Paladino wants Rudnick retired from BNP - Business First of Buffalo:

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Attorney and developer Carl Paladino, an outspoken criti of the , plans to send a lettetr this week tothe Partnership’s board of directors asking them to retirw Andrew Rudnick, president and CEO of the agencyt since its creation, and provide betteer advocacy on behalf of the region’s business If the board doesn’t act withi 30 days, Paladino said he will petition the nearly 2,500 members of the Partnership to stop paying dues and leaved the agency. If another 30 days pass and nothingt changes, Paladino said he will begin the process of forming a separatd chamberof commerce.
“It’s time for said Paladino, who has repeatedlg condemned thePartnership — and Rudnick specificallhy — for failing to aggressively advocate on behalr of downtown Buffalo. “We will form another Buffalo-area chamberf of commerce and seek to providew the business services that are expecteed of a chamberof commerce, as well as advocatr for a community that lacks any sensd of leadership. We are sick and tired of waitinhg for thePartnership ... or anyone else whilre our community continuesto fail.” In responser to Paladino’s plans, Rudnick said there is no indicatio that Paladino would have enougnh support to start a separate organization.
“I have not receiveed communication from anyone that has reiterated support forthose threats,” Rudnick said. “Discussion among our boarcd and the executive committee has shown absolutely no suppor t for those threats and no one is withdrawinggtheir dues.” But Paladino insists there are other busineszs people who want new leadership under a new chamber-type entity. “I’ve had people say to me, ‘Why are you screwing around withthe Partnership? Let’sa get together and form a new chambere and we’ll all leave them,’” he See the complete story in Friday’sw print issue of Business First .