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Counties in the News, February 7, 2017

Tuesday's news from counties across the state.
NYSAC
The County Perspective: Testimony, Shared Services, Sales Tax, more
From January 30th through February 1st, delegates from all 57 counties and the City of New York convened at the Legislative Conference of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC). Hundreds of county officials attended meetings, educational forums, keynote addresses and state budget presentations over the course of the three-day conference.
 
NYSAC Testifies on Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility
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Download the written testimony
 
STATEWIDE

Pension fund returns were 1.1 percent in third quarter
 
LONG ISLAND

Suffolk County Leg. Robert Trotta Holds Pet Food Drive
 
HUDSON VALLEY

Alvarez plans state of the county address in Sullivan
 

Molinaro Releases Ride-Hailing Petition
 

Westchester lawmakers to tweak gun show legislation
 

Merlin Entertainment wants to relocate and reconfigure Rt. 17, exit 125 to ease local traffic
 

Nominees sought for Ulster County Executive Arts Awards
 
CAPITAL

Pleased to enter the blogging world
 

Brothers honored for serving country, community (Video)
 
NORTH COUNTRY

St. Lawrence County working to get four abandoned gas stations back on tax rolls
 
MOHAWK VALLEY

Anti-hacking steps among county bonding requests
 

Waste trucking benefits county

SOUTHERN TIER

Chenango County Sheriff elected second Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the NYS&ˆAssociation
 

The Uncertain Future of First Arena (Video)
 
CENTRAL NEW YORK

NYSEG proposes alternative fix to gas needs in Lansing (Video)
 
FINGER LAKES

Ontario County EQ Committee to learn about Clean Energy Communities
 
WESTERN NEW YORK
 
Welfare-to-work participation up, TA caseload down

50 suspected overdose deaths so far this year in Erie County

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