Capital District Regional Planning Commission

At a recent meeting of the Capital District Youth Center, Inc. (CDYCI), the Board of Directors elected the following new officers: Jayne Regan Harris of Rensselaer County as President for a second one-year term, Fred Acunto of Saratoga County as Vice President, and Joseph Pennisi of Albany County as Treasurer. Staff support for the Board is provided by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission.

New Officers (l-r): Joseph Pennisi, Treasurer, Jayne Regan Harris, President, & Fred Acunto, Vice President

CDYCI was established jointly by the counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady in 1994 to construct and operate a regional juvenile secure detention facility. A 16-bed detention facility was completed in December 1997, which was subsequently expanded to 24 beds in March 2000. The facility is located on a four-acre secluded site near the Albany County Correctional Facility in the Town of Colonie, Albany County.

The project has received Statewide and national recognition as a model for the regional approach to providing local public services.

In addition to serving the needs of the four sponsoring counties, approximately 30% of the facility's bed spaces have been utilized by youths from neighboring counties. Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth, a not-for-profit youth service agency, manages the Capital District Juvenile Secure Detention Facility under contract with CDYCI.

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