PLATTSBURGH — A crew of local and state officials toured Clinton County Tuesday assessing the damage caused by heavy rains that have fallen on the area almost daily since July
Press-Republican PLATTSBURGH Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget presentation left something to be desired for local officials. In an hourlong speech, the governor focused largely on what New York state’s share of the $350 billion allocated for state and local government aid under President-elect Joe Biden’s American Rescue plan would turn out to be. “There are two scenarios: If New York State gets $6 billion, we can kind of do X, but if it gets $15 billion, then we can do Y,” Clinton County Legislature Chair Mark Henry (R-Area 3) said. “Until those scenarios are fleshed out, it’s very difficult to tell what this exactly means to counties and local governments specifically.”