COMIDA grants
Handsomeswede at Water Buffalo Press is reporting some recently announced COMIDA grants.
Has COMIDA acted to help grow the Rochester-area economy or just the wallets of its shadowy cohorts? Here’s the raw data, what can you make of it?

Handsomeswede at Water Buffalo Press is reporting some recently announced COMIDA grants.
Has COMIDA acted to help grow the Rochester-area economy or just the wallets of its shadowy cohorts? Here’s the raw data, what can you make of it?
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I smell a rat…
The owner of this childcare center is listed in the County Clerks records with debtor actions taken against her. This 1028 Enterprises is an LLC also formed at the same address as her home address, the same address as the Inc. of her childcare center.
They bought the property off of RG&E…for exactly how much would be interesting to know.
RG&E has supposedly gone “broke”…but was also tied into that assessement scandal in Greece amongst other things like Tom Rogers selling the Jefferson Road property to move them to the West Avenue property that HE OWNED, making the company he was CEO for his new tenant. I don’t trust them or Energy East at ALL. Looks like the easements and the environmental clearance sailed right through…
Here are the State DOS filings:
Selected Entity Name: KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE, INC.
Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE, INC.
Initial DOS Filing Date: MARCH 01, 2006
County: MONROE
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE, INC.
ATTN: DIANA SINGER
3 MADAKET DRIVE
PENFIELD, NEW YORK, 14526-1845
Registered Agent
NONE
Selected Entity Name: 1028 ENTERPRISES LLC
Selected Entity Status Information Current Entity Name: 1028 ENTERPRISES LLC
Initial DOS Filing Date: MARCH 15, 2005
County: MONROE
Jurisdiction: NEW YORK
Entity Type: DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Current Entity Status: ACTIVE
Selected Entity Address Information DOS Process (Address to which DOS will mail process if accepted on behalf of the entity)
1028 ENTERPRISES LLC
3 MADAKET DRIVE
PENFIELD, NEW YORK, 14526
Registered Agent
NONE
Here is the County Clerks Records:
Party Inquiry Detail Results
Name Party Type Party Desc Doc Type Doc Description Book/Page Prop Type Town Date Filed
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE 2 DEFENDANT 012 INDEX# APPLIC F000000000 20060222
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE 2 DEFENDANT 030 RJI F000000000 20060222
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE 2 DEFENDANT 091 NOT MOT/CRS MOT F000000000 20060224
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE 2 DEFENDANT 024 NOT OF APPEAL F000000000 20060606
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE INC 1 DEBTOR U04 UCC1-RE & AP L000000000 1 20060315
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE INC 1 DEBTOR U04 UCC1-RE & AP L000000000 3 3 M 20060315
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE INC 3 U04 UCC1-RE & AP L000000000 1 20060315
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE INC 3 U04 UCC1-RE & AP L000000000 3 3 M 20060315
KIDS FIRST CHILDCARE INC 1 CORP NAME B05 CORP NAME FILED B000000000 20060525
And this from the Town of Penfield Planning Board:
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
2. Samuel Liberatore, Passero Associates, 100 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester, New York,14604/Bob and Diana Singer requests under Articles III-3-10-C, VIII-8-2, IX-9-2, X-10-2 of the Code for preliminary/final subdivision and site plan approval, a watercourse environmental protection overlay district (EPOD) permit and a conditional use permit to allow a 7,662 SF childcare facility with storage garage located on 1651 Five Mile Line Road to be known as the Kids First Childcare. The property is now or formerly owned by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation and is zoned R-1-20. SBL# 109.03-1-13.12. Appl# 05P-0031.
So the magical question is:
Who is Samuel Liberatore, Passero Associates and Bob and Debra Singer, and how much have they donated to Maggies campaign?
I don’t quite understand your assertion, but it sounds important, and I hope you clarify/expand/expound on the issue.
For what it’s worth, someone named
LIBERATORE, MARY SUE
393 CUINEVERE DRIVE
ROCHESTER, NY 14626
donated at least $500 to the Brooks campaign. (scroll down to the bottom of the page)
But here’s the real kicker: Passero Associates have been gifting political money like crazy over the years, and while they do contribute to Democrats a bit (most notably Bob Duffy), they really do focus on Republicans.
Read it and weep. (Every contribution up until the third-to-last page / Barbara Passero is from Passero Associaties)
Look at all that cash.
Not to mention people named Passero who may or may not be linked to this “Passero Associates” group.
“I don’t quite understand your assertion, but it sounds important, and I hope you clarify/expand/expound on the issue.”
Why wouldn’t Comida run a background check on this Childcare Center and see that they have been debtor issues with them? I would think that throwing good money after bad would not be the standard for a “small business” - one can certainly understand it with a larger business to a degree…but this business was only filed on 5/25/06 - and has nothing but litigation in it’s entire history.
Don’t forget either - this Passero Associates is doing the building on a buy back/lease deal with the child care center - so one has to wonder if this isn’t a way to add a layer between their direct purchase of a land deal for cheap from RG&E, and at the same time, getting the Comida funding for the building through the childcare group. Long story short - have your cake and eat it too…and have the taxpayers through the county pay for it.
MPNnow.com: Court upholds Penfield day care approval
Members of the Ettrick Forest Neighborhood Association challenged the Planning Board’s decision in court. Their lawsuit alleged that the Planning Board …
…so the neighbors in the area sued the town and all it’s parts to stop this day care center from going in…and it’s approved, and upheld, and gets funding…hmmmmm….
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