Erie County Legislator Edward Rath announces that the bridge on Salt Road near Delaware Road is being replaced with work starting on Monday, May 22. Through traffic will not be allowed from Lapp Road to Rapids Road. Detours will be posted. The closure is expected to be in place until Sept. 30, 2017. 

Erie County Legislator Edward Rath reminds residents that the county hosts two Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off Days every spring.

The County Executive’s 2017-2020 Revised Erie County Four Year Financial Plan has our Legislature Majority Caucus questioning its financial decision-making ideas. Based on this proposed plan, submitted in mid-April, we are heading toward a deficit in each year. As such I suggest the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority (ECFSA) reject this incomplete plan. Furthermore, and most importantly, any changes cannot include a tax increase for residents.

Erie County Legislator Edward A. Rath announces that Erie County is seeking local businesses to participate in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), coordinated through the Department of Social Services. Through this partnership, businesses provide work assignments and guidance to youths, who are paid through the agency that runs SYEP.

Back in 2012, I worked with volunteer firefighters and the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, known as FASNY, to get Erie County included in the HELP (Higher Education Learning Plan) grant, which was paid for with federal dollars. This is an important partnership for many reasons but now a lack of FEMA funding has threatened this program.