WESTERN NEW YORK COALITION FOR PROGRESS
ISSUES A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION IN FAVOR OF
THE
PROPOSED BASS PRO/MEMORIAL REHABILITATION PROJECT
July 5, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: Ellen Poch
(716) 435-4270
Buffalo, NY - On Tuesday, July 5, 2005, the Western New York Coalition for Progress issued a comprehensive report in favor of the proposed Bass Pro/Memorial Auditorium rehabilitation project. The Western New York Coalition for Progress' WNY Development and Economic Affairs working group chair Ellen Poch stated that, "in issuing the report we hoped to offer an unbiased review of the proposed project and along the way perhaps clear up any misconceptions. Though we support this project, we do not look at it as a silver bullet that will save downtown Buffalo. Instead our members support this project because it is a very important step forward in the redevelopment of downtown Buffalo."
Alan Bedenko, the leader of the team that performed the research and prepared the report, noted that, "while the initial public investment to the project is large, there are a number of valid reasons to support this project. When looked at in the grand scheme of the future of downtown Buffalo and the Buffalo waterfront, Bass Pro is just one piece - though a large one - that already includes the Erie Basin Marina, Naval and Servicemen's Park, the hopefully soon to be completed Erie Canal project, HSBC Arena and the Cobblestone District."
The Western New York Coalition for Progress is a nonpartisan organization, (with pending nonprofit status), of hundreds of western New Yorkers dedicated to making our community and America a better place to live, work and raise a family. We are bound together by a common commitment to progressive values and we aspire to ensure that our national and local policies reflect these values. We work to find progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant problems and develop policy proposals that foster a government that is "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
You can find the Western New York Coalition for Progress on the Internet at www.wnyprogress.org.
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