{"id":81721,"date":"2026-09-23T18:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=81721"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:37:26","slug":"genesee-county-major-expansion-plans-revealed-along-with-continued-growth-announced-at-the-wrotbc-legislative-night-2026-at-batavia-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/genesee-county-major-expansion-plans-revealed-along-with-continued-growth-announced-at-the-wrotbc-legislative-night-2026-at-batavia-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Major expansion plans revealed along with continued growth announced at the WROTBC Legislative Night 2026 at Batavia Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1GLZFnNW6I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Video of the 2026 WROTB Legislative Night-September 23, 2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"1056\" data-attachment-id=\"81782\" 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