HTN: City, County Agree on Park Maintenance

An agreement between Erie County and Buffalo will keep city parks and recreation areas open and fully-staffed, at least through the summer and fall. County Executive Chris Collins and Mayor Byron Brown have agreed that the county will continue to maintain, manage and operate city park parcels, rec centers, indoor and outdoor pools, and splash-and-spray pads. In exchange, the City will pay the County $4.4 million for the year, up from $1.5 million last year. Erie County will budget for 52 full-time positions and 144 seasonal positions. The plan also calls for crews to mow the grass in parks every 12 days, instead of every 20 days. Collins and Brown are working on a long-term agreement.

HTN: Fillmore Facelift

Buffalo's Fillmore Avenue is getting a facelift. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has announced more than a million dollars in federal grant money will be used to spruce up the area near Martin Luther King Park. Repairs will include resurfacing streets and sidewalks as well as new lighting and landscaping, in an effort to make the area more attractive for businesses and residents.

Flasher Sought at Caz Park

Buffalo police are warning parents that there is a man who has been exposing himself in Cazenovia Park. The first time it happened was last Sunday At around 6 p.m. when he exposed himself to a female. It happened again on Monday night. The man is described as white, 35 to 40-years-old, wearing a black jacket and a red cap.