East Buffalo Meeting ~ Break-Out Session 1 Notes

§ October 11th, 2009 § Filed under Meeting Notes
§ Tagged as Absentee Landlords, Broadway Fillmore, Business Development, crime, Drugs, Neighborhood Quality of Life, Neighborhoods, police and community, Vacant Buildings

The following are the rough, working notes from the first breakout session convened at the  connecting places in the Broadway-Fillmore District of Buffalo meeting held at the Central Terminal on October 3, 2009. Several topics were discussed, each with their own

notes.

 

Issue #1: “Successful Re-entry”

 

Convener: Antwon D.

 

Summary of Discussion: 

• Communication
• Plan
• Help those who come back as good neighbors.
• Help businesses who would do this: politics
• Need help – accountant/lawyer
• Promotion re-entry incentive
• Successful re-entry statistics
• Child molesters
• Make them resources
• Programs to help the comeback
• Occupations in area that need help

 

Issue(s) #2:”Improving the relationship between the police & the community/Crime & drugs”

 

Convener(s): Bill C. and Ken K.

 

Summary of Discussion:

• Police care – know neighborhood, make contact with police, have a “war” on love.
• Abandon Buildings – COB do something
• Drugs & crime
• Absent landlords

 

Issue #3:”Homeless/Squatters”

 

Convener(s): Joyelle and Karen

 

Summary of Discussion:

• Hope Center – help homeless and support network
• Violence against homeless population
• Abandoned buildings – homeless moving in
• Rehab old house/owner occupied
• Helping people
• Volunteers
• Organize
• Jobs in the community
• Money needed
• How do home/business owners find out about $$$
• Council members should be here to help
• Many people want money; help needed to write grant requests
• Strategic planning needs to take a broader look
• Neighborhood needs one large voice
• New generation must be included/involved
• Education
• Have a solution
• Work together