Ceretto Chooses Senecas over Local Businesses

http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/ceretto-believes-senecas-verbal-promise-market-rate-gas-prices/

Well, it's official. As I suspected we now know why our esteemed Assemblyman John Ceretto had his fund raiser at the Seneca Niagara Casino. His belief that the 24 pump gas station/convenience store that will be placed on sovereign land will have no impact on local business tells me that he is bought and paid for by the Senecas. It makes sense now. Have the fund raiser there, come out selling the Senecas story and in return get campaign contributions for what could be a bruising 2016 campaign. Sounds like a plan for Niagara County's most self-serving politician.

Ceretto believes that the Senecas will be good neighbors. Yeah right John. Like when they held the City hostage in 2012 by withholding the City's take on casino revenues because they were pissed off at the State. This guy is clueless and every taxpayer in the 145th District should be outraged. All of the local businesses in the area have expressed their concerns about being able to compete. A couple have talked about making their properties parking lots which will reduce the city's property tax and sales tax collection while the city will receive NOTHING from the Senecas gas station/convenience store.

As has been accurately reported, when the casino was going to open in 2003 the issue of a gas station was raised and the Senecas said not to worry. They would not put a service station on their sovereign land. Well, I guess they forgot about that. But who shouldn't have forgot is Mayor Dyster because he was sitting on the City Council at the time. However, according to the Senecas, city officials have been supported of this plan. But what would you expect from a Mayor, who on Channel 2 last year said that he didn't ask for a greater share of casino revenue in 2012 because he was afraid that the state would take money away from the city in another area. What a leader!!

With Ceretto and Dyster left to protect the City's interest, it may be time to raise the white flag. It's unfortunate because it will be the taxpayers who will suffer from the Dopey Duos gutless leadership. They must have went to the Neville Chamberlain School of Management.