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NEWS BLOG: State audit mildly critical of some Rochester practices
The state Comptroller’s Office has released an audit report on the City of Rochester containing mild criticisms over the awarding of contracts and potential conflicts of interests of City Council members. The report says city officials did not solicit competing offers before awarding a $600,000 construction contract in the 2010 to 2011 fiscal year. The […]
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Facing the crisis
Picture Monroe County with its public parks abandoned, trails and shelters in disrepair, Highland’s lilacs and conservatory a shambles, Ontario Beach permanently closed. Some arts organizations and museums shuttered and others dramatically reducing their offerings. The zoo shut down, the airport in disrepair, roads full of potholes. Residents and businesses fleeing a city that […]
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Down the drain
If Monroe County’s finances were your home’s water system, you’d have called a plumber, too. By last summer, it was clear the county’s finances were in the crapper. It was estimated that its 2002 budget would fall between $15 and $23 million in the hole, and the deficit for 2003 was predicted to be […]
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The Richards factor
Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson still won’t say whether he’ll be a candidate for County Executive in November, but he’s giving every indication that he will. And while several other Democrats hope to run, the nomination seems to be Johnson’s if he wants it. Meanwhile, the political community is awash in reports that Tom Richards, […]
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Biz wants Doyle out
Rochester-area business leaders want County Executive Jack Doyle to not seek re-election next fall. Officially, the reason is the “personality clash” between Doyle and Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson. But it’s clear that members of the business community are deeply concerned about Doyle and his effect on the community and its economy. They made […]
