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Residents demand accountability after nonprofit filings tie to councilman; Polarski rejects calls to resign
Summary
Residents urged an investigation and demanded Council Member Brian Polarski resign or face censure after public commenters alleged nine years of missing IRS filings at a nonprofit Polarski led; Polarski denied theft or personal gain and said audits and investigations are underway.
Several residents pressed the Cheektowaga Town Board on March 24, 2026 over the town official involved in a nonprofit reporting scandal, with multiple speakers demanding accountability and an independent probe.
Public commenter Nick Breznik opened the evening’s criticism by calling the conduct “unethical,” saying the board should have called for an investigation when the first reports surfaced and asserting, “He admitted that he didn't do the 990s.” Jody Klazinski told the board she had reviewed the nonprofit’s public filings and argued the breakdown in transparency called for outside…
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