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City of Utica, MVHS, & SEQR

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The City of Utica's Planning Board is Lead Agency for the MVHS SEQR process, they've established a webpage at, City Of Utica MVHS SEQR.


Planning Board Members

1. Fred Matrulli (Chairperson): Read, "The City of Utica Planning Board voted Thursday to become the lead ... Board chair Fred Matrulli was absent from the meeting" in Utica planning board takes lead on hospital environmental review.

2. George Mitchell: Mitchell is current Oneida County Republican Party Chairman.

3. Joseph Caruso: The same person as the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District Inc Executive Director? A relative to Delores.Caruso@labor.ny.gov In Emailgate, who has direct ties to Albany?

4. Anthony Colon: Colon is highlighted in article titled, Monday Morning Conversation: To Colon, volunteering a way of life. Also subject of 2016 article titled, Palmieri wields power on board appointments, where one reads, "Other boards whose members are appointed solely by the mayor, according to the city’s charter, also saw some changes recently. They include: * Planning Board: John Roy, whose term expired, will be replaced by Tony Colon."

5. Joseph Priore: Same as President of J. Priore Construction Co? In article, Downtown hospital environmental review advances we read, "Three of the five members of the planning board were present Monday, with members Tony Colon and Joe Priore absent."

Other key figures around Planning Board meetings have been City employees Chris Lawrence (Senior Planner) and Brian Thomas (Commissioner, Urban & Economic Development), as well aad various staff from City's Corporation Counsel Department.


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Build new hospital at St. Luke's! As we state, All The Advantages Of The 64-Acre St. Luke's Campus and Why We Oppose The Downtown Utica Hospital Concept



No Studies, No Reports, thus we remain #NoHospitalDowntown