tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post115282684169223825..comments2023-10-23T12:28:57.799-05:00Comments on fixBuffalo: Still Saving Coe PlacefixBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01098871938531527101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1165235914631142592006-12-04T07:38:00.000-05:002006-12-04T07:38:00.000-05:00Geoff Kelly looks like a tastey morsel.Geoff Kelly looks like a tastey morsel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1162924410695066962006-11-07T13:33:00.000-05:002006-11-07T13:33:00.000-05:00MBBA, a state agency that controls 1500 properties...MBBA, a state agency that controls 1500 properties across Buffalo, has several properties on Coe place locked in a legal limbo with no real owner...and worse is waiting for the market to go up before they sell them.<BR/><BR/>How they could be allowed to obstruct the progress of a block in the shadow of the Artspace is unbelievable. <BR/><BR/>If the Byron Brown and his brain trust won't stop state sponsored real estate speculation in the backyard of one of its own pet projects, who will? <BR/><BR/>Between MBBA and the Casino, this may be the kind of leadership we can expect from Lord Byron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584846.post-1162313284429615882006-10-31T11:48:00.000-05:002006-10-31T11:48:00.000-05:00After reading that the Belmont Shelter had withdra...After reading that the Belmont Shelter had withdrawn their plans of demolition for the Hamilton Ward House and were planning on rehabilitating the building, I contacted the director of housing expressing an interest in possibly purchasing the building.<BR/><BR/>As a semi-young, single professional whose base salary is 35K a year, I expressed that I would be an ideal candidate as the future “care taker” of this possible gem of a house.<BR/><BR/>It was pointed out to me that my income far exceeds that of the average low-income individuals that their agency normally assists in purchasing their own homes. However, I countered with, I am at a salary range that would permit me the opportunity to manage a mortgage payment without the inconvenience of having to remodel or upgrade the house on my own accord; something I have already done and do not wish to repeat.<BR/><BR/>The proverbial catch-22.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com