Mayor Austin Tylec used his annual State of the City address at the Riviera Theatre to highlight a wave of residential development, infrastructure upgrades and redevelopment efforts underway across North Tonawanda, while also defending the city’s financial management amid ongoing labor tensions and rising project costs.
Framing the city as one on the upswing, Tylec pointed to visible construction activity and what he described as steady fiscal footing.
“North Tonawanda is a city that is moving forward, and it is doing so with intention,” Tylec said Tuesday. “The progress we’ve made is real. It is visible in our neighborhoods, in our infrastructure, in our financial stability, and in the strength of our local economy.”…