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Coverage dated November 2, 2026 to November 3, 2026

Erie County’s new South Park shelter will stay open on warm nights, too, and local taxpayers will cover those nights

Headline from The Buffalo Chronicle

Erie County’s lease on the former Buffalo Creek Academy began Nov. 1. County documents show the shelter will run 24/7 all winter, with local funds paying for nights the state won’t reimburse, as Mark Poloncarz and Leah Halton-Pope trade public shots over the site.

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  1. The Buffalo Chronicle

    Erie County’s new South Park shelter will stay open on warm nights, too, and local taxpayers will cover those nights (opens The Buffalo Chronicle)

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    The Buffalo Chronicle's feed description

    Erie County’s lease on the former Buffalo Creek Academy began Nov. 1. County documents show the shelter will run 24/7 all winter, with local funds paying for nights the state won’t reimburse, as Mark Poloncarz and Leah Halton-Pope trade public shots over the site.

  2. The Buffalo Chronicle

    Erie County is right to open a 24/7 shelter. It should show the public the bill. (opens The Buffalo Chronicle)

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    Erie County is right to open a 200-bed winter shelter on South Park Avenue. But it bid a 24/7 program with local money covering warm nights, and it should publish that cost and meet with the Perry Homes neighbors before the operator contract is signed.