Sweeter Tier 6 benefits may test local budgets across New York

ALBANY — When a water main breaks in Niskayuna, a dwindling pool of workers is responsible for fixing it.

Finding these employees has become increasingly difficult for the suburban town of 22,000, said Supervisor Erin Cassady-Dorion, who oversees its day-to-day operations.

That’s why Cassady-Dorion welcomed last month’s announcement of New York’s more generous pension package for employees hired after April 1, 2012, known as Tier 6…

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