Tagged: REDC

After setting up the NY State Works Task Force in May 2012, the group has released what it describes as “…a forward-looking strategic plan for generating economic growth in New York State.”

The document gives some indication of how the Task Force intends to coordinate $174 billion in spending across 47 state agencies and authorities. It’s required to mesh that spending with the activities of the 10 Regional Economic Development Councils or REDCs.

The New York Thruway Authority's decision to layoff 234 staff as part of a strategy to address its financial predicament includes the loss of 42 canal workers who maintain 57 locks along the 524-mile length of the Erie Canal that connects the Hudson River to Lake Erie in the west. 

The Thruway Authority confirmed on Wednesday that it will go ahead with plans to cut back its workforce by around 8 percent. Employees affected by the cuts will receive official notice on Thursday, according to the timesunion.

Users of the canal have raised concerns that the loss of lock workers on the canal system will impact on this historic piece of the state's infrastructure.