Restore NY Meeting TODAY
Many of you may have heard about Restore NY, Buffalo has already received a grant from this funding program in the past. The program was established in 2006 with $50 million available to fund projects that focus on demolition, rehabilitation, deconstruction, and new construction. Private citizens can even own the projects being done in the city and still receive funding from the grant program.
In 2007, the grant program had $100 million to give out to various projects. The City of Buffalo asked for $20 million for the demolition of 1,300 properties. The city received just $5.7 million of what it asked for. This upcoming year will be the last year the program has funds to divvy out and it also marks the most funds it will ever have to give. Restore NY will be handing out $150 million to private and public projects all over NY State, and it is Buffalo’s chance to get money to do some good in the city.
The Common Council’s Community Development Committee knows it, and wants to hear your ideas for projects and suggestions to help keep the public involved. This great opportunity presents a chance for Buffalo to find the funds to get major amounts of work done. The meeting is today, July 29th at 5:30 PM in the Common Council Chambers on the 13th floor for City Hall. Anyone is allowed to speak, but if you have no interest in speaking, coming to the meeting to listen will give you an education about the ins and outs of the program.
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ketchum_gnome
Great, I will be there.
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sbrof
LESS: demolition, MORE: rehabilitation, deconstruction, new construction
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GDC
But what about for those who do try and purchase an old run down house with the ambition to restore it, only to be blocked by the city or THROWN out into the streets like that guy on Ch. 7 News last night? What about the CITY blocking progress for many of these homes?
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PaulBuffalo
GDC, maybe you should attend the meeting today to raise your valid concern.
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Colin
Can't we have more demolition AND more rehab at the same time? We need both. Why does it have to be either/or?
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sbrof
Colin, The short answer is it doesn't have to be. We can have MORE deconstruction (not demolition) which means more jobs and training for locals, less waste to the landfill and fewer vacant properties around. I am not saying we should completely stop taking down homes, but we should be doing it in a responsible way for both our citizens and our environment.
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benfranklin
sbrof, your posts are beginning to read like you're a speech writer for Obama. Nice phrases...but's what does this have to do with reality? (Throw in global warming, and you'll have hit the liberal trifecta.)
I see thousands of opportunity for rehab in Buffalo, but very few with the skill/time/ambition to take these projects on. At first I wasn't thrilled with the idea of tearing down homes, but there's not a viable alternative. Maybe it's part of the credit crunch, but I've seen good properties with few takers over the last few weeks.
Bottom line is this, if people aren't buying homes they can live in tomorrow for almost nothing (no rehab), why would someone buy a rehab in the same neighborhood?
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blackrocklifer
There is an alternative to the demolition and destruction of our city. Train a new generation of high school kids in the specialized field of deconstruction, renovation, and for the less ambitous basic home maintenance. Vocational programs have faded at a time when needed most. We could improve our city while instilling a sense of pride and ownership in the kids who take part.
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Schmitty
Why didn't cover the hearing? They had someone there. Is it because people criticized the administration and Buffalo Rinsing is afraid to do anything but act as his press agent?
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benfranklin
I did notice online that other cities provide some 'paper' to help guide you through the process. Does Buffalo do anything similar? If you did not attend this meeting, have you missed any opportunity to submit a proposal?
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