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Have reported this Alley for over 5 years and the condition just gets worse. Ashland, Breckenridge and Auburn get paved and the Alley neglected. Been here since l990 and sometimes the Alley never even gets plowed. This is our tax dollars at work.
Trips to City hall and 311 don't cut the mustard. Saving the rats as a gift for the Common Council.
YAHOO! Grenway Alley has been plowed for the second time since 1990. Now to work on the potholes, rats, garbage, graffiti, etc. Another trip to City Hall is in order.
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Pmogo (Registered User)
Lillith (Guest)
Rats were especially active after Elmwood Festival because garbage bins were overflowing and clear bags just thrown in alley from food venders. Rats caught last nite were a beige instead of the usual scruffy grey.
Guess we don't have the correct political clout because we are neglected and ignored. Maybe things will change after primary election?
Lillith (Guest)
Excessive traffic and large delivery trucks continue to wreck havoc with the alley's surface. In looking at maps from the 1800's when it was called "Koch Alley", it was never meant to be a 'street'...only a means to get your horse and carriage to one of the nearby streets.
The deviants are collecting as fast as the rats. Public exposure with miscreants using our garage doors and cars as a 'public toilet' are increasing. They fear no cameras even when warned.
This is a place where Benchmark and Karl Frizlen are going to construct a 30 unit apt bldg. with commercial space? Who will spend upwards of $1,400.00 plus utilities for a one bdrm with filth, rats,
deviants and crime?
Only the City who approved it knows!
Lillith (Guest)
Can't fight City Hall but must pay our taxes and get nothing in return.
Lillith (Guest)
Lillith (Guest)
City should take a look at the rear of the parking lot along the alley. It's strewn with glass, garbage, food, rats, rocks, etc. Graffitti is starting up on our garages again.
Great to look at when I leave my garage. Rats and seagulls love it also! Got two rats last night. Unfortunately seagulls are on the endangered protected list.
Lillith (Registered User)
Lillith (Registered User)
Good News...rats and other scavengers are slowed and hibernating because of the cold weather. Can't wait for the first warm day!
Lillith (Registered User)
On issue of rats, have gotten ten in ten days. Big ones who like crackers and peanut butter. Last night put out sour dough bread & Brie and had no takers. Back to the cheap stuff.
Alley surface is horrendous and when cracks get larger will hopefully swallow up the rats.
People take short cut and speed through Alley when they don't live anywhere near here. Would be nice if "residents only" could have access and at least give us a chance to get in and out of our garages.
Taking pics of overflowing garbage at Globe Market and Seven Eleven. Have given them to City before but may have to publish in Bflo News.
Another neighbor on the Alley has sold and bailed out to the burbs. May follow suit but not to the immediate burbs.
This Density crap is out of hand...people bring garbage and rats love it. Our Crap is their Crap!
Lillith (Guest)
Welcome to the City of Buffalo. Do we really need density?
Lillith (Registered User)
National Grid has been contacted on line and via phone by me 5 times to correct an outage of a light on Grenway (pole #770). They responded that they do not have this number in their inventory. It's clearly marked, as well as others next to it. What's up...is Benchmark also controlling which lights are lit so they don't shine excessively into the atrocious, over priced, rat infested, poor quality apartment building?
Lillith (Registered User)
Nothing has changed. GrenWay Alley has cracked pavement and pot holes which can swallow a child or pet, not to mention break someone's leg!
Snow removal from front of apartment garage doors is deposited onto the front of private garages on Alley. Senior home owners must remove this extra snow, especially after they just shoveled.
Apartment building where Tot Lot used to be, has chain type garage doors which can be heard over one block away every time cars enter or exit. Large fans turn on and supposedly blows toxic CO gas out of garage with such force that my garage doors shake and rumble. This toxic gas goes into my garage, along with dust, dirt and small stones. Tenants live above garages/carriage houses and have been threatening to break their lease because of infringement of right to peaceful and healthy habitation.
Money talks...can't fight large and greedy corporations!
Lillith (Registered User)
Lillith (Registered User)
Now, just a few more issues to be resolved and then we can relax such as speeding down the alley, drug activity, cars being stolen and broken into, abandoned cars and trucks on alley and Ashland, litter in most of Elmwood village including face masks, dog poop left by inconsiderate pet owners, fire works almost every night affecting pets and those with PTSD, motorcycles, atv's and obnoxious mufflers, etc.
Time to call in the Vigilantes.