To help weigh options for consolidation or more shared services, the Township and Borough of Princeton select CGR as consultant. Township mayor said, “there was a very large difference with CGR in terms of understanding the methodology and how to apply it to our particular situation.”

Kent Gardner, Ph.D., CGR’s Chief Economist, predicts NYS debt will rise from $60 billion today to $67 billion by 2014, and provides his economic forecast along with other upstate NY economists.

David Steiner Ph.D. gave the keynote address "What Matters Most — An Effective Teacher in Every Classroom" at CGR's symposium on education reform.

The public school system in NYS needs serious reform and everyone has an interest in fixing it.

CGR outlines for the public what would change and what would stay the same if the Village of Edwards, population 438, dissolved.

Rochester Business Journal features our organization as we celebrate 95 years serving the public interest.  “Since George Eastman started an organization to foster community progress, the Center for Governmental Research Inc. has been ahead of its time.”

After assisting about 10 villages throughout NYS in developing Village dissolution plans, CGR VP Charles Zettek Jr. says there are 3 factors that are key to the outcome of village dissolution votes.

Dyson Foundation, United Way of Dutchess County, and the Community Foundation serving NY’s Dutchess, Ulster and Putnam counties commission CGR to create a multi-faceted community indicators website. The project is a five-year initiative.

Op-ed article in the Buffalo News by Joseph Stefko, Director of Public Finance

CIO blog notes Kent Gardner, CGR President's comment, "We have to be careful that we stick with policies that promote fair trade and not give into the temptation to be protectionist."

CGR and the League of Women Voters held a forum last night for both sides to discuss Brockport dissolution vote.

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Syracuse University radio program, Thursday Morning Roundtable, interviews 2 people who were involved in the Seneca Falls dissolution study and plan process.

Brockport will be one of the first NY villages to hold a dissolution vote under a new state law. CGR is providing assistance prior to the June 15 vote with funding provided by the Bea Bibby Endowment Fund of the League of Women Voters, Metropolitan Rochester Area.

A community can do a lot when it's prosperous, but "when the tide goes out, the expectations are still there and yet the tax base is not," notes CGR President Kent Gardner.

CGR, with extensive experience in nursing home studies, was chosen from among 8 applicants to evaluate options.

CGR study that reviewed health insurance costs for 24,000 Monroe County NY government and school employees and 94 union contracts is cited by newspaper editorial board.

Informing voters by providing a fair and balanced presentation of the facts and options, and then empowering them to vote, is democracy at its best, says CGR’s Charles Zettek Jr.

Port Henry NY voters reject dissolving their village, but elected leaders say the study process could bring a new era of cooperation between  village and town

Next week, voters in Port Henry in the Champlain Valley will decide whether to dissolve their village.

Elected officials in Chester Borough and Township are studying consolidating services, and CGR is the study consultant.

PBS’ “New York NOW” broadcast Gov. Paterson’s budget address live statewide. CGR’s David Liebschutz and Frank Mauro of the Fiscal Policy Institute comment.

Kent Gardner, Ph.D. expresses concern about competition from China and America’s growing debt to the Asian nation – and drives home his message in song.

Study the merits of fire service consolidation on a case-by-case basis, recommends Charles Zettek, CGR’s Director of Government Management Services