Niagara County lawmakers are planning to back a bid by environmental activists to ensure the state of New York takes a close look at the operation of the Goodyear plant in the City of Niagara Falls before it and after it ceases operation at the end of the month.Republican legislators are calling for a gas tax cap in Erie County. On Tuesday, legislators introduced a resolution that would cap the Erie County sales tax on gasoline at $2. They think it could mean a 12 to 14 cent per gallon decline at the pump. One person was killed following a crash involving a vehicle and a concrete truck at the intersection of Bartz and Rapids roads in Lockport on Monday. Angel J. Reyes, 58, of Florida, was taken by Mercy Flight to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. A local woman says she reported Christopher Colon — who has been accused of killing a woman in Niagara Falls in June — for allegedly violating an order of protection months before the alleged killing.