In times of high stress, like now, it can be hard for parents to make sound, smart choices, said Moira Manning, the county’s commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families. “They often times aren’t thinking before they act.”
While New York’s Andrew Cuomo is working with the governors of neighboring states to set up a council to restore the economy and get people back to work, Albany County is stressing non-essential workers still need to stay home for now.
“We talk a lot at United Way about how people in our community are one bad day away from being in serious financial straits but no one really anticipated this collective bad day we all go through together,” said Peter Gannon, president and chief executive officer of United Way of the Greater Capital Region. “But we are getting through it.”
The county sheriff’s office has made no arrests for violations of the governor’s pause order. Also, an unused wing of the county jail will soon house homeless people.
“Internationally and globally, air traffic is down well over 90 percent … That has been devastating to the industry but it is a necessary pain to go through to deal with this virus and get it under control,” said Phil Calderone, chief executive officer of Albany International Airport.
“When we finally come out of the other side of this crisis,” said Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy of the pandemic, “we need to jumpstart the economy.” A plan presented Tuesday calls for the creation of an independent public-private organization and a comprehensive plan for Albany County.
