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Council to review reuse of vacant Rite Aid sites and pursue broader vacant-property plan
Summary
The council referred a request to study reuse of vacant Rite Aid locations to the Community Development Committee and several council members urged a comprehensive strategy for vacant properties, including closing LLC ownership loopholes and strengthening code enforcement.
The Buffalo Common Council voted to send an item about reuse of vacant Rite Aid locations to the Community Development Committee and several lawmakers called for a broader vacant-property initiative to address blight, public-safety risk and uncollected municipal costs.
The sponsor told colleagues the city map identified about 16 vacant Rite Aid sites across multiple council districts, and staff compiled addresses, district information, closure dates and owner mailing addresses for each building.…
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