Archie elected chairperson

Brian Archie is the new chairperson for the Niagara Falls City Council following a peaceful New Years Day meeting at City Hall.

Archie ascended to the dais by a 5-0 vote after new council members Vincent Cauley and Bridgette Myles and David Zajac, who was reelected were sworn in.

The annual swearing in and chairperson election began with presentation of the colors by Niagara Falls Police and Fire Honor Guard and also included a short address from Mayor Robert Restaino about being optimistic for good things happening in the year ahead citing Main Street redevelopment, the City Market and other positive developments.

Archie spoke briefly after the election “a ‘we’ is what we need,” he said. “We revisited that today. It can happen.”