Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz

Erie County budget plan hold line of taxes, boosts funds for culturals

Erie County lawmakers heard a lot Monday evening during their public hearing on County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz’s budget proposal for 2014, including appeals to support Poloncarz’s plan to hire a new energy officer to reduce the county’s costs for electricity and other energy use. In addition, the Legislature heard appeals to consider property taxes [...]

Erie County budget plan hold line of taxes, boosts funds for culturals2017-02-12T01:02:31-05:00

Arts and culture funding is more than a blip on Poloncarz’s radar

On Thursday afternoon, about 30 minutes into my meeting with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, the first-term politician rose from his swivel chair and walked into a room near his office on the 16th floor of the Rath County Office Building. The sound of rummaging could be briefly heard. I exchanged quizzical looks with the [...]

Arts and culture funding is more than a blip on Poloncarz’s radar2015-12-10T10:20:06-05:00

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