County Executive Adam Bello projects that the gap could account for as much as 10 percent of the county’s $1.2 billion.
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Monroe County GOP legislators want details on budget impact of COVID-19
Two GOP lawmakers asked County Executive Adam Bello to to disclose any existing budget deficit and to recommend cuts.
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Cuomo addresses hate crimes, legalizing cannabis, in State of State
“It is going to be a challenging year,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said in the annual address to lawmakers.
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Home assessments up 19% across Rochester
Home value sticker shock sweeps city after first re-assessments in four years.
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Legislature approves 2018 county budget
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s 2018 budget is a done deal. The spending plan easily cleared the County Legislature last night, with only three of the 29 members voting against it; all of the no votes were Democrats. The $1.2 billion plan includes a major staffing boost in the county’s Child Protective Services and a $1.6 […]
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Cuomo keeps tight grip on his budget proposal
Governor Andrew Cuomo released his $152.3 million budget proposal for 2017-18 last night, but not with any sort of public presentation. He briefed legislators on the budget during the day and reporters later that night. The way that Cuomo’s handling this budget breaks hard from tradition. Usually, he explains the budget to legislators and the […]
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Dinolfo budget leaves tax rate unchanged
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s first budget proposal is about what was expected: the $1.2 billion plan keeps the county tax rate flat at $8.99 per $1,000 of assessed property value. When Dinolfo ran for county exec last year, she promised to freeze the rate — a practice also followed by her predecessor, Maggie Brooks. That […]
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Brockport voters reject dissolution
Brockport voters have again said that they want to keep their village government, but with a slightly smaller margin than in 2010. The village clerk’s office reports that 817 voters opted against dissolving the village, compared to 632 in favor. In 2010, voters rejected the proposal 959 to 662, and state law protected the village from […]
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Bills seek public defense funding
New York has a patchwork system for providing defense attorneys for poor people charged with crimes. Some counties hire attorneys in private practice to represent the clients, though at far below their usual rates, while the larger counties have their own staffs of full-time public defenders, whose caseloads are often far heavier than they should […]
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What’s Medley’s worth? Apparently, $100k
The property, assessed at $7 million, sold for $100,000 to Angelo Ingrassia of “Vinnie and Angelo” Irondequoit Dodge fame.
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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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Macedon voters choose dissolution
By a count of 300 to 246, Village of Macedon voters have chosen to dissolve their village. Those are the unofficial results from yesterday’s special election, which was initiated by a group of village residents. Macedon is the sixth village in New York State to approve dissolution since 2011, when a new state law came […]
