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Mayor’s veto of DMC adaptive-reuse grants overridden after heated council debate
Summary
Mayor Norton vetoed a DMC adaptive-reuse grant approval citing legislative intent and concerns about cash grants to private owners; the council debated precedent and economic activation before voting 6–1 to override the veto and fund an adaptive-reuse grant for one downtown property.
Rochester — Mayor Norton’s veto of a Destination Medical Center (DMC) adaptive-reuse grant was the focal point of an extended council debate on June 16, after which the council voted to override the veto.
The mayor asked the council to sustain her veto, arguing the DMC legislation and the city’s commitments at the time of the state authorization were intended to support public-purpose infrastructure and…
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