BY CHAD ARNOLD, The Daily Gazette

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A number of downtown parking lots will receive a facelift in the coming years under a capital project proposed Wednesday by Metroplex Development Authority.

The $1.7 million proposal is one of a pair of capital projects Metroplex has planned over the next five years that would improve access to parking in the downtown area. The agency is also planning a number of repairs to its Hamilton Street parking garage at a cost of $928,000.

Metroplex chairman Ray Gillen said the proposed work is part of ongoing efforts to maintain parking lots owned by the development authority and that there is no firm timeline on when work will begin. The plans must still be approved by the Schenectady County Legislature.

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