Summary
Collins needs to get his priorities in order
'Tis the season to refer to him as "Scrooge" or "Grinch." He seems to prefer "successful businessman." The county executive appears to be determined to remove from constituents whatever quality of life remains in this area in the name of balancing the budget. The situation reminds me of his predecessor's red and green budgets, with fear as the motivation for passage. Threats of increasing property taxes are designed to frighten the Legislature into acceptance of his proposed budget.See the full content of this document
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Everybody's Column / Letters From Our Readers
For a brief time, it seemed that the Legislature might have the integrity to challenge his axing of the budget by restoring funding to deserving entities. But this is Western New York politics. What did we expect?
It's too bad that the money spent on Chris Collins' lawsuits is not available as revenue. His county jail debacle, in retrospect, and the resultant damages to the budget might have helped provide a step up to the richly deserving cultural organizations that enrich the lives of ...See the full content of this document
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