Congresswoman Kathy Hochul continued her push to try and save the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station from closure.
Hochul has announced a U.S. Customs and Border Protection plan to build a new facility at the base that would station up to 100 border security agents.
She met with leaders at the base on Tuesday.
“We are mounting a united, full-court press to protect this base,” she said. “It begins today.”
Officials are trying to make the base more diverse in the wake of news the Pentagon is calling on a reduction of the C-130 aircraft the station maintains, a move some worry could lead to the station’s shuttering.
Am I the only one noticing this Hochul starts the fight on Feb 1st and we loose the mission on Feb 4th. Maybe it would have been better if she started ealier.