Comments on: DOOMING OUR CITIES http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/05/dooming-our-cities/ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Eisenbart http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/05/dooming-our-cities/#comment-42217 Eisenbart Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:22:12 +0000 http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/03/05/dooming-our-cities/#comment-42217 Unfortunately I think we are still struggling with this here in WNY. At this point we are relying on Chris Collins to do this. Yet I don't think he has a regional plan, or one that I've heard about. He was elected by the suburbs and that is who he is going to please first and foremost. I know this has been said 1000 times before but we need to stop sprawling and focus back inwards. Collins just said he was going to cut ECC expansion plans for infrastructure, but little does he realize that will be a never ending struggle year after year, meeting after meeting. Meanwhile another track of homes goes up in Clarence or Wheatfield while we ignore the problems we need to be facing. I wish Buffalo would focus on the basics and just start spending less. Schools. Roads. Jobs. Reduce Taxes. In no particular order. Unfortunately I think we are still struggling with this here in WNY. At this point we are relying on Chris Collins to do this. Yet I don’t think he has a regional plan, or one that I’ve heard about. He was elected by the suburbs and that is who he is going to please first and foremost.

I know this has been said 1000 times before but we need to stop sprawling and focus back inwards. Collins just said he was going to cut ECC expansion plans for infrastructure, but little does he realize that will be a never ending struggle year after year, meeting after meeting.

Meanwhile another track of homes goes up in Clarence or Wheatfield while we ignore the problems we need to be facing.

I wish Buffalo would focus on the basics and just start spending less.

Schools. Roads. Jobs. Reduce Taxes. In no particular order.

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