ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester City Council quietly shelved a proposal Tuesday that would have funded a downtown “ambassador” program sought by wealthy developers and other proponents of a downtown “Business Improvement District.” The move represents a rebuke to the Mayor’s vision for…

In the September Legislation, the administration submitted Introduction #369 (the local equivalent of a bill) that grouped Opioid Prevention funding to two Rochester neighborhood organizations with Undistributed Funding to the RDDC (a group supported by wealthy property owners pushing the BID forward).…

While the programs have a similar name that might suggest a common purpose, the reality is quite different. We need council to divide and decide on the ambassador programs separately- council will likely vote on #369 at their next council meeting on…

Growing Coalition Challenges RDDC’s Push For Unjust Business Improvement District, Ambassador Program [ Rochester, NY – September 18, 2023 ] The Federation of Social Workers, representing over 800 dedicated workers in Monroe County, mostly in the Department of Human Services, has thrown its support…

The mayor has created a problem by bundling very different Ambassador projects together.He is trying to force council to approve spending $125,000 of our tax dollars to the RDDC! 👉 City Council needs to amend “Introductory #369 (The Ambassador Bill)” to separate…