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Fantasy Island of Tax Breaks

By Chris Smith | January 19, 2008

Erie County Executive Chris Collins is taking a closer look at which businesses will receive tax breaks during his tenure and the manner in which they will be awarded.
(Collins questioned) the need for sales tax incentives for an expansion by Martin’s Fantasy Island.
The Grand Island amusement park had asked the Erie County Industrial Development Agency [...]

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Chris Collins on Union Negotiations

By Chris Smith | December 31, 2007

I know it seems like it’s all Chris Collins, all the time here at BuffaloGeek, but this is one of the final installments in our interview with the new Erie County Executive.  In this segment, Collins discusses his approach to negotiating with the public sector labor unions.   As we enter 2008, the contracts for the [...]

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Video of Chris Collins Inauguration

By Chris Smith |

WNYM was on the scene to capture the full video of the inauguration of new Erie County Executive, Chris Collins on December 30th at the University at Buffalo’s Center For The Arts.

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Chris Collins On Six Sigma and Take Home Cars

By Chris Smith | December 27, 2007

Pundit and I conducted a lengthy interview with Erie County Executive-Elect Chris Collins last week before the holiday break.  For ease of consumption, we broke the interview up into several small pieces.  This edition covers the issues of six sigma implementation and the use of take home cars and cell phones by county employees.
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Collins Transition

By Chris Smith | November 26, 2007

I waited for Pundit to return from his Thanksgiving Holiday so that he would have the first opportunity to write about the Collins transition team. His response was as unsurprising as mine will undoubtedly be…
We already know of “fresh faces” Dennis Vacco, Nancy Naples, and Mary Lou Rath. Now, we have 31 subcommittees with [...]

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