Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More. 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 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. County Legislature Chairman Anthony Jasenski said last week that New York City entered into a contract with the operator of the Super 8 to allow the motel to house the asylum seekers, who arrived from New York City.
State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara has requested state Attorney General Letitia James investigate the migrants' arrival in Rotterdam, saying it essentially evicted vulnerable individuals already residing there without notice. Asylum Emergency Order 7. Open in Our App. Weather Alerts View full list of weather alerts. Closings and Delays Check the latest closings and delays for schools, business, and churches around the Capital Region.
