BUFFALO, N.Y. — With financial pressure building at Buffalo City Hall over a proposed 25 percent property tax increase from Mayor Sean Ryan, other ideas are circulating to determine how best to deal with a projected $109 million budget gap.
In a letter to Ryan, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes is raising concerns about the impact on her East Side Assembly District residents but also suggesting a discussion with Erie County officials.
As Mayor Ryan put it last week: “If someone has ideas on how t close a $109 million budget gap, we’ve got time. That’s why we put this information out. I’m open to all ideas.”…