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What Happened?

MBBA was in town on Tuesday to discuss and possibly fix the problem associated with their control of 1500 abandonded, partially boarded, derelict and mostly vacant houses in Buffalo, NY. Background is here and here.
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I know at least two fixBuffalo readers were there. What happened?
Here's the complete list of properties MBBA controls in Buffalo, NY. This website is a "social spreadsheet" and is searchable by street or address. There's a search function in the tool bar. Here's the list...
City of Buffalo Flips 1500 Properties to MBBA

Two of these properties are on Coe Place 28 & 39...like, wtf...
Let me know...

update...Michele Johson writes...and posted this a few weeks ago. Anyone else that was there with additional specific knowledge of why this happened and what can be done about it? Let me know...
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1 Responses to “What Happened?”

  1. # Anonymous Michele

    I have to do a thorough analysis of all the information.  

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