The public is invited to an annual information meeting at the Genesee Economic Development Center at 7 p.m., April 11.
"GCEDC officials encourage residents to attend the meeting to learn more about economic development within the community," officials say in a press release.
Mark Masse, senior VP of operations, will provide an overview of GCEDC. He will provide information on the current and future development plans. He will also discuss the current business climate in New York and regulatory issues.
There will also be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
The session will be held at 99 MedTech Drive, second floor lecture room, Room 214.
Seating capacity is limited to 100 people. Contact Rachael Millspaugh at GCEDC, (585) 343-4866, ext. 12, or rmillspaugh@gcedc.com if you would like to attend.
Isn't Rachel affiliated with
Isn't Rachel affiliated with Hawley? (Former) Legislative Assistant, (former) intern, (former) Bergen Town Councilperson, TVFCU board-member, marketing & communications for GCEDC
She used to work for him.
She used to work for him.
...Should have waited for you
...Should have waited for you Howard :) Thanks!
I think so, but please - pay
I think so, but please - pay no attention to the entangling strings and wires.
Howard- remember the Fodge
Howard- remember the Fodge House in Bergen? Her mother, I believe is fourth generation Fodge.
C.M. and Brandon - So? There
C.M. and Brandon - So? There is nothing wrong with using the connections you made at one job to help you land your next job. It's called networking. We all know that I'm no big fan of the GCEDC, but if she did her job well with Assemblyman Hawley then what's the big problem with her parlaying that experience (intern, legislative assistant) into a successful career? We also know nothing about her background outside of her work for the GCEDC and Assemblyman Hawley.
My point is, don't jump to conclusions before accusing someone of being simply a 'political hire' or unqualified.
Ditto to Dan.
Ditto to Dan.
CM- You are correct my
CM- You are correct my mother is from the Fodge family and my uncles still owns the old farm house and all of the Fodge farm land in and around Bergen. It’s sad that it is in such dis-repair but would take too much to fix it up. My great-great grandfather came from Ireland in 1865 to NYC and located in Western New York a few years later. We have been here ever since.
Thanks for posting the pictures Howard! Hope everyone has a great weekend and please RSVP to the community meeting for GCEDC. We want the opportunity to answer any questions you may have.
Good to 'hear' from you
Good to 'hear' from you again, Rachel. Hope you saw the mini-Fodge genealogy I posted when your great-grandfather's farmhouse was pictured here. Although some of the posts have presumed negative slant to my inquiry about your affiliations- I trust you saw them as they were, inquiries.
Dan- I believe it is you who
Dan- I believe it is you who jumped to conclusion (per my question). I made no insinuations. I re-acquainted with Rachel at the Terry Hills (multiple sponsors) candidate event. My recollection was that she was involved in Steve's campaign. I didn't connect her with GCEDC. That's why I asked the open question- not to besmirch her successful career.
Step right up folks! step
Step right up folks! step right up!
Get your tickets while their hot! Step inside the tent and you will be mesmerized by mathematical mysticism! Stymied by sensational smoke and mirrors! Inundated with unending innuendo! Flabbergasted by phenomenal figures!
Hurry, hurry! Move along, ladies and gents! We only have a few tickets left!
(Go away boy, you bother me).
Dan - I am the one who
Dan - I am the one who insinuated a connection. I didn't think it was too cynical to suggest that a former legislative staffer might retain some influence with a legislator that might be exploited for the benefit of their current employer. After you called it networking, I saw just how cynical I was being. I mean, really - how often does it really happen that people exploit political influence to benefit one group at the expence of the public-at-large?
Thanks Bob....I had the same
Thanks Bob....I had the same thoughts running through my head, I just didn't know how to express them. You hit the nail right on the head !!
Brandon - I interned at the
Brandon - I interned at the State Assembly in Albany. Of the 140 or so of us college students that were a part of the program, every single one of us that got a good recommendation from our Assemblymembers to go on working on in politics or in the public sector are cynically misusing the public trust to our own gain. Got it.
Working in a public political office, from working for the White House right down to a City Councilperson in larger cities, is like working anywhere else. If you do a good job, when you want to leave, your boss will give you a good recommendation to bring to your next potential employer. If they know your next employer, their recommendation will carry more weight. This is no different from the private sector. Assemblyman Hawley has a background in business as well as in politics, he knows what makes a good employee and if this person did well for his office then I see no big deal in her getting a job at the GCEDC. There has been no evidence of unethical conduct in her hiring.
Full Disclosure 1: I have never met her.
Full disclosure 2: The guy I worked for in Albany was an outsider to say the least.
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Four out of my last five jobs
Four out of my last five jobs (meaning, working for somebody else) came through connections I made by networking within my industry.
I believe that the two
I believe that the two comments above contribute to my point. Political culture can often be just like the private sector...and that is inherently suspect. I do not believe that what is acceptable in the private sector is always acceptable in the public sector - especially when it comes to the legislative or regulatory arena.
Networking and making connections are perfectly acceptable in the private sector; indeed, one must do whatever one can to secure the best possible position. It is all about exploiting the situation for personal gain. How many times do we hear that businesses have no real obligation other than to their share-holders or owners? Indeed. For obvious reasons, the public sector is different and even more so, as I mentioned earlier, in the legislative and regulatory arenas. The individual drive for personal gain must be tempered with the obligation to serving the public.
With that said, I will always be skeptical of careerist politicians and political workers who promote (and perpetuate) the private sector culture in our government. I am sorry that it has to be that way and I am sorry if it is unfair to those who are genuine in their obligation to the public, but that is the nature of the beast.
Political cronyism is as old
Political cronyism is as old as our nation itself.
I am unable to attend the dog
I am unable to attend the dog & pony show but I am sure it will be well rehearsed. The question I would like answered is why did “they” award the bid to build the MedTech building to a contractor who bid $500,000 OVER THE LOW BIDDER? (Low bid contractor was more than qualified to build it). Will someone please check the bathrooms to see if the faucets’ are gold plated? I wonder if “they” will have their attorney present April 11th like the last time “they” were asked about this. Between the “rigged” bid on the MedTech building and the outrageous bonus Mr. Hyde took, I don’t care if he landed a Toyota manufacturing plant in Batavia. If “they” were so worried about the business climate in Genesee County why award the contract to the bidder who bid $500,000 OVER THE LOW BIDDER for MedTech? Why not forgo “your” bonus and use that money to lure one more business to the area. Please resign Mr. Hyde.