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County Party Committees and How to Get Involved

Haley Diagostino — Dec 16, 2025

Most people are familiar with national political parties - like the Democratic and Republican parties. These parties try to influence elections by choosing which candidates they will endorse and helping those candidates with their campaigns. Political parties are made up of their members and are not a part of the government. 

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Buffalo Common Council Procedures and How You Can Get Involved

Sarah Wooton — Jul 31, 2023

The Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of the City of Buffalo. The council meets every week to discuss city matters, including resident concerns. At PPG, we want you to know how the council works so that you can feel confident making your voice heard in council chambers. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Delaware District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Ellicott District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Fillmore District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Lovejoy District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Masten District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: Niagara District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye, Lorena Flores — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: North District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye, Katy Kaufman — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: South District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data.

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Buffalo Common Council Districts: University District

Sarah Wooton, Alana Barrington Dye — Aug 1, 2020

The "Buffalo Common Council Districts" fact sheet series is a set of 9 fact sheets about each of the 9 Common Council districts in the City of Buffalo. For each district, we explore resident demographics, community landmarks, household income, housing costs, and educational attainment data. 

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Municipal Unions

Edward Hawthorne — May 2, 2009

Erie County cannot hire part-time workers in place of full-time workers.  An arbitrator from the state's Public Employees Relations Board ruled in favor of the Civilian Service Employees Association Local 815. The union filed an improper practice charge last year after County Executive Chris Collins hired about 150 regular part time workers.  The arbitrator ruled that the county violated the state's Taylor Law when it failed to negotiate with the union before hiring part time workers …

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