A good deal of our attention has been happily distracted from March Mayhem to March Madness. Thank goodness for basketball. It temporarily shifts our focus away from the mayhem on local roads and bridges once the spring thaw is in full swing.

Winter's fury and the relentless beating our infrastructure has taken from ice, snow, sand, salt and heavy equipment are obvious to anyone who ventures out before the patching crews have been out in full force.

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For the benefit of the many taxpayers that are trying to determine who is on their side in the current debate and litigation regarding the 2009 Erie County Budget, make no mistake.  The County Legislature is blocking the proposed Collins' tax increase – plain and simple.  It is the County Legislature that is looking out [. Click to continue reading...

For the benefit of the many taxpayers that are trying to determine who is on their side in the current debate and litigation regarding the 2009 Erie County Budget, make no mistake.  The County Legislature is blocking the proposed Collins' tax increase – plain and simple.  It is the County Legislature that is looking out [. Click to continue reading...