(Brian Myer – Buffalo News) Managers at the Broadway Market will hold a public forum Thursday to rebut claims that the troubled East Side facility is in danger of closing.
“We want to assure the public that the market will be here,” said Executive Director Richard
M. Fronczak, who encouraged residents to attend the noon meeting.
The market’s board also directed Fillmore Council Member David A. Franczyk to attend in his capacity as an advisory board member. They want him to explain why the city never made good on a 1999 plan to sell $1 million in bonds to pay for major improvements at the market.
But Franczyk said Friday he has no plans to attend the meeting, accusing market directors of going into “attack” mode to cover up “their own inadequacies.”
Franczyk is demanding an overhaul of market management before the city invests more money in the facility or approves a lease that expires this month. He said he thinks a majority of Council members will support his stand. The issue will be discussed at Tuesday’s Council meeting, but likely will be sent to committee for additional debate.
North Council Member Joseph Golombek Jr. agreed that before the city sells a $1 million bond for improvements, officials should be given a thorough plan that demonstrates how the market intends to improve operations. About 40 percent of the facility is empty, the highest vacancy rate since at least 2000.
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