People always say to focus on the positive.

But in the case of one major decision facing Schenectady city officials, they might want to start by considering the negative.

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Schenectady officials will soon be asked to vote on whether to grant a zoning change to allow developers to convert the old St. Clare’s Hospital campus on McClellan Street into a 240-unit apartment complex and daycare center.

The 17-acre complex, largely vacant now, sits in the middle of a mostly residential area, with a couple of medical buildings on-site, in close proximity to a........

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