Monday, April 13, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY

Erie County Considers End to Costly Development Mistakes

Diverse coalition of local officials, community groups, businesses, environmentalists, and others call for passage of the Strategic Development Act to establish an Erie County Planning Board and better advise county on economic development and land-use decisions

WHAT: Press Conference to unveil final legislation and urge Collins to reconsider his position

WHO: A diverse coalition of local officials, community organizations, academics, businesses, and others including Erie County Legislators, Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, Buffalo Councilman David Rivera, Amherst Councilman Mark Manna, VOICE Buffalo, LISC, and the Partnership for the Public Good will attend press conference with support from Grand Island Supervisor Pete McMahon, Paul Ciminelli, Howard Zemsky, the Working Families Party, the League of Women Voters, and others.

WHEN: Press Conference: Wednesday, April 15 at Noon
Public Hearing: Thursday, April 16 at Noon

WHERE: Both events at the:
Erie County Legislature
92 Franklin Street, Fourth Floor

WHY: The Strategic Development Act to establish an Erie County Planning Board is now, after almost ten months of debate, in its final form. A truly unique coalition of unlikely partners has joined together in support of the Legislation and is calling upon the County Executive to support it. Supporters feel the legislation is essential to reform County Government, reduce taxes and infrastructure costs, and make more strategic economic development and land-use decisions in the region.
The Act would bring Erie County into compliance with State General Municipal Law and the Erie Niagara Framework for Regional Growth ("Framework"). The Framework is a widely supported planning document which plots a way forward for future land-use decisions and calls for the establishment of an Erie County Planning Board. It was approved unanimously by the Erie County Legislature in April 2007 and County Executive Collins issued an Executive Order implementing the Framework in March 2008.

PHOTO OP: Large pictures of major infrastructure projects in the region now being "reconsidered"
Many supporters gathered with signs

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