News From Sarge

/23  AGREEMENTS SECURED JCS

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC SCHIEDERMAN HAS ANNOUNCED AGREEMENTS WITH THREE MAJOR RETAIL CHAINS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO MERCHANDISE, SERVICES AND AMENITIES PROVIDED BY THEIR NEW YORK STATE STORES.  UNDER THE AGREEMENTS CENTURY 21, JC PENNY AND PETLAND DISCOUNTS WILL TAKE SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO ENSURE THAT EACH OF THEIR NEW YORK STORES COMPLY WITH ACCESSABILITY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT..

05/23    ECONOMIC DEV COUNCIL  NEW ADDITION JCS

STATE SENATOR TOM LIBOUS HAS BEEN  NAMED TO THE SOUTHERN TIER REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCED THIS MONTH THAT UP TO 750 MILLION DOLLARS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE 2^ND ROUND OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL GRANTS. LIBOUS SAID GIVEN THE SKILLED WORKFORCE IN THE SOUTHERN TIER AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, THE AREA HAS HUGE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH.  LIBOUS WILL BE WORKING ON A NEW PROPOSAL FOR THIS ROUND OF COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

05/23  TOM GRACE TO COURT

COLUMBUS TOWN COUNCILMAN BRUCE VER-MEULIN TOOK TOWN SUPERVISOR TOM GRACE TO COURT EARLIER THIS WEEK, REQUESTING THAT THE JUDGE COMPEL GRACE TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE UNADILLA VALLEY AMBULANCE CORP. FOR SERVICE AND A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH CHENANGO COUNTY.  JUDGE JEFFREY TAIT LISTENED TO BOTH SIDES OF THE CASE BEFORE ANNOUNCING HE WILL MAKE A DECISION BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

05/23    STATE POLICE MEMORIAL

THE ANNUAL TROOP “C”  MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT 11 AM AT TROOP C HEADQUARTERS,STATE ROUTE 7 IN SIDNEY.