While most of the homeowners in the nation are losing equity in their homes, the homeowners in Buffalo/Niagara are gaining equity in their homes.

AND

There is record investment in the City of Buffalo. The Statler renovation, the new courthouse, the Warehouse lofts, The Schoolhouse lofts, The Webb building, the Dulski renovation. The amount of construction equipment i see downtown reminds me of North Carolina or something!

Buffalo/Niagara region took in $1.8 billion (that billion with a ‘B’) in tourism dollars last year.

Thanks in part to your efforts, there is talk of ridding the area of the GI tolls. The 190 tolls are also gone.

Airport traffic at the Buffalo Niagara international Airport is 15 years ahead of schedule, AND fares have dropped considerably in the last 10 years…

Crap flows downhill.

Just a couple toxic landfills

Maybe you live in a waste infested dump, but i havent been over to your house, so i cant be sure.

Like i said before, if all you focus on is the negative, that is all you will see. I love living in Buffalo…its a great town and my entire family’s roots are here.

If you hate it so much, stop bitching and leave.

What does the status of workers at a company (unionized vs. non-unionized) have to do with the quality of the ashphalt? And i have yet to hear of pothole-proof pavement…talk about making up facts!!!

That toxic waste you speak of was disposed of by the government by paying a private company to dump it. The company they chose is located here…its not like federal agents transported the waste and told the residents of Niagara Falls they must accept it. What about the toxic waste dump at Love Canal, that was Occidental Chemical, and i can assure you, it was a private corporation!

I know a way to control the freezing and thawing problem. Hire non-union companies to do our roadwork. That way, they wouldn’t use low-grade asphalt that has to be replaced every few years, that presently ensures low-quality, high-priced workmmanship for many years to come.

The last time i checked, electric, gas, and now water are all run by private companies. If you have a problem with utility rates, perhaps you should take it up with the shareholders of those corporations. Same with the toxic waste dumps…run by private corporations.

Potholes are caused by the freezing and thawing of water. If you know of a way to control that, you should be rich and have no time to post on blogs.

Where else in the country will you be able to find a decent house for under $100,000. In Buffalo they are everywhere. Try that in North Carolina or California.

We are one of the only Metropolitan Areas in the nation that has largly avoided the subprime crisis, and one of only a few metro areas that have not seen housing prices drop. Buffalo’s home prices actually rose last year by 9% (good news for all you homeowners out there who are actually increasing home equity, while most of the country loses equity in their homes)

We may pay higher tax rates, but on lower overall values. A $500,000 house in Sacramento California wouldn’t get more than $150,000 here. So we pay a higher rate, but overall a lower amount.

Things arent as bad as you make them out to be.

Where is the post about how New York’s violent crime rate has dropped 59% since 1993? Where is the post about the record investment in the City of Buffalo? Where is the post about all the positive things happening in this area?

When all you do is focus on the negative, all you see is the negative.