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Owner speaks at public hearing on Upper Black Rock historic‑district expansion; committee sends item without recommendation
Summary
At the committee public hearing on expanding the Upper Black Rock Historic District, property owner Ezra Bernstein said he planned to delay a fuller presentation until his preservation consultant could attend; the committee discussed district boundaries and recorded a motion to send the item without recommendation.
The committee held a public hearing on a proposed expansion of the Upper Black Rock Historic District.
A Zoom participant identified himself as Ezra Bernstein and said he owns 1287 Niagara. Bernstein told the committee he intended to wait two weeks for his preservation consultant to present but was willing to discuss the matter now for expediency. The committee asked clarifying questions about district boundaries and which council districts were affected, with one council member describing the corridor as between Amherst and Niagara Street and noting it touched multiple council districts.
After discussion the committee moved to send the expansion "without recommendation," a procedural disposition recorded in the transcript. The transcript does not include a roll call or vote tally for the final disposition in the excerpts provided.
Next steps: the item will return as appropriate when the preservation consultant appears or when council members provide further input.
