Albany County Executive Earns National Achievement Award for Innovative Veterans Program at DSS

Albany County Executive McCoy announced today that the county has been selected for a national achievement award for the Veteran Identifier program administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS). The Achievement  Awards from the National Association of Counties serve to honor innovative, effective county government programs that enhance services for residents. 

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McCoy Campaign Files More Than 9,000 Petition Signatures In Re-Election Bid

Campaign files more than four times the required amount for the Sept. 10 primary

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ALBANY, N.Y. (July 9, 2015) – Daniel  P. McCoy, Democratic candidate for Albany County Executive, today submitted more than 9,000 petition signatures today for his re-election bid, quadrupling the required signatures needed for his campaign, as well as Sheriff Apple, Comptroller Conners, and county coroners who were also included on the county petition.

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County Executive Speaks Out on Request By Global Partners to Diminish Role of DEC in Permit Process

Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy today urged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a “positive declaration”  that the application submitted by Global Partners for a Title V permit modification to its facility at the Port of Albany will have a significant environmental impact. Last month the DEC rescinded the Negative Declaration and the Notice of Complete Application it previously issued on Global’s application in 2013. The positive declaration would require an Environmental Impact Statement be completed before the permit application is considered. 

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Join Team McCoy at the Annual Democratic Picnic this Saturday

The Annual Picnic of the Albany County Democratic Committee will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015, 12 Noon to 5PM at Lanthier’s Grove, 4 Dunsbach Ferry Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 (on Route 9 approximately 2 miles north of the Latham Circle).

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Letter: McCoy Knows Dangers of Crude Oil Transports

From: Times Union

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy has made every effort to protect residents from crude oil trains. Being a former National Guardsman and firefighter, he knows something of incinerations. He has shown the possible catastrophic consequences of ignoring this threat at a recent meeting.

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