Assemblyman Sean Ryan joined local community activists in the Town of Tonawanda on Friday to call for reform of the way industrial development agencies operate.
The group gathered outside Science Kit on East Park Drive, which closed and terminated 41 jobs Tuesday, just days after a 15-year package of tax benefits [...]
I would like to comment on a statement that was made in a Jan. 8 letter: “County department heads are now coming out of the woodwork to say they are understaffed.” The writer surmised County Executive Mark Poloncarz would now be able to justify adding union jobs.
Thanks to Artvoice for your continuing coverage of Erie County government, including your reporting on County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s inauguration (“Week in Review,” Artvoice v11n1).
Contrary to the story, however, Mr. Poloncarz did in fact mention the cultural community in his address, and more than once. He specifically talked about the importance of the small [...]
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown are among those expected to be in attendance at Straight Talk 2012, an annual U.S. Small Business Administration program that exposes up and coming businesspeople and current business owners to information about starting or growing their businesses.
That the News editorial staff and County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz see industrial development agency tax exceptions for housing developments as improper is a plus for taxpayers. The editorial regarding the Amherst IDA/Zaepfel plan for ECC North residences, and the Erie County IDA/Poloncarz article regarding the Corn Exchange building both appeared in The News on [...]
