MORNING UPDATE: Tuesday, July 26th
Vacant property tax in Canandaigua, childcare deserts across New York, and train derailment in Yates County.
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Should vacant buildings in downtown Canandaigua be taxed? Officials debate that possibility
How should communities push developers and property owners to get empty spaces filled? Especially when those spaces are in prominent locations, like downtown. That question is at the center of a debate in Canandaigua, New York where local leaders are considering a tax.
What is a childcare desert? How will $100M in state funding help address it?
Nearly $70 million in grant funding has been awarded to newly licensed, registered, or permitted child care programs in areas of the state that are considered childcare deserts, according to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. A look at the numbers across the state and how many facilities are operational, or would be needed.
Finger Lakes Railway train overturns: Engineer treated at local hospital
One person was taken to the hospital after a Finger Lakes Railway locomotive overturned in Himrod, New York. The incident remains under investigation, even as no serious injuries were reported.
Local experts talk Monkeypox, history of virus and how it compares to other diseases
Monkeypox has made its way to the Finger Lakes. And it comes with a history, as explained by Dr. Daniela DiMarco, an assistant professor of medicine in the infectious diseases division at the University of Rochester. How concerned should residents be about this new virus?