{"id":67538,"date":"2025-08-27T22:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=67538"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:32:33","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-wrotb-2025-mid-year-financial-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/genesee-county-batavia-wrotb-2025-mid-year-financial-report\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Batavia\/WROTB 2025 Mid-Year Financial Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" 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