Lawmakers describe plan for aid to restore housing
24 Feb 2009 - Robert J. McCarthy, The Buffalo News
Published in The Buffalo News on 2/24/09.
Sen. Schumer and Rep. Higgins will introduce legislation that would provide federal funds for municipalities such as Buffalo and Cheektowaga to rebuild and rehabilitate vacant homes.
Schumer, Higgins ready bill to fight vacancy problems
Sen. Charles E. Schumer picked a well-maintained Cheektowaga side street Monday to illustrate how one abandoned home can affect an entire neighborhood.
"It becomes an eyesore," Schumer said in front of a vacant property at 233 Alaska St. "And pretty soon, a beautiful block like this can go down the drain."
Schumer appeared with Rep. Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron W. Brown and other officials to promote a proposal to provide federal funds for municipalities such as Buffalo and Cheektowaga to rebuild and rehabilitate vacant homes. With almost 12,000 structures in Buffalo alone awaiting rehabilitation or demolition, Schumer and company pronounced the program critical to the area's rejuvenation. Continued[+]...
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