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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Town of Irondequoit public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Operation Stone Garden and ICE Collaboration
Several residents voiced deep concerns over ICE enforcement actions in the Rochester area, urging the town board to adopt sanctuary policies and ban local cooperation with federal immigration agents.
Workplace Violence Prevention Program Implementation
The town is putting a formal workplace violence prevention program in place to protect employees and visitors at Town Hall, DPW, the library, and recreation facilities, meeting new state mandates.
Firehouse Construction
Irondequoit voters just approved plans to build a brand new firehouse for the St. Paul Boulevard Fire District. This upgrade means better and faster emergency response times for your neighborhood.
Solicitor Moratorium & No-Knock List
The town enacted a six-month pause on new peddler licenses to review door-to-door solicitor regulations and consider implementing a 'no-knock' registry.
Proposed Solicitor Moratorium
Irondequoit is looking at hitting pause on new door-to-door solicitor licenses for six months. This break will give the town time to rewrite rules, set up a "no-knock" list, and tighten up background checks.
Irondequoit Ambulance Service 2025 Annual Report
Irondequoit Ambulance representatives presented their 2025 annual report, highlighting an increase to 8,061 calls and noting that Irondequoit is the second busiest town in Monroe County for EMS incidents.
Intersection Visibility and Pedestrian Safety on Cooper Road
Residents at 412 Cooper Road removed overgrown bushes that blocked sight lines at a busy school-area intersection and replaced them with a see-through metal fence, improving pedestrian safety.