3.4.10: financial update, CROs, Dr. Blue, & loan program

Video excerpts from the city council work session Thursday, March 4, 2010.
The work session began with a grave report on the city’s financial status, given by Dwight Hadley, CPA, and assisted by Christine Mitchell, CPA, the city’s new comptroller:

Hadley notes that the city is in substantial debt, approximately $10M for 2009 and at least $6M [...]

Council members disagree on hosting KSM trial in Newburgh

The flurry of press activity began Friday, July 29, as The New York Post printed “Upstaters’ terror-ific idea: Host evildoers and profit” with Mayor Nick Valentine extolling the virtues of holding the Khalid Shaikh Mohammed trial in Newburgh:
I look at it almost as a tourist attraction. The international attention would put Newburgh on the map… [...]

New cops for Newburgh

7.28.09 – Congressman Maurice Hinchey has announced Newburgh will receive $843,543 for four police officer positions funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The positions will be funded 100% for three years.