Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon says she's sent a letter to state comptroller Tom DiNapoli asking for a full audit of Tesla's Solar City project in Buffalo.
Dixon says this comes after a Vanity Fair article that suggests Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have not only fallen short on promises to Western New York taxpayers, but have willfully misled and deceived residents and public officials after receiving $750 million in public dollars.
“I’m requesting the State Comptroller complete a full audit of SolarCity and the public dollars spent on the project, he also should release any information publicly on any ongoing or planned audits regarding the project," says Dixon. "It is our responsibility as public officials to protect those tax dollars. We have people and businesses struggling here in Erie County that could have benefited from this type of investment and it’s starting to look more and more like we were duped not only by Tesla, but by Governor Cuomo and his allies."