Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted that the ill-timed driving ban affected hardest-hit Buffalo was “my decision and I bear full responsibility”
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The brunt of the storm began pounding the area including Buffalo between 11:30 a.m. and noon, officials said. “They said they were prepared for this storm but they were not prepared for this storm,” said Laneesha Smith, Taylor’s stepmother. “So many lives probably could have been saved if they put the travel ban in the night before.”“Yes, it would have changed a lot,” one angry local,Buffalo has been among the hardest hit by this week’s epic winter storm, with at least 34 people reported dead in upstate Erie County, officials said.“My fiance was demanded to work at 7 am,” Momot wrote.
The exec announced Wednesday that Erie County had taken over snow removal operations in much of the city, which will keep the driving ban in place until 9 a.m. Thursday.. “It’s embarrassing, to tell you the truth.
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