How You Can Help

One of the best ways to work for Metro rail expansion is to let elected officials how you(and the majority of the community) feel about expanding metro rail. Contacting any elected official is helpful, be it your town council person, county legislator, state senator, or even a higher office-holder like County Executive Joel Giambra, New York State senators Moynihan or Shummer, or Mayor Masiello.


Here are e-mail links to elected officials and important orginizations:


Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority(NFTA)-Orginization in charge of Metro and subsequent expansion

*Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council 438 Main Street , Suite 503 Buffalo, NY 14202-3207 (716) 856-2026 , FAX (716) 856-3203

GBNRTC is the regions Metropolitan Planning Orginization and would have to approve any transit expansion

E-Mail GBNRTC GBNRTC website

*George E. Pataki, Governor, New York State; Executive's Office, Albany, NY 12224

E-mail Gov. Pataki

*New York State Assembly:

For contact info for members, click here

*Joel A. Giambra (R) County Executive 95 Franklin St. Buffalo, NY 14202 phone - 858-8500 fax - 858-8411


*Anthony M. Masiello (D) Mayor Buffalo City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202 phone - 851-4841 fax - 851-5255


Click here for Buffalo Common Council member contact info

*The Buffalo News often publishes editorials concerning Metro expansion. Write to Everybody's Column, The Buffalo News, One News Plaza, P.O. Box 100, Buffalo, N.Y. 14240. Alternatively, you may fax your letter to 716-856-5150 or you may send an email to LetterToEditor @buffnews.com. Every single letter which we print in the paper is verified by telephone, so be sure to sign your letter and include your address and a day-time phone number.


*Buffalo-Niagara Partnership: 300 Main Place Tower, Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone 716/852-7100 Fax 716/852-2761


*Sam Hoyt, NYS Assembly Member and transit supporter:

contact Sam

*Empire State Development Corp:Empire State Development 30 South Pearl Street Albany, NY 12245 1-800-STATE-NY (1-800-782-8369

E-mail

*Greater Niagara Economic Development Marketing Partnership 345 Third Street, Suite 500 - Niagara Falls, New York 14303-1117 (716) 285-0251 - Fax (716) 285-0941 1-888-285-0251


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Here's a list of Erie County Legislators, their districts and their addresses: District No. 1 EDWARD J. KUWIK (D)

659 Ridge Road Lackawanna, New York 14128 (716) 822-0462

CITY OF BUFFALO - Ellicott (P) - Fillmore (P) CITY OF LACKAWANNA (All) TOWN OF HAMBURG (P)


District No. 2 MICHAEL A. FITZPATRICK (D)

CITY OF BUFFALO - Fillmore (P) - Lovejoy (P) - South (All)


District No. 3 GEORGE A. HOLT, JR. (D)

427 William Street Buffalo, New York 14204 (716) 842-0490

CITY OF BUFFALO - Delaware (P) - Ellicott (P) - Fillmore (P) - Lovejoy (P) - Masten (P) - Niagara (P)


District No. 4 JUDITH P. FISHER (D)

7th floor 25 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 858-8805

CITY OF BUFFALO - Delaware (P) - Ellicott (P) - Niagara (P) - North (P)


District No. 5 GREGORY B. OLMA (D)

1330 Broadway Buffalo, New York 14212 (716) 895-9332

his website e-mail

CITY OF BUFFALO - Fillmore (P) - Lovejoy (P) TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA (P)


District No. 6 ALBERT DeBENEDETTI (D)

155 Lawn Avenue - Room 209 Buffalo, New York 14207 (716) 874-3257

CITY OF BUFFALO - Delaware (P) - Niagara (P) - North (P) - University (P)


District No. 7 CRYSTAL D. PEOPLES (D), Majority Leader

790 East Delevan Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215 (716) 894-0914

CITY OF BUFFALO - Delaware (P) - Lovejoy (P) - Masten (P) - University (P)


District No. 8 RAYMOND K. DUSZA (D)

2956 Union Road Cheektowaga, New York 14227 (716) 684-0331

TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA (P) TOWN OF LANCASTER (P) VILLAGE OF DEPEW (All)


District No. 9 JOHN W. GREENAN (R)

1500 Union Road - Suite 200 West Seneca, New York 14224 (716) 675-8817

TOWN OF WEST SENECA (All) TOWN OF ELMA (All)


District No. 10 CHARLES M. SWANICK (D), Chairman

3200 Elmwood Ave. - Room 115 Kenmore, New York 14217 (716) 877-3986 1770 Grand Island Blvd. Grand Island, NY 14072 (716) 773-1441

CITY OF TONAWANDA (All) TOWN OF GR. ISLAND (All) TOWN OF TONAWANDA (P)


District No. 11 LYNN M. MARINELLI (D)

1201 Colvin Boulevard Tonawanda, New York 14223 (716) 873-1650

CITY OF BUFFALO - Delaware (P) - University (P) TOWN OF TONAWANDA (P)


District No. 12 JEANNE Z. CHASE (R)

184 Buffalo Street Hamburg, New York 14075 (716) 646-2378

TOWN OF EDEN (All) TOWN OF EVANS (All) TOWN OF HAMBURG (P) TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK (P)


District No. 13 FREDERICK J. MARSHALL (R), Minority Leader

25 Ernst Place - P.O. Box 524 East Aurora, New York 14052 (716) 652-9088

TOWN OF AURORA (All) TOWN OF BOSTON (All) TOWN OF BRANT (All) TOWN OF COLDEN (All) TOWN OF COLLINS (All) TOWN OF N. COLLINS (All) TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK (P)


District No. 14 WILLIAM A. PAULY (R)

3131 Sheridan Drive Amherst, New York 14226 (716) 836-0198

TOWN OF AMHERST (P) TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA (P) TOWN OF TONAWANDA (P)


District No. 15 BARRY A. WEINSTEIN, M.D. (R)

5500 Main Street - Suite 204 B Williamsville, New York 14221 (716) 633-0617

TOWN OF AMHERST (P)


District No. 16 MICHAEL H. RANZENHOFER (R)

8625 Main Street Williamsville, New York 14221 (716) 631-8695

TOWN OF AMHERST (P) TOWN OF CHEEKTOWAGA (P) TOWN OF CLARENCE (All) TOWN OF NEWSTEAD (All)


District No. 17 DALE W. LARSON (R)

5580 Broadway Lancaster, New York 14086 (716) 681-6666

TOWN OF ALDEN (All) TOWN OF CONCORD (All) TOWN OF HOLLAND (All) TOWN OF LANCASTER (All) TOWN OF MARILLA (P) TOWN OF SARDINIA (All) TOWN OF WALES (All)


Town of Tonawanda Homepage

*Town of Tonawanda Development Corporation (TTDC), 3411 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217

E-Mail

*Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Chamber of Commerce 3411 Delaware Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217 Phone: 716-874-1202 Fax: 716-874-3151 Email: [email protected]

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