Patrick Fanelli of the Jamestown Post-Journal reports that the NYS Office of Children and Family Services supports the closing of two youth centers, one in Great Valley and the other in Limestone. The nearest such center is located in Industry, Monroe County.
The article states that local officials are fighting to keep the the centers open, but doesn't state who the officials are or why on earth they want to. According to a January '09 article in the Buffalo news, the centers cost taxpayers over $4,000,000/yr, while over 80% of the centers' residents hail from downstate. Meanwhile, Cattaraugus County sent one youth to the centers in 2008.
One can assume that these unnamed local officials are trying to protect the fifty or so employees of the centers, but that's hardly reason enough to keep shelling out that kind of money.
Read the Post-Journal Article
Read the Buffalo News Article
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