Imagine walking down the street and coming across a game of three-card monte. The fast-talking dealer, the excitement in the air — it’s enticing, it’s flashy, and it promises quick rewards. The man in front of you is beaming, counting his winnings.
Those familiar with the game know better. Three-card monte is a classic confidence game — the dealer and his crew create the illusion of victory to lure unsuspecting citizens. The only way to win is not to play.
Council, First, I wanted to say thank you for listening to community’s calls to split the bill, and working with the administration to put forward a clean funding bill for neighborhood outreach Transparency and accountability are critical, on that note… Right now, we can come to you to express our concerns and make sure that …
The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation is not a social services agency. The RDDC is a real estate interest group dominated by big developers. In July of this year, the RDDC and several of the biggest property owners downtown approached COMIDA, to help them fund a $600 THOUSAND DOLLAR Ambassador program for downtown. You heard me $600,000. …
Good Evening Council, Last year before you cast your votes to allow the BID process to begin, several of you gave clear directives to BID backers: Any plan moving forward required robust community engagement and the establishment of trust. President Melendez, you said this body would not approve the BID legislation if that did not …
First, I want to commend the folks here in this room tonight, or watching the live feed at home. (Oh wait, there’s no live feed) Thank you for looking out for your neighbors, you are a credit to this community. Council, the RDDC has not made their case for this BID legislation. Period. If you …
