County Government

Role Reversal in Rockland County?

May 10, 2012 Bond Rating

So right after Moody’s downgraded Rockland County’s rating (a lot), the Republican County Executive Scott Vanderhoef blamed the local Senator, Democrat Sen. David Carlucci because he would not support an increase in the sales tax: We regret that State Senator Carlucci was unwilling to fight for the financial stability of Rockland County by passing the […]

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RFP for Sale (or Something) of Albany County Nursing Home

April 20, 2012 Budget

Though you’ll have to register, the request for proposals is available here. The process is being handled through the County’s Purchasing Department. Summary: As Albany County government explores options for the future of its county-operated nursing home, the County is seeking proposals from interested parties that would reduce or eliminate the nursing home’s dependence upon […]

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Reality Intrudes

April 13, 2012 County Government

A colleague asked me this morning whether I’d planted this story in the Albany Times-Union describing the movements of Saratoga and Ulster Counties to unload their nursing homes. My response? “Didn’t need to. Reality intrudes.” At least in Saratoga and Ulster and many other counties in New York. Albany County? Not so much.

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips

April 10, 2012 County Government

Hat tip to the usually sober Richard Mendick, Albany County Legislator (C, R – Selkirk) for today’s quote of the day. One of the provisions in the resolution establishing Charter Review Commission for Albany County prohibits elected officials to serve. Judging by last night’s chaotic debate over the resolution, the resolution was evidently not well […]

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Depends on What You Mean by “Correctly”

April 9, 2012 Capital

Later in the the day after New York’s Public Health & Health Planning Council deferred Albany County’s certificate of need application for the second time, Shawn Morse, the Chairman of the Albany County Legislature pointed to this news story and posted the following on Twitter: …looks like one county can get it done and done […]

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The Tail of the Recession

April 6, 2012 Cities

Even though the most recent “Great Recession” is officially over and even though it appears we are slowly emerging from its aftermath, governmental finances have not escaped its gravitational pull. The recession was bad enough. Many communities, which were economically strapped to begin with, started with a small buffer and are just now running out […]

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“Everything Has Changed.” Albany County Gets to Try Again, but the Bar Will be Even Higher

April 6, 2012 County Government

“Everything has changed.” Well, New York’s Public Health & Health Planning Council did not reject the Albany County Nursing Home application. As predicted here yesterday, they deferred it. But the Committee still heard testimony both for and against the application and they discussed it at some length. However in the vote of the Establishment and […]

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Three, Not Two Options Tomorrow on the Albany County Nursing Home

April 4, 2012 County Government

After constant struggles, tomorrow’s schedules for the Establishment and Project Review Committee and the New York Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) include review of the certificate of need application (CON) to build a new Albany County Nursing Home. In response to howls of protest by the Albany County Legislative leadership that the Department […]

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Another County Nursing Home for Sale

April 3, 2012 County

Now it’s Essex County. Some of the reported issues are interesting.

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We Have a New Candidate for Humpty Dumpty

March 21, 2012 Budget

We said here that it seemed that the leadership of the Albany County Legislature was trying to cover their tracks by confusing everyone. Are they succeeding? Here’s the latest story from the Times Union. We’ll get to the substance later, but at least the State Health Department isn’t buying what Shawn Morse is selling: What’s […]

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