BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A former Buffalo school building is set to become a winter weather shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Erie County has already approved the deal, but a Buffalo lawmaker is raising concerns.
Starting November 1, Erie County is entering into a multi-year lease-agreement with Ellicott Development to turn the former Buffalo Creek Academy at 514 to 528 South Park Avenue into a 200-bed shelter. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz told me it’s part of the state’s Code Blue program and will act as a secondary location alongside Buffalo City Mission.
“We need it, it’s as simple as that,” Poloncarz said. “I wish we didn’t. I wish we had people who were not homeless or needing temporary assistance but when people are homeless you gotta help them.”…