BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan Ryan is asking the common council to approve borrowing totaling over $20 million through the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority for emergency repairs to community centers and fire stations, along with design for some “shovel ready” projects.
The BFSA, commonly known as the control board, has not borrowed on behalf of the city since 2007.
The mayor’s office has asked the common council to approve the borrowing to address what Deputy Mayor Benjamin Swanekamp describes as a series of “critical, emergent issues.”…