Based on the assessment value of the property, $2.9 million, and based on the current total tax rate, and assuming a 1% tax increase per year over the 10 years of their so called pilot, this company should pay about $1.4 million in taxes.

But we all know, the human owner of this REFUSES to pay taxes IN the city, nor even in the county, he would NOT lower himself to live IN the city where he gets rich off the taxpayers, more than likely he will pull out of Schenectady upon the end of the pilot, and/or he will sue the city under a tax certiorari and will win just like Galesi did when one of his pilots expired.

But he/transfinder is able to avoid competing with other companies, the company just gets the contract, no competitive bidding.  It totally smacks of political favoritism

im curious why the union hasent kicked up sh*t about this.....but i guess the unions in managements pocket for just about anything  

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Ok, for the past 35 yrs that I've been in my house, the garbage and snow plow trucks have gone up the street and down the next one. Works pretty good. I can't wait for the new improved efficient routes.
Citizens can be notified quicker of changes, really? How? An absolute joke if ever there was one. If we need this, then the guy who's been running the show should be fired and his salary and benefits pay for this waste. Sadly I fear this is only the beginning.

City traffic patterns and the actual streets haven't changed all that much in the past 50 years.

Now when the city is in massive debt and overtaxed, let's spend some money that wasn't in the budget.

there'll be an app for your phone that will tell you that you have 30minutes to move your vehicle

and the app will double to inform you when the zombie apocalypse hits so that you can get the hell out of the city......oh, wait.....

hhhmmmmm.....yeah, I think it's to late.