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LEROYPENNYSAVER&NEWS -AUGUST16, 2015
8700LakeRd.
LeRoy, NY14482
(585) 768-2400
VernC. Falcone
JennaM. Falcone
Director /Owner
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Director/Owner
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8700LakeRoad
LeRoy,NY14482
(585) 768-2400
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Saturday, Aug. 22nd
9:00 am-12:30 pm
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Seasonal Fruits andVegetablesWill BeArrivingWeekly!
August 22nd
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Jams, jellies, eggs,Yancey’sFancyCheeses, NundaMustards,
OnceAgainNut Butters, baked goods, organic produce, honey,maple syrup
and fresh, locally grown produce.
LeRoy andBergen havemade
it to the quarter finals of Amer-
ica’s Best Community contest.
There are 49 other communities
that havemade it this far, andon
November6thwehave to submit
an economic development plan.
Wewereallgiven$50,000and
thechallenge to raiseanaddition-
al $15,000 to hire a professional
consultant toput together acom-
pelling economic development
plan for our community. For
LeRoy and Bergen, that means
thatweneed toshow thatwithout
gas lines and sewers through the
Route19corridor, andbroadband
Internet service throughout our
region, there is littlehope foreco-
nomicdevelopment, both forour
agriculturalcommunityaswellas
our industrial community. And
that means little hope for future
sustainability.
We all know that the economic
future of our communities de-
pendsonagrowing taxbasewhich
in turn improves community
services as well as a quality of
life. And that propelsmain street
revitalization. One thing leads to
another.
Only 15 communities will be
chosen to go to the next step
andhalf of themhave tobe rural
communities. From those 15,
eight will be awarded $100,000
to refine their application. From
the 8, three will be chosen for
$1 million, $2 million, and $3
million in prizemoney.
Whoarewecompetingagainst?
Arizona:
Kingman, LakeHavasuCity.
California: Susanville
Georgia: Statesboro
Iowa: FortDodge
Idaho:Rathdrum, ValleyCounty
Illinois: Carbondale, DeKalb,
Monmouth
Indiana: Angola, Greencastle,
Jasper, Lafayette, La Porte,
Madison, Richmond, Terra
Haute, Valparaiso, Wabash,
Westfield
Michigan:
ThreeRivers, ImlayCity
Minnesota: ChisagoLakesArea
NorthCarolina:MaconCounty
Nebraska:Kearney
NewYork: Norwich, Livingston
County; Town ofWebster
Ohio: Celina, Circleville,
Medina, Portsmouth, Troy,
Wilmington
Oregon:Newberg, Tualatin
Pennsylvania: Scranton,
Wilkes-Barre
SouthCarolina:Georgetown
Washington:Arlington,
Kennewick,Wenatchee
Wisconsin:Wasuau, Portage
West Virginia: Charlestown,
Fairmont,Huntington, Jackson
County
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