Just what role Monroe County would play in terms of a downtown performing arts center is unclear. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says she has spoken to Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks about helping fund a downtown arts center, and that Brooks is open to the possibility. But a Brooks spokesperson says that without an actual […]
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[UPDATED] Warren gets credit for Costco deal
Mayor Lovely Warren has faced intense scrutiny lately over her security detail, but she now has a political win on the books, too.
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County budget passes, but new political battle emerges
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks’ 2014 budget proposal passed last night with a party-line vote. The 19 Republicans voted in favor, while all 10 Democrats voted against. The final budget is unchanged from Brooks’ initial proposal, with one significant exception. Prior to the meeting, Republicans announced that they would eliminate a proposed $37,000 pay increase […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Open-air drug markets, O’Flynn raise, day care cuts
Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden will hold a public forum to discuss open-air drug markets at 6:30 p.m on Wednesday, December 4, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street. McFadden has proposed legislation to create drug-free zones in the city. The legislation would create a new section of City Code to prohibit loitering […]
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Day care subsidies: What Maggie Brooks didn’t say
When Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks presented her 2014 budget proposal recently, she said that the county would provide more funding than the state required for child day care subsidies. And as a result, she said, no families currently receiving child day care subsidies would lose their slots. But Brooks chose her words carefully. She didn’t […]
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LDC’s: the scandal (almost) everyone saw coming
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks apparently isn’t ready to give up on local development corporations. Brooks reiterated her support for the quasi-governmental bodies at a tense press conference last week, which came on the heels of the arrest of four people, including her husband, for allegedly carrying out an elaborate bid-rigging scheme. The four, including […]
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[UPDATED] WEEK AHEAD: More LDC action, Krenzers fight for their farm, downtown master plan
The boards for the two local development corporations at the center of an attorney general’s office investigation will hold special meetings early this week. Both meetings are open to the public, though the boards will probably go into closed sessions. The Upstate Telecommunications Corporation board will meet at 1 p.m. today (Monday, November 11) at […]
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Brooks, Vacco address LDC probe
During a press conference held late Wednesday afternoon, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks said that the two county-affiliated local development corporations at the center of a state Attorney General’s investigation will sever their ties with their key contractor, Navitech. The company’s founders and owners, John Maggio and Daniel Lynch, were arrested and arraigned yesterday on […]
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Brooks endorses Lovely Warren for mayor
At first blush I didn’t see how Maggie Brooks’ endorsement could help Lovely Warren in her campaign for Rochester mayor. Many people believe that the county has turned its back on the city, so why would they listen to anything that the Republican county executive has to say? And Brooks’ administration has had some issues […]
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Moody’s lowers Monroe County’s credit rating
Moody’s Investors Service has lowered Monroe County’s bond rating, which could translate to higher borrowing costs. The move follows an approximately two-year period where Moody’s first increased the county’s rating, then held it steady. The financial services company issued the action yesterday and it also changed the county’s ratings outlook — its prediction of future […]
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Officials tout Eastman Business Park agreement
Kodak’s bankruptcy filing generated a lot of questions, and some legitimate worries about the future of the Eastman Business Park on West Ridge Road. But some answers are starting to emerge, leaving state and local government and elected officials, as well as business park tenants, more confident in the facility’s future. Some of those answers […]
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State says Monroe Community Hospital is back on track
County Executive Maggie Brooks’s office sent out a press release today saying that the state Department of Health has found Monroe Community Hospital in compliance with state and federal standards. The Department of Health revisited the hospital on June 3, according to a letter sent by the department to county officials. It found that the […]
