Updates

It has been some time since my last post. I took some time off for my son's 3rd birthday (Pictures to follow). Some news updates and press releases:

Press Release on the STEP Up Community Project, Press Release on Brockport's Celebration of National Trails Day, Information on the Monroe County Hyper-Reach Program, Information on a Benefit Dinner this Wednesday for one of the Brockport Fire Department's own, Cody Dean.

Volunteer Opportunity

The Parks Committee needs some help for the annual planting of flowers at the Welcome Center. Volunteers should bring along some garden tools.

Harvester Park—Welcome Center

Thursday, May 22, 6pm - 8 pm Cleanup & preparation for planting

Friday, May 23, 10am - 12pm Planting

Saturday, May 24, 10am - 12pm Mulching

Collection Notice

Hamlin will host the next hazardous household waste drop-off regional collection effort. A short press release can be found here.

Site Redesign

I redesigned the site today, added a header picture (photo credit to Lori Skoog) and reformatted the layout using an alternate Blogger template. Let me know what you think of the new layout by opinining in the comment section.

Celebrate Brockport

Modeled after successful community funding programs in progressive cities like Kent, OH, the Celebrate Brockport! Grant Program was approved by the Village Board at last night's regular business meeting. The grant application package is linked here and will soon be available on the Village website. The goal of the Celebrate Brockport! grant program is to provide opportunities to celebrate the quality of life enjoyed by the residents of the Village of Brockport, and share with those outside of the community the attributes that make Brockport a unique and exciting place to work, live, shop and play. The objectives of the program are as follows- 1) Showcase events and activities in the Village 2) Attract Brockport residents and those from other communities to Village activities and events 3) Promote the Village's attributes to those outside the Village and 4) Create additional commercial opportunities for Village retail operations.

Public Service Recognition Week

May 5th-11th marks the annual week where we recognize the work of those in the public sector. Public Service Recognition Week is the time set aside each year to “educate citizens about the many ways in which government serves the people and how government services make life better for all of us.” This is Brockport- The crews that maintain your Village streets, the office staff greeting you at the Village Hall, the building inspector assuring compliance, the public safety professionals stopping the drunk drivers, the volunteer fire and ambulance personnel responding to emergencies. Functions of dedicated public servants working together collectively to make Brockport a better place to live, work, shop and play. Kudos all around.

Sidewalk Sale

Call for vendors for the Sidewalk Sale and Street Fair.