Some Niagara County residents upset about plan to give lawmakers raise

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some people in Niagara County are not happy with a plan to increase pay for county lawmakers.
The proposed county budget includes pay raises for all county employees. That includes a $4,000/per year bump for county lawmakers.
Most of their salaries would still be less than $20,000. The chairman would earn a little more than $22,000.
Opinions were mixed at a budget hearing Tuesday night in Lockport.
“If you’re only in it to benefit yourself and the g