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Orlondo Otis Hundley Speaking at Schenectady City Council

Orlondo Otis Hundley

Speaking at City Council, I addressed the urgent need for a consolidated election cycle for Schenectady City Councilors and for reclaiming local revenue currently extracted through parking meters and enforcement contracts. A consolidated election cycle would increase voter turnout, reduce administrative costs, and strengthen democratic accountability by ensuring City Council elections align with broader municipal participation. Low-turnout, off-cycle elections weaken public trust and concentrate power among insiders, while consolidation empowers residents and creates a more representative City Council for Schenectady.

I also called for reclaiming parking meter and enforcement revenue currently controlled or siphoned through third-party arrangements involving LAZ Parking and the Metroplex Development Authority. Parking meters and related fees should serve transportation access, street safety, and neighborhood investment—not function as revenue streams for outside operators or quasi-public authorities. Millions of dollars generated in Schenectady leave the local economy each year instead of being reinvested into sidewalks, road safety, public transit, and downtown services.

Consolidating election cycles and reclaiming parking revenue are about the same core principle: local control. When elections are accessible and revenue stays local, Schenectady can lower costs, improve transparency, and keep public dollars circulating in the Upstate New York economy. These reforms strengthen democratic participation, restore fiscal responsibility, and ensure City Hall works for residents—not third parties or special interests.

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Building Communication and Language Centers Across Schenectady
Building Communication and Language Centers Across Schenectady

A City Policy for Expression, Literacy, and the Future of Human Communication

Schenectady has always been a city shaped by ideas, voices, and innovation. From labor halls to classrooms, from poetry readings to protest lines, communication has been the foundation of our civic life. As technology reshapes how people speak, write, and understand one another, our city must ensure that young people are not left behind or silenced by systems they did not design.

This policy proposes the creation of Communication and Language Centers across Schenectady. These would be public, neighborhood based spaces dedicated to developing language, expression, and critical communication skills for young residents.

These centers are not luxuries. They are civic infrastructure.

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Office of Enrollment

The Office of Enrollment will serve as a centralized, people-first hub that helps residents access, enroll in, and maintain essential public programs and local services. Many Schenectady residents qualify for benefits but are blocked by paperwork, fragmented systems, or lack of guidance. This office removes those barriers and ensures public resources reach the people they are intended to serve.

Improving Sidewalks Is Public Safety, Economic Policy, and Basic Dignity
Improving Sidewalks Is Public Safety, Economic Policy, and Basic Dignity

Orlondo Hundley believes sidewalks are not a luxury or an afterthought. They are essential public infrastructure that directly affects safety accessibility public health and local economic growth. When sidewalks are cracked uneven missing or poorly maintained the cost is not abstract. It shows up as injuries lost mobility higher insurance claims and entire neighborhoods cut off from opportunity.

In Schenectady too many residents navigate broken sidewalks every day. Seniors struggle to walk safely. Parents push strollers into traffic because curb cuts are missing. People with disabilities are forced to take dangerous detours or stay home altogether. These are not minor inconveniences. They are failures of basic governance.

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Ending Third-Party Control of Parking Tickets and Speed Cameras in Schenectady

Third-party vendors profit when more tickets are issued—not when streets are safer or parking is managed fairly. These contracts often include:

  • Per-ticket or per-violation fees that incentivize over-enforcement

  • Aggressive collections that harm low-income residents

  • Limited local oversight and opaque revenue flows

  • Dollars extracted from Schenectady and sent out of state

This approach undermines public trust and turns traffic policy into a punitive system instead of a safety-focused one.

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Mayor of Schenectady 2027

Orlondo Hundley is a 28-year-old resident of Schenectady, NY, who is currently running for Mayor of Schenectady in 2027. He has been vocal about the need for fair allocation of tax revenue, specifically regarding Metroplex, a development authority that collects millions of dollars in sales tax annually without direct accountability to voters. Hundley argues that this revenue should be used to benefit local residents, rather than funding luxury projects. He is a 2015 graduate of Schenectady High School and Criminal Justice Graduate of SCCC.

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ORLONDO HUNDLEY ON THE PLAY MYSELF SHOW

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Flyer on a pole encouraging people to make Schenectady affordable, featuring a QR code, a pine tree graphic, and promoting Orlondo Hundley's 2021 mayoral campaign.
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