Legislation Details

File #: 26-341    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Current Business
File created: 9/2/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: Final action:
Title: DEDICATING THE INTERFAITH SANCTUARY IN HONOR OF FORMER STATE SENATOR NEIL D. BRESLIN
Sponsors: Andrew Joyce
Attachments: 1. 26-341 IND TMP-7658 Neil Breslin Interfaith Sanctuary Naming Dedication
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RESOLUTION NO. 341

 

DEDICATING THE INTERFAITH SANCTUARY IN HONOR OF FORMER STATE SENATOR NEIL D. BRESLIN

 

                     Introduced: 9/14/26

By A. Joyce:

 

                     WHEREAS, Since 1976, this Legislative Body has dedicated various County-owned buildings in honor of exceptional people who have made a lasting impact in Albany County, and

 

                     WHEREAS, Elected to the New York State Senate in 1996, former State Senator Neil D. Breslin represented Albany County residents in state government for nearly three decades, and

 

WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Pine Hills neighborhood in the City of Albany, Neil D. Breslin represented all or parts of Albany County for the entirety of his career in the New York State Senate, and

 

WHEREAS, During his tenure as a state senator, Neil D. Breslin always fiercely advocated for the residents of his district, which included all or parts of Albany, Montgomery, and Schenectady counties, and

 

                     WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature wishes to recognize the contributions of former State Senator Neil D. Breslin by dedicating the interfaith sanctuary, located at 959 Madison Avenue, in the City of Albany in his honor, now, therefore, be it

 

                     RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the interfaith sanctuary located at 959 Madison Avenue, in the City of Albany shall henceforth be known as the “Neil Breslin Interfaith Sanctuary”, and, be it further

 

                     RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.