Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on the additional $125 million needed for the third phase of Rochester’s school modernization plan.
The legislation passed both houses back in June, but only went to Hochul’s desk a week ago. Local officials had begun to worry about timing — she had to sign the legislation by the end of December — and whether they would have to adjust plans if the governor didn’t sign off, as WXXI News reported late last week.
Sen. Jeremy Cooney, D-Rochester, sponsored the bill and is a 2000 graduate of city schools. His high school, School of the Arts, transitioned to its current building on Prince Street in his time there…