Parks Director Larry Staub announced his retirement last week. Now, Robert Franklin, the county’s chief financial officer, will follow suit.
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Committee will help Bello with county exec transition
County Executive-elect Adam Bello has asked committee groups to identify “critical issues facing our community” and recommend strategies to address them.
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County to tackle hospital billing backlog
Monroe Community Hospital has amassed $3.9 million in outstanding patient bills – debts that the county is now trying to settle by hiring an accounting firm that promises to recoup a third of what is owed. The situation came to light when Democratic county legislators at a Ways and Means Committee meeting of the legislature […]
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Dinolfo’s 2019 budget plan includes tax rate cut
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s 2019 budget will knock the county tax rate down by a dime, making it $8.89 per $1,000 assessed value. That’s if the proposal passes, which it probably will, since Dinolfo’s a Republican and the legislature majority is made up of Republicans. The rate has been flat at $8.99 for roughly […]
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County plans to buy city office building
Monroe County has for many years used the City Place building at 50 West Main Street as an extension of its government offices. Several of its departments, from environmental services to probation, are located in the complex. The county clerk’s downtown DMV services operate out of its lobby, too. But the county doesn’t own City […]
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There’s no ‘quit’ in him: remembering Tom Frey
In one respect, Tom Frey has been out of the public eye for decades. He left his last government position in December 1991, after failing to win a second term as Monroe County Executive. He’s been as active in public service since then as he was previously, but it has been in quieter efforts – […]
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Slaughter, Schumer brace for war
Anytime Democrats or Republicans get whupped in a big national election, the pundits and chattering classes inevitably pose some existential questions: What went wrong? Does the party have a future? What is it? The 2016 presidential campaign was so ugly that reporters and TV talking heads are autopsying both parties. But there’s a different, practical […]
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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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The State of Monroe: what Brooks didn’t say
The county executive highlighted collaboration, finances, and economic development. But what about child care needs and luxury-housing tax breaks?
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Frankel, Bronson, and Andrews emerge as possible county exec candidates
A handful of Democrats have been mentioned in party circles as potential county executive candidates. And three have openly acknowledged their interest: former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel, County Legislature Democratic leader Carrie Andrews, and state Assembly member Harry Bronson. Frankel, so far, is the only Democrat to definitively say that she’s running. Andrews is weighing […]
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Charter committee gets input on redistricting, road patrol costs
The last time the county’s Charter Review Committee held a public input meeting, the public didn’t show up. Last night, however, a few speakers addressed the committee and offered substantial comments. The committee is reviewing the county charter, a collection of laws that say how county government is organized and how it operates. Ultimately, any […]
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Metro ink – 3.08.06
Maybe it seems hard for you to imagine how expanding the county’s water
system could be controversial
