Freebies & Big Contracts for Republican Donor
The D&C reported over the weekend that the Monroe County Sports Commission and the Greater Rochester Sports Authority are both sham operations, drawing off tax dollars for no good purpose. At the center of both entities, and drawing large contracts and free office space from Monroe County for his private company, is promoter Jim LeBeau, who is also a significant contributer to Republican campaigns.
While LeBeau has not paid for the space, he and his company have contributed $36,721 to local Republicans and the party since 2003, the earliest year for which county and state campaign finance records were available.
The Republican-run county government owns Frontier Field and the converted firehouse, and appoints two-thirds of the Greater Rochester Sports Authority board members.
What sort of bushiness is LeBeau conducting in his taxpayer-provided office? It turns out that he is also being paid to attract taxpayer goodies to Scott Congel, the non-developer of Medley Centre in Irondequoit.
LeBeau, a generous contributor to Republican causes, is also a spokesman for Medley Centre developer Scott Congel, for whom LeBeau helped convince county officials this year to approve multimillion-dollar tax breaks on the promise to revive the mall.
Conducting the additional business from the office is permissible for Beau Productions “so long as said services do not interfere with (its) obligations” to Frontier Field, according to Beau Productions’ contract with the Sports Authority.
Months ago, former County Executive Tom Frey, the only Democrat serving on the Sports Authority board, resigned in protest. His concern? Frey didn’t approve of government money being wasted in this shell game to enrich Mr. LeBeau.
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I have observed Jim’s rise over the years. He has cultivated political influence so as to make himself one of the power brokers, He get favors and preferential treatment that others are denied
Like Greece our county government is also closed chubby an corrupt