MONROE

COUNTY

REPUBLICAN

COMMITTEE

SUITE 100B 460 STATE STREET ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14608 585-546-8040 FAX 585-546-8519

BILL REILICH
Chairman

For Immediate Release:

April 1, 2016

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STATEMENT FROM MONROE COUNTY REPUBLICAN

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BILL REILICH
Re: Setting the Record Straight on COMIDA/I-Square
Rochester, NY I have decided, because of the many media versions of explanations involving my
comments on I-Square to set the record straight concerning my involvement.
1. Any projects involving COMIDA are public projects and as such there is continual review of
their status. The inference that the problems with this project were "secret" is untrue. Much of
this information is available on various websites. In fact, it is common that these projects are
talked about in the community constantly...why would this one be different? Medley Center
comes to mind first and foremost.
2. I have been aware of I-Square and have heard stories about it for a couple of years. These
conversations go all the way back to the beginning of the project. While preparing the release
about the Bello appointment I received a call from Justin Roj who shared that he had firsthand knowledge that I-Square was in default of their COMIDA obligations.
3. Did I have any involvement with or conversations with COMIDA about the project;
absolutely not! I have never spoken to anyone at COMIDA nor directed anyone to take any
action whatsoever regarding this matter.
4. The I-Square Developer has acted as though he was surprised to find that his project was not
in compliance with the proposal he made and agreed to. How can he be surprised? He did not
build a 15,000 square foot building of 3 stories and replaced it with a smaller 1 story garage
type building. That is like saying that if you do not make your mortgage payments; you
are not in default because you have not received a letter from the bank. He knew he was in
default, he created the default! This is a project with a significant amount of public funding.
5. My criticism of the Supervisor leaving the town was a valid political one. The Governor has
appointed a Democrat to replace a Republican that held the office. The Supervisor left his
town with two important projects unresolved...Medley Centre which is in litigation and ISquare. My point, which I stand by, is that the timing of Mr. Bello's departure ignored his
responsibilities to the town he represented.
As we have seen, there are a lot of issues involving what happened here. Let me say that if the
District Attorney does in fact review the matter I will be the first to cooperate and do so voluntarily.
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