Part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to spur economic growth is the creation of regional economic development agenies.
Each region will receive some portion of a $1 billion pie of grants, with most of them being divvied up equally, but the four regions that submit the "best" strategic plan will receive an extra $40 million each.
The money is earmarked for projects that promise job growth.
On Tuesday, the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Develpment Council presented its draft strategic plan at a public meeting, attended by 20 or 30 people, at Genesee Community College.
The purpose of the meeting was to gather feedback on the plan, with a series of booths set up around the forum for people to leave their thoughts on different aspects of the plan.
You can read the draft plan by clicking here (pdf).
