With the new $30 million health science building funding on hold (Buffalo News), and mounting pressure to locate the building downtown (if and when the funding frees up), Young Citizens for ECC has been formed.
From Young Citizens for ECC:
While we appreciate the support from Chris Collins for a new facility to ECC, we realize that the new Health and Science Building should be built in the Downtown Core of Buffalo. It makes perfect sense to build this in conjunction with UB’s medical campus. The Amherst plan is uninspiring and will only generate more traffic along main street. email your thoughts to: youngcitizensforecc@gmail.com
What is ECC thinking? Why should it be downtown?
1. The new medical building should be
built in conjunction with the UB2020 medical campus. Think of all the
opportunities students could receive?
2. The downtown center of Buffalo is the regional hub for transportation which gives access to all potential students.
3. The downtown ECC campus is a world class facility and deserves this investment.
4.
If built in Amherst, it would just create more traffic on main street,
in an area where it is not wanted or needed… Buffalo will welcome the
traffic with open arms.
These are just a few reasons as to why it
makes common sense for ECC to build in our downtown core. We need to
let Chris Collins realize that we need an inspiring, 21st century plan
for Buffalo – not something from the 1950’s!
Image: Consolidating ECC downtown has been talked about since at least 1997
when the idea was pushed by then State Senator Anthony Nanula and
studied by the Gorski administration