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Cheektowaga board leaves Local Law No. 9 (term limits) hearing open after public questions on timing and scope
Summary
A public hearing on Local Law No. 9, which would implement term limits for town elective officers, remained open after residents urged the board to make limits effective immediately and to consider whether town justices should be included; board members discussed ballot timing and legal constraints.
A public hearing on Local Law No. 9 — a proposed term-limits measure the board said is intended "to expand participation in the electoral process and bring new ideas to governance" — remained open after residents and several board members raised questions about when the limits would take effect and whom they would cover.
Gary Bork, who submitted a two-page written comment to Supervisor Nowak and spoke at the hearing, said he was "in favor of term limits, but…
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