by Jeff Smith
Never knew this existed: WGRZ.com
Planned metro line expansion project still draws opposition
TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The NFTA and the Federal Transit Administration are wrapping up their current round of public comment sessions on a planned Metro Rail extension... to the U-B North Campus in Amherst. While a decision point is closer for the projected $1 billion project, 2 On Your Side found out there is still significant opposition with some favoring another transit option.
The Town of Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger puts it this way "I'm all for progress but I think this is not in the best interests of the Town of Tonawanda at this time."
Emminger says for years he and the town board have had concerns with residents about the push to build seven miles of new Metro-line tracks with some tunneling up to the UB North Campus which could be routed now along NFTA's preferred Niagara Falls Boulevard corridor. He added "They say they're not looking to do eminent domain. I think property values in all honesty - some of those properties on the boulevard - they're gonna lose some property value."
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