WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009

IANNELLO APPOINTED CO-CHAIR OF THE NIAGARA ERIE REGIONAL COALITION BY LEGISLATURE CHAIR MARINELLI

Erie County Legislator Michele M. Iannello (D-Kenmore) was recently appointed Co-Chair of the Niagara Erie Regional Coalition and a member of its Board of Directors by County Legislature Chair Lynn M. Marinelli (D-Buffalo, Tonawanda).

Legislator Iannello has been serving on the Board of Directors as one of the County Legislature's appointments, and has now replaced former Co-Chair Legislator Kathy Konst.

The appointment of Legislator Iannello as Co-Chair of the Niagara Erie Regional Coalition, as well as the appointment of Legislator and Majority Leader Maria R. Whyte (D-Buffalo) to the NERC board, was submitted by Chair Marinelli.

"I believe in a regional approach to government as defined by the Coalition's mission statement. My experience on the Community Enrichment Committee regarding tourism and culture along with my membership on the New York State Association of Counties' Public Safety Committee has served to enhance that theory," Legislator Iannello said. "My role as Chair of the Green Actions Community Committee will allow me to engage 'green jobs' and 'green energy' into our economic development goals. I am excited about this opportunity and appreciate the confidence Chairwoman Marinelli has placed in me with this appointment."

The Niagara Erie Regional Coalition is a partnership between government, private and non-profit agencies committed to thinking and acting regionally for the betterment of Erie and Niagara counties. According to its mission statement, the coalition "is a non-traditional regional collaborative forum for linking multiple organizations and initiatives, and also serves as a catalyst to identify and pursue opportunities to grow the region."

"I am pleased that Legislator Iannello has accepted the appointment as Co-Chair of the Niagara Erie Regional Coalition. She possesses the experience and knowledge to make a serious contribution to the region on behalf of the Legislature," Chair Marinelli said. "Her hard work and ability to take on and achieve success on projects and issues will allow her to represent our concerns on regional government, tourism, culture and green jobs and energy."

According to its web page (www.erie.gov/regionalcoalition/), the NERC "concentrates its efforts in the areas of economic development, government affairs, tourism and culture, and transportation. Within the aforementioned topic areas, we act as a venue for discussing and/or acting on a wide range of projects and policies initiated by member agencies or others, and we also initiate projects and policies ourselves."

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