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Wanted: Ideas for the state Canal system
It’s an historic feature of upstate New York and a tourist attraction but the Canal System that runs along the Mohawk and Hudson river basins is also a perpetual drain on taxpayer dollars.
Now Gov. Andrew Cuomo is starting a competition with $2.5 million in prize money to help the winners implement their ideas to improve recreation/tourism and infrastructure along the waterway.
Competitors will partner with municipalities, the Canal system or a non-profit to carry out their plans.
Read more: http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/277464/wanted-ideas-for-the-state-canal-system/