buffalobillsfootball Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry, mean no disrepect but the new Mayor of Buffalo has to go. This guy doesn't have a clue. Yeah, Buffalo will survive without the Bills - but it will be one miserable place. Brown Says Buffalo Can Survive Without Bills Link Apr 10, 2006 - The Mayor of Buffalo is now weighing in on the future of the Buffalo Bills. This comes one day after Bills owner Ralph Wilson said he can't guarantee the team will stay in Western New York. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says he will offer his assistance to the Bills anyway he can. Brown does not want to see the team go, but did say Buffalo would survive if the team picked up and left. Wilson believes the new NFL collective bargaining agreement will hamper small market teams and jeopardizes the long term viability of the Bills in Western New York. Brown has a vision for a new downtown stadium, but wouldn't elaborate if that would come to life soon or help the Bills stay in the area. Email this loser at: pculter@city-buffalo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLuca1967 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry, mean no disrepect but the new Mayor of Buffalo has to go. This guy doesn't have a clue. Yeah, Buffalo will survive without the Bills - but it will be one miserable place. Brown Says Buffalo Can Survive Without Bills Link Apr 10, 2006 - The Mayor of Buffalo is now weighing in on the future of the Buffalo Bills. This comes one day after Bills owner Ralph Wilson said he can't guarantee the team will stay in Western New York. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says he will offer his assistance to the Bills anyway he can. Brown does not want to see the team go, but did say Buffalo would survive if the team picked up and left. Wilson believes the new NFL collective bargaining agreement will hamper small market teams and jeopardizes the long term viability of the Bills in Western New York. Brown has a vision for a new downtown stadium, but wouldn't elaborate if that would come to life soon or help the Bills stay in the area. Email this loser at: pculter@city-buffalo.com 658579[/snapback] You are right. A good Mayor would be saying the City is doomed and we should sell out to the NFL and toss every available dollar to the Bills. It's time to wake up. The Bills leaving is the least of our problems. The City needs to increase jobs, test scores ans public safety. Then maybe worry about any professional sports teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwbackbilly Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 The Bills were certainly good enough for Brown to rip off their logo for his campaign signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede316 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 He must goooooooo!!!.....The Bills should stay in Buffalo...Nuff Said!!!!...This guy should atleast make an effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think it'd be better if the voters in Buffalo left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLuca1967 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 He must goooooooo!!!.....The Bills should stay in Buffalo...Nuff Said!!!!...This guy should atleast make an effort! 658607[/snapback] What effort? Really. What should he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sorry, mean no disrepect but the new Mayor of Buffalo has to go. This guy doesn't have a clue. Yeah, Buffalo will survive without the Bills - but it will be one miserable place. Brown Says Buffalo Can Survive Without Bills Link Apr 10, 2006 - The Mayor of Buffalo is now weighing in on the future of the Buffalo Bills. This comes one day after Bills owner Ralph Wilson said he can't guarantee the team will stay in Western New York. Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown says he will offer his assistance to the Bills anyway he can. Brown does not want to see the team go, but did say Buffalo would survive if the team picked up and left. Wilson believes the new NFL collective bargaining agreement will hamper small market teams and jeopardizes the long term viability of the Bills in Western New York. Brown has a vision for a new downtown stadium, but wouldn't elaborate if that would come to life soon or help the Bills stay in the area. Email this loser at: pculter@city-buffalo.com 658579[/snapback] What more can he say than what I highlighted in bold. He is the mayor of a city that is under control board rule. What exactly is it that you want him to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLuca1967 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 What more can he say than what I highlighted in bold. He is the mayor of a city that is under control board rule. What exactly is it that you want him to do? 658642[/snapback] Great avatar. I wonder how many of the people on these boards live in the City. It drives me nuts when people from other cities or those who live outside the City think they have a clue on how things are here. What Mayor Brown said is 100% true. The City will go on when (not if) the Bills leave. The problems goes well beyond the CBA. Even with a great CBA for the Bills it would still be hard to keep the team in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obie_wan Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Great avatar. I wonder how many of the people on these boards live in the City. It drives me nuts when people from other cities or those who live outside the City think they have a clue on how things are here. What Mayor Brown said is 100% true. The City will go on when (not if) the Bills leave. The problems goes well beyond the CBA. Even with a great CBA for the Bills it would still be hard to keep the team in Buffalo. 658645[/snapback] The control board will keep running the city and all will be well, in spite of the efforts of local politicians to line their own pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think Buffalo would also survive with a new mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Sounds like Buffalo has enough basic problems with employment and finance and restructuring. The Mayor is simply pointing out that the (GASP!!) the Buffalo Bills aren't all that big a problem in the greater scope of things. Sounds like a sharp guy to me. I love the Bills...but it isn't a charity. If they can't pull in the revenue in Buffalo they will move somewhere else. All the whining in the world won't change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Whats all this talk about Buffalo needing jobs???? I thought the people of Buffalo all could afford to pay an extra $10-15 or more for Bills tickets and would continue to do so just to save the team. What the mayor said is true, the City will continue to live (on life supprt as it has been recently) What do you want him to say, Buffalo will be doomed without an NFL team and its the only thing keeping it alive? The city will feel a big hit if the Bills leave, but its not going to crumble and cease to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Chipper Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 the guy is a joke. He has no business being mayor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think it'd be better if the voters in Buffalo left. 658629[/snapback] They're working on it. From 1990 to 2000, the population of city residents aged 18-34 declined by 26,771 or 26% (the entire metro area lost 73,734 residents 18-34 year olds, a 23% decline). A few more decades and it will be a ghost town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I think it'd be better if the voters in Buffalo left. 658629[/snapback] They have been, which is part of the problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 They have been, which is part of the problem! 658910[/snapback] And, there are about a dozen really good reasons for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I wonder how many of the people on these boards live in the City. It drives me nuts when people from other cities or those who live outside the City think they have a clue on how things are here. 658645[/snapback] Guilty as charged! I often feel a sense of guilt that I get so upset about the idea of the Bills leaving town, yet I left there almost 20 years ago. I do make it home for a game every season, pretty much. This past season, I went back for a wedding, and unfortunately (or fortunately) couldn't work a game in. I have an immediate family of 10, 5 of which still reside in Buffalo. You know, silly as it sounds, I would move back in a second, if it ensured the Bills staying in Buffalo... I think AD is on to something though. All of my life, I have heard people B word and moan about the local politicos, but for years, they still voted the same people in election after election. I suppose this kind of thing goes on most places, but you would think it was predicated on some track record of success. Maybe there is just not enough candidates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 They're working on it. From 1990 to 2000, the population of city residents aged 18-34 declined by 26,771 or 26% (the entire metro area lost 73,734 residents 18-34 year olds, a 23% decline). A few more decades and it will be a ghost town. 658905[/snapback] Not unique to Buffalo. Hamilton County (Cincinnati) OH leads the nation's counties in rate of population decline. Same 'ol story: Dependent/ignorant population increases. Politicans want their votes, so property tax levies are put forth for free services. Those who don't pay property taxes pass them. People who pay property taxes leave. Remaining population claims the police pick on them. Politicians attack the police for more votes. Violence and murder rises (20 murders last month in Cincy). Police are blamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 (the entire metro area lost 73,734 residents 18-34 year olds, a 23% decline). 658905[/snapback] I'm number 43, 914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSCOE P. COE TRAIN Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Jimmy Griffin is back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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