Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in a radio interview on Monday blasted the plan approved in the 2017 - 18 state budget that
encourages local government consolidation and sharing of services.
(Cuomo pushed through a bill he hoped would
encourage local government consolidation; Schneiderman has made himself the king of revitalizing cities with land banks.)
Not exact matches
But the budget
encourages efficiency and innovation through the competitive award of $ 79 million for
local government consolidation and performance improvements that will help jump - start the Governor's vision of partnering with
local governments to deliver smarter and more effective services to New Yorkers at lower cost.
Consolidation, shared services,
local efficiencies must be a top priority and we must
encourage those choices by framing the true economic realities for
local governments.