BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The city of Buffalo confirmed with News 4 that digging out from this January’s storms cost $6.6 million, $5 million of which went to private contractors. So, who will bear the financial brunt of the cost for this and future snowstorms?
After seeing recent comments by Mayor Brown about a possible tax increase as a result of recent snowstorms News 4 reached out to the city.
With the city confirming that is just a possible consideration and that the mayor’s comments incorporated more factors than just snow removal. Still the question of who will pay for these weather emergencies worries state leaders.
“There are some emergencies that are so big that local areas can’t handle it and we recognize that when there’s a horrible storm flooding like in Louisiana. We understand the federal government is going out there and we support federal government going out there and helping those people. We’re just saying when we have our storms, we are asking for the same courtesy,” said District 143 Assemblymember Monica Wallace.