Rensselaer County

On Tuesday afternoon, April 25th, the annual tradition of remembering those tragically lost to drunk and impaired driving crimes was held in Troy, as part of National Crime Victims Rights week. The ceremony is held each year at the county DWI Victims Memorial.

The DWI Victims Memorial was established in 2001 and stands at the intersection of 13th and Congress Streets in Troy. Honored were 37 residents of Rensselaer County that have lost their lives to an impaired driver accident. While no additional names were added to the memorial this year, there are cases pending which involve impaired driving fatalities in the county, and the need for vigilance and caution remains. 

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Officially Opens

Submitted by the Office of County Executive Steve McLaughlin
Rensselaer County opened a new senior center in downtown Troy on Wednesday, April 12th that county officials say will be among the best in the entire state. The new county senior center was opened with a ribbon-cutting at City Station on Sixth Avenue, with seniors, county, and local officials. The new center replaces the longtime county senior center on Third Street and includes state-of-the-art services and equipment. Features include an expanded kitchen that can provide hundreds of meals daily for home delivery, grab and go, and dining at the center. 

Courtesy of Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County officially has a new DMV satellite location, with the opening of a new office at the new county offices at 99 Troy Road in East Greenbush.

Located on the first floor, the office offers residents the opportunity to register vehicles, handle license issues, and other related matters. The new satellite expands the hours of service offered by the county for DMV services.

“Rensselaer County has a tradition of providing excellent and responsive DMV services and this new satellite will expand that service and give our residents more opportunity to handle licenses and registrations close to home,” said County Executive Steve McLaughlin.

Submitted by the Office of County Executive Steve McLaughlin
On Thursday, March 16th, after a two day postponement due to severe weather, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin gave his 2023 State of the County Address (SOTC). With residents and members of the County Legislature in attendance, McLaughlin discussed how Rensselaer County government is being transformed with improvements and projects to modernize and expand access to county services, while the county continues to grow and prosper.

The county’s work to strengthen finances and reduce property taxes help support economic development and job creation efforts, reducing property taxes during each of the five budgets introduced by McLaughlin, with four budgets receiving unanimous support from county lawmakers. Taxes have been reduced by a combined amount of over 27 percent.

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