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Deidre Williams

Buffalo

City Hall Reporter at Buffalo News

Journalist @TheBuffaloNews. Animal lover especially dogs. Sports fan especially Washington @Commanders but I HATE the new name. Views are my own

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  • Old First Ward neighbors renew push for city to replace park that was removed in 1991

    4 days ago | buffalonews.com | Deidre Williams

    In 1991, the City of Buffalo demolished the Sullivan Park playground on Sidway Street in the Old First Ward neighborhood as it sold the land to make way for new houses. Almost immediately, neighbors began efforts to get a replacement playground built, but those efforts stalled out some time after 1995 as the city turned its attention to upgrading Father Conway Park on Louisiana Street.

  • Improvements have been made to the Eternal Flame trail. But the rescues keep happening

    1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Deidre Williams

    The Eternal Flame in Chestnut Ridge Park manages to be both a hidden treasure in Western New York and a bucket list item for outdoor enthusiasts, particularly for those who enjoy a hike. But again and again it has proven to be something else: a risky and potentially dangerous proposition. Another hiker learned that this weekend.

  • Buffalo plans to open gun range on East Side for police training. Some neighbors aren't happy

    3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Deidre Williams

    The Buffalo Police Department’s new training facility and gun range in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood will improve the quality of training available and also generate revenue, police officials said. But some residents in the community say the city should focus more on housing, mental health care and other community services. The BPD training facility is housed in the former Matt Urban Center at 379 Paderewski Drive.

  • It may cost more to charge electric vehicles in Buffalo-owned parking ramps

    3 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Deidre Williams

    The City of Buffalo’s Parking Department is asking the Common Council to increase the electric vehicle charging rate to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour. That's up from 22 cents per kilowatt-hour customers are charged currently for the time their vehicles are charging, according to Parking Commissioner Raymond Wagner. The current market rate average is 35 cents per kilowatt-hour. The city owns four parking garages managed by Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps.

  • Quintella Backey talks about volunteering with the Grandma Patrol

    1 month ago | buffalonews.com | Deidre Williams

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