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Kathy Hochul: “One of my first calls was to Kim and Terry Fagula, because I…”

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Governor Hochul, Buffalo Bills and Erie County Announce Completion of $2.1 Billion Highmark Stadium

Published | Video Starts at 25:54

What a season you gave us with the Savers this year as well. You know, I came into office a little unexpectedly, August of 2021, and One of my first calls was to Kim and Terry Fagula, because I was hearing that they're a little frustrated that they weren't feeling the right amount of interest from the state. Is that pretty accurate, Terry? Okay. Okay. Okay. We'll leave it at that. But I knew that I could not let this moment escape when they needed a new stadium to keep them in this community. (25:54–26:05)

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Asserts that the Pegulas were frustrated with the state's interest in the stadium project.

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