Parking lot operator has been charging motorists to park on city-owned property for more than 15 years, collecting an estimated $140,000 in the process. When alerted by a citizen, the city’s response has been to ignore the issue.
Cars parked on sidewalk at 145 Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo.
Daniel Sack — a frequent critic of City Hall indifference, ineptitude and corruption — says the City of Buffalo for years has been allowing the owner of a surface parking lot on Delaware Avenue to charge customers for three spots that sit squarely on city property.
And the Elmwood Village resident says it’s high time the cash-strapped city government stood up for the people’s property rights and claimed their share of the proceeds…