News - 2021

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01/07/2021 Legislator Joe Lorigo re-elected as Erie County Legislature Minority Leader
01/13/2021 Legislator Lorigo calls on State Liquor Authority to waive liquor license renewal fees in support of struggling restaurants
01/21/2021 Legislature supports Legislator Lorigo’s effort to cap third party food delivery service fees during a declared emergency like COVID-19
01/27/2021 Legislator Lorigo supports permanently lifting restrictions on Erie County restaurants
02/02/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO REPORTS OF MISLEADING COVID-19 DEATH COUNT AT NYS NURSING HOMES
02/09/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO AND AREA SCHOOLS TEAM UP FOR ANNUAL VALENTINES FOR SENIORS PROGRAM
02/09/2021 Legislator Lorigo blocks Democrat-sponsored resolution in support of cancelling trillions of dollars in student loan debt
02/25/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO CELEBRATES THE TOWN OF AURORA WINTERFEST AND ITS ORGANIZERS
03/01/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO CALLING FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNOR CUOMO
03/04/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNOR CUOMO PASSES LEGISLATURE
03/16/2021 As COVID-19 spread slows down, Legislator Lorigo seeks to revoke County Executive’s power of executive authority
03/19/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO ANNOUNCES STATE AID FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL MAINTENANCE IN ERIE COUNTY
03/24/2021 Legislator Lorigo pushes to lift curfew forced on Erie County bars and restaurants
04/15/2021 Legislator Lorigo continues push for permanently allowing restaurants to offer drinks to-go
04/15/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO ANNOUNCES CONTRACT WITH BUFFALO HOMECARE TO VACCINATE HOMEBOUND RESIDENTS IN ERIE COUNTY
04/27/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO INTRODUCES LOCAL LAW ALLOWING YOUTH HUNTERS TO HUNT BIG GAME WITH FIREARM OR CROSSBOW UNDER APPROPRIATE SUPERVISION
04/27/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO HONORS ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVE DANIEL WALCZAK FOR SAVING ELDERLY MAN FROM FIRE
04/29/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO ANNOUNCES BORDEN ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT
05/11/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO ANNOUNCES NEW ERIE COUNTY HOME VACCINATION PROGRAM “VAX VISITS”
05/13/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO CELEBRATES NATIONAL NURSES WEEK AND RECOGNIZES THEIR PART IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
05/13/2021 Legislator Lorigo secures funding for all ability inclusive playgrounds in Erie County heritage parks and additional park and infrastructure improvements
05/13/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO RECOGNIZES NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IN ERIE COUNTY TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE
05/17/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO SUPPORTS PROPOSED PURPLE PAINT BILL TO PROTECT PROPERTY OWNERS FROM TRESPASS
05/20/2021 Legislator Lorigo calls on Erie County Department of Health to host vaccine clinic for Canadians
05/20/2021 Legislator Lorigo recognizes Break’n Ground Coffee in Holland
05/24/2021 Legislator Lorigo tours damaged roads in the Town of Holland
05/28/2021 Legislator Lorigo partners with Fort Erie, Ontario leaders calling for United States/Canadian border re-opening
06/10/2021 Legislator Lorigo tours damaged roads in the Town of Elma
06/10/2021 Legislator Lorigo congratulates Rural Outreach Center on expansion during official groundbreaking ceremony
06/10/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO HONORS THE DELI FOR BEING A TOP DESTINATION TO EAT IN THE SOUTHTOWNS
06/15/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO HONORS TWO SMOKIN’ GUYS IN ELMA ON NATIONAL BARBEQUE DAY
06/15/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO WELCOMES ROSIE’S HANDCRAFTED ICE CREAM TO EAST AURORA
06/28/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO RECOGNIZES ALZHEIMER’S & BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH
07/09/2021 Legislator Lorigo thinks big picture with American Rescue Plan funds and introduces list of transformative ideas to put Erie County on the map for generations to come
07/22/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LAW TO ALLOW YOUTH IN ERIE COUNTY TO HUNT BIG GAME
07/22/2021 Legislator Lorigo establishes relief program to reimburse Erie County small businesses and non-profits for COVID-19 related expenses
09/15/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IN ERIE COUNTY AND HONORS CRISIS SERVICES AND THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
09/17/2021 Legislator Lorigo calls for public release of Bills stadium study
09/23/2021 Legislature passes Lorigo’s resolution directing County Executive, Pegula Sports and Entertainment, and New York State to release Bills stadium study
10/04/2021 LEGISLATOR LORIGO HONORS DEAF ACCESS SERVICES DURING DEAF AWARENESS MONTH AND NAMES SEPT. 17-26 AS DEAF AWARENESS WEEK IN ERIE COUNTY
11/19/2021 Legislator Lorigo recognizes West Seneca Police Department as Erie County Legislature Citizens of the Month
12/20/2021 Legislator Lorigo propose shift in Erie County COVID-19 fighting strategy