LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Prior to Livingston County Board of Supervisors meetings there are veterans who stop in to lead the Board through the pledge of allegiance, this week it was Joe Lawrence. Livingston County Administrator, Ian Coyle, read aloud Lawrence's Bio: Joseph ‘Joe’ Lawrence was born in Buffalo, NY. He was adopted at the age of 10 months and moved to South Dansville, where he grew up on a small farm. Joe graduated … [Read more...]
Water Damage Moves County Board Meetings
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Heavy water damage from a broken pipe has moved Livingston County Board of Supervisors meetings from the boardroom on the third floor. The Livingston County Board of Supervisors advises that their public meetings on Jan. 10 and Jan. 24 will be held in the Strong Conference Room 205-208 due to water damage at the Government Center. County Administrator Ian Coyle said Sunday that a sprinkler pipe elbow broke, leaking water … [Read more...]
EMAIL TO THE EDITOR: NYS Should Fight Blight with Land Banks
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The following is an email submitted by Ian Coyle, Livingston County Administrator and Vice-Chairman of the Livingston County Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors, to the GeneseeSun.com for publication. The attitudes and ideas expressed below should not be interpreted as the opinion of the GeneseeSun.com. To the Editor: Governor Cuomo signed the Land Bank Act into law in 2011, empowering local communities to use land … [Read more...]
Livingston County Thanks Devoted Employees for 10 and 25 Years
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors gratefully awarded 34 long-serving employees of county government on Wednesday. The Board spent more than half of their regularly scheduled board meeting time on their 20th annual award ceremony. "This meeting represents our only focused opportunity to recognize the backbone of county government: county employees," said County Administrator Ian Coyle. "At the federal and state … [Read more...]
Officials Say Assembly Gridlock Threatens Livingston County’s ‘Essential’ $8M in Sales Tax
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Government gridlock is upsetting the future of $8 million in sales tax that officials claim the County depends on. County Administrator Ian Coyle reported to the County Ways and Means Committee Monday afternoon that a bill allowing the County to collect one percent of sales tax, which the New York State government has historically re-passed every few years as it expires, is now in limbo. The State's legislature is now in … [Read more...]
Geneseo Enters Final Four for $10M Award
GENESEO – The Village has made it to the final four for New York State's Downtown Revitalization Initiative. County Administrator Ian Coyle reported to the Livingston County Ways and Means Committee Monday afternoon that the Village joins Penn Yan, Batavia and Canandaigua in the running for a $10 million prize to improve traffic flow, walkability and technology on Main Street. "It's kind of a game-changing award," said Coyle. "If you can … [Read more...]
Livingston County So Far Saves $1.5M Per Year with Self-Financed Medical Program
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – An insurance arrangement that was controversial five years ago is so far saving the County millions. John Lynch, Vice President of Key Insurance & Benefits Services, presented to the Livingston County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday to explain the long-term effects of switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield as an insurance provider to their self-funded medical program, including an estimated $1.5 million in annual … [Read more...]
Public Invited as Local Towns and Villages Talk Combining Services
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Local towns and villages will meet at the Livingston County Government Center on Wednesday in response to state-funded incentives for municipalities and counties to share public services. Town supervisors and mayors will discuss which services might be able to be consolidated, from snow removal to assessment to highway work. The panel, which is open to the public, begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Livingston County Board of … [Read more...]
Livingston County Committee Approves $800K in Health Dept. Improvements
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted in favor of a large-scale renovation and security improvement project for the headquarters of the Livingston County Department of Health on Murray Hill Drive. All told, the approved contracts are for $804,400, to come from the County's Capital Improvement Program, which is funding set aside for such large-scale projects. Projects are not only intended to give … [Read more...]
EMAIL TO THE EDITOR: Livingston County Celebrates National County Government Month Primed for Watershed Year in 2017
The following is an email submitted by Livingston County Administrator Ian Coyle to the GeneseeSun.com for publication. The attitudes and ideas expressed below should not be interpreted as the opinion of the GeneseeSun.com. There is much to celebrate as Livingston County joins thousands of county government peers across the nation in commemorating April 2017 as National County Government Month. The sounds you have been hearing and the momentum … [Read more...]
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