This is an interesting look at the problem of redundant local government in New York State, from the DIRECT cost to taxpayers...Village & Town salaries You see in the end it's about how efficient a government can be, and in NY, the State can mandate that efficiency down to the Town level. State -…
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NY Canal Corporation states it’s case for safer canal embankments
As the Spring of 2020 is unfolding, with many challenges to New York residents, it's also the expected time for a restart of the NY Canal Corporation Embankment Integrity Program. This canal earthen embankment clearing exercise actually started out as a "project" in 2017. It was initially requested in 2014, by the NYS Comptroller,…
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor touts Reimagine the Canals Program
One of the biggest advocates for the NYS Reimagine the Canals effort has come from the Federal level of our country, through the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Here's a page from their website that shows past CASE STUDIES of how some canal towns & villages have already been working at this for…
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ECNA posts current Village Reorganization Efforts across the State
We've created a new page on our website, for all of our New York Village Neighbors, who would like to use it as a landing spot for their local Village Reorganization work. As local villages throughout the state start considering following the advice of their lawmakers, a focal point for activity on Government Reorganization…
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