Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon is calling on the City Comptroller, Barbara Miller-Williams, to act on past failures to issue Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs) that are delaying more than $110 million in capital investments throughout the city.
These initiatives as part of the mayor’s capital budget were approved by the Buffalo Common Council back in December 2024. Mayor Scanlon says the comptroller’s inaction has put a number of bold and strategic investments in health and public safety, infrastructure, cultural institutions and public schools on hold.
“These are shovel ready projects, ready to go that need to be invested in. But more than that, they are promises. Promises made to the people of Buffalo. Promises that we will improve lives, generate jobs and transform neighborhoods, and I intend to keep my promises. However, not a single shovel is in the ground on one of these projects. And why? Because the City of Buffalo Comptroller has failed the bond out for any of these projects, including the Bond Anticipation Notes necessary to unlock additional investment and move these projects forward,” said Mayor Scanlon on Wednesday…