Monroe County Executive Adam Bello
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello provided an update on the forensic review concerning the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC)’s handling of funds allocated for the Neighborhood Collaborative Project. The CRC, designated as the fiduciary for the project, was responsible for distributing $7.1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act funds to enhance residents’ quality of life […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello temporarily suspended American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC), which managed millions of federal dollars for community outreach. This decision came after the CRC reported financial mismanagement that led to an employee’s termination. The CRC was responsible for distributing nearly $7.2 million over four years […]
Monroe County Democrats celebrated sweeping victories on election night this year. Adam Bello was re-elected as Monroe County executive, defeating Mark Assini, a Republican, with 61% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.Democrats also able to won a majority of the Monroe County Legislature by electing 16 Democrats compared to 13 Republicans. Source: 13 […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, alongside Mayor Malik Evans, collaborated with the community at the Willow Domestic Violence Center to discuss the matter, which frequently extends to violence outside the household. Mayor Evans stated: “I am so very concerned with the numbers that I see regularly. I read […]
This week, Monroe County announced their plan to install 60 life-saving kits in buildings and public spaces across the county.The “Life Saving Station” boxes each include an automated external defibrillator (AED), naloxone, a bleeding control kit, hand sanitizer, and are meant to be used before EMS professionals arrive on the scene of an emergency. Monroe […]
Monroe County is adding 40 new positions and increasing funding for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office by $7 million. The 40 new positions include 30 new role patrol positions, three lieutenants, and a juvenile investigator position that will address crimes committed by youth. The additions come as there has been an increase in smash and […]
Monroe County officials honored the response team of over 200 members from Monroe County that went to Buffalo to help with recovery efforts after the blizzard. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello recognized the recovery crew members for working to help clear the streets in Buffalo. They also helped with responding to emergency calls, restoring emergency […]
Now you can clothes shop sale tax free in Monroe County! Tuesday night, Monroe County Legislature passed sales tax and property tax relief plans during a meeting. This new plan is estimated to save Monroe County shoppers about $12 million each year and encourage people to shop locally. County Executive Adam Bello announced this yesterday, […]
Yesterday, a group of Black pastors in Rochester came together for a press conference to call out Monroe County Executive Adam Bello for policies that are bad for the Black Community. The three main points they made were Bello’s recent veto of five Black majority county legislative districts, the decision to appoint Julia Cianca as […]
A name change could be coming to the Rochester Red Wings home field. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is asking county legislatures to move forward with renaming “Frontier Field” to “Innovative Field” after the company Innovative Data Processing Solutions, LLC. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sports/red-wings/name-change-for-frontier-field/