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April 17, 2003
Agenda Update: New York Day in Washington . . .
Rep.
Sherwood Boehlert and Rep. Jerrold Nadler have announced they
will hold a New York Delegation meeting on Transportation
and Infrastructure issues in conjunction with New York Day in
Washington! These senior members of the Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee are specifically requesting your
input on a number
of transportation issues. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity
to participate in an interactive discussion and planning session
with all 29 New York House Representatives (invited), the Department
of Transportation, and other high-level decision-makers!
CONFIRMED
SPEAKERS for the Congressional Breakfast and Legislative
Briefings include:
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton
Doug Holz-Eakin, Director of the Congressional Budget Office
John Faso, Leading New York State's TEA-21 reauthorization efforts
Jim Mazzarella, Governor Pataki’s Washington Representative
Would you or one of your member businesses like to help sponsor
the Legislative Reception? Sponsors
get excellent visibility and prestige in helping to celebrate
New York business right
on Capitol
Hill, with the movers and shakers of the political arena.
Click here for a sponsorship form: http://www.canys.org/pdf/2003/Washington
Reception Sponsor form.pdf
E-Advocacy Update: Stop the Corporate Tax Hike! . . .
As
of today, April 17, more than 1,520 of
your colleagues and neighbors had used the E-Advocacy system
to send some 7,690 faxes
to legislators, urging them to reject the "New Jersey Plan" of
tax hikes.
As you are aware, the plan is reminiscent of the corporate tax
increase adopted by New Jersey last summer, in an (unsuccessful)
effort to end that state’s budget difficulties. Like the
New Jersey plan, it is being spun as an effort to close "loopholes";
but like the New Jersey plan, it would impose a new gross receipts
tax and many other new tax burdens on the state’s corporations.
As of now, the Rochester
Business Alliance, Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Greater
Syracuse,
Orange County, Chautauqua County, Genesee
County, Westchester County,
and Rockland Business Association Chambers
led participation by their members.
More supporters are becoming E-Advocates each day. Make sure
your voice isn't left out! E-mail maggie.moree@bcnys.org with
any questions on how to participate.
Welcome to CANYS, New Yorktown Chamber of Commerce . . .
A
new member has joined the Chamber Alliance! Ray San Fratello
and the CANYS
Board wish a warm welcome to the New
Yorktown Chamber of Commerce. Yorktown's "business
first" organization
has been serving commercial interests in the town since its founding
in January 1994. Today the Chamber is Yorktown's fastest growing
independent, broad-based business organization. Our membership
includes more than 350 small and mid-sized businesses, professional
firms and individuals located throughout Yorktown. The chamber
serves all of the five business hamlets, Jefferson Valley, Shrub
Oak, Mohegan Lake, Crompond and Yorktown Heights. To send a note
of congratulations on behalf of your chamber, e-mail Yorktown’s
president, Denise D’Amico at staff@yorktownchamber.org.
CANYS Institute Scholarship . . .
Congratulations
to Michael Horton of
the Schuyler County Chamber for
being selected as the 2003 recipient of the CANYS $1000 Scholarship
to attend the U.S. Chamber's Institute for Organization Management!
Many thanks to the selection committee of Frank Hale (Greater
Oswego Chamber), Len Cane (Ulster County Chamber),
and Steve Newvine (Livingston County Chamber), and our many qualified
applicants! If you or a staff member is interested in attending
Institute, more information can be found at http://www.uschamber.com/institute/default.
Got Data? . . .
There's
a new resource for planners, public
officials, community organizations and others who need to know about the people
in their neighborhood! The
Lewis Mumford Center at SUNY
Albany has a MAP NEW YORK GIS system project which provides current
data on key social and economic indicators. This sophisticated
series of web
pages is useful in identifying population, age, income, etc. for
key service
areas. Data are provided for counties, cities/towns, and census
tracts in New
York State. Visit http://mumford.cas.albany.edu/nysi or
call 518-442-2579 for more information.
Tell Us About It . . .
The
Columbia County Chamber of Commerce is seeking qualified
applicants to serve as President of this 860-member organization
with a population of 63,000. Interested candidates should
send resume and salary requirements by May 7, 2003 to: Andrew
Howard, Board Chairman, P.O. Box 77, Hudson, NY 12534 or
email howard@ccslawfirm.com.
Got
a question you’d like to ask other CANYS members?
Send it to maggie.moree@bcnys.org |
