Brooks Announces Christmas Tree Recycling Programs

Thu, Dec 28 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that residents can once again recycle their Christmas trees, free of charge, at a number of locations across Monroe County antabuse online.

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County, State and Rochester Area Colleges Launch Web Site to Assist Regional Economic Development

Thu, Dec 21 2006

Rochester Area Colleges, a consortium of 18 colleges and universities, has launched a new Web site to assist the region’s economic development efforts.

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Brooks and Zoo Thank Community for "Making a Splash"

Wed, Dec 20 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks joined the Seneca Park Zoo Society and Zoo officials to announce that the Experience Great Things fundraising campaign has reached its goal kamagra.

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Brooks Announces Projects Approved by COMIDA

Tue, Dec 19 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) today approved incentives for eight local economic development projects.

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Brooks Rings the Bell for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

Mon, Dec 18 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and her husband Bob Wiesner, Honorary Chairs of the 2006 Red Kettle Campaign, took time to ring the bell outside Marketplace Mall keflex.

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Brooks Announces Kodak's Donation of Mobile Lab Vehicle and Communications Equipment

Fri, Dec 15 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced today that Eastman Kodak Company has donated a mobile lab vehicle and communications equipment to Monroe County.

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Brooks: Civil Service Exam Results Now Available on County Web Site

Wed, Dec 13 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks today announced that Monroe County Civil Service exam results will be made available online at monroecounty.gov.

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Legislature Adopts Brooks’ 2007 Budget

Wed, Dec 13 2006

Brooks’ budget freezes property tax rate for third straight year.

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Brooks Opens Annual Holiday Show At County's Lamberton Conservatory

Fri, Dec 08 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks officially opened the 2006 Holiday Show at Monroe County’s Lamberton Conservatory.

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Brooks Hosts First Ever College Presidents Summit

Fri, Dec 08 2006

Fulfilling a pledge made in her 2006 State of the County Address, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks hosted a College Presidents Summit.

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Brooks Announces New Affordable Housing to be Built in Honeoye Falls

Wed, Dec 06 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that a new affordable housing development in the Village of Honeoye Falls is officially moving forward.

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Brooks: County to Award Scouting Patch for Recycling

Tue, Dec 05 2006

Continuing her successful efforts to promote a cleaner, greener environment, County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that twelve area scouts will be awarded a newly-created recycling patch.

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Brooks: COMIDA Invests in GRE to Boost Job Creation and Business Attraction Efforts

Mon, Dec 04 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks today announced the County is taking a significant step forward in its efforts to attract new businesses and jobs.

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Brooks Announces Toshiba Business Solutions New York is December Business of the Month

Fri, Dec 01 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that Toshiba Business Solutions NY has been selected as Monroe County’s “Business of the Month" for December.

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Brooks Announces Impact Technologies Creating 50 New Jobs

Fri, Dec 01 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks joined Mark Redding, President of Impact Technologies to announce that the company is creating 50 new high-tech jobs in Monroe County.

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Brooks to DOD's England: Hero's Transport "Abhorrent"

Wed, Nov 29 2006

County Executive calls for change in transport of fallen soldiers.

soldierrelease.pdf (pdf, 97.9k)

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Brooks Kicks Off Holiday Season

Wed, Nov 29 2006

Appearing before a festive crowd at the County Office Building, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks officially kicked off the 2006 holiday season.

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Brooks, City and Red Cross Promote Winter Weather Safety

Tue, Nov 21 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks issued a proclamation declaring November 12 – 25 Winter Preparedness Week in Monroe County and the City of Rochester.

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Brooks Announces Projects Approved By COMIDA

Tue, Nov 21 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) approved incentives for nine local economic development projects.

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Brooks and RTMA Partner to Promote Local Manufacturers

Mon, Nov 20 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks joined the Rochester Tooling and Machining Association to unveil the group’s first-ever advertisements at the Greater Rochester International Airport.

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County Executive's November Business of the Month: GM Fuel Cell Development Center

Wed, Nov 15 2006

The County Executive's Business of the Month for November is the GM Fuel Cell Development Center. The Honeoye Falls-based company is one of only four GM fuel cell R&D facilities in the world.

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Brooks Presents 2007 Budget

Wed, Nov 15 2006

Stating that, "We have worked together to make County government leaner and more efficient," Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks presented her 2007 Budget to the County Legislature.

Press Release (pdf, 117.3k, 3 pages)

Budget Speech (pdf, 21.6k, 7 pages)

2007 Proposed Budget (pdf, 8980.3k, 706 pages)

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Brooks Welcomes The Goddard School to Monroe County

Mon, Nov 13 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks officiated at the ribbon cutting for Monroe County's newest day care/pre-school center on Saturday, November 11.

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Brooks and TEN Members Hail Success of The Entrepreneurs Network

Thu, Nov 09 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks presented “Certificates of Completion” to the members of the inaugural class of The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN)

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Brooks, Dinolfo Kick Off 3rd Annual "Coats for Seniors" Program

Wed, Nov 08 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks and County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo kicked off the third annual "Coats for Seniors" Program, sponsored by the County Office for the Aging and Medical Motors.

Press Release (pdf, 93.8k, 1 page)

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Brooks Welcomes Local Business to Airport

Thu, Nov 02 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks welcomed High Falls Brewing Company to the Greater Rochester International Airport with the grand opening of JW Dundee's Pub and Alehouse.

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Brooks Partners with Rochester Midland for New Environmental Initiative

Wed, Oct 25 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that Monroe County has partnered with Rochester Midland Corporation to provide green cleaning products for its county-owned facilities.

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Brooks: Elmwood Ave Open for Two-Way Traffic

Tue, Oct 24 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced the re-opening of Elmwood Avenue in the Town of Brighton after a year-long construction project.

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Brooks: LED Installation Complete

Fri, Oct 20 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced the completion of the County Department of Transportation's traffic signal replacement project.

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Brooks Announces Projects Approved by COMIDA for October

Tue, Oct 17 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) approved incentives for five local projects.

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Brooks: Low-Cost Passengers Top 2 Million

Mon, Oct 16 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that total passengers utilizing low-cost air carriers AirTran and JetBlue at the Greater Rochester International Airport recently topped two million.

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Brooks Reports Jobs Numbers Through Third Quarter 2006

Mon, Oct 16 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced jobs Numbers from the Monroe County Economic Development Division, reflecting projects the County has supported from January 1 - September 30, 2006.

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Brooks and Gargano: Global Company Plans Major Investment in Monroe County Facility

Thu, Oct 05 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks and Empire State Development Chairman Charles Gargano announced that Sweden's Getinge AB will undertake a $5 million upgrade of its Henrietta plant and retain 265 jobs.

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County Executive's Business of the Month: Pictometry

Tue, Oct 03 2006

October's Business of the Month, Pictometry, is a rapidly growing visiual information systems company, and the world leader in digital, oblique aerial imaging and measuring software.

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Brooks Taps Durso For Communications; Allkofer Announces Retirement, Staub To Parks

Thu, Aug 10 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks today announced a series of staff changes led by the hiring of John R. Durso, Jr. to serve as Monroe County’s new Director of Communications and Records Access Officer.

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Brooks Announces Next Step in County's Efforts to Combat Medicaid Fraud, Abuse and Waste

Thu, Aug 03 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County is moving forward with its agressive efforts to identify and investigate fraud, abuse and waste among area Medicaid providers.

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County Health Department and Red Cross Partner to Open Cooling Centers

Tue, Aug 01 2006

Four cooling centers around the County will be open August 1-2, from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m.

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Brooks and Duffy Join A.J. Costello & Son to Announce "CityGate" Development Project

Wed, Jul 26 2006

In true inter-municipal cooperation, County Executive Maggie Brooks and Mayor Robert Duffy offered their full support for the proposed "CityGate" project.

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Brooks Honors Local Southern Tier Flood Responders

Fri, Jul 21 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks awarded 89 “Certificates of Appreciation” to County residents actively involved in the recent Southern Tier flood response.

Awarding Flood Responders Press Release (pdf, 103.6k, 2 pages)

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Brooks Announces Partnership with Veterans Outreach Center

Fri, Jun 30 2006

Monroe County will now purchase all of its flags from the local Veterans organization.

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County Executive's Business Of The Month: Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Fri, May 05 2006

In memory of the late Robert B. Wegman, Monroe County’s May 2006 “Business of the Month” is Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

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Brooks Hosts Monroe County's First National Day of Prayer Breakfast

Thu, May 04 2006

County Executive Maggie Brooks hosted a community breakfast today at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Rochester to observe the National Day of Prayer in Monroe County.

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Brooks Kicks-off Inaugural Entreprenuers Network Boot Camp

Wed, May 03 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks today launched the first “Boot Camp” of The Entrepreneurs Network, a new initiative of the County Executive’s, to jump-start local job creation through business expansion and development.

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County Executive Maggie Brooks Announces Cancer Survivors Park

Mon, Apr 24 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced today that the County is holding a design contest to encourage local architectural and engineering firms to submit proposals for the design of the new Cancer Survivors Park.

Cancer Survivors Park RFP

Cancer Survivors Park Background

Cancer Survivors Park Elevation Map

CSP - RFP Addendum

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Brooks Announces Projects Approved By COMIDA

Tue, Apr 18 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced that the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) today approved incentives for five local economic development projects.

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Brooks Announces 2nd Annual Community Pride Month

Fri, Apr 14 2006

The Monroe County and New York State Departments of Transportation are once again partnering to clean up area highways and expressway exit and entrance ramps.

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National Day of Prayer

Wed, Feb 08 2006

Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will host a community breakfast on Thursday, May 4th to celebrate the National Day of Prayer in Monroe County.“This is a day that Americans of all faiths unite to reflect and offer thanks for the many gifts bestowed upon our great nation,” said Brooks. “It is fitting that we come together as a community to join in this nationwide observance.”

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