CORRECTION 5.11.21: Due to an editing error, the original version of this story mistakenly reported that the legislation in question was introduced by members of the Black and Asian Democratic Caucus. The bill was introduced by Legislator Vince Felder, who is closely aligned with the caucus but is not a member, and supported by the caucus.
Small and medium-sized arts groups, all of which have taken a financial hit during the pandemic, could be in line for a share of $131,000 in grants from Monroe County under new legislation that appears poised to pass the County Legislature this week. The measure was introduced by Legislator Vince Felder and has support from members of the Legislature’s Black and Asian Democratic Caucus. It has been accepted by the Republican majority for consideration by the full Legislature during its meeting on Tuesday a signal that the bill is likely to be approved.
ATV wheels Anyone caught riding dirt bike, ATV, or other so-called off-road vehicle that is not registered for street use in the city would face stiff fines under legislation sponsored by City Councilmember Jose Peo and Council President Loretta Scott. The vehicles are already banned on city streets, but current city law does not outline any penalties for drivers caught using them. Although the vehicles have become far more visible around the city in the last year, their drivers have been met with little to no enforcement. The legislation introduced by Peo would enhance the law by mandating that riders face fines up to $1,000 and their vehicles be impounded by the Rochester Police Department. The vehicles would be held on a fine of $2,000, plus $20 for every day in impound.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Some Monroe County lawmakers are making a new push to get more funding out to arts organizations affected by the pandemic
A trio of county legislators, including Ernest Flagler-Mitchell and Vince Felder, gathered Monday to propose emergency funding for smaller groups that haven t received any funding throughout the pandemic.
This year s budget allocates $1.4 million for the arts. It s an amount organizers say is well below what other western New York counties spend. The proposal would give $131,000 to groups that have missed out on other pandemic funding so far. Monroe County underfunds the arts and doesn’t have an equitable or transparent process for investing in this important part of our economy, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center s Executive Director Bleu Cease said. Erie County, for example, spends nearly four times as much per capita supporting the arts and funds, more than twice a
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Some Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature say two Democrats aligned with the Republican majority stole their idea to score political points.
In a statement, Yversha Roman and Joe Morelle Junior say their bill to keep illegal dirt bikes off the roads was rejected by Legislature President Joe Carbone, in favor of a substitute from Vince Felder and Ernest Flagler-Mitchell.
Roman and Morelle say the new bill added nothing of substance to their own. They say Felder and Flagler-Mitchell face tough primary challenges and wanted to get the credit to boost their campaigns.
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