State Government Update

NYS Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, a member of our club, was the speaker at this morning's Zoom meeting.
While the coronavirus health crisis has now passed, she said, and the Capital Region is starting to reopen, large fiscal problems have yet to be addressed.
Uncertainty remains about whether there will be a second wave of infections, but there is also hope for effective treatments and vaccine. On the fiscal front, federal aid may alleviate the state's plight. One of the issues she is working on is strengthening the local elements of the food supply chain.
Carrie hopes the state Legislature will come back into session to provide more vetting of government decisions.
 "I am hopeful, but I don't minimize the challenges in front of us," she said.

Masks and Meetings

The town will distribute masks tomorrow (Friday) morning from 10 to 12 at Malta Town Hall, said Councilwoman (and Malta Rotarian) Cynthia Young at this morning's Zoom meeting. You won't have to get out of your car. Next week, she added, the Zoom speaker will be another elected official and member of our club, state Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.
        This week's speaker was Adam Horowitz, an investment officer for Glens Falls and Saratoga National Bank(s), and a former Malta resident and volunteer firefighter. He said about a third of the world economy is currently shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. He expects stocks of big technology companies to continue to do relatively well, whereas companies such as Boeing will need government bailouts.

Schools and other biz

We've been meeting by Zoom at the usual time and day, helping the town distribute face masks, and, on Thursday this week, voted to OK a $200 contribution to a Ballston Spa Rotary program to recognize student athletes with banners. Most Malta residents are in the Ballston Spa School District, but we have also been active in supporting the Chango Elementary School, which is located in Malta but in the Shenendehowa district, and our scholarship program, on which work proceeds, is open to any student of high school senior age who lives in town.