The Central Terminal Neighborhood Association (CTNA) and Greater Eastside Block Club Fields of Dreams Buffalo recently came together to discuss the potential of a new City of Buffalo Animal Shelter at the former Plewacki Post, 379 Paderewski Drive.
After years of discussions, and identifying a potential new location on Niagara Street that never came to fruition, the City of Buffalo continues to weigh its options. In order to further advance the cause, Mayor Sean Ryan established the Buffalo Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, which will help to determine the real and practical potential of the shelter in years to come.
In the meantime, CTNA and Greater Eastside Block Club Fields of Dreams Buffalo are getting ahead of the game. They recently met to draft a proposal to the CIty, pushing for a significant investment to be made into the neighborhood – an investment that would ultimately better serve the animals that are stuck at the 30 year old Oak Street shelter, living in inadequate conditions. This is summation that the two organizations came up with:…