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Home > Leadership > Mayor > Archive Press Releases > 2006 Archives > April 2006 > FERGUSON AVENUE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD

FERGUSON AVENUE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD


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Peter K. Culter
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Three new homes to be built on street

BUFFALO—In an ongoing effort to rebuild Buffalo's neighborhoods, ground was broken today on three new home building projects on Ferguson Avenue on the city's West Side.  The home building is being made possible by the City of Buffalo, the Ferguson Avenue Block Club, Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Side Neighborhood Housing Services-a chartered member of NeighborWorks® America, and Habitat for Humanity Buffalo. 

"This public-private partnership is working hard on this block to improve the quality of life for city residents by increasing home ownership on Ferguson Avenue," said Mayor Byron Brown.  "One of the priorities of my administration is rebuilding Buffalo's neighborhoods block by block, and the work done here is an excellent example of how it can happen."

The first phase of the Ferguson Avenue Project was the demolition of properties on Ferguson Avenue to pave the way for the new homes.  The City of Buffalo deeded city owned properties to Habitat for Humanity and provided most of the funds for demolition of city owned and acquired properties. 

"Ferguson Avenue is coming back to life thanks to the hard work and dedication of these groups," said Timothy E. Wanamaker, Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning.  "We know owner-occupied homes help build strong neighborhoods and neighborhood pride.  This and other projects like it are making people who never thought they could become homeowners.  I am thrilled the City of Buffalo is a part of this project."

The work on the homes will start in May, with help from the UB School of Architecture, and dozens of volunteers from all of the participating organizations, including the new homeowners.