WIC Program

Some talking points, but feel free to use your own!
1) If the County decides to not to reapply for sponsorship of the WIC program, then there would be a loss of 8 'union' jobs through the County (and the subsequent benefits accrued through a union).

2) If the County does decide to not reapply, then there is no way to guarantee that whomever does pick up WIC would even be located in this County. This could mean the loss of jobs and potential taxes to the County.

3) The present WIC Program that is run through the County is ranked very highly in the state of New York (one of the highest). Switching to another agency obviously runs the risk of losing this level of quality service.

Full list of legislators- Yours should be on here. You can call the Office of the Legislature at 274-5434 to find out who your Legislator is.

1 (D) Pamela Mackesey, 323 Pleasant Street, Ithaca 14850 273-6203

E-mail: pmackesey@twcny.rr.com

2 (D) Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, 528 West Clinton Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 277-5104

E-mail: leslyn@twcny.rr.com

3 (D) Carol Chock, 39 Woodcrest Avenue Ithaca, NY 14850 273-9007

E-mail: cic1@cornell.edu

4 (D) Nathan Shinagawa, 520 East Buffalo Street, Apt. 2, Ithaca, NY 14850 280-7557

E-mail: nshinagawa@gmail.com

5 (D) Katherine Luz Herrera, 116 Utica Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 273-8169

E-mail: klh7@cornell.edu

6 (R) Michael J. Sigler, 218 Peruville Road, Freeville, NY 13068 339-7978