{"id":2953,"date":"2009-04-06T14:21:52","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T18:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/?p=2953"},"modified":"2019-04-17T09:49:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:49:39","slug":"audio-intereview-with-mark-stevens-on-wilson-street-urban-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/2009\/04\/audio-intereview-with-mark-stevens-on-wilson-street-urban-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio: Interview with Mark Stevens on Wilson Street Urban Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.buffalonews.com\/smedia\/2009\/04\/05\/06\/507-bn-20090405-A001-citysayseieino-20608-MI0001.embedded.prod_affiliate.50.jpg?resize=144%2C214\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"214\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farmrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/markstevens-1-of-1.jpg?w=640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interesting interview with Mark Stevens&#8230;he and his family are just trying to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>The most\u00a0interesting comments were in reference to the city&#8217;s\u00a0claim that the land has already been marked for use by Habitat for Humanity for new homes as part of the reason for the denial of the Stevens&#8217; \u00a0request to purchase and develop the land for farming.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/cityregion\/buffaloerie\/story\/630158.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo News yesterday<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>City Economic Development Commissioner Brian Reilly defended the decision by his department\u2019s Land Use Planning Committee to reject the Stevenses\u2019 request to buy the land. Some of the parcels on Wilson Street will likely be used for new homes through the Habitat for Humanity program, he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After reading\u00a0this in the News, Mr. Stevens contacted the HFH president&#8230;the HFH would\u00a0 be willing to modify any plans they have to accomodate the Stevens and nothing is set in stone.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to interview&#8230;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2953-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/markstevens.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/markstevens.mp3\">http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/markstevens.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[<a href=\"http:\/\/broadwayfillmorealive.org\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/markstevens.mp3\">click here to download mp3 file<\/a>]<br \/>\n(for whatever reason, I was having phone issues today&#8230;some of audio is a bit garbled&#8230;sorry&#8230;such is the life of a citizen journalist)<\/p>\n<p>BFA is working on a plan to help spread the word about the plan and to win its approval by the city&#8230;stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting interview with Mark Stevens&#8230;he and his family are just trying to make a difference. 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