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Courtesy of Rensselaer County
The services provided by the Rensselaer County Department for the Aging receive outstanding help from volunteers at our five senior centers and with delivery of meals and other support programs.

Volunteers were recently recognized with thanks and appreciation at both the county's senior center in Troy and senior center in Rensselaer. Department for the Aging's Deputy Commissioner Darcie Casey joined with Troy Center Director Lavena Futia and Rensselaer Center Director Gloria Fonda in commending volunteers for their help.

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Rensselaer County has started construction on a new Veterans Memorial Plaza to recognize the enormous service and sacrifice of veterans and their families throughout the history of the country and county.

The new plaza will be constructed on one of the highest visibility roads in the county, in front of the new county offices at 99 Troy Road, East Greenbush.

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Thank you to all who participated in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Rensselaer County. The county health department partnered with six locations across Rensselaer county to provide a safe place to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs.

Proper disposal of unused prescription and over-the-counter medications is important to protect both people and the environment. Unused prescription and over-the-counter medications that remain in the home can cause serious harm to people if they are taken accidentally, intentionally misused, or inappropriately given to someone else. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet. Unused medications that are flushed down the toilet or poured down the sink can enter the water supply, harming fish and other wildlife and posing a potential risk to people. For more information on the program, please visit https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug disposal/takeback/index.html.

Submitted by Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County taxpayers will see the sixth consecutive property tax decrease under a 2024 budget recently introduced by County Executive Steve McLaughlin, bringing the county average tax rate to a level comparable to the mid-1990s.

Under the proposed 2024 budget, the average county tax rate will decrease by nearly 10 percent, meaning a county property tax reduction of nearly 37 percent over the last several years.

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