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Rome council approves transfer of 19 miles of Griffith Park roads, accepts state grants and greenlights city parcel sale
Summary
At its meeting, the Rome City Council approved the transfer of roughly 19 miles of roads from the Griffis Local Development Corporation to the city, accepted three grants totaling $275,000 for generators, park courts and community-room equipment, and approved sale of a city-owned parcel at 736 West Liberty Street for $50,000.
The Rome City Council approved multiple measures at its meeting, including authorizing the city to accept roughly 19 miles of roadways at Griffith Park from the Griffis Local Development Corporation, accepting three state grants totaling $275,000 for emergency generators, sports-court restorations and community-room furnishings, and approving the sale of a city-owned parcel at 736 West Liberty Street for $50,000.
The road transfer will add about 19 miles of right-of-way to the city's inventory, Commissioner Joe Giuliano said, a process that city officials and the Griffis Local Development Corporation have worked on for about three decades. "This has been something we have been working on for many years," Shauna Papel of the Mohawk Valley EDGE Griffis Local Development Corporation told the council, thanking the administration and council for moving the agreement forward.
Council members were told the final review established which…
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