Latest Research

Consolidation Committee Offers Options for “One Batavia”
As a first step in a multi-step civic engagement process likely to culminate in a November referendum, the City/Town Consolidation Committee releases its “First Report to the Community – A Vision for One Batavia.” Public forums are next step in the process.

7-County Online Community Profile — ACT Rochester — Goes Live
CGR provided the data and analysis powering ACT Rochester, which tracks Greater Rochester’s economy and educational system and much more. The website is designed to stimulate debate about community solutions for the area’s most challenging problems.

CGR Assists Village of Seneca Falls with Dissolution Study
In 2008 CGR found that fully consolidating the Village and Town of Seneca Falls NY could mean big savings for Village taxpayers. Now CGR is assisting the Village as it decides whether to take the next step and pursue dissolving the Village.

NY Counties Assess How to Reform Local Property Tax Systems
NYS recently provided grant funds to encourage counties to study how to streamline their local assessment and/or tax administration programs to promote efficiency, equity and transparency for taxpayers. CGR recently completed studies for  4 counties.

Recent Research

Advisory Committee Recommends Pursing Dissolution of Village of Albion – Four-fifths of the Village of Albion is in the Town of Albion, and one fifth is in the Town of Gaines. Based on a CGR study, a joint oversight committee for the 3 municipalities recommended to elected leaders that they pursue dissolution of the village, thereby reducing the number of governments from 3 to 2.

Cutting-edge Study of Veterans’ Reintegration Issues Released
Addressing veterans’ reintegration issues is key for communities across the U.S., but each one has different resources, service gaps and needs. A solution CGR crafted for a center serving a NY region can be duplicated elsewhere, but outcomes will be unique for each region.

Spotlight on Staff
Meet Jaime Saunders, M.P.A., Senior Research Associate, whose work on web-based Community Profiles helps communities answer the question “How well are we doing?”