Success! Three months after the Schenectady County Legislature
approved a local law to prohibit the sale or offering for sale of
any children’s beverage containers that contain Bisphenol A (BPA), I
received an invitation from Senator Charles Schumer’s office to join
him for a press conference on the issue. I was honored to join
Senator Schumer in the City of Troy, where he unveiled his proposed
legislation to ban BPA. Schumer said in a statement that BPA poses
major health risks, especially to children. Similar to the bill I
introduced in Schenectady County earlier this year, his bill would
also prohibit BPA in products marketed to kids age 3 and under. I
was happy to hear the news from Senator Schumer’s office and that
Schenectady County was able to play a role in bring the issue to the
next level.
Please remember to get your Schenectady County
Discount Prescription Drug Card. The program was
developed by the
Schenectady County Legislature
to help
lower prescription drug costs for you and your family.
There are no enrollment forms to fill out, no membership
fees, no income requirements, and with no cost to you or
County taxpayers.
Schenectady County Legislator Angelo Santabarbara
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It’s
truly hard to believe how quickly another year has passed and that I
am writing this message already two years into my term. It was
certainly a busy year, which has probably led to it passing in the
blink of an eye.
While there is still much to do, I thank you all – the people of
Rotterdam, Princetown and Duanesburg – for allowing me to serve on
the Schenectady County Legislature over the past two years. Service
as your elected representative has been an honor, a pleasure, and an
experience that I will cherish. As we move into the New Year, I’m
looking forward to continuing my service as your County Legislator
and will continue to remain active as I have in this past. I hope to
see you at our upcoming meetings and community events throughout the
year.
Together we can make a difference!
Angelo Santabarbara is a professional
engineer, trained to critically think and search for innovative
answers to complex problems. As Chairman of the Rotterdam Industrial
Development Agency, Angelo understands the importance of cooperation
between the Public and Private Sector.
Angelo brings his knowledge and experience to the County Legislature
and works to improve the quality of life for
Rotterdam,
Princetown, and
Duanesburg.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY LEGISLATOR ANGELO SANTABARBARA
HONORED WITH THE 2010 HUMAN RIGHTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Angelo Santabarbara speaks about Autism awareness
and keeping our children safe
At the 27th Annual Human Rights Awards Breakfast, held
at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia, The Schenectady
County Human Rights Commission presented Angelo
Santabarbara with the Human Rights Achievement Award.
The purpose of this award is for contributions in the
area of human rights as it relates to inter-group
relations for Schenectady County residents. The Annual
Awards Breakfast is part of the Commission’s ongoing
effort to foster mutual respect and enhance
understanding among people in Schenectady County.
Congratulations to the Albany Chapter Autism Society of
America on the grand opening of their new location at
101 State Street in downtown Schenectady. I was happy to
be there and to share this special day with you.
Local chapter of Autism group
gets new home - Capital Region families dealing with
autism have a new place to find answers. The Albany
Chapter of the Autism Society of America has relocated
to downtown Schenectady, on lower State Street. The
society covers twelve counties, offering support and
programs for people with autism. The group also accepted a donation of $4,700 from
Schenectady County legislator Angelo Santabarbara -
proceeds from his home-made cheese business.
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Congratulations to General
Electric on the opening of their Green Global
Headquarters of GE’s Renewable Energy Business in
Schenectady. I was honored to be a part of this historic
event. Thank you!
Senators
consider requiring insurance cos. to cover autism.
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The leaders of the Schenectady County
Legislature finally announced that they will to join
with me to ban BPA in Schenectady County. Although they
re-introduced the bill through the Health Committee with
virtually no changes to my original wording, the fact
remains, that this was never a political issue, but an
issue of child safety. Good government isn’t about who
takes the credit, it’s about doing right by the people
who put us in office. I look forward to working with all
of the legislators to pass this measure in a timely
manner and continuing our cooperative efforts on future
proposals for the betterment of our residents.”
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Angelo Santabarbara is a problem solver.
Searching for quicker and less expensive ways to develop
a project is the best part of Santabarbara's job as a
senior project manager at
The Chazen Co's., a Troy engineering firm.
"Practicing engineers develop solutions to open-ended,
real-world problems he says. "I'here is no shortage of
challenging problems and virtually all problems arc opcn-ended.
There are no single answers, no answers in the back of
the book and no professors to tell you that you are
right or wrong."
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It’s
truly hard to believe how quickly another year has passed and that I
am writing this message already two years into my term. It was
certainly a busy year, which has probably led to it passing in the
blink of an eye.
