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WXXI Connections – BID
Kim Smith, Kelly Cheatle, and Jackie McGriff appeared on “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Monday, April 29, 2024 to discuss how the BID was bad for Rochester and what comes next for our community.
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Put the BID to Bed
“Good Evening Council, Over the last 2 years The BID Education Committee has built a coalition. More than 30 community organizations, over 33 downtown businesses, multiple Unions organized together. Buffered by over 1500 petition signers we joined together to stop the RDDC’s…
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COMMUNITY 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 #0010-2024. The fifth signature on the letter of…
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The 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 artists came together to oppose RDDC’s push to turn Downtown Rochester into a Business…
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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, after months of hearing the people demand action and not empty words,…