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Home > Leadership > Common Council > Common Council Members > Richard A. Fontana

Richard A. Fontana


Richard A. Fontana
Lovejoy District Common Council Member
Current Term:
Jan 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2011
Majority Leader of the Common Council
Current Term:
Jan 1, 2008 - Dec 31, 2009

1414 City Hall
Phone: 716-851-5151 ♦  Fax: (716)851-5141
       E-mail: rfontana@city-buffalo.com

                                                                                         
Common Council Member Richard A. Fontana currently serves on the following:

Common Council Committees:

Budget - Chairman
Claims - Member
Civil Service - Member
Community Development- Member
Legislation- Member
Rules- Member
Waterfront- Member

Organizations:

Central Referral Services 211 Program
Joint Schools Construction Board
Meals On Wheels, Incorporated

         
More information about your Lovejoy Councilmember:

  • Richard Fontana was born on July 18, 1972 on Buffalo's West Side
  • Married to Dolores (Sullivan) Fontana, father of Christopher and Thomas Fontana
  • Graduated from Buffalo State College in 1994 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business.
  • Former owner and operator of family restaurant
  • Elected to City Council in 1997

District Office Staff:

Rosetta J. Kennedy
Senior Legislative Assistant  
rkennedy@city-buffalo.com

Bryan Bollman
Legislative Aide
bbollman@city-buffalo.com



Lovejoy District News:

Councilmember Fontana undertook several projects, many of which have been accomplished and some remain in process nearing completion shortly:

  • Secured over $250,000 in housing rehabilitation grants.
  • Secured a $335,000 regionalism grant from Erie County for improvements to Genesee Street Corridor.
  • Negotiated the new Machnica Center deal with landowners and fought for the additional 1.3 million dollars to fill the budget gap.
  • Secured $1,000,000 for sidewalk repair and replacement district wide.
  • Introduced a new gateway Improvement Project.
  • Introduced numerous pieces of legislation pertaining to city wide and district issues.
  • Fought corruption and sought to return city dollars back to the district.
  • Secured funding to renovate our district parks including; Moreland Field, Hennepin Park, Houghton-Stachowski an Schiller Parks.
  • $600,000 for renovations to the Seneca-Babcock Community Center.
  • Secured funding to renovate Precinct Police #11 building.
  • Facilitated the demolition of blighted property and construction of new homes in the district.
  • Secured $9 million in reconstruction funds for Genesee Street from City Line to Bailey Avenue.
  • Secured funding to build new Bailey-Doat Firehouse.
  • Advocated for rehabilitation of Schools #69 and #43.
  • Advocated for Pre-K through 8th grade neighborhood schools