CGR Brief

It Takes a Community to Serve a Veteran
Veterans are returning to communities with diverse needs. CGR’s Kirstin Pryor discusses the NYS Health Foundation’s new Blueprint, a roadmap to plan, implement and fund quality community-based care for veteran families.

Featured Research

Communities to Use Blueprint to Support Veteran Families
Rochester NY’s Veterans Outreach Center developed, with help from CGR and funds from the NYS Health Foundation, Coming Home to Caring Communities: A Blueprint for Serving Veterans & Families.

Community Profile Spotlights NY’s Cayuga & Seneca Counties
Innovative new website provides ready access to latest data on 70 key indicators, giving local governments, nonprofits and residents an effective tool to assess community vitality and health.

CGR Advises Princeton NJ Task Force on Merger
CGR is assisting the task force charged with implementing a merger of the borough and township of Princeton. The merger, NJ’s first significant municipal consolidation in 60 years, takes effect in 2013. 

Altmar Will Be First Village in NY to Dissolve Under New Law
By a vote of 54-50 on Dec. 6, 2011, voters in Altmar approved an elector-initiated dissolution plan. The village will dissolve effective June 1, 2013. CGR served as consultant on the plan.

CGR Helps 7 Counties Weigh Options for Nursing Home Facilities
Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orange, Rockland, Genesee, Washington and Fulton are among many NY counties finding it challenging to meet the historic mission of their long-term care programs.

Foundation Funds Study on Future of Public Nursing Homes
The NYS Health Foundation has awarded CGR a grant to document the impact of decisions to close, sell or maintain county nursing homes, and provide policy guidance to state and county leaders.

Massachusetts Regional Planning Group Picks CGR for Study
The Cape Cod Commission, a planning agency, has engaged CGR to review property tax assessment services in Barnstable County and determine the feasibility of consolidating them on a regional basis.

Spotlight on Staff
Meet Jill Symonds, M.P.A., whose expertise involves finding creative solutions to local government problems.