As it turned out last year, that December deadline was meaningless, as the budget process went into January, February and March, |
Control Board Chairman Ned Regan appears to be agreeing with the Republican minority position that we need more cost savings upfront. $68 million dollars in the fourth year, doesn't cut it. |
ECMC is a very important institution in our community, and the political interference is not allowing it to come back. |
I have no problems with them giving the legislature a little more time, but I don't think the Giambra Administration and the legislature can together put together a four-year plan that's balanced. |
I personally think that, as far as the legislature is concerned, the democratic majority is the problem, ... They've been disorganized. They haven't been making good decisions. |
I think the control board should either send it back to the legislature for balancing, or they should go to a hard control board immediately. |
I think we can make a lot more cuts before we raise taxes, |
It doesn't address enough to the other side of the equation, which is reducing expenses. We here in Erie County cannot tax our way back to prosperity. We need to reduce our expenses. They need to reorganize County government, |
It's the ‘same old, same old.’ |
Most of the four year plan is the same old, same old. It's an attempt to raise taxes without cutting expenses. You think this is going to fly? I hope not. |
Originally, it was thought to be a milestone in this whole process, ... Now, as things have evolved, and the control board has said it's not a firm vote, it's really non-binding. It probably doesn't have any substance to it anymore. |
That doesn't bother me as much. We need to have some oversight to this Administration, |
turmoil has divided and confused a small congregation that for nearly two weeks had come together to help displaced victims. |