Batavia Downs: Area officials look beyond Brown’s job offer

BATAVIA — The chairwoman of the Genesee County Legislature is looking beyond the possibility that Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown may become the next president and chief executive officer of Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.

Rochelle Stein, asked to comment on Thursday’s announcement by the WROTB board of directors that Brown has been offered the position, said she trusted the process after hearing from Charles Zambito, Genesee County’s representative on the 17-member board.

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