His underdog campaign victory and the somewhat icy transition that followed are among some of the topics touched upon by Rome Mayor Jeffrey M. Lanigan in his first appearance after winning office on the Another Round podcast, hosted by the Sentinel Media Company. Mayor Lanigan and Sentinel Owner Bradley Waters said they hope to make his appearances a monthly event.
Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo was initially resistant when she was approached to run for the city’s top leadership position, a job she’s now held eight years.
With fundraising not where they hoped it would be at the end of the year, Christopher and Andrea Mercurio asked the Rome Common Council on Wednesday to consider using American Rescue Plan Act funding to help build the Stone F. Mercurio Memorial Skatepark.
Sending $3 million of the city s American Rescue Plan Act funding to Rome Health is on this month s agenda for the city s Board of Estimate and Contract, among many other municipal contracts at the end of the year.