Investigative Post: Mark Poloncarz Interview | News

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz (D) sat down with Investigative Post's Jim Heaney to discuss a series of issues, including lease negotiations with the Bills.

Poloncarz in the interview:

• Explains which services he has restored since taking over as County Executive including rodent control and the county parks.
• Discusses the need to reach across the border to encourage Canadian companies to expand to the Western New York area.
• Updates the current status of stadium lease negotiations with the Bills and expresses his desire to have at least a memorandum of understanding with the team by training camp.
• Talks about the recent controversies surrounding local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) and the moratorium on the ECIDA offering tax breaks to hotels.

Click on the video player to see the condensed interview regarding the Bills lease that aired on Sunday Daybreak. The complete 22 minute interview has also been posted below.