Erie County Comptroller Kevin Hardwick is proposing a plan to share a portion of the county’s upcoming budget surplus with its three cities: Lackawanna, Tonawanda and Buffalo.
While the exact amount of the surplus is not yet known, Hardwick said the county will finish this fiscal year with extra cash. He wants one-third of that money to go to the cities as they see fit.
“I think we need a balanced approach to the county’s surplus,” Hardwick said…