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June 14, 2024 Mayor Byron Brown met with The Buffalo News Editorial Board Wednesday to discuss the city's budget gap. "Yes, we’ve got some storm clouds on the horizon, fiscally, but I believe they can be addressed, and I believe that they will be addressed,” he said. What Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is doing – and not doing – to avoid a fiscal crisis A fiscal crisis is looming for the City of Buffalo, the city comptroller, Common Council members and Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority are all warning.

In less than 12 months, the city will face a budget gap of at least $41 million, but it could be more than $55 million. Mayor Byron W. Brown admits it is inevitable that the city – which raised its tax levy by 7.



5% this year – will have to raise property taxes again as soon as next year. But Brown says he is not willing to lay off city workers or cut services to residents. And he says his administration will continue to hire new workers to fill vacancies in its workforce.

Brown is instead counting on Erie County, New York State or the federal government to rescue Buffalo from this financial crisis. – Deidre Williams READ MORE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT How should teachers intervene in student fights? In Buffalo, the question reaches a boiling point: How should teachers intervene in a fight between students? Buffalo School Board President Sharon Belton-Cottman said teachers should do "whatever it takes" for students to be safe. BTF President Rich Nigro explained why teac.

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