Rochester City Council approves updated DMC plan

The Rochester City Council approved of a new plan for the Destination medical Center

Get in on the name game./// the rochester city council has voted unanimously to move forward with destination medical center's updated five?*- year plan.

Kimt news three's anthony monzon is live outside of city hall with the details.

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George... today's discussion among city leaders was really a look back at how dmc fared over the past five years... and a look forward at what the future holds for rochester.

Dmc officials say they've made great progress in areas such as job creation and private investment into the rochester area... which places the project in a strong position as it enters its second phase.

They also made the case dmc will be a unique advantage to the med city as it recovers from the economic effects of covid?

"* nineteen... a point which rochester "we are in such a better place than many communities that i'm listening to the mayors who are saying 'oh, we cancelled all of our projects, we were going to do sewer, we were going to do... we've stopped.'

And we haven't done that, and dmc is part of the reason that we've been able to continue on."

Now today was not solely focused on dmc's successes.

Officials acknowledge there's room for improvement in how the project could support affordable housing and mitigate the impact of construction on downtown businesses.

In rochester... anthony monzon... kimt news thank you anthony.

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"*c officials also say improving rapid transit and rebuilding aging infrastructur e will be central focuses