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Call it a collision of politics and good old Western New York can-do attitude.
The cleanup after the tornado that struck the Erie County Fairgrounds was well under way Thursday afternoon when an aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo asked that the cleanup be delayed – until after the governor arrived, fair CEO Dennis Lang said.
"I said, 'You're kidding, right?'"Lang said he told a Cuomo aide who asked him to keep debris in the area where the press conference would be held. "I just turned around and walked away."
Lang said he did not know the name of the man who asked for a delay.
"After the ceremonial service was over, I haven't seen any of them, nor do I expect to see any tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," Lang said of state officials and National Guard, who were at the governor's news conference.
Cuomo's office denied it requested the cleanup be delayed.
Fairgrounds asked to delay its cleanup until Cuomo arrived, fair CEO says
The cleanup after the tornado that struck the Erie County Fairgrounds was well under way Thursday afternoon when an aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo asked that the cleanup be delayed – until after the governor arrived, fair CEO Dennis Lang said.
"I said, 'You're kidding, right?'"Lang said he told a Cuomo aide who asked him to keep debris in the area where the press conference would be held. "I just turned around and walked away."
Lang said he did not know the name of the man who asked for a delay.
"After the ceremonial service was over, I haven't seen any of them, nor do I expect to see any tomorrow and the day after tomorrow," Lang said of state officials and National Guard, who were at the governor's news conference.
Cuomo's office denied it requested the cleanup be delayed.
Fairgrounds asked to delay its cleanup until Cuomo arrived, fair CEO says