Cuomo signs court consolidation bill

Three Lewis County courts were merged into one after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the legislation into law yesterday.

Here's Steve Virkler's previous story on it, which gives a good overview of the situation.

Mr. Cuomo had touted consolidation early in his term, but I haven't heard much of it since. Of course, the SAGE commission will consolidate many state agencies, but many people are wondering why we need a town Lyme and a village of Chaumont. And then there's that mess up near Ogdensburg. Are you in Oswegatchie? Or the Burg? Or Lisbon? When I lived there, I never really knew.