City Council
Thursday Night, community members and charter school leaders weighed in on a debate surrounding what Rochester City Council should do with two vacant school, as charters look to purchase the buildings to move into. A majority of the attendees at Thursday’s public hearing at Rochester City Hall were in favor of City Council approving both […]
The City of Rochester released its final zoning code proposal, a document that has been in development for several years as part of the city’s effort to modernize land use regulations. The updated code is expected to address housing density, mixed-use development, and neighborhood commercial districts. City officials have held multiple rounds of public input […]
Rochester City Council is considering legislation that would penalize members for repeated unexcused absences from official meetings. The proposal sets an attendance requirement covering regular council meetings, public hearings, and a member’s designated committee meetings. Under the plan described, after two unexcused absences, a councilmember would lose a month of pay for each additional unexcused […]
Incumbent Mayor Malik D. Evans won re-election Tuesday, securing a second term after defeating Conservative Party candidate Louis Sabo. Voters in Rochester went to the polls Tuesday for the 2025 mayoral and city council elections. Evans had earlier overcome Democratic challenger Mary Lupien in the party primary. Incumbent Malik D. Evans ran for a second term, emphasizing […]
City council approves funding for Durand Eastman Park for $500,000 in upgrades. The city is set to hold a public meeting Wednesday night at 6 p.m., when officials will present the master plan. Rochester City Council approves funding for Durand Eastman Park improvement project (13wham.com)
Dr. Lesli Myers-Small, former Superintendent of the Rochester City School District (RCSD), has been appointed as the Interim Executive Director of the Police Accountability Board (PAB) in Rochester, New York. She will begin her role on June 24, pending confirmation by the City Council. The PAB highlighted her leadership experience and commitment to diversity and […]
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 […]
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