Continued questionable spending of opioid funds

The City of Buffalo under Mayor Sean Ryan is still spending money intended to address addiction on unrelated equipment like snowblowers and speakers for its fireboat.

The fire department recently used $1,761 of opioid settlement funds on the Cotter fireboat. Photo credit: WKBW

Mayor Sean Ryan’s administration has continued the city’s practice of spending money earmarked to address opioid addiction on unrelated equipment.

Since January 1, when Ryan took office, the fire and police departments have used over $10,000 in grant money intended to battle opioid overdoses to buy snowblowers, electronics, and upgrades to a 2025 Ford Explorer, according to city records…

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