CHUCK LESNICK
City Council President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Adam H. Brill
Director of Communications
City Hall: 914-377-6064
Cell: 914-329-8152
adam.brill@yonkersNY.gov
CITY COUNCIL TO MEET WITH STATE LEADERS IN ALBANY
Council Intends to Build Support for City’s Fiscal Needs
Yonkers, New York: January 29, 2010 – The Yonkers City Council today finalized its plans for its annual trip to Albany on Monday, February 1, 2010 in order to meet with state elected officials concerning the city’s present budget needs and to outline the case for much needed state aid for the city’s municipal and educational services.
The Yonkers City Council is comprised of Council President Chuck Lesnick; Majority Leader Patricia D. McDow – District One; Minority Leader John M. Murtagh – District Five; Councilmember Wilson Terrero – District Two; Councilmember Joan Gronowski – District Three; Councilmember Dennis E. Shepherd – District Four and Councilmember John Larkin – District Six. For the Council three newest members – Terrero, Shepard and Larkin – this trip will mark their first official visit to Albany since taking office at the beginning of the month.
Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio and the Council’s financial and legal advisors are also expected to attend to make the argument for more equitable state education funding for Yonkers that is consistent with the resolution the Council passed unanimously last Tuesday.
The schedule of meetings is as follows:
Monday, February 1, 2010
• 9:00AM - Meeting with New York State Comptroller Thomas J. DiNapoli, 110 State Street, Albany, NY 12244.
• 10:00AM - Meeting with the New York State delegation of Assembly and Senate officials representing Yonkers along with their respective finance staff, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248.
• 1:00PM - Meeting with the senior officials in the Office of Governor David A. Paterson, New York State Capitol Building, 111 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210.
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