Local Pork

. . . And This Little Piggy

Here are some initial highlights of local/regional member item spending from the 2007-08 Enacted NYS Budget -

Genesee Regional Homecare Association, Inc. received a grant of $15,000. The group also received another grant under the name Genesee Region Homecare Association.

Greater Rochester Area Partnership for the Elderly, Inc. received funding in the amount of $11,000.

The Town of Henrietta received $30,000 in funding compared with the Town of Irondequoit which received $65,000. The Town of Dansville received $70,000.

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association - Rochester Chapter, Inc. received $5,000.

Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley received two separate grants for $50,000 and $25,000.

The University of Rochester Medical Center was the recipient of five grants totaling $135,000.

The Greater Rochester Visitors Association received $20,000. The Greater Rochester Visitor (notice the s is dropped) received two more grants totaling $125,000.

$200,000 was granted to the Rochester Tooling and Machining Association.

The Town of Leroy received $15,000, the Village will get $23,000.

Ontario County will receive $30,000.

$30,000 was set aside for the Rochester Museum and Science Center.

Arts for Greater Rochester received $25,000 while Artwalk of Rochester was the recipient of two separate grants totaling $30,000.

Garth Fagan Dance received one grant for $50,000 and Garth Fagan Dance, Inc. received $25,000.

Grants for $10,000 and $5,000 went to the George Eastman House.

Geva Theatre was the recipient of $50,000.

The Greece Chamber of Commerce Foundation will receive $20,000.

The Henrietta Foundation, Inc. (never heard of it) received $50,000.

$35,000 will go to the Village of Livonia in Livingston County.

$15,000 was set aside for Monroe County.

The Ontario County Historical Society is the recipient of $45,000.

Rochester's Philharmonic Orchestra received $100,000 while the City of Rochester was the recipient of $70,000.

$5,000 will go to this year's Lilac Festival.

The Brighton Fire District and Volunteer Ambulance, Inc. each received $20,000.

$500,000 will go to the Geneva Community Center.

The Livingston County Clerks' Office received two grants totaling $51,000 while the County Government Center received $16,000.

The Village of Penn Yan is the recipient of $80,000.

The Rochester Regional Community Design Center will receive $35,000.

RIT Interpreters for the Deaf will receive funding in the amount of $100,000.

$125,000 will go to the Finger Lakes Institute.

Friends of the Community Charter School of Rochester, Inc received $10,000.

$35,000 will go to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council.

The Rochester Regional Library Council is the recipient of $30,000.

Prisoners' Legal Services (yes, legal services for individuals already convicted of a crime) received one of the largest grants: $2,285,000.

The Ontario County Sheriff Department will receive $10,000.


This is by no means a complete list. A full listing of all member item monies distributed (all 162 pages) is available here.