Erie County Rights Coalition

31/03/2016

After the vote which defeated the 2am closing resolution, there was still a resolution to hold a county-wide referendum on the issue. We were just informed that the referendum resolution was NOT adopted by the Erie County Legislature. There will be NO referendum about the 2am rollback issue! And, there should NOT be a referendum. Why should every voter in Erie County be asked to vote on an issue that most of them have no direct stake in, one way or the other? And, referendums cost money! Why waste our county's money on this? We support economic freedom and growth in our community! And we support the working class people who would have been hurt by the rollback proposal.

04/02/2016

Thanks legislator Lorigo for standing up for us working folks! http://www2.erie.gov/lorigo/

The Erie County Legislature’s Finance and Management Committee met with the Buffalo Urban League, former employees and community activists today to discuss serious issues raised during the Comptroller Office’s contract review of the agency. In his analysis of the review, Finance and Management Commi…

04/02/2016

3 yes, 7 no, 1 abstain

21/01/2016

Today, several Erie County legislators decided to bring more adversity to an already battered industry by stalling the vote on the 2am closing. All we asked for was a simple up or down vote to settle the issue. Neither the majority of legislators, nor the general public think this is a good idea. Yet some legislators have chosen to waste valuable public time to discuss this non-issue. Meanwhile, jobs hang in the balance. Working people and small business owners are already being hurt by the uncertainty as well as the prospect of being saddled with another regulation by government bureaucrats. It is time to contact the people responsible for this fiasco & tell them "ENOUGH"! Contact our legislators here to tell them to vote NO to rolling back the bar closing times to 2am. Here is a link to the Erie County Legislature web page: http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/

19/11/2015

Call and email each of the 11 district legislators to let them know you oppose the 2am closing time! Here's the link. Please remember to be respectful.

Members of the Erie County legislature each operate a staffed district office which offers residents a variety of services.

17/11/2015

This is a letter from John P Sullivan the Project Coordinator of the Stop DWI Program in Central Police Services. It clearly refutes the arguments that a 2am closing time will prevent DWI's or even solve so called "quality of life" problems.

http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/sites/www2.erie.gov.legislature/files/uploads/Session_Folders/2015/Session_21/15Comm.21E-12.PDF

16/11/2015

Here is a letter from Allentown homeowners Jim & Nicole dated November 12, 2015 that was received by the Erie County Legislature and added to the agenda for the next session taking place on November 19, 2015:

http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/sites/www2.erie.gov.legislature/files/uploads/Session_Folders/2015/Session_21/15Comm.21M-5.PDF

16/11/2015

This is a link to the correspondence that the county has logged in for the record. A few highlights are the petition against the 2am closing time with over 2,200 signatures up to that time and a Facebook poll showing 55% against the new restrictions and only 23% for the more restrictive law:

http://www2.erie.gov/legislature/sites/www2.erie.gov.legislature/files/uploads/Session_Folders/2015/Session_21/15Comm.21E-13.PDF

16/11/2015

A few bureaucrats in Erie County want to change the legal time that bars and restaurants can serve alcohol from 4am to 2am. This will hurt working people and our economy. Please follow the link to SIGN THE PETITION to keep the 4am closing time!

I just signed a petition at iPetitions.com. Please join me in supporting this important cause!

15/11/2015

Visit our website to SIGN THE PETITION to stop Erie County from forcing bars & restaurants to close early!

Stop Erie County from rolling back the closing time for bars from 4am to 2am. Protect the rights of small business owners and their employees.