The Paper of Record for the Town of Brighton

I just got off the phone with a lovely woman from The Brighton-Pittsford Post. She was asking for my renewal subscription at the the cost of 19 cents per copy.

What? I remember when stamps were only 19 cents. And now I can continue to have the BPP delivered to my mailbox for less than two thin dimes? I fell asleep on the couch last night and had exactly two dimes, which exited my deep pockets, stuck to my ass. What a fucking deal. This week is already paid for in full. And given the exercise I get when I take the recycling bin to the street how can I go wrong?

Oh my, what to do?

I've wondered why the Town continues to use this publication as its Paper of Record given the distribution is so small that it barely covers small fraction of the households in Brighton. At my last inquiry, my zip code had a grand total of 361 subscriptions. I suppose a fairly regular column by Supervisor Frankel is a good avenue of communication, however, the paper has greater readership in Honeoye Falls than in Brighton itself. And if its a dollar and cents thing, I can understand that, as my understanding is that there are no requirements for the publication of Legal Notices other than simply publishing in a "real" newspaper. Maybe, just maybe the Supervisor's column is predicated upon a contractual agreement to establish BPP as the Paper of Record. Or maybe it's just tradition.

Me thinks they need to pump up circulation figures to stroke potential advertisers.

You thinks I'm right.