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Now why not get some of the boarded up homes from Buffalo ReUSE painted through this program and make a few homes livable?

kep22, maybe he does help, we don't know. It isn't a bad idea but unfortunately paint is the last thing many of the boarded up homes need.

Joshua - As I understand it, Brush up Buffalo only works with low income homeowners who cannot afford to paint and repair their houses. The hope is to keep these houses from becoming the next round of abandoned and boarded houses. It is also my understanding that Buffalo Reuse salvages materials from houses that are beyond repair and then resells these materials to homeowners at a fair price. I don't really see how these two groups would align unless Reuse sold or donated materials to Brush up Buffalo to repair houses that they were working on.

sbrof - you are right - I am involved or activally work with several groups in Buffalo, including my high school. As I have stated in the past, I am involved with the Central Terminal, mainly. I am also going to be starting with the Buffalo Religious Arts Museum and I also attend the West Village/Johnson Park Fundraisers. Also, I am active with my alma mater, Cardinal O'Hara.

It is nice to know that people like kep22, have positive things to say. If there were more people like this individual, maybe Buffalo would be a much worse place.

Thank you to those know either know what I am trying to do or have meet me, there are many.

sbrof - you are right - I am involved or activally work with several groups in Buffalo, including my high school. As I have stated in the past, I am involved with the Central Terminal, mainly. I am also going to be starting with the Buffalo Religious Arts Museum and I also attend the West Village/Johnson Park Fundraisers. Also, I am active with my alma mater, Cardinal O'Hara.

It is nice to know that people like kep22, have positive things to say. If there were more people like this individual, maybe Buffalo would be a much worse place.

Einstein thank you for some more background and thank you to those know either know what I am trying to do or have meet me, there are many.

KEP22 - Why would you close your comment with my screen name? Don't try to disrespect my screen name because you are too immature to stand behind the baseless comment you made to Josh. I know Josh, I worked with Josh a few years ago and know the work that he is doing for the city. I do not know you or your supposed work with Habitat, I've been a habitat volunteer for more than two decades but I wouldn't bring that up to defend my knee-jerk comments to someone. In fact your comments are akin to saying "really, some of my best friends are.... " you get the point. You should have just apologized to Josh for your comments and left it at that, there was no need to bring my name into your comments unless you wanted to address something that I said. Now please, go f__k yourself!

If only we could, Mariner. Our requirements are: 1.) income level, 2.) owner-occupied homes that aren't too tall, and 3.) finding enough critical mass in order to make an impact on the neighborhood. We actually looked at the Fruit Belt first and found only seven qualified homes, and they were VERY scattered. The trouble was, homes either were vacant, torn down, sided, or rentals. And speaking of the latter, shame on the absentee landlords! I tell you what--finding paintable homes is becoming tougher and tougher each year, too. With the abundance of siding, wood homes are becoming a thing of the past. God bless the folks that make their homes--be it Victorian or bungalow--look dazzling. Sure hope someone takes initiative to spruce up Elmwood...it's a crown jewel of the city and always gets oohs and ahs whenever I bring out-of-towners there. And it's about the closest comparison I can find to old stomping grounds of mine: Chicago's Wrigleyville neighborhood.