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City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams announced last week that she would appeal a state Supreme Court decision ordering her to borrow the full $110 million allocated for capital projects, proposed by Mayor Christopher Scanlon and passed by the Common Council last year.
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Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is appealing the court decision instructing her to borrow the full $110 million approved in the city’s capital budget last year.
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Buffalo comptroller will appeal court ruling in bond dispute
Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is appealing a judge's decision that would force her office to borrow $110 million, which Miller-Williams says would be irresponsible.
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