BUFFALO – Governor Andrew Cuomo was in Western New York Wednesday to make a major announcement regarding the Peace Bridge. The governor, flanked by other local and state officials, said the state will act by June to acquire and demolish all remaining properties needed to add seven inspection lanes and other improvements to the Peace Bridge plaza. The governor said the time to act for the Peace Bridge is long overdue, and he plans to pursue it very aggressively. An official with the governor’s office says if necessary, the state will exercise the power of eminent domain to complete the acquisition and demolition process.
While in Buffalo, the governor also took time out to highlight the recently adopted state budget at Buffalo State College. Cuomo addressed about 300 supporters and virtually every top government official in Western New York in the first of a series of statewide gatherings to highlight adoption of the second on-time and balanced state budget in a row. He and other top leaders congratulated each other on the bipartisan effort that he said has helped erase Albany’s reputation as host of a “dysfunctional” state government.
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