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Hamburg
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AEI says the data-center backlash collides with plans to tax them. Western New York’s towns should use their pause to decide
An American Enterprise Institute commentary argues that politicians want to both restrain data centers and tax them. Hamburg, West Seneca and other Western New York towns that have paused data centers should…
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Hamburg votes unanimously to pause data centers for a year, and officials say nothing is proposed
Hamburg’s Town Board voted 5-0 Monday for a one-year moratorium on data-center applications and permits. Officials said no project is proposed and the town wants time to update its zoning rules.
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Hamburg is set to vote on a one-year pause on data centers while it rewrites the rules
Hamburg’s Town Board votes tonight on a one-year moratorium on data center applications and permits while it rewrites its zoning rules. West Seneca and the state have already hit pause.
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A democratic socialist and a Hamburg Republican face off for the open 149th Assembly seat
Tenant lawyer Adam Bojak (D, WFP) and Hamburg Councilman Frank Bogulski (R, C) are offering sharply different answers on taxes, utilities and affordability in the open West Side-Lackawanna-Hamburg seat as early voting…
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After a fatal crash, Camp Road neighbors ask the state for answers on safety
A week after a crash near St. Francis Drive killed a Buffalo woman, Hamburg residents and St. Francis High School want the state to take a hard look at Route 75. The…
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Hamburg adopts its first Airbnb law, with $2,000 in fees and single-family streets included
Hamburg had never had rules for Airbnb-style rentals, yet more than 100 are listed. On Monday the Town Board adopted a law that charges hosts $2,000 for a first two-year permit and,…
