
12/05/2020
Erie County Legislature approves $1.7B budget with layoffs, $20M for Covid-19
“The Democratic majority also justified the doubling of grant money for cities, from $1 million this year to $2.1 million next year, by pointing out that cities do not benefit from the millions spent in county roadwork and infrastructure improvements.
"City dwellers pay the same taxes, yet we don't receive the same package because we're cities," said Legislator Kevin Hardwick, D-City of Tonawanda. "These urban initiatives attempt to make up for that inequity."
The Erie County Legislature – with votes split along party lines – approved a $1.7 billion 2021 budget Thursday.