Village residents urge action on aging equipment and parking
Local readers criticize city decisions and aging village infrastructure. Calls highlight plow trucks at 20 to 25 years old, a junk sweeper, a missing second chipper, and a 30 year old pumper with parts shortages. The Bee notes ongoing fire department and downtown planning concerns.
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NY DHSES Offers Storm Prep Guide for Families
The guidance urges creating a family plan with contact info and medical needs, an emergency three to seven day supply of food water and meds, flashlights radios batteries and fuel for generators, plus vehicle emergency supplies. It stresses furnace checks ventilation safety and staying with a stranded car while awaiting help. It directs readers to the Citizen Preparedness Corps for training and ends with New Year well wishes.
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Citizen Preparedness Corps
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Lawmaker reflects on 2023 progress and 2024 plans
A state official reviews 2023 gains including full foundation aid funding for public schools, expanded free meals for Depew and Cheektowaga districts, and nearly 1.4 billion in SUNY operating aid. The year saw health care policy advances, child care expansions, park and veteran funding, and six of seven Assembly bills signed, with ongoing push for hospice care initiatives.
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Cheektowaga
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