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The spending plan includes raises for county employees, investments in infrastructure, and a $5 million economic development and housing fund, meant to support local projects.

The Vestal Town Board is considering contracting with Broome County for tax collection services. The board has put out a survey to residents to get input on the potential change, and is holding a special meeting to discuss it on Wednesday.

Advocates say Broome County is not doing enough to address an increasingly urgent housing shortage.

Cooling centers are open across the region where people can take shelter from the heat wave.

Ahead of a busy election year, the Broome County Board of Elections has installed all-new voting machines. They will be used by voters for the first time on Saturday, when early voting in New York’s presidential primary begins.

In his annual State of the County address Wednesday, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said residents can expect to see a lot of construction in 2024, from new housing developments to repairs to roads and bridges.

Fire departments across Broome County received nearly 1,000 gallons of a new type of firefighting foam Wednesday. The county purchased the new foam because the old kind contains PFAS, a group of harmful chemicals linked to cancer.

Broome County will distribute over $402,000 in opioid settlement funds to local programs to reduce overdoses and support people dealing with addiction.

The new map was proposed after a New York appeals court upheld a lower court's decision to reject the legislature’s previous attempt at redrawing its district lines.

Last month, a New York appeals court agreed with a lower court's ruling and rejected the previous district map, requiring the legislature to draw it again.