The committee discussed the details of the Bills’ past community investment.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Community Benefits Oversight Committee (CBOC) is seeking more information about how the Buffalo Bills invest in Western New York as they dive deeper into the team’s first report on spending.
One month after its release CBOC members discussed the Bills’ investments publicly for the first time and posed follow-up questions, which committee member Maria Whyte summarized: “How it was decided? Who benefitted and what impact?”
Whyte questioned if the Bills’ investment in established programs satisfied the full terms of the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), pointing to language that called for “…further and continuing…” investment.
Committee member Toni Cannady said the CBA states the Bills will continue initiatives “consistent with past practices” and other programs that align with the agreement’s goals.
“We’re really excited about what’s on the horizon. We’re having really deep conversations with other community groups and …