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Riverway Ruse: Who Really Has a Seat at “the Table”?
Community Education Series: PART 3 While city officials and Rochester Downtown Development Corporation members paint the Business Improvement District (BID) as a way to enhance downtown Rochester’s...
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Riverway Ruse: Its a trap!
Community Education Series: PART 4 Engagement or Entrapment? City Council told the Rochester Downtown Development Company (RDDC) to provide “robust community engagement”. Instead, Public engagement and...
View ArticleNew Campaign Challenges RDDC’s BID Proposal
Community Insights Campaign Aims to Amplify Voices Silenced by Biased “Community Engagement” Process ROCHESTER, NY – The BID Education Committee announced Tuesday the launch of the “Local Voices Speak...
View ArticleLocal Voices Speak Up!
It’s time to take a stand and have a real say in the future of our downtown. You might have heard about the proposed Business Improvement District (BID). While there’s been a lot of talk by a few who...
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Will Money talk over the People?
Last week, the Rochester Business Journal published opposing guest essays about the proposed Business Improvement District. One essay was concerned with power, the other with the people. NY State...
View ArticleDowntown Rochester Small Businesses say “No BID!”
The following letter in opposition to the creation of a Business Improvement District in Downtown Rochester was signed by over 30 small businesses within the proposed Business Improvement District was...
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Community Action Plan Launched
Last Thursday the community held a rally on the steps of city hall to elevate four local issues to city council: Pass Ceasefire Resolution MR-0010-24 Pause Unfair Housing Reassessments Support a...
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Community Calls for Ceasefire unanswered by majority…
After admitting that neither the language, nor the intent behind the Ceasefire Resolution contained a trace of antisemitism, after the cries of the people in attendance rose above the microphone,...
View ArticleThe Future of Rochester is Everyone’s Business
Friends and Neighbors, The decision to suspend the BID formation process is the result of sustained community pushback. A coalition of ordinary residents, small businesses, community organizations, and...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY VOICES HEARD!
On the heels of a tremendous day where the RDDC (Now parading as the Partnership for Downtown – keep your eyes on that…) shelved their BID proposal, Council President Melendez added his name to...
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