ALBANY听鈥 Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin said it was pricing people out of the state. North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec said it caused unnecessary delays that hurt taxpayers. Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson said it kept his community from obtaining water.
听Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson speaks alongside听Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin as a group of top officials from Western New York communities visited the State Capitol on Thursday, April 16, 2026 to lobby for relaxing of the state's 1975听State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Top officials from Western and central New York communities visited the State Capitol on Thursday, April 16, 2026 to lobby for relaxing of the state's 1975听State Environmental Quality Review Act. The group included Village of Fredonia Deputy Mayor Jon Espersen; Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson; Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin; Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo and North Tonawanda Mayor听Austin Tylec.
听Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson speaks alongside听Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin as a group of top officials from Western New York communities visited the State Capitol on Thursday, April 16, 2026 to lobby for relaxing of the state's 1975听State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Top officials from Western and central New York communities visited the State Capitol on Thursday, April 16, 2026 to lobby for relaxing of the state's 1975听State Environmental Quality Review Act. The group included Village of Fredonia Deputy Mayor Jon Espersen; Village of Fredonia Mayor Michael Ferguson; Amherst Town Supervisor Shawn Lavin; Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo and North Tonawanda Mayor听Austin Tylec.
