Groundbreaking ceremony for the Crescent Village Project

May 12, 2008 – Promptly at 11 am – @ Project Site (lot adjacent to 382 Sweet Street)

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, the Deputy Mayor Donna Brown, Common Council President David A. Francyzk, Marlies A. Wesolowski, Executive Director of the Matt Urban Center and others will make brief remarks. Representatives from the City of Buffalo’s Office of Strategic Planning, members of the Masjid Zakariya Mosque, the Matt Urban Center’s Board and various other community members will be on hand to participate in the groundbreaking. The ceremony will be open to press coverage.

The Crescent Village Project is a collaborative effort between the Matt Urban Center, the Masjid Zakariya Mosque on Sobieski Street, the City of Buffalo’s Office of Strategic Planning, and the Broadway-Fillmore community residents. It is a major residential redevelopment initiative designed to stimulate the revitalization of the Broadway Fillmore neighborhood located on Buffalo’s East Side. This exciting $4.5 million dollar project proposes to employ a comprehensive neighborhood redevelopment approach.

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