I guess our new fair share is a lot less than our old fair share
DragonFlyEye catches Joe Robach bragging about how he helped Gleason Works reduce the number of people it employs in the area:
New York State Senator Joe Robach’s recent campaign advertisment, touting his record of bringing “our fair share” to Rochester, has him standing in front of Gleason Works on University Avenue in Rochester. Below him, a caption reads “650 jobs for Gleason Works.” There’s just one problem with that caption: the 650 jobs Gleason Works currently provides Rochester is actually 300 jobs less than it was two years ago.
In July of 2006, Gleason Works underwent an 18.1 million dollar renovation, upgrading equipment and modifying their 750,000 square foot University Avenue facility. According to Monroe County’s website, of that 18.1 million dollars, 2.5 million dollars came from the Empire State Development grants, 1 million came from an RG&E grant, half a million came from the City of Rochester and 1 million dollars was secured through an unspecified form of direct NYS funding. Additionally, COMIDA approved the project, meaning that Gleason has been receiving tax breaks from the County of Monroe since then.
DFE has done solid, journalistic work on this issue and I recommend reading the entire piece.
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