Downsizing Coming to Niagara County Legislature BUFFALO (wned) - The government downsizing movement was emphatically embraced by Niagara County voters last night.

A proposition which received 83 percent approval calls for the Niagara County Legislature to cut four seats in 2011.

The 19-member board is controlled by Republicans who enjoy a 14-to-5 majority. The majority party will have a major say in the re-districting process.

Local towns, Alden, Evans, West Seneca and Orchard Park, had previously approved trimming their respective boards from 5 members to 3, but Niagara County represents the first countywide downsizing.

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