UPDATE 10:55 a.m. February 16 — The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency has postponed the hearings scheduled for today, due to the weather. New dates and times haven’t yet been decided. Original post: The Monroe County Industrial Development Agency will hold public hearings on tax incentive packages for several Morgan Management projects on Tuesday morning, including […]
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This is a campaign?
So, the 2015 county executive race should be the political brawl of the decade. Term limits prevent Maggie Brooks, the star Republican who’s held the job for almost 12 years, from running for re-election, so the seat is wide open. And two experienced, well-known politicians want to take her place: County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo, a […]
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What Brooks didn’t say in her final State of the County speech
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks gave her final State of the County address last night — and she sneaked a couple of bits of news into it. For one, the county finally has a buyer for the Gateway and Atrium buildings on East Main Street downtown. CGI Communications, a marketing company located next door in […]
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Monroe County plans to sell Riga land to COMIDA
Monroe County officials plan to sell about 130 acres of land adjacent to the Mill Seat Landfill to the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency. COMIDA would pay approximately $1.4 million for the land on Brew Road in the Town of Riga, according to a County Legislature referral released late yesterday. The transaction had been budgeted […]
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COMIDA approves incentives for Hart’s project
Hart’s Local Grocers is going to get some help from the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency. This afternoon, the COMIDA board approved a $145,000 incentive package for Rochester Local Capital, the company financing the planned East End grocery store. Rochester Local Capital plans to spend $3.6 million to renovate and equip the former Craig Autometrics […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Incentives for Hart’s, county charter discussion
At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) will hold a public hearing on a tax incentive package for Hart’s Local Grocers, the new grocery store opening in downtown Rochester this spring. Hart’s will be located at 10 Winthrop Street – in the former Craig Autometrics building – in the city’s East […]
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Morelle wants investigation of Medley’s state tax credits
State Assembly member Joe Morelle is calling for Empire State Development to investigate whether the Medley Centre project still is, or should be, eligible for its Empire Zone benefits. Developer Scott Congel bought the Irondequoit mall and the company that owns it, Bersin Properties, several years ago. Over the years, his plans for the mall […]
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Officials give Congel an ultimatum on Medley Centre
East Irondequoit school district and Town of Irondequoit officials are starting to talk tough to Medley Centre developer Scott Congel. At issue is a past-due $3.5 million penalty payment that Congel — through his company, Bersin Properties — was supposed to make to the district, town, and Monroe County Industrial Development Agency. The payment was […]
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COMIDA grants incentives to mall project
A planned expansion at Marketplace Mall won’t just be retail space, it’ll be a tourist destination. At least that’s the argument that the mall’s owner and Monroe County Industrial Development Agency are advancing. The mall’s owner, Wilmorite, plans to re-use the former Bon-Ton space for an as-yet-unannounced purpose. Wilmorite will also build a new anchor building […]
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White wants a Rochester ‘for us, by us’
Alex White, the Green Party candidate for Rochester mayor, is fired up about Costco. But not in the way you think. Costco, a membership-only warehouse store, will be part of the CityGate development planned for the intersection of East Henrietta and Westfall roads. Costco received property tax abatements from the county’s industrial development agency worth […]
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Week Ahead: COMIDA considers tax deal for Penfield apartment project
The board of the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency will take up tax exemptions for a couple of large projects when it meets at noon on Tuesday in the Watts Building conference room, 49 South Fitzhugh Street. Southpoint Cove, a proposed 358-unit apartment complex in Penfield, is seeking sales and mortgage tax exemptions. The $54 […]
