BUFFALO, N.Y. — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, in a letter to the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority, warns that “Buffalo may face a budget gap significantly greater than the gap of $70,000,000 recently announced by Acting Mayor Christopher Scanlon.”
The County Executive also said the revenue projections in the recommended budget “may be overstated and spending cuts that may be impossible to achieve.”
In his 5-page letter to the BFSA, Poloncarz said he asked the Division of Budget and Management to review the 2025-2026 city budget proposal…