I have no problems with them giving the legislature a little more time, but I don't think the Giambra Administration and the legislature can together put together a four-year plan that's balanced.

I cried the first three days because I was giving them all these problems. I felt so bad.

That doesn't bother me as much. We need to have some oversight to this Administration,

As it turned out last year, that December deadline was meaningless, as the budget process went into January, February and March,

Control Board Chairman Ned Regan appears to be agreeing with the Republican minority position that we need more cost savings upfront. $68 million dollars in the fourth year, doesn't cut it.

It doesn't address enough to the other side of the equation, which is reducing expenses. We here in Erie County cannot tax our way back to prosperity. We need to reduce our expenses. They need to reorganize County government,