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Indigent burials
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Advocates again push for boost in indigent burial assistance
Wanda Peterkin died October 4 in a house fire. Not even a month later, her mother, Vera Hooks, died, too. Their grieving family was left to figure out how it was going to cover the $10,000 in funeral and burial expenses. Monroe County provides $1,250 toward burials for poor people, but the assistance only makes […]
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Legislators approve 2013 county budget
Last night, after several hours of discussion, county legislators passed a 2013 budget that was unaltered from County Executive Maggie Brooks’ proposal. In short: the property tax rate will remain at $8.99 per $1,000 assessed value, suburban residents will pay a new chargeback to cover the cost of county snowplowing contracts, and another new chargeback […]
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POLITICS: Indigent burial legislation defeated
Democratic legislation regarding indigent burials was voted down by a County Legislature committee last night. The legislation sought to address long-standing complaints about the condition of grave sites paid for with county assistance. Advocates for the poor have complained that the graves at Oatka Cemetery are in an area that is not well kept and […]
