BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon is pushing back against claims about the city’s financial situation, calling the budget assessment from the city comptroller’s office misleading. He’s defending his administration’s handling of a budget deficit inherited from former Mayor Byron Brown.
Scanlon contacted the 7 News I-Team after previous reporting on Buffalo’s budget issues and social media posts about the city’s deficit. He said he inherited significant budgeting problems when Brown resigned in October 2024, including bookkeeping that “didn’t make sense” and a $31 million shortfall.
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