The City of Rome, NY

The U.S. Small Business Administration will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second Draw applications on Friday, January 15, at 9 AM. The portal will fully open on Tuesday, January 19, to all participating PPP lenders to submit First and Second Draw loan applications to SBA. First and Second Draw PPP Loans made to eligible borrowers qualify for full loan forgiveness if during the ...8- to 24-week covered period following loan disbursement: Employee and compensation levels are maintained; The loan proceeds are spent on payroll costs and other eligible expenses; and At least 60 percent of the proceeds are spent on payroll costs A borrower is generally eligible for a Second Draw PPP Loan if the borrower: Previously received a First Draw PPP Loan and will or has used the full amount only for authorized uses; Has no more than 300 employees; and Can demonstrate at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts between comparable quarters in 2019 and 2020. For more information, visit: https://www.sba.gov//coronavir/paycheck-protection-program

REMINDER: There is NO delay with trash and recycling pickup by CWSI next week, due to Martin Luther King Day.

UPDATED- The following programs will not have transportation until further notice: All BOCES CTE programs... These programs will continue to have transportation: MO BOCES Career X / VTP program YMCA Program Amish Madison Oneida BOCES Supported Learning Programs Rome Catholic School Please contact the Transportation office with any questions.

Due to the Veterans Day Holiday on Wednesday, November 11, Wednesday and Thursday green waste collection will be delayed by one day. There will not be a delay by CWSI for garbage collection.

For more information, please visit: https://www.sba.gov//coronavir/paycheck-protection-program or https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares

State of Emergency Extended

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Registration for the EPA Renovate and Lead Paint course for November and December are due Friday, 10/30. Those interested in signing up must preregister and can be done so by calling (315) 792-5300 or online at www.mvcc.edu/cced

Overnight Parking Restrictions begin on Sunday, November 1:

** REMINDER: Since October 31st falls on a Saturday to pay taxes, people will have until Monday, November 2nd to do so.