I'm not sure if this is the correct place to put this. The park will most likely be used by locals, but...at a stretch...parks and tourism together.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - 11:43 AM EST
Funding in place for waterfront park
Business First of Buffalo

A $3.1 million appropriation from the federal government will clear the way for development of waterfront park space on land now occupied by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The funding, announced jointly by Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, was approved by Congress and signed by President Bush in December. The site includes the area around the historic lighthouse at the Outer Harbor.

Officials said 20 acres -- about two-thirds of the site controlled by the Coast Guard -- will be freed up for public access. The Coast Guard, Higgins says, oversees a total of 31 acres on the site but is developing a consolidation plan to meet its operational needs.

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This article is from Buffalo's Business First. I like the idea of waterfront parks. They inhance the character of a city. A great example is Chicago with its string of waterfront parks.