Site search

Search results

2 results found

Reaction to Gov. Paterson's budget swift and negative

By Howard B. Owens
Jan 20, 2010, 9:16am

The howls of anger and indignation you heard last night echoing from the Bronx to Buffalo is the reaction from special interests throughout the state to Gov. David Paterson's proposed budget.

While raising taxes $1 billion, the plan also cuts spending $5.5 billion.

You don't cut spending that much without

OPINION: Ellicott Station is not looking like a 'Pathway to Prosperity'

By Howard B. Owens
Feb 18, 2023, 5:37pm

Ellicott Station was sold to Batavia as part of our community's "Pathway to Prosperity."

It was going to bring more people Downtown to help bolster business, fill vacant storefronts, and put more feet on the street.

At the groundbreaking for the project, developer Sam Savarino, along with state, city and GCEDC