- By Marcia E. Lynch
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In special session, the Legislature conducted a three-hour-long executive session to discuss real estate negotiations.
The closed-door meeting was the latest step in the ongoing analysis of potential alternatives for headquarters for the County The Health Department Building Committee has studied and evaluated site alternatives since the beginning of the year, charged with presenting options for consideration by the full Legislature. Potential alternatives initially presented to the legislature in June included building a new headquarters on land adjacent to the current Biggs B site on West Hill or leasing space at the NYSEG headquarters on Route 13 in the Town of Dryden, as well as the option of renovating the current Biggs Building, which has been home to the Health Department for 40 years.
The Legislature hopes to reach a decision on the matter this month, permitting the design phase to be completed by year