RENSSELAER COUNTY PURCHASES FORMER HOME OF RIFENBURG CONSTRUCTION IN BRUNSWICK FOR USE FOR IMPORTANT COUNTY SERVICES, COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE MCLAUGHLIN ANNOUNCES
Rensselaer County has purchased the former home of Rifenburg Construction in Brunswick, providing the county with added capability and flexibility in provided needed county services, County Executive Steve McLaughlin announced.
The former Rifenburg home is located at 159 Brick Church Road (State Route 278) and includes space for current and future operations for county departments and services, McLaughlin said. Elements of the county Highway Department and Bureau of Public Safety will be located at the new county site.
“We are working to improve Rensselaer County services and be more responsive to county residents. This new location will be a major part of our ongoing efforts to modernize, strengthen and focus county services where they are needed and will have the most positive effect,” said McLaughlin.
“The county already had plans to modern an existing county facility in the area and when this property became available, we saw the obvious benefits and value. We are going to do great things here and be equipped to help and serve our residents even more,” added McLaughlin.
Rifenburg recently relocated within the county to new and modern headquarters in the Rensselaer Technology Park in North Greenbush.
The former Rifenburg location includes 18 acres and was base of operations for the successful local construction and highway company for decades. The site includes multiple garages, including one solar-powered garage. There is one building with more ceiling clearance than in any other current county structure.
Along with the garage space, the site includes a building with three floors of office space, easy access for vehicles and additional land for other uses. The area around the property is mostly rural.
County Highway now operates a garage nearby in Cropseyville on State Route 2. County Highway vehicles and supplies in the area will now be based at the new Brick Church garage site. Vehicles used by the county Bureau of Public Safety and stored in various locations will be located at the Brick Church location.
The county is reviewing other uses for the property, said McLaughlin.
“There is additional room to help the county continue our mission of providing the best possible service to our residents,” he said.
The cost to purchase the Rifenburg property totaled $1.8 million and was approved by the County Legislature at a recent meeting. Once the Brick Church Road site is in operation, the Cropseyville site will go off-line.