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2013

4-26 City police / sheriff merger study completed by CGR

Consolidating Jamestown Police Department with Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is expected to move to next phase. If merger ultimately occurs, would be a NY first.
WRFA-LP

4-25 CGR reports on city’s summer youth job program

Rochester weighs changes to its summer youth job program based on CGR findings and recommendations.
WHEC

4-12 6 years after CGR study, RIT opens institute

Golisano Institute for Sustainability is expected to be job creator in Rochester area, as noted by CGR in 2007 study.
13WHAM

4-2 CGR president on NJ municipal consolidation panel

Joseph Stefko will describing CGR role in merger of “the Princetons” and cost savings achieved.
NJ.com

3-21 CGR economist weighs in on tax rebate impact in Rochester

Dr. Kent Gardner addresses Gov. Cuomo plan to issue rebate checks to middle-class families and impact in Rochester.
13WHAM

3-19 5 Massachusetts towns explore regionalizing emergency dispatch services

Towns in the Blackstone Valley that together have 5 police, 5 fire, and 4 emergency service departments, weigh CGR report on a regional service approach.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

3-14 Fiscally stressed communities must go beyond what’s ‘easy’ to do

Op-ed by Joseph Stefko and Scott Sittig points out government fiscal stress typically sparks calls for more service sharing, but to solve problems communities need to look at a broader set of options.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

3-7 2 school boards in Adirondacks seek funds to study merger

Lake Placid and Saranac Lake school districts, CGR had suggested, should assess consolidating.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

3-5 Thousands of low-income youth miss out on free summer meals

CGR says awareness is biggest impediment to participation for youth in Rochester NY.
Democrat & Chronicle

3-3 Hamlin, Morton, Walker fire districts merge

CGR determined the 3 Monroe County NY districts will realize cost savings by merging.
Democrat & Chronicle

2-27 Governing Magazine notes CGR’s role in Princetons’ historic merger

Governing Magazine examines Princeton’s municipal merger, including how CGR’s analysis helped moved the needle. “I am convinced that two towns cannot do this without this kind of approach,” notes one observer.
Governing

2-23 CGR discusses shared services experience with Niagara County panel

NY county, concerned about projected costs for a new DPW facility, are interested in talking about sharing public works services with towns. Scott Sittig, Associate Director, outlines CGR’s experience with such studies.
Buffalo News

2-13 Construction project needs vs. wants vary by community

‘Unfortunately, there is no scientific definition to determine a need versus a want,’ notes CGR’s Joseph Stefko.
Utica Observer-Dispatch

1-30 CGR President leads final session on goal setting for new Princeton government

After a two-year process of guiding Princeton through the first major government consolidation in more than a half century in NJ, CGR leads new council through last of three goal-setting sessions.
Town Topics

1-24 Painted Post voters reject village dissolution

By a vote of 376 to 291, voters said ‘no’ to dissolving their NY village and merging it with the Town of Erwin.
Star Gazette

1-24 Higher ed is key to Rochester’s future, says CGR Chief Economist

Since 2009 the Rochester region has experienced slow, steady growth. The area’s high concentration of higher learning institutions is a plus for the future, says Kent Gardner.
Greece Post

1-13 CGR weighs in on Cuomo casino proposal

An AP story on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to add as many as 3 casinos in Upstate New York quotes CGR on the economic impact.
San Francisco Chronicle, also appeared in The (Syracuse) Post-Standard.

1-13 Savings in CGR’s Princeton consolidation higher than projected

With actual figures starting to firm up for the merged municipalities, savings are seen as “real” and exceeding expectations.
The Times of Trenton

1-12 CGR study will inform Rochester library plan

CGR will assess current and future service needs and explore delivery options to help guide the Rochester Public Library’s strategic planning process.
Democrat and Chronicle

1-07 Welcome to MoreOrangeWoodPepper?

Cleveland magazine floats possible name for the consolidation of four suburbs, under review by CGR.
Scene Magazine, also appeared in the Plain Dealer

1-04 CGR outlines agenda facing consolidated Princeton

From composting to affordable housing, a slew of issues face the consolidated community, according to CGR President Joseph Stefko.
The Times of Trenton

1-03 CGR considered for Otsego nursing home project

As Otsego County officials prepare to privatize the county nursing facility, they inch closer to engaging CGR for guidance.
The Daily Star (Oneonta)

 
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CGR in the News

City police / sheriff merger study completed by CGR

CGR reports on city’s summer youth job program

6 years after CGR study, RIT opens institute

CGR president on NJ municipal consolidation panel

Governing Magazine notes CGR’s role in Princetons’ historic merger

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