HTN: City Infrastructure Deal Falls Apart

Buffalo could be left without millions of dollars for road repairs. A tentative deal between the Mayor and council on the city's capital budget fell apart yesterday. The Council had wanted road repair money to be divided evenly among the nine council districts. Mayor Byron Brown vetoed the arrangement and slashed three-million dollars in funding. A compromise struck earlier this week would have restored that funding for citywide improvements. But, when that deal fell apart yesterday, the Council did not have enough votes to override the mayor's budget veto, leaving the three-million on the cutting room floor.