Feedback mixed on proposed earlier start to Schenectady City Council meetings | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY – A proposal to start City Council meetings at 5:30 p.m., 90 minutes earlier than what’s dictated in city code, would either hinder public participation, or help professionals who want to attend meetings right after their workdays end, according to a public hearing on the matter this week.
After hearing from five people via email, and three in person Monday, the council will likely discuss the public hearing during a committee meeting on July 19.
If the proposal to change the city code passes there, the new legislation would be on the council’s July 26 agenda.
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Residents in Schenectady ponder marijuana law’s effect on public use | The Daily Gazette
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April 10, 2021
Top right to bottom right: Sabrina Whitman, Samuel Slick and Derrick Cole; Left: A marijuana plant - Brian Lee (right insets) File (left)
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And that was well before the recent state law made it OK, the 18-year-old city resident said.
Whitman motioned to a nearby grass field where she and others smoke pot regularly. She said she smokes cannabis there almost daily, adding that it helps with anxiety she experiences while riding the bus.
Whitman said she’s made friends with other smokers there. Occasionally, someone might tell them to stop, but mostly it’s accepted, she said.