As families abandon homes over radioactive contamination and fears of another environmental disaster grip Niagara County, Governor Kathy Hochul chose not to face the residents demanding answers.
Instead of appearing at Monday night’s public meeting at the Niagara Falls Convention Center – where more than 200 anxious homeowners packed the room hoping to question state leaders directly – the governor delivered a pre-recorded video message while members of her administration and federal officials stood before an increasingly frustrated crowd.
The decision quickly became one of the meeting’s defining moments…