The City of Buffalo is staring into a budget hole where it thought millions of dollars of federal aid would be.
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"We need a second round (of federal aid) to not only address what is the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, but to also help local governments that are going to be the front lines with the vaccine delivery," Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz said last week.
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Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino, shown here watching a protest during the summer, worries about the fiscal impact of the months ahead on the city of about 50,000.
WASHINGTON – As Congress dawdles and debates about whether to help local governments that have been sick with the novel coronavirus for months, county and municipal officials fear their budgets will soon be sicker than ever.
"We need a second round (of federal aid) to not only address what is the second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, but to also help local governments that are going to be the front lines with the vaccine delivery," Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz said last week.
Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino, shown here watching a protest during the summer, worries about the fiscal impact of the months ahead on the city of about 50,000.
