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(NOON OPEN)
IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS, AND NOW
SOME DEVELOPERS ARE TRYING TO
TAKE ACTION. NEWS 4'S ED DRANCH
HAS THE LATEST ON PLANS FOR A
DOWNTOWN BILLS STADIUM.
IT'S NOT JUST THE BILLS, BUT
CONVETIONS AND EVEN RETAIL SPACE
THAT COULD BE BUILT IN DOWNTOWN
BUFFALO... AND IF THIS ACTUALLY
HAPPENS-- MANY JOBS WILL BE
CREATED, SUPRRING THE WESTERN
NEW YORK ECONOMY.
OPEN LAND ALONG BUFFALO'S OUTER
HARBOR WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A
MULTI-USE STADIUM,,, IF THE
GREATER BUFFALO SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX GROUP HAS
ITS WAY...
((IT'S A GAME CHANGING
OPPORTUNITY FOR WNY PAT
FREEMAN, SPORTS DIRECTOR AT WUFO
RADIO, IS WORKING WITH THE GROUP
TO MAKE THIS RENDERING A
REALITY... AN UNDERLYING IDEA
IS TO BRING THE BILLS TO
BUFFALO...
((RWS IS ONLY USED 7-9 TIMES PER
YEAR. IT'S IN A LOCATION THAT
DOESN'T ATTRACT YEAR ROUND
AVENUES OF CONVENTIONS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE... DRANTCH: SO
THIS WOULD? PF: THIS WOULD BUT
IT COMES AT A COST OF 1.4
BILLION DOLLARS.
((THIS DOWNTOWN STADIUM PROPOSAL
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A
LOT OF MONEY BACK TO BUFFALO....
WHICH IS WHY SOME CITY
COUNCILMEN HAVE ALREADY THROWN
THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND THE PLAN.
((BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN,
WHICH IN TURN BUSINESS WOULD
FOLLOW. COUNCILMAN DEMONE
SMITH, EXPECTS THIS PROJECT TO
GET THE GREEN LIGHT...
((YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH
REMEDIATION. IT'S LAND THAT'S
AVAILABLE THAT'S NOT BEING USED.
BUT THERE'S A POTENTIAL SNAG THE
NFTA OWNS THE OUTER HARBOR
LAND...
((ONE THING I'VE FOUND IN
GOVERNMENT, IS WHERE THERE'S A
WILL THERE'S A WAY. THE OUTER
HARBOR WOULD HAVE TO BE
TRANSFERED TO THE CITY'S
OWNERSHIP BEFORE ANY WORK
BEGINS.
((IT'S A GREAT THING FOR WNY AND
A GREAT THING TO SHOW ALL OF WNY
HOW A GROUP OF PPL W/A SIMILAR
INTEREST ARE WORKING TOGETHER
FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
THERE'S A 2-3 YEAR TIMELINE
HERE, ACCORDING TO FREEMAN...
BUILDING THE COMPLEX ALONE,
WOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE
PROPOSAL IS BEING PRESENTED TO
THE CITY COUNCIL'S COMMUNITY