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Council reviews $10,000 county grant to buy shaded benches for 434 Greenway
Summary
City staff said Broome County has offered an extra $10,000 to purchase two shaded benches for the 434 Greenway as part of a cancer-prevention program; funds must be spent by May 30 and the county legislature will approve the modification May 15.
Binghamton City Council heard a proposal on May 5 to accept an additional $10,000 from the Broome County Health Department to purchase two shaded benches along the 434 Greenway.
Sarah Glosse, director of economic development, told the council the money is an add-on to a previously accepted $30,000 county grant (adopted March 12, 2025 under RL25-12). She said the funds come from a line for cancer prevention via sun-safety in Broome County’s community cancer prevention and action program and that…
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