By Associated Press
Buffalo, NY – The suspicious substance mailed to Erie County's top executive Joel Giambra was deemed not dangerous, officials said Saturday.
Hazardous materials crews responded to the Giambra house Friday night, after he called police to report a suspicious substance in a letter he received in the mail.
As of Saturday afternoon, officials were not sure who sent the letter. The F.B.I. is now looking into the crime.
Last month, Erie County lawmakers approved a 0.25 percent sales tax increase to help close a projected $118 million deficit in this year's budget.
The move was hailed as the first significant step in cleaning up a financial mess that led to massive cuts and layoffs, temporarily closed parks, and held the county in virtual gridlock over the last six months.
Giambra has supported the tax increase.