The Oneida-Herkimer County area, the Mohawk Valley Region, has a public-private agency directing Albany and County funding towards economic development projects. The agency (known locally as EDGE, or MV EDGE), its staff, and board of directors have been directing projects like the Rome Air Base and Utica/Marcy Nano.
As of October 15, 2016 Mohawk Valley EDGE Is Seeking $5.5 million to displace 41 businesses...
October 2017 - Oneida County moves $250,000 into the MVEDGE budget for supporting a downtown hospital...
Log into record: In 2017 @AJPicenteJr directs $250,00 to #MVEDGE towards @MVHealthSystem plans for downtown @CityofUtica for #mvhsdowntown
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) June 10, 2019
Per pages 29-30... https://t.co/Jm8ZvgxWoL pic.twitter.com/YT4kBrLIPW
See pages 29-30 of Oneida County Communications, October 11, 2017
MVEDGE https://t.co/cv1Pv9nEON to bulldoze Downtown Utica, next step $5.5 million more from taxpayers https://t.co/824qW6Y67d #hospitalgate pic.twitter.com/CHWTsyC0zf
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) October 18, 2016
Get to know the following 56 Board Members from our community. In the days ahead we'll pinpoint where they live, how many meetings they attended, as well as requesting their personal statements on just what they are thinking; as their "public-private partnership" pushes forth the ill-conceived hospital concept.
Months ago we requested information and recieved this reply MVEDGE Has No Plans To Release Information This seems highly undemocratic as they are not only directing more than $300 million of taxpayer funding towards the hospital project, each year "we the people" fund their very sizable budget
As part of the above organization, each one has a hand - directly or indirectly - in Seeking Funds To Bulldoze Downtown Utica For A 5th Hospital District Listed below, they can be reached by using the information displayed (new info in progress).
Consider calling them and or their places of employment. You may also "send a message" by terminating, and or not frequenting their establishments or products, as a way to voice your discontent.
Mohawk Valley EDGE
Steven DiMeo, President
584 Phoenix Drive
Rome, NY 13441-4105
Email: Steven DiMeo
Phone: (315)338-0393
Chair of the Board
Ms Eve Van de Wal
c/o Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Utica Business Park
12 Rhoads Drive
Utica, NY 13502
Phone: (315) 798-4200
MVEDGE, Vice Chair
Mr Patrick Becher
c/o Mohawk Valley Water Authority
1 Kennedy Plaza No. 3
Utica, NY 13502
Phone: (315) 792-0301
Vice Chair
Mr Geno DeCondo
c/o Upstate Cerebral Palsy
1020 Mary Street
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: (315) 724-6907
Chair Elect
Mr David Manzelmann
c/o M&T Bank Corporation
233 Genesee Street
Utica, NY, 13502
Email: David Manzelmann
Phone: (315) 738-4818
Mr Brian R Anderson
c/o National Grid
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13202-4201
Phone: (315) 428-5140
Email: Brian R Anderson
Mr Mark Angelucci
c/o The Hartford
301 Woods Park Drive
New Hartford, NY 13413
Phone: (315) 731-4041
On Twitter
The Hartford
Mr Rocco Arcuri
c/o Adirondack Bank
185 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: (315) 798-4039
Mr Peter Baildon
c/o M&T Bank
233 Genesee Street
Utica, NY
Phone: (315) 738-4818
Mr Patrick Becher (See above)
Mr Francis J Behlmer
c/o BNY Mellon
6023 Airport Road
Oriskany, NY 13424
Phone: (212) 495-1784
Ms Sondra Butcher
c/o Bank of America
5701 Horatio Street
Utica, NY 13502-1024
Phone: (866) 826-8989
Ms Enessa Carbone
c/o Carbone Auto Group
5194 Commercial Drive
Yorkville, NY 13495
Phone: (315) 724-4216
Ms Laura Casamento
c/o Utica College
1600 Burrstone Road
Utica, NY 13502
Email: Laura Casamento
Phone: (315) 792-3222
Mr H Thomas Clark
c/o MacClark Corporation
Mr Richard Creedon
c/o Utica National Insurance
Mr Joseph Crillo
c/o Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce
Mr Ronald Cuccaro
c/o Adjusters International
Ms Alicia Dicks
c/o Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
Ms Ronald Edwards
c/o Rome Industrial Development Corporation
Mr William C Gaetano
c/o Charles A Gaetano Construction Corporation
Ms Marianne Gaige
c/o Cathedral Corporation Inc
Dr Robert Geer
c/o SUNY Poly
100 Seymour Road
Utica, NY 13502
Email: Dr Robert Geer
Mr Charles Green, President & CEO
c/o Assured Information Security Inc
153 Brooks Road
Rome, NY 13441
Phone: (315) 336-3306
AIS on Twitter @ainfosec
Mr Lawrence T Gilroy III, President
Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc
210 Clinton Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
Phone: (315) 768-8888
Email: Larry T Gilroy III
Mr Raymond Halbritter
c/o Oneida Indian Nation
Mr Gregory Harden
c/o Harden Furniture Inc
Mr Kirk B Hinman
c/o Rome Strip Steel Company Inc
Mr Justin Hummel
c/o Hummel's Office Plus
Mr Todd S Hutton
c/o Utica College
Mr Michael Kallet
c/o Oneida Savings Bank
Mr David Kavney
First Niagara Financial Group
Mr Alan Leist III
c/o Strategic Financial Services
Mr John J Livingston
c/o Utica Industrial Development Corporation
Mr Brian R Loughlin
c/o Bank of Utica
Mr Nicholas O Matt
c/o Matt Brewing Company Inc
Nicholas Mayhew
c/o GPO Federal Credit Union
James McCarthy
c/o Northland Communications
Ms Mary Malone McCarthy
c/o M3 Business Service Network
Ms Cathleen C McColgin
c/o Herkimer College
Mr Howard D Mettelman
c/o Oneida Herkimer Madison BOCES
Mr Michael Morrill
c/o Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce
Mr Thomas J Nelson
c/o Thomas J Nelson & Associates
Mr M. Brian O'Shaughnessy
c/o Revere Copper Products Inc
Mr Ryan O'Shaughnessy
c/o Rome Chamber of Commerce
Mr Chris Papayanakos
c/o Berkshire Bank
Mr Philip Paras
c/o Burrows Paper Corporation
Mr Michael J Parsons
c/o First Source Federal Credit Union
Mr Mark Pfisterer
c/o AmeriCU
Mr Scott Perra
c/o Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare
Mr Luke Pomilio
c/o ConMed Corporation
Mr F Eugene Romano
c/o Pacemaker Steel & Piping Company Inc
Mr Fred Schweizer
c/o ELG Utica Alloys Inc
Mr Richard Tantillo
c/o Hamilton College
Mr Randall J VanWagoner
c/o Mohawk Valley Community College
Mr Stephen B Waters
c/o Rome Sentinel Company
Ms Sabrina Webster
c/o Key Bank
May 11, 2016 - Use Our Money (Lots of Our Money), Then Withhold Information! The MVHS Board of Directors worked with Mohawk Valley EDGE on their current Downtown Utica hospital project per the image link that follows...
However, this past week we learned that the planning information is not available to residents and taxpayers who have questions. This per their President, Mr Steven DiMeo "EDGE is a private, New York not-for-profit corporation... EDGE has no plans to search files for the records which you seek..."
Meanwhile nearly all of Mohawk Valley EDGE's $5,000,000+ dollar budget comes from New York State taxpayers.
FOIL sent to #MVEDGE They've helped @MVHealthSystem but they're "private, will NOT share info" Yet see their revenue pic.twitter.com/VQdJ2kIGYU
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) May 11, 2016
Interestingly, the CEO of the Mohawk Valley Health System, Mr Scott Perra, also sits on the Mohawk Valley EDGE's Board of Directors. This maybe be all-good-and-well, however just don't ask questions about funding, the hospital concept, etc. as these leaders have our very best interests at hand, right?
Another group that requests and directs funding to build this ill-conceived hospital is the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council They're "Pro-Downtown Hospital" and need to hear of your displeasure!