So, after all that endless talk, there is a new mayor in the City of Buffalo. That’s quite an event considering that Chris Scanlon is only the fifth mayor the city has had in the past 50 years.
Mayor Byron Brown wrapped thing up last week and handed over the keys to Scanlon. Everyone said nice things. Scanlon got to work, meeting with the mayor’s cabinet – all of them appointed, of course, by Brown.
The issues facing the city’s mayor did not change from one day to the next. The city still faces a high rate of poverty among its residents. Lead paint is a serious problem throughout the city. So are the lead pipes that carry the city’s drinking supply…