Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery might have been at an advantage in the state’s selection process for designation as New York’s first veterans cemetery, but it was never a guarantee. Local
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Seneca County will be the home of the state’s first veterans cemetery.
That decision came on Monday with a vote to identify Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery as a state veterans cemetery.
The vote was unanimous among the nine-member committee tasked with selecting a site for the state’s first veterans cemetery. The size of the property and existing operation made Sampson a front-runner in the selection process. However, there were nearly a dozen responses to the state’s initial request.
The region’s state lawmakers were not only instrumental in the naming of Sampson as the state’s first veterans cemetery, but applauded the decision ahead of Memorial Day.
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At its regular meeting for the month of May on Tuesday the Seneca County Board of Supervisors moved to overwhelmingly choose the next member of the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency board.
A vacancy had become a point of contention among the supervisors- as the relationship between the IDA and Board of Supervisors grew strained.
Mary Anne Kowalski, a Romulus resident, who previously worked for Seneca County- and has a lengthy resume working for state agencies and serving on regional boards will join the IDA after getting 11-2 approval from the supervisors.
The Board had struggled with filling the vacancy, as IDA leadership wanted to conduct virtual interviews of candidates. The supervisors had also voiced frustration about the lack of ‘South County’ representation on the IDA board.
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