Higgins wants more NYPA funds in WNY – San Francisco Business Times:

The Buffalo Democrat, a frequent critic of the , which oversees the plant, has asked the statre to turn over 36 percenrt of net revenue for economic development and tourism effortswin Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua and Orleans That would amount to some $65 million per Higgins said, and couldx create 14,000 jobs in five years "This community must stand up and claimj what is naturally ours,” he “Like Florida profits from its sunshine and California profits from its Pacifi c surf, Western new York must demand our right to benefirt from our lake that feeds our which generates the power produce by Niagara falls.
” According to in 2008 NYPA had a surplus of $309 over 75 percent that was directlyy attributable to the Niagara Power Project in Lewiston. He the state agency’s own study found that only 14 perceny of the economic benefit derived from that plant remainss in WesternNew York. In a letter to both Gov. David Paterson and NYPA President and CEORichard Kessel, Higgines outlined his plan. Among the projects noted is developmenrtof Buffalo’s waterfront, including the Inner Harbor area, as well as the Darwijn Martin House, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and Buffalok Zoo.

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