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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - JULY 26, 2020 Le Roy's Best Advertising Medium EDITOR/PUBLISHER David J. Grayson editor@leroyny.com CIRCULATION editor@leroyny.com HOW TO CONTACT US STREET ADDRESS 1 Church St. Le Roy, NY 14482 TELEPHONE (585) 768-2201 FAX (585) 768-6334 WEBSITE www.leroyny.com CLASSIFIEDS office@leroyny.com COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUBMISSIONS calendar@leroyny.com EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS editor@leroyny.com DISPLAY AD SUBMISSIONS pennysaver@leroyny.com The Le Roy Pennysaver will not knowingly accept or pub- lishadvertisingwhich is fraudulentormisleading innature. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising.TheLeRoyPennysaverassumesnofinancial responsibility for typographical errors in advertisements, but if at fault, will reprint the portion of the ad in which the error appears. Style, size of type and location of adver- tisement are left to the, discretion of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. We cannot guarantee the return of photographs. © 2020 Le Roy Pennysaver 8160 Lake Rd. (Rt. 19) Le Roy, NY 1/2 mile south of Thruway 768-2280 • 704-1157 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9AM-6PM Sun. 9AM-5PM pullysfarmmarket.com Sweet Corn Tomatoes • Peaches • Zucchini Summer Squash • Cherries Cucumbers • Cantulope • Watermelon • Pickles Jams • Jelly • Seed • Honey • Syrup Gift Certificates Available! PULLY'S Farm Market Look at our WEBSITE for lots of ideas! www.lakestreetflorist.com Of The Day! Call for our Everyday Specials! TFWEB164 $35.00 (+ del. & tax) Make A Wish Lakestreet Florist & Gift Shoppe We Deliver To: LE ROY, Byron, Bergen, Caledonia, Mumford, Pavilion, Wyoming, Stafford & Batavia Teleflora Wire Service For Family & Friends Out of Town 8352 585-768-7720 110 Lake St., Le Roy COOK'S LANDSCAPING - 330-3819 Like Us On Facebook Lakestreet Florist HOURS: M-T 9-5:30 F 9-6:00 Sat. 9-4:00 by James Farnholz Supervisor, Town of LeRoy (585) 768-6910 ext. 231 As we enter into the dog days of summer all of our thoughts and plans begin to turn to the fall. This year more than any other fall brings with it uncertainty at every turn. For the Town Board we are entering our budget season with just as much trepidation. As many of you know, the Genesee County Legislature revoked the agreement to share the sales tax revenue with the towns. For the town of LeRoy we annually receive approximately one million dollars per year. We received our initial payment of $72,000 for the first quarter of the year and will possibly receive an additional $95,000 as a sign of “good faith” from the county with no guarantee of further payments. What that means for LeRoy is that we now have over $500,000 gap in the 2020 budget. The Town can cover this from our reserve fund, that has 1.6 million dollars in it. Going forward into our budget season, we have some very stark realities. First, we must maintain at least 15% of our total budget (2.8 million) in reserve which translates into about $500,000. That would leave us only $500,000 to use to mitigate any tax increases. If things remain as they are and we keep our budget at the same level the Town Board would have to increase the tax rate by about $1.60 per thousand, more than doubling our present tax rate. What can you the residents of LeRoy do to lessen this financial shortfall? First, contact our county legislator Rochelle Stein (768-6108) and express your desire to have her change her vote and share the sales tax revenue . Second, please make sure you have filled out your census information as that will impact future state and federal funding. We should have some clarity on our proposed budget by October of this year. I will schedule public meetings to get your feedback on what, if any, services or spending cuts may need to be cut. If, as I often have heard from the county legislature, “we are all in this together,” then we should all be sharing the financial cuts equally. Please make you voices heard to the county so we are in fact “equal partners.” Hope to see you around town, with better news in the future. Around Town