South Buffalo Blogger

Event: Meat Raffle
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m. - raffle starts at 6:30 p.m.
Place: VFW Post 898 - 2909 South Park Ave., Lackawanna
Cost: $3.00 admission (includes sandwich, snacks, beer, pop)
Meat raffle tickets - $2.00 per chance - 10 meats per drawing - 10 drawings

Door prizes, 50/50 split and live music in the front lounge afterward. Free parking in our huge lot.
Located on South Park Ave. about 1/4 mile south of OLV Basilica.
For further information, call the VFW at 824-1465.

Friday, October 31, 2008
6:00pm to 9:00pm

Dash St between Remoleno and Macamley Streets
(Off South Park Ave)

This event is open to the public, for kids to Trick n Treat in safety and have fun too

Bounce House and Rock Wall
games and prizes
craft table for the children
Costume Contest
Chinese Auction
baked goods sale

All children that attend will receive a goody/treat bag
proceeds raised will go for future projects for the block club

For more infomration contact Dawn at (716) 805-8985

By: Cindyk. Between the delivery of the new lighting standards and the prep-work on the street this week, the signs are visable in turning years of campaign promises into an actual product. This is good news for Seneca Street.

Hopefully the sidewalks won’t remain looking like this once the streelights are installed:

Kearns and Fontana Offering Assistance to Affected Residents in Contacting Insurers and Lenders

A federal mandate that had previously forced thousands of property owners to carry costly flood insurance on their homes has been lifted by the Common Council’s adoption of new Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the South Buffalo and Kaisertown areas.

The new flood maps were approved by a unanimous vote of the Common Council at their September 2nd meeting. As of September 26th, sections of South Buffalo and Kaisertown where the federal government had long required flood insurance as a condition for obtaining a loan or mortgage are no longer considered part of a “Special Flood Hazard Area” by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

In all, nearly 2,700 South Buffalo and Kaisertown residents are potentially affected by the changes.

South District Council Member Michael P. Kearns and Lovejoy District Council Member Richard A. Fontana, longtime critics of mandatory flood insurance who had lobbied hard for FEMA to update its local flood maps, recently sent letters to potentially affected residents to notify them that updated maps have gone into effect and provide direction on how to contact their insurance and mortgage carriers with the information they will need to verify whether their individual property has been affected.

“We’ve been told by FEMA that it is up to individual property owners to contact their lender and flood insurance provider to notify them of the map changes and communicate their desire to discontinue or modify their flood policy if it is determined that their specific property has been removed from the flood plain,” said Kearns. “By providing potentially affected residents with a form that they can quickly fill out and mail with the information that FEMA is telling us that lenders and insurance companies need, we hope to save residents time and frustration.”

Council Member Fontana echoed Kearns’ statements, and urged residents to call his or Kearns’ office if they needed any help filling out the forms or had questions regarding how they are potentially affected by the map changes. “We want people to understand that although the maps have changed, that they still need to contact their respective lender and flood insurance provider to ensure that their not paying anymore if they don’t have to.”

Additional information on the new flood maps or the information that should be supplied to lenders and flood insurance carriers can be obtained by contacting either Council Member Kearns at 851-5169 or Council Member Fontana at 851-5151.

COL. WEBER VFW POST #898
2909 SOUTH PARK AVE., LACKAWANNA

SPONSORED BY: MEN’S AND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
8:00 PM -12:00 MIDNIGHT

LIVE MUSIC BY “ROCK BOTTOM”

Tickets: $10 in advance (call the post at 823-9605 for tickets)
$15 at the door

Beer, pop, snacks included
Split club and raffle
Cash bar for liquor, wine, bottled beer

Prizes for best costumes!!

For further information, contact:
Karen Pulinski, Pres., VFW Ladies Aux. (716) 828-0674

The friends of Cazenovia Library, in conjunction with the Cazenovia Library are accepting non-perishable foods for this year’s Thanksgiving drive at the Grace Church.

Items of donations: Instant potatoes, stuffing mix, Cranberry sauce, Jell-O mix, canned fruits and vegetables, soups, tea bags, paper products, spaghetti/macaroni, tomato sauce, peanut butter and/or jelly and deserts, such as cake mixes, frosting and brownies.

All food donations are being collected at the Cazenovia Library

Library Hours

Sunday - Closed -
Monday 11:00am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 11:00am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11:00am-7:00pm
Thursday 11:00am - 5:30pm
Friday 11:00am - 5:30pm
Saturday 11:00am - 3:00pm

Monetary donations being accepted at Grace Church

For more information contact either:
Grace Lutheran Church / 174 Cazenovia Street / Buffalo, New York 14210 / (716) 822-0553
The Cazenovia Library / 155 Cazenovia Street / Buffalo, NY 14210 / (716) 821-0564

Please help to bring a warm Thanksgiving dinner to families in need.

It was a beautiful day for a Parade. Pictures are posted in random order.

BUFFALO, N.Y., August 22, 2008 — KeyBank has significantly enhanced and revitalized its South Buffalo branch at 2157 Seneca Street in Buffalo.

The enhancements, unveiled at a ribbon cutting Tuesday, are part of a multi-year, nationwide branch revitalization program now under way at Key. By the end of 2009, several hundred branches across Key’s markets will have received technology upgrades and other features designed to enhance the overall banking experience for clients.

According to Gary Quenneville, senior vice president and head of Retail Banking for KeyBank’s Western New York District, clients will notice a number of new features at the renovated branch.

Exterior features include:
- new rooflines or facades,
- red awnings over the windows and ATMs,
- enhanced lighting and
- upgraded landscaping.

Interior features include:
- new technology that allows tellers to deliver more timely service to clients, and
- large, flat-panel video screens behind the teller areas featuring images from the local community, as well as general banking information.

Architects for the project were Zaxis and Vocon. RP Oakhill Development was the contractor.

“Our goal was to create a welcoming environment for our clients and guests that reflects the spirit of the community we serve and the solutions we offer,” Quenneville said. “Key’s branch revitalization program is a very tangible and visible _expression of our brand, as well as our broader Community Bank strategy, which includes enhancing our delivery channels and developing our employees.”

Key’s branch revitalization program reflects the continued importance of bank branches to consumers and businesses, who increasingly seek a mix of channels so that they have the flexibility to conduct their banking business when, where and how it is most convenient for them.

The 2,700 square-foot South Buffalo branch has five employees who provide a variety of services ranging from traditional retail banking, investment products and private banking to small business banking and commercial banking. The branch also features four teller stations and three employee workstations, as well as a drive-up ATM and free, onsite parking.

The City of Buffalo, in collaboration with Border Community SERVICE of Niagara University, presents:

Ready, Set, Prepare!
Tips for Personal Preparedness

September 17, 2008
7:00pm

Cazenovia Street Area Block Club
Grace Lutheran Church-174 Cazenovia Street

Presentation will run approximately 30 minutes.

Attend the Presentation and receive a free Safety “Grab & Go” Kit!

Emergencies often happen quickly and without warning. Planning ahead will help you to be ready to respond effectively to natural and man-made emergencies. This presentation will cover the basics of emergency and disaster preparedness based on the Department of Homeland Security’s “Ready America” program.

For more information contact Dana Estrada, Community Preparedness Coordinator for the City of Buffalo at 851-4299.

Additional Guest: Chief Brian Strobele - City of Buffalo Police

This is some good news to report. Various road & other infrastructure projects have been approved by the Erie County Legislature, including bridge (re)construction, and bike/pedestrian paths.

Over all, 14 projects were approved totalling $61,255,215.00 in cost (max) estimations. Of that, 10 projects had State & Federal Aid attached totalling $40,790,215.00 while $18,265,000.00 is in (Erie County) authorized bonds.

Maybe with money coming, Seneca Street might finally get some much-needed attention ….