of 183 migrants at the Super 8 in Rotterdam. The county says the order will not affect those who have already arrived.
The order states “probable cause” exists that Super 8 illegally removed individuals occupying the motel just ahead of the migrants’ arrival on July 18, which “forms a basis to believe similar action may be taken.”
It says the county Social Services Department was already facing a housing crisis due to rising need. “
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Spectrum News 1 25 July 2023.