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Byron Brown: “I was able to stabilize the finances of the city of Buffalo…”

Featuring: Byron Brown, Democratic | Former Mayor of Buffalo, New York

One-on-One with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown

Published October 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 09:30

And when I first came into office as mayor, there were very significant financial challenges, much greater than we have right now. I was able to stabilize the finances of the city of Buffalo, which enabled me to lift the wage freeze on city employees. which enabled us to stimulate over $10 billion of economic development in the city of Buffalo, creating thousands of jobs in the city and region for people from Buffalo and western New York. (09:30–09:41)

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Asserts that he stabilized Buffalo's finances and lifted a wage freeze on city employees.

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“In the last four years in the city of Buffalo, that amount has almost been $3 million.”
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“The position was advertised between $280,000 to $320,000.”
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“The board selected me unanimously for the position.”
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“I applied for the gaming license several weeks ago.”
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“The state gaming corporation saw no impediments to my license being approved.”
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“It is a financially very profitable organization that delivers resources to 17 municipalities in Western New York.”
One-on-One with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown | Uploaded October 1, 2024 | 08:27-08:40
“When I first came into office as mayor, there were very significant financial challenges, much greater than we have right now.”
One-on-One with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown | Uploaded October 1, 2024 | 09:21-09:30
“Now the city of Buffalo has a rainy day fund of $43 million.”
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“I proposed a certain tax increase. Some of the council members were insistent on reducing that tax increase.”
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“Some of the money has already begun to be spent [on the east side of Buffalo].”
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“We've assembled $150,000 to start spending in [Jefferson Avenue on the east side of Buffalo].”
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“Committed to progress in all sections of the city of Buffalo, including the east side of Buffalo.”
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“I think he [Chris Scanlon] is capable of leading the city of Buffalo.”
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“I think he [Chris Scanlon] will be a strong leader for the city of Buffalo.”
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“I have had other job offers and opportunities the entire time I've had the opportunity to move into the private sector and make more money.”
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“I was committed to the work that I was doing and the growth that we were seeing in the in the city of Buffalo.”
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“I ran that write in campaign to save the city, to salvage the city from someone that I thought if they ever got to that office, did not have…”
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“That was one of the reasons that I worked so hard. And I think that was one of the reasons why people all across the city and all across the…”
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“That led to us being able to create an environment to stimulate over $10 billion of development in this city, creating thousands of jobs for…”
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“I have hired the most diverse administration in the history of the city of Buffalo.”
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“Chris Scanlon is a good man who cares about people and I have been able to work with him in his capacity as South District council member…”
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“I think people came out so strongly because they saw one person they felt was qualified and one person that they thought was not qualified.”
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“It was never quite clearly communicated to me why [the federal agency coming into the building] occurred.”
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“Nothing came of it. It is more than 19 years now and I feel that that is a closed chapter.”
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“I will still be a resident of the east side of Buffalo.”
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“I would not be sitting here as the longest serving mayor of the city of Buffalo in its history.”
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“My plan is to go into the private sector.”
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