Brown to resign as Mayor of Buffalo, join Western Regional [Video]

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Less than a week after the Board of Directors for the Western Regional Off-Track Betting (OTB) corporation approved the contract of Byron Brown to become their next president and CEO, the Buffalo Mayor announced Monday he is set to resign in the coming weeks.

“Over the past two decades, we’ve transformed Buffalo together. Revitalizing our waterfront, growing our economy, improving our infrastructure and building a stronger, more inclusive community,” said Mayor Brown on Monday during a press conference at City Hall. “As the longest serving Mayor of Buffalo, I want to start by thanking everyone for their faithful support, beginning with my wife, Michelle, my son Byron and our family. … To the people of Buffalo, my colleagues, friends and neighbors, thank you for your support and partnership. That includes my friend and colleague, your soon to be Acting Mayor, Christopher P. Scanlon. I have the utmost confidence in his …