http://www.speakupwny.com Speak Up WNY en-us Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:00:37 EST (C) 2001-2005 SpeakUpWNY.com editor@speakupwny.com editor@speakupwny.com 5 http://www.speakupwny.com/AmericanRepTheater.shtml Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com () American Repertory Theater of WNY Announces the 2011-12 Season American Rep Theater of WNY is proud to announce the fifth season with one of most diverse and exciting lineups in the theater\'s young history. Artistic Director, Matthew LaChiusa, said of the 2011-12 season, "We are fortunate to have found a home at Buffalo East, so we can plan and execute an entire season." LaChiusa, certain that the season will provide a broad range of theatrical performances, said "ART is thrilled to bring works that appeal to a broad range of patrons yet maintains a strict dedication to our artistic mission statement." http://www.speakupwny.com/AmericanRepTheater.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4591.shtml Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) When the tax cap ordinance was first approved, 75% of New Yorkers breathed a sigh believing tax relief was in sight. Municipalities and school districts would have to manage their budgets under the same constraints as many of its constituents have to. Think again! http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4591.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4590.shtml Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) After holding a public hearing on the matter, by resolution, the Town of Lancaster approved the bonding of $990,000 for the replacement of approximately 6,700 linear feet of 12-inch water line along Schwartz Road, from William Street south to Hall Road. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4590.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4587.shtml Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) Lancaster Town Board Councilman Mark Aquino reported on a letter sent by County Executive Chris Collins submitted to Town and Village of Lancaster officials/residents telling them in no uncertain terms that in his opinion no evidence has been provided to link causes to any municipality agency for the sanitary sewer backup issues being experienced by the Village of Lancaster residents. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4587.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/collinsdebtreduction.shtml Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com () County reduces millions in debt while Washington debates raising debt ceiling As the President and leaders in Congress continue the ongoing debate over the nation’s debt ceiling, Erie County Executive Chris Collins outlined his administration’s successful plan to reduce the County’s debt by nearly $200 million over the next several years. Collins has made reducing the County’s debt burden a top priority of his administration. http://www.speakupwny.com/collinsdebtreduction.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4582.shtml Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) One of the charges made by Councilman Mark Aquino in his Lancaster Bee editorial was that a citizen lawsuit delayed the police facility project from moving forward. For that reason a change in building codes over that period of time resulted in the cancellation of the Walden Avenue Colecraft building project and the change to a new build on Pavement Road. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4582.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/FamiliesofSMA_.shtml Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com () Saturday, August 6th at 9am hundreds of children and adults will come together at the Beaver Island State Park on Grand Island to have fun, and more importantly to raise money to find a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, SMA. Some people will walk, but others will be pushed in their wheelchairs or use motorized chairs because they are living with SMA. http://www.speakupwny.com/FamiliesofSMA_.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/accelerateupstate.shtml Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com () You are invited to join a wide array of Upstate stakeholders - business leaders, labor leaders, municipal and school leaders, environmentalists, not-for-profits, farmers and more – for a two-day conference hosted by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership on August 4 & 5, 2011, focusing on how Upstate can thrive given the state’s particular political balance and the resulting limited political clout Upstate. http://www.speakupwny.com/accelerateupstate.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4579.shtml Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) Stepping into the arena to do battle with the Lancaster Town Board, feisty, senior citizen Henry Gull addressed the board on Councilman Mark Aquino’s Bee letter where he stated that the town acted responsibly in their managing the eight year old police building project. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4579.shtml http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4578.shtml Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST editor@speakupwny.com (Lee Chowaniec) In a recent Lancaster Bee ‘Letter to the Editor’ publication, Town of Lancaster Councilman Mark Aquino opined that the town acted responsibly throughout the eight year period from purchase of the 3949 Walden Avenue Colecraft building to the decision to change plans and construct a new build on Pavement Road. http://www.speakupwny.com/article_4578.shtml