Schenectady Hopes Coronavirus Doesn’t Delay Smart City Plans

Governing: Mayor Gary McCarthy is worried that $2 million in funding being temporarily held up by fellow Democrats over concerns about the coronavirus could jeopardize his push to put the city on the cutting edge of technology.

He acknowledged that so far most of the millions in outlay toward furthering his efforts to make Schenectady a so-called Smart City by upgrading the city's internet system and data-sharing capacity has gone to laying underground fiber optic cables and sensors. He said he needs money to further that effort.

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