City Council
Tuesday night Rochester city council will vote if it will sell 4 city parking garages located in downtown Rochester. The is looking to make $16 million If the votes go through with moving forward on selling the garages. the East End garage, Mortimer Street garage, Court garage, and Washington Square garage are all for sale. […]
City of Rochester races Democratic Party race for City Court Judge CONSTANCE A PATTERSON, 39% (winner) JACK ELLIOTT, 35% (winner) CAMPBELL P ROTH, 26% Democratic Party races for City Council EAST DISTRICT MARY LUPIEN, 58% (winner) PAUL D CONROW, 42% NORTHEAST DISTRICT MICHAEL A PATTERSON, 56% (winner) CHIARA SMITH, 44% NORTHWEST DISTRICT BRIDGET A MONROE, […]
A quick update on the Police Accountability Board. The Rochester City Council is now asking for more funding to investigate complaints. According to News10NBC they obtained a letter with City Council asking for $60,000 more to investigate the PAB. The Rochester City Council has brought in outside counsel to investigate the personnel complaints from the […]
Rochester City Council has just been sent back $750000 that wasn’t used and the Police Accountability Board budget. The unused funds will be moved over and spent in other needed programs. City Council members voted Tuesday night by a vote of 8 to 1 to send the money else where. $750K in unspent PAB funds to […]
Since the pandemic and prior to there has been a lot of discussion on housing in the city of Rochester. With rising rent, evictions, housing quality, affordable home options, and foreclosures people are left with more questions than answers. Rochester City Councils Kim Smith will be holding input sessions to address housing in the city. […]
City of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren submitted her resignation letter to City Council according to reports. The letter highlights changes she made to make the city better and many other accomplishments. She addressed it to City Council President Loretta Scott and Vice President Willie Lightfoot. She also mentions her work with the government and the […]
Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan released details on a new mandatory training program for officers. The program is designed to recognize and learn how to deal with excited delirium, as well as working with adolescents and young people. The Robert E. Craig Institute for Ethical Leadership will feature a number of different learning opportunities. Some […]
Rochester City Council President Loretta Scott will not be seeking re-election in November. The City Council President announced on Friday she would not be running in 2021. In a statement, she said “2021 will be a year of promise, possibility, and progress. I believe in Rochester, I believe in the future of this City, and […]
Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Marty Walsh has officially been nominated as President-elect Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor. If he fills this role, then Boston City Council President Kim Janey is next in the line of succession and could potentially become the first Black woman to become Mayor of Boston. During a congratulatory tweet, Janey said: “I […]
Rochester City Council announced they will hold regular public briefings with Mayor Lovely Warren and Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary. In a press release on Monday Council said the reason for the briefings is because of the communities heightened state. They also said the briefings will provide the opportunity to address concerns and ask questions. […]