April 2015 – The Buffalo Chronicle

Deputy director Candelario’s qualifications, conflicts of interest questioned at BMHA

April 30, 2015

A mysterious letter seemingly written by an employee inside BMHA appeared in Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia’s mailbox earlier this week. The letter questions the education credentials of the agency’s Assistant Executive Director, Modesto Candelario. The letter makes the claim that he

Cuomo offers Grisanti a judgeship, says source

April 30, 2015

A source close to the courts tells me that Governor Andrew Cuomo has offered former State Senator Mark Grisanti a judgeship. Cuomo is nominating Grisanti for the Court of Claims. The Court of Claims is the exclusive forum for civil litigation

School board majority, James Weimer lambasted for “illegal” superintendent search

April 29, 2015

The school board majority was stoic as they were berated by each member of the minority bloc for their closed-door discussions on who will be the district’s next Superintendent. The majority’s selection process is an illegal violation of the States’

School board majority wants Weimer as next Superintendent

April 29, 2015

The school board majority, led by President James Sampson, is planning on selecting James Weimer as the district’s next Superintendent. A search for Deputy Superintendent had been underway, with plans to transition that deputy into the Superintendent over a few

BMHA financial mismanagement gets even worse for residents

April 28, 2015

The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s financial mismanagement has become so bad, that employees of the agency have been told to refrain from suggesting that stoves and refrigerators would be provided to tenants in their lease agreements. This development comes as

Joe Ludwig takes the gloves off in Fillmore

April 27, 2015

Local businessman Joe Ludwig just placed a stinging billboard advertisement attacking a career politician. Ludwig is challenging longtime incumbent Councilman David Franczyk, who has overseen the collapse of his Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood and the implosion of the Eastside’s Polish community. The

Hal Payne gets his BMHA turnaround plan approved without full Board review

April 23, 2015

It was Commissioner Hal Payne who introduced the resolution approving a turnaround plan that the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has demanded within 90 days of March 13, or risk a federal takeover of the agency. Federal officials

Tsouflidis says haters can’t stop the New Buffalo

April 23, 2015

By Paul Tsouflidis Taking the lead of a fellow entrepreneur today, I am going to address my haters. I think its important and I think you should do the same someday. So here it goes.. Hello haters. I know you

The next Buffalo Billion should be invested in mass transit

April 22, 2015

Contrary to the prevailing discourse that mass transit is an unending money pit that should be avoided, now is the time we should be aggressively building out our light rail system. It will catalyze a real estate investment and construction

Mascia says no to a six month phase out of BMHA’s Executive Director

April 22, 2015

Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia is opposed to BMHA Chairman Michael Seaman’s alleged effort to allow the agency’s Executive Director, Dawn Sanders-Garrett, phase out of her role over several months. In an email to the Chairman, Commissioner Mascia expresses his disapproval