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Common Council member: proposed city budget needs to be amended

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Common Council member Mitch Nowakowski said that the proposed $41 million budget increase outlined by Buffalo mayor Byron Brown in his State of the City address on Wednesday needs to be amended. Nowakowski, who represents the Fillmore District, is the chair of the Common Council Finance Committee. The proposed budget […]

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New York State cities, towns, villages to get extra aid

Buffalo will receive an extra $5 million, but Mayor Byron W. Brown thinks the city should have gotten an extra $10 million or more.

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Buffalo's lead paint inspection program unsustainable

Lead exposure remains a major issue in cities like Buffalo and Rochester with concentrated, segregated poverty and old, deteriorated housing stock.

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Buffalo hikes fees, fines for short-term rental properties

Amendments to short-term rental regulations aim at ensuring compliance and responsibility within Buffalo's short-term rental market while maintaining the integrity of local neighborhoods.

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City of Buffalo suspends winter parking regulations along bus routes

Winter parking regulations took effect on Nov. 15.

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Community groups call on Buffalo to reduce lead poisoning among children

Advocates say more than 200 Buffalo children are diagnosed with lead poisoning a year, the majority in rental units.

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Groups urge Buffalo to test more rental units for lead paint

A group of 39 community organizations appealed to the city of Buffalo to inspect far more rental properties for toxic lead paint, as required by its own Proactive Rental Inspections

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Buffalo urges FEMA to widen scope for snow emergencies

Common Council members say the city and other municipalities that endure snow emergencies deserve to have them viewed by the federal government in the same light as other weather disasters

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Judge to decide legality of pay hikes for Buffalo officials

State Supreme Court Justice Craig D. Hannah heard arguments Tuesday on a petition brought by the nonprofit New York Coalition for Open Government and two Buffalo resident taxpayers seeking to

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Zeneta Everhart to build 'big table' for Buffalo education

Zeneta B. Everhart brought together about 100 people with different connections to Buffalo education – including BPS administrators, School Board members, community partners and parent groups – to dig into

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