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Rooming house proposal at 3076 Bailey tabled after neighborhood pushback; council office will host meeting
Summary
A proposal to convert 3076 Bailey into a rooming house was tabled after neighborhood opposition; the councilmember who met the applicant said her office will organize a community meeting to facilitate dialogue.
The Buffalo City Committee on Legislation tabled action on a special-use permit application for a rooming house at 3076 Bailey following public opposition.
Applicant Eric Humphrey described plans to operate a shared-housing rooming house offering room and board and said he would work with several organizations, which he named during the hearing, to support residents exiting shelter. He described the project as intended to help residents “be prepared to go back into society.”
Neighbors at the public hearing, including Cheryl Coleman Thomas, said the Thornton Avenue block is residential and raised concerns about the unknown population the rooming house would serve, citing worries about prostitution and drugs and saying there are many children on the street.
Councilwoman Everhart said she had met with the applicant before the meeting, acknowledged the community concerns and said her office will organize a neighborhood meeting so residents can speak directly with the applicant. The committee then closed the public hearing and voted to table the item; the motion to table was seconded by Council member Glombek.
The committee record shows the item was tabled to allow further community engagement; no final decision on the permit was made at the committee meeting.
